MDMP

Question 1

What are the three types of orders used to conduct military operations?

Answer 1

WARNORD
OPORD
FRAGORD

Question 2

What is the WARNO?

Answer 2

preliminary notice of an order or action that is to follow

gives time for parallel planning
5 paragraph OPORD format
minimum: type of operation, general location of operation, initial timeline, and any movement or information collection to initiate

Question 3

What is the OPORD?

Answer 3

a directive issued by a commander to subordinate commanders for the purpose of effecting the coordinated execution of an operation
-situation, mission, execution, sustainment, command and signal

Question 4

What is the FRAGORD?

Answer 4

FRAGORD: abbreviated operation order issued as needed to change or modify an order
-5 paragraph OPORD format
-addresses only changes

Question 5

What is the operations process?

Answer 5

Framework for the exercise of command and control.

Plan, prepare, execute, assess

Question 6

What are the responsibilities of the XO/CoS?

Answer 6

Commander’s principal staff officer

Key staff integrator

Question 7

What are the responsibilities of the S-3?

Answer 7

Synchronizes all operations in their entirety

Chief of the movement and maneuver WFF

Question 8

What are the responsibilities of the FSO?

Answer 8

Plans, prepares, executes, and assesses all fires tasks

Question 9

What are the responsibilities of the Air Liaison Officer?

Answer 9

Advises the commander and staff on air and space capabilities and limitations

Works closely with the staff to ensure the smooth and effective integration of CAS into the planning process.

Question 10

What are the responsibilities of the Brigade Aviation Officer?

Answer 10

Rated Army aviator

Responsible for coordinating all Army aviation assets and operations at the BCT through theater arm

Question 11

What are the responsibilities of the Air and Missile Defense Officer?

Answer 11

Advises and coordinates air and missile defense operation

Question 12

What are the 7 steps of MDMP?

Answer 12

Receipt of Mission
Mission Analysis
COA Dev
COA Analysis
COA Comparison
COA Approval
Orders Production

Question 13

What is receipt of mission? What is an output of this step?

Answer 13

establish conditions for successful planning.

-WARNOR 1, CDR’s initial guidance, allocation of time

Question 14

What is Mission Analysis and what are the outputs?

Answer 14

Assessment of the situation that enables units to better see themselves and the enemy

-WARNO 2, Problem statement, mission statement, intial CDR’s intent, initial planning guidance, initial CCIRs/EEFIs, running estimates, IPB, assumptions

Question 15

What is COA Development and what are the outputs?

Answer 15

Development of two to three COAS that must differ significantly

-COA statement and sketches, tentative task org, broad concept of operations, revised planning guidance, updated assumptions

Question 16

What is the screening order of a COA?

Answer 16

Feasible, Acceptable, Suitable, Distinguishable, Complete

Question 17

What is in a COA sketch?

Answer 17

Mission, CDRs intent, C2, CONOP, SoM, IC, Fires

Question 18

What is COA Analysis and what are the outputs?

Answer 18

Wargaming: Stimulates ideas, highlights critical tasks, and provides insights that might not otherwise be discovered
-Allows the staff to synchronize the six warfighting functions for each

-refined COA, potential DP, war game results, updated assumptions, initial assessment measures

Question 19

What are the three war gamming methods?

Answer 19

Avenue-in-depth, belt, box