▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁cap ability , ▁as ▁defined ▁by ▁its ▁Meta - model ▁Data ▁Group ▁allows ▁one ▁to ▁answer ▁questions ▁such ▁as : ▁ ▁How ▁does ▁a ▁particular ▁cap ability ▁or ▁capabilities ▁support ▁the ▁overall ▁mission / vision ? ▁ ▁What ▁out comes ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁achieved ▁by ▁a ▁particular ▁cap ability ▁or ▁set ▁of ▁capabilities ? ▁ ▁What ▁services ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁cap ability ? ▁ ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁functional ▁scope ▁and ▁organiz ational ▁span ▁of ▁a ▁cap ability ▁or ▁set ▁of ▁capabilities ? ▁ ▁What ▁is ▁our ▁current ▁set ▁of ▁capabilities ▁that ▁we ▁are ▁man aging ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁port folio ? ▁ ▁The ▁Mission ▁or ▁Cour se ▁of ▁Action ▁is ▁described ▁by ▁a ▁Con cept ▁of ▁Oper ations ▁( CON OP S ), ▁and ▁is ▁organized ▁by ▁Cap abilities . ▁ ▁Cap abilities ▁are ▁described ▁by ▁Thread s . ▁ ▁Thread s ▁are ▁described ▁by ▁Activ ities ▁executed ▁in ▁serial ▁or ▁parallel . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁are ▁grouped ▁into ▁Mission ▁Are as . ▁Activ ities ▁define ▁operations ▁for ▁an ▁Architecture . ▁ ▁Arch itect ures ▁are ▁organized ▁by ▁mission ▁areas . ▁Arch itect ures ▁provide ▁proper ▁res our cing ▁of ▁capabilities ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁Mission ▁or ▁Cour se ▁of ▁Action . ▁ ▁Version ▁ 1 . 5 ▁views ▁ ▁The ▁Do D AF ▁V 1 . 5 ▁defines ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁products , ▁a ▁view ▁model , ▁that ▁act ▁as ▁mechan isms ▁for ▁visual izing , ▁understanding , ▁and ▁assim il ating ▁the ▁broad ▁scope ▁and