As organic matter decomposes, inorganic nitrogen will be released into the soil. As both plants and microorganisms grow, they utilize the nitrogen in the soil. Once plants and microorganisms die, they decompose and release inorganic nitrogen to the soil through mineralization.
The goal of OPSEC is to control information and observable actions about an organization's capabilities, limitations, and intentions to prevent or control exploitation of available information by an adversary. The OPSEC process involves five steps, which will be discussed in greater depth later in this section. These steps are:
OPSEC is threat driven, concerned with specific identified threat(s) against an activity where traditional security programs concentrate on a generalized threat and are not situation-specific. OPSEC is a fluid process that is controlled by the commander; it is not a lock-step program solely directed by regulations. OPSEC addresses all exploitable sources of information, not just the classified. It looks at what we have to do and how we operate.