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FM 3-0

7-200. Assigned missions for an exploiting force include seizing objectives deep in the enemy rear, cutting enemy lines of communications, isolating and destroying enemy units, and disrupting enemy C2. The exploiting force commander must have the greatest possible freedom of action to accomplish the mission. This commander takes the initiative and moves aggressively and boldly. The objective—a critical enemy communications center, a mountain pass, or key terrain that significantly contributes to destruction of organized enemy resistance—may often be some distance away. At other times, the objective may simply be a point of orientation. Exploitation operations are decentralized.
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