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What is the purpose of the Army Design Methodology?

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CCCC UD

Conceptual
Complex problems

Thinking
Critical
Creative

UVD
Develop approaches

What is the purpose of the Army Design Methodology?

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What are the three steps of ADM?

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FFD

Frame the problem
Frame the Operational Environment
Develop an approach

What are the three steps of ADM?

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What is the Operations Process?

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major command and control activities performed during operations.

What is the Operations Process?

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What are the four steps of the Operations Process?

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PPEA

Planning
Preparation
Execution
Assessment

What are the four steps of the Operations Process?

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Why do Commanders and staffs use the Operations Process?

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UVDDLA

Understand
Visualize
Describe
Direct
Lead
Assess

Why do Commanders and staffs use the Operations Process

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The Operations Process is guided by

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CSC

Commanders drive
Situational understanding
Critical and creative thinking

The Operations Process is guided by

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What are the ten elements of operational art?

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BCC DROPLET

Operational Reach
Lines of Operation and Lines of Effort

Center of Gravity

End State and Conditions
Tempo
Risk

Decisive Points
Phasing and Transition
Culmination
Basing

What are the ten elements of operational art?

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What are the three methodologies for planning that Army leaders employ?

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AMT

Army Design Methodology (ADM)
Military Decision Making Process (MDMP)
Troop Leading Procedures (TLPs)

What are the three methodologies for planning that Army leaders employ?

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What are the pitfalls in planning?

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FD SR

Forecast & Dictate future events
Detail too much
Script for execution
Rigid methods

What are the pitfalls in planning?

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What is the value of planning?

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Coordinates/Synchronize action

Aids leaders/subordinates

Task organize the force/Prioritize efforts

Directs/Solutions to problems

Anticipate events/Adapt to changes

Understand and develop

What is the value of planning?

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What is the purpose of planning?

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Commander’s vision

COAs

solve an identified problems

What is the purpose of planning?

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What results come from planning?

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STOP

Synchronize forces actions

Time, space, and purpose

Objectives/Missions achieved/accomplish

Plan and orders

What results come from planning?

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What are the Warfighting Functions?

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CF SIMP

A group of tasks and systems with a common purpose used to accomplish missions and training objectives.

Command and Control
Fires

Sustainment
Intelligence
Movement and Maneuver
Protection

What are the Warfighting Functions?

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What is Combat Power and Definitions?

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The total means of destructive, constructive, and information capabilities that a military unit or formation can apply at a given time.

Warfighting Functions + Leadership and Information (from the Commander)

What is Combat Power?

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What IRs does Commander provide?

What is his role?

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CCIR/EEFI

Intent Commander’s
Operational approach
Planning guidance

What IRs does Commander provide?
What is his role?

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Two ways specified task are assigned and who assigns them?

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Higher HQ assigned

OPORD or Directives
Verbally

Two ways specified task are assigned and who assigns them?

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What are Implied Tasks?

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Must be performed
Mission accomplish
Analysis detailed
Not stated HQ order

Specified/Essential Task

Friendly
Enemy situation
Terrain
Civil considerations

What are Implied Tasks?

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What are Essential Tasks?

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SMI

Specified task or Implied task

Mission accomplishment

Mission statement (what)

What are Essential Tasks?

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What is a Decision Point?

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A decision the Commander has to make

relative to time/space/geography

What is a Decision Point?

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What is a constraint?

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Restricts by HQ

freedom of action

Action or inaction dictation

What is a constraint?

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What is a fact?

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TS

Thought to be true at the time

Statement of truth

What is a fact?

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What are assumptions? how are they used and their necessities?

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Guess/Theory/Supposition

COAs/Estimates

Planning
CUOPS
FUOPS

What are assumptions?

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What are Commander’s Critical Information Requirements (CCIRs)?

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PIR/EEFI

Decision making
UVD
Execution

What are Commander’s Critical Information Requirements (CCIRs)?

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What is the purpose of CCIRs

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Commander Aids
Make decisions.
Drive the intelligence process

Situational understanding

Screens information
Type
Amount

What is the purpose of CCIRs?

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What is a Priority Intelligence Requirement (PIR)?

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Commander
IR
Decision-making

Variables Threat ,Time, Terrain. Weather, Civil considerations focused

Understand the Area of interest

What is a Priority Intelligence Requirement (PIR)?

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What are Friendly Force Information Requirements (FFIRs)?

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MMITTCCCS (METTC)

Mission
Must be protected
Information
Troops 
Time available 
Cdr and staff need about the forces available for the operation
Critical aspects of a friendly operation
Compromise the operations.
Support available

What are Friendly Force Information Requirements (FFIRs)?

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What is a problem statement?

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Issue or issues

Current situation
impedes commanders reaching
Desired end state

Goal/Objective

What is a problem statement?

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What is a mission statement?

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5Ws/Purpose

Essential tasks
Clear/concise statement
Short sentence or paragraph

What is a mission statement?

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How is commanders intent written?

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Clear/Concise statement

Forces must accomplish

Respect to enemy and terrain

Desired end state/Conditions

How is commanders intent written?

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What is the purpose of Commander’s Intent?

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Provides subordinates’ initiative.

What is the purpose of Commander’s Intent?

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What are the three elements of Commander’s Intent?

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Expanded Purpose

Key Tasks

End State/Condition

What are the three elements of Commander’s Intent?

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What is the Expanded Purpose?

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HLH

How a unit’s mission
Links/Supports
Higher HQ’s mission.

What is the Expanded Purpose?

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What are key tasks?

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AMA

Activities the force
Must perform

Achieve the desired end state.

What are key tasks?

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What is the End State?

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Conditions created by a successful mission.

What is the End State?

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What is evaluation criteria?

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FCCI

Success/failure Factors

Weighted Commander’s guidance

COAs MOE

What is evaluation criteria?

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What are the three operational frameworks?

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Deep-Close-Security

Decisive-Shaping-Sustaining operations

Main Effort and Supporting Effort

What are the three operational frameworks?

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What is a Line of Operation and a Line of Effort?

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LOOs links objectives, decisive points, and COGs. (geographic)

LOEs link tasks, goals, and end state conditions. (purpose)

What is a Line of Operation and a Line of Effort?

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What two things must be considered when assigning HQ?

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Type of unit
Ability to control

What two things must be considered when assigning HQ?

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What are the two minimum requirements for the COA sketch?

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Array of generic forces
Control measures

What are the two minimum requirements for the COA sketch?

40
Q

What is the purpose of the Military Decision Making Process?

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UCP

Understand and apply
Iterative detailed planning process
Situation
Mission

Course of action Development
Produce an operation plan/order

What is the purpose of the Military Decision Making Process?

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What is the Military Decision Making Process?

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Iterative planning methodology

Integrates commander, staff, subordinate headquarters, and other partners

7 Steps

What is the Military Decision Making Process?

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What does MDMP do?

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Collaborative planning
Drives preparation

What does MDMP do?

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What are the tools utilized by the Commander to describe his visualization during MDMP?

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Commander’s Intent/Guidance

CCIR

What are the tools utilized by the Commander to describe his visualization during MDMP?

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What are the seven steps of MDMP?

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Receipt of Mission
Mission Analysis
COA Development
COA Analysis
COA Comparison
COA Approval
Orders Production, Dissemination, and Transition

What are the seven steps of MDMP?

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What is the purpose of Receipt of Mission?

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Alert all participants of the pending planning requirements
Time available for planning and preparation
Planning approach development
Guidance on design
how to abbreviate the MDMP, if required.

What is the purpose of Receipt of Mission?

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What are the key inputs for Receipt of Mission step 1?

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Higher’s HQs plan and Orders
Anticipation by the commander

What are the key inputs for Receipt of Mission?

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What are the key outputs for Receipt of Mission?

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Commander’s initial guidance
Initial allocation of time

What are the key outputs for Receipt of Mission?

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What is the purpose of Mission Analysis?

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Understand the situation and problem

identify what we must accomplish

when and where it must be done

most importantly why—the purpose of the operation

What is the purpose of Mission Analysis?

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What is the purpose of the Mission Analysis Brief?

A

SU for COA DEV

COP

Commander informed

staff’s analysis

UVD

What is the purpose of the Mission Analysis Brief?

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What are the key inputs for Mission Analysis step 2?

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Higher’s HQs plan and order
Commander Initial guidance

Products
Intelligence HQ
Knowledge Other organizations
Knowledge Products HQ

ADM

What are the key inputs for Mission Analysis?

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What are the key outputs for Mission Analysis?

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A PIMP CUE

Assumptions

Problem statement
Mission statement
Initial CDR’s intent
Planning guidance

CCIRs and EEFIs
Updated IPB/estimates
Evaluation criteria (COA)

What are the key outputs for Mission Analysis?

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Q

What is the first step of IPB?

A

D-FIC

Define the Operational Environment:

Further analysis
Characteristics of OE
Influence COAs and command decisions.

What is the first step of IPB?

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What is the second step of IPB?

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D-CA
Describe Environmental Effects on Operations

Characteristics of OE
Affects on friendly and threat/adversary operations.

What is the second step of IPB?

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What are the key outputs of the second step of IPB?

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CMT W

Civil Considerations: ASCOPE/PMESII crosswalk
MCOO
Terrain Analysis: OAKOC

Weather Impact Chart

What are the key outputs of the second step of IPB?

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What is the third step of IPB?

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Evaluate the Threat:

Threat force
Capabilities
Doctrinal principles
TTP

What is the third step of IPB?

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What is the fourth step of IPB?

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Determine Threat Courses of Action:

Identifies and describes threat COAs

What is the fourth step of IPB?

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What are the key outputs from step 4 of IPB?

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MUNS

MLCOA and MDCOA
Updated HVTL
Narratives
SITEMP

What are the key outputs from step 4 of IPB?

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What is the purpose of Course of Action development?

A

Commander’s Intent Satisfied

Generate options
subsequent analysis
comparison
planning guidance.

What is the purpose of Course of Action development?

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What are the Key Inputs for COA development step 3?

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I CAMPER
Commanders intent
CCIRs/EEFIs

Statements
Mission
Initial
Planning guidance

Updated
IPB
Running estimates
Assumptions

Evaluation Criteria for COAs

What are the Key Inputs for COA development?

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What the Key Outputs for COA development step 3?

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C BRUT

Step 3 Outputs:

Revised planning Guidance
COA Statements/Sketches
Tentative Task Org
Broad Concepts of Operations
Updated Assumptions

What the Key Outputs for COA development?

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What are the five COA screening criteria?

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Suitability
Feasibility
Acceptability

Distinguishable
Completeness

A good COA defeats all feasible threat COAs.

What are the five COA screening criteria?

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What is COA Analysis?

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VACCID

Visualizing
Analyze COAs
COAs must meet five criteria -SFA DA
Critical step to refine, test and validate COAs
Identify shortcomings/disadvantages of each
Disciplined process

What is COA Analysis?

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What is the purpose of COA Analysis?

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SHIDU C

Stimulate ideas
Highlight critical tasks
Insight that might not otherwise be discovered
Decisive/decision points
Uncovers problems

Contingencies

What is the purpose of COA Analysis?

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What are the Key Inputs for COA Analysis step 4?

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CRU

Key Inputs Step 4

Revised Planning Guidance
COA statements/sketches
Updated Assumption
Updated Running estimates

What are the Key Inputs for COA Analysis?

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What are the Key Outputs for COA Analysis step 4?

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PIRWU

Key Outputs Step 4

Refined COAs
War-game results
Updated assumption
Initial assessment measures
Potential Decision Point

What are the Key Outputs for COA Analysis?

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What are the War-Gaming “Rules?”

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RR CC AA GO

Remain objective
Record evident advantages and disadvantages of COAs as they emerge

Continually assess SFA DA COA.
COA fails any of these tests, reject it

Avoid comparing one COA with another during the war game
Avoid drawing premature conclusions

Gather facts to support such conclusions
Occurs during Step 5—COA Comparison

What are the War-Gaming “Rules?”

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What is a Critical Event?

A

Directly influences mission accomplishment.

What is a Critical Event?

68
Q

What is a Decision Point?

A

PCKS

Point in space and time when the
Commander or Staff anticipates making a
Key decision
Specific course of action.

What is a Decision Point?

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What is the war-game cycle?

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ARC

Action-Reaction-Counteraction = “1 Turn”

Action: Events initiated by the side with the initiative
Reaction: Opposing side’s actions in response
Counteractions: The initiating side’s responses to reactions

Difference between Gather the Tools (Step 1 vs. Step 4)

What is the war-game cycle?

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What are the two recording methods (i.e. matrices)?

A

SS

Synchronization Matrix
Sketch Note Method

What are the two recording methods (i.e. matrices)?

71
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What are the three war-gaming methods?

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BDA

Belt: divides the area of operations into belts (areas) running the width of the area of operations
Avenue-in-depth: focuses on one avenue of approach at a time, beginning with the decisive operation
Box: a detailed analysis of a critical area, such as an engagement area, a wet gap crossing site, or a landing zone1x Turn = Action, Reaction, Counteraction

Decision points; risk; C2; R&S, tasks, organization & sustainment requirements are identified and resolved
Actions are fully synchronized, flexible, and able to prevail over any threat reaction

Action: Friendly force initiates the event and the timeline is adjusted to reflect the start of the event
Reaction: Threat element(s) react to action initiated by the friendly force
Counteraction: Friendly force determine requirements to counter threat element(s) reaction to friendly action

What are the three war-gaming methods?

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What is COA Comparison?

A

OISA

Objective process to evaluate COAs
independently
set evaluation criteria
approved by the commander and staff.

What is COA Comparison?

73
Q

What is the goal of COA Comparison?

A

IEF

Identify the strengths and weaknesses
Enable selecting a COA with the highest probability of success
Further developing it in an OPLAN or OPORD.

What is the goal of COA Comparison?

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What are the Key Inputs for COA Comparison?

A

RE UW

Refined COAs
War game Results
Updated Assumption
Running Estimates
Evaluation criteria
War game Results

What are the Key Inputs for COA Comparison step 5?

75
Q

What are the Key Outputs for COA Comparison step 5?

A

RE UU

COAs
Evaluated
Recommended

Updated
Running estimates
Assumptions

What are the Key Outputs for COA Comparison?

76
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What is a decision Matrix?

A

Tool used to compare and evaluate

COAs thoroughly and logically against each other.

What is a decision Matrix?

77
Q

What are the Key Inputs for COA Approval?

A

RE U

COAs
Evaluated
Recommended

Updated
Running estimates
Assumption

What are the Key Inputs for COA Approval?

78
Q

What are the Key Outputs for Orders Production, Dissemination, and Transition step 7?

A

Key Outputs Step 7

Approved
Operation plan
Order

Subordinates understand
Plan
Order

There are three types of orders: Operation order (OPORD), Fragmentary order (FRAGO), and Warning order (WARNO)

What are the Key Outputs for Orders Production, Dissemination, and Transition?

79
Q

What are the Key Outputs for COA Approval step 6?

A

MUCCS

COAs
Approval
Modifications

Updated Assumptions

Refined
Intent
CCIRs
EEFIs

The Commander: selects, rejects, or modifies the COA; nominates new COAs; and issues final planning guidance.
The Staff: recommend a COA for approval; war-game modified or new COAs; and issue the 3rd WARNO.

What are the Key Outputs for COA Approval?

80
Q

What are the Key Inputs for Orders Production, Dissemination, and Transition?

A

MURC

COAs
Approval
Modifications

Updated Assumptions

Refined
Intent
CCIRs
EEFIs

What are the Key Inputs for Orders Production, Dissemination, and Transition?

81
Q

What is the difference between a Plan and an Order?

A

Plan: developed well in advance of execution and not executed until directed
Order: a plan that has been directed for execution at a specific time or event

What is the difference between a Plan and an Order?

82
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What is Plans and Orders Reconciliation?

A

Detailed review of the base plan and annexes

What is Plans and Orders Reconciliation?

83
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What is Plans and Orders Crosswalk?

A

CAI

Compared plan with higher and
adjacent orders to ensure unity of effort
IAW CDR intent and guidance

What is Plans and Orders Crosswalk?

84
Q

What are the key outputs of the first step of IPB?

A

AO/AI/AOI Define Threat

What are the key outputs of the first step of IPB?

85
Q

What is a Modified Combined Obstacle Overlay?

A

The MCOO is a graphic product that portrays the effects of natural and urban terrain on military operations.

The MCOO normally depicts military significant aspects of the terrain and other aspects of the terrain that can affect mobility

What is a Modified Combined Obstacle Overlay?

86
Q

Military aspects of weather:

A

VW CPTS

Visibility
Wind

Cloud Cover
Precipitation
Temperature
Sea State

Humidity
Atmospheric Pressure

Military aspects of weather:

87
Q

The “so what” in step 2 is identifying how relevant characteristics of the area of interest will affect friendly and threat/adversary operations.

A

Identify how the operational environment influences friendly and threat COAs.

The “so what” in step 2 is identifying how relevant characteristics of the area of interest will affect friendly and threat/adversary operations.

88
Q

What are the key outputs from step 3?

A

DOC H

DOCTEMP
Order of Battle
Capability Statement
HVTL

What are the key outputs from step 3?

89
Q

The “so what” in step three is

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enhancing the commander’s understanding of the regular, irregular, catastrophic, or disruptive threat force
within the commander’s area of interest

The G-2/S-2 develops threat models
accurately portray how threat forces normally execute operations
how they have reacted to similar situations in the past for the threats specific to the mission and environment

The “so what” in step three

90
Q

The “so what” in step one

A

one is clearly defining for the commanders
relevant characteristics of their areas of interest are

focuses effort on the characteristics of the operational environment
can influence friendly and threat/adversary operations.

The “so what” in step

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The “so what” in step 4

A

determining the enemy COAs necessary to aid the development of friendly COAs

The “so what” in step 4

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