HAS Flashcards
HAS
Higher
Commanders and leaders must be aware of operations two-levels higher to ensure their plan is “nested” within higher. This means that a squad leader must be apprised of the Company’s plan, a platoon commander must be apprised of the Battalion’s plan, and so on. Therefore, within an order, the mission and intent of the leader one-level higher than the commander issuing the order is communicated to subordinates. At a minimum, higher’s complete mission statement and end state is communicated.
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Adjacent
This information is included in orders to provide subordinates with sufficient information to understand the operational environment around them in the geo-spatial dynamic. At a minimum, adjacent unit movement and effects of fires are important considerations that must be disseminated to subordinates. The seasoned commander will communicate the mission to each adjacent unit in addition to location. This allows a commander and his subordinates to execute the mission of an adjacent unit should he/she be called upon from higher to do so.
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Supporting
Supporting Units. Information on units supporting the operation is provided to inform all subordinates of these assets. For example any fire support assets should be identified by their locations, azimuths of fire, contact information, employment (General Support (GS) or Direct Support (DS)), and any priority of fires. In addition, any available air assets should also be listed (whether they are capable of CAS or extraction assistance).
Attachments/Detachments
Any attachments that a higher command attached to your unit will be listed here. This includes any of the following: Machinegun (MG) squads, Assault teams, Forward Observer teams, Sniper teams, explosive ordnance (EOD) personnel, military working dog (MWD) teams, civilian journalists, hospital corpsmen, and any other personnel not organic to your unit. These personnel must be included in your administrative reports and provided for (chow, water, etc.) Attachments receive tasking in the Task portion of the Execution Paragraph.
