113 CMO Support to Orders Development

Question 1

Define the Purpose of the Orders Development Step

Answer 1

Translate the commander’s decision into oral, written, and/or graphic communication sufficient to guide implementation and promote initiative by subordinates.

Question 2

Identify the Orders Development Injects

Answer 2

1. Initial task organization
2. Mission statement
3. Commander’s Intent
4. CONOPS
5. Specified and Implied Tasks
6. Updated and intelligence and intelligence preparation of the battlespace products
7. Planning support tools (for the CMO planner, consider an updated civil factors and relevance matrix, stability assessment framework products, civil most likely/most disadvantageous actions, civil environment model
8. Updated CCIRs
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Question 3

Identify the Orders Development Activities

Answer 3

1. Refinement of CPB Products
2. Preparation of Order or Plan
   - Basic Order
   - Annex G - CMO
   - Appendices
   - Tabs
3. Orders Reconciliation
4. Orders Crosswalk
5. Commander Approves Order or Plan

Question 4

Identify Orders Development Results

Answer 4

Operation order is a directive issued by a commander to subordinate commanders for the purpose of effecting the coordinated execution of an operation. There are also other types of orders.

Question 5

Identify Elements of the Annex G

Answer 5

Input to Situation: Annex G follows 5 para order. Include in situation para relevant info not covered in the basic order, such as hazards, disease, dislocated civilian locations, and adjacent CA units in the AO, NGO/IGO, and any CMO specific assumptions.
Input to Mission: Restated MAGTF mission as found in the Basic Order.