1-11. While the Army may conduct combat operations at various levels across the range of military operations, Army forces must be manned, equipped, and trained for large-scale ground combat. During large-scale ground combat operations, Army forces focus on the defeat and destruction of enemy ground forces as part of the joint team. Army forces close with and destroy enemy forces, exploit success, and break an opponent’s will to resist. Army forces attack, defend, conduct stability tasks, and consolidate gains to achieve national objectives.