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:
The Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS), Gâ3/5/7 is the Armyâs proponent for OPSEC. At lower echelons, the command, unit, activity, or installation operations officer is the staff proponent for OPSEC. OPSEC is an operations function that. denies critical information and requires close integration with other security programs. While OPSEC is not an. intelligence function, it relies heavily upon intelligence processes in threat determination and program effectiveness. evaluation.