4-22. Combat power is the total means of destructive, constructive, and information capabilities that a military unit or formation can apply at a given time (ADP 3-0). Combat power has eight elements: leadership, information, command and control, movement and maneuver, intelligence, fires, sustainment, and protection. The last six elements are the warfighting functions. The purpose of combat power is to accomplish missions. It also helps commanders conceptualize capabilities to execute combined arms operations.