Which of the following is not a HASAD element?

• A. Higher
• B. Adjacent
• C. Cover
• D. Detachments

Answer: (C)

HASAD focuses on the relationships and units that influence how your team fights: the higher command that gives the mission, the adjacent units operating alongside you, the supporting arms or units that back you up, and any units that are attached or detached for the operation. These elements help you coordinate timing, fire, and movement within the battlespace.

Cover isn’t part of HASAD because it refers to terrain protection or concealment, not to organizational or command relationships. The other four terms describe actual elements that affect how your unit integrates with others and with higher or supporting forces: Higher is the command above you, Adjacent are the units beside you, Supporting arms are those providing direct support, and Attached/Detachments are units temporarily under or accompanying your command.