ATP 2-01.3

Question 1

What is IPB

Answer 1

The systematic process of analyzing the mission variable of mETTC in an area of interest to determine their effects on operations

Question 2

What are the Four Steps of IPB

Answer 2

Define the OE
Determine the environmental effects on operations
Evaluate the Threat
Determine the Threat Courses of Action

Question 3

What is an Operational Environment

Answer 3

A composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the employment of capabilities and bear on the decisions of the commander

Question 4

What is an HVT

Answer 4

A target the enemy requires for the completion of his mission

Question 5

What is an HPT

Answer 5

A target whose loss to the enemy would significantly contribute to the success of the friendly course of action

Question 6

What is an NAI

Answer 6

A geospatial area or systems node against which information that will satisfy a specific information requirement can be found

Question 7

What is a TAI

Answer 7

The geographic area where HVTs can be engaged by friendly orces

Question 8

What are the steps of MDMP

Answer 8

Receive the Mission
Mission Analysis
COA Development
COA Analysis
COA Comparison
COA Approval
Orders production, dissemination, and transition

Question 9

What is an AO

Answer 9

An operational area defined by a. CDR for land and maritime forces that should be large enough to accomplish their mission and protect their forces

Question 10

What is an area of influence

Answer 10

an area of concern for the commander, including area of influence, adjacent to, and extending into enemy territory

Question 11

What is an area of influence

Answer 11

Area wherein a commander is directly capable of influencing operations by manuever or fire support systems normally under their command

Question 12

What products come out of step 2 of IPB

Answer 12

Threat overlay and threat template and MCOO

Question 13

What is key terrain

Answer 13

an identifiable characteristic whose seizure would provide a marked advantage to either combatant

Question 14

What is ASCOPE

Answer 14

Areas, structures, capabilities, organizations, people, and events

Question 15

What is a threat

Answer 15

any combination of actors, entities, or forces that have the capability and intent to harm the US

Question 16

What is composition

Answer 16

Identification and organization of a threat

Question 17

What is disposition

Answer 17

how threat forces are arrayed

Question 18

What is a threat model

Answer 18

how threat forces normally conduct operations and how they have reacted to similar, past situations

Question 19

What are the three outputs of the threat model

Answer 19

Convert to graphics
Describe preferred tactics
Identify HVTs

Question 20

What is the threat template

Answer 20

How to graphically portray how the threat might use its capabilities to perform the functions required to accomplish its mission when not constrained by the OE

Question 21

IPB Step 3 has what three products

Answer 21

Threat Temp
HVT list
Threat capability statement

Question 22

What are the outputs of IPB step 4

Answer 22

SITEMP
Threat COA statement
Event Temp
Event Matrix

Question 23

What is a SITEMP

Answer 23

Depiction of assumed dispositions, based on preferred courses of action and impact of the operational environment

Question 24

What are information requirements

Answer 24

items of information regarding the adversary and other relevant aspects of the operational environment that needs to be collected and processed in order to meet the intelligence requirements of the commander

Question 25

What is an indicator

Answer 25

An item of information that reflects intention or capability of an adversary to adopt or reject a course of action

Question 26

What is an event template

Answer 26

a guide for collection planning that depicts NAIs where activity or lack of activity, will indicate a course of action for the adversary

Question 27

What are the three items of an event template

Answer 27

Decision points
Time phase lines
NAIs

Question 28

What is an event matrix

Answer 28

Cross referenced description of the indicators and activity expected to occur in each NAI