Mission Planning Flashcards
What is the purpose of the Army Design Methodology?
CCCC UD
Conceptual
Complex problems
Thinking
Critical
Creative
UVD
Develop approaches
What is the purpose of the Army Design Methodology?
What are the three steps of ADM?
FFD
Frame the problem
Frame the Operational Environment
Develop an approach
What are the three steps of ADM?
What is the Operations Process?
major command and control activities performed during operations.
What is the Operations Process?
What are the four steps of the Operations Process?
PPEA
Planning
Preparation
Execution
Assessment
What are the four steps of the Operations Process?
Why do Commanders and staffs use the Operations Process?
UVDDLA
Understand Visualize Describe Direct Lead Assess
Why do Commanders and staffs use the Operations Process
The Operations Process is guided by
CSC
Commanders drive
Situational understanding
Critical and creative thinking
The Operations Process is guided by
What are the ten elements of operational art?
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?
What are the three methodologies for planning that Army leaders employ?
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?
What are the pitfalls in planning?
FD SR
Forecast & Dictate future events
Detail too much
Script for execution
Rigid methods
What are the pitfalls in planning?
What is the value of planning?
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?
What is the purpose of planning?
Commander’s vision
COAs
solve an identified problems
What is the purpose of planning?
What results come from planning?
STOP
Synchronize forces actions
Time, space, and purpose
Objectives/Missions achieved/accomplish
Plan and orders
What results come from planning?
What are the Warfighting Functions?
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?
What is Combat Power and Definitions?
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?
What IRs does Commander provide?
What is his role?
CCIR/EEFI
Intent Commander’s
Operational approach
Planning guidance
What IRs does Commander provide?
What is his role?
Two ways specified task are assigned and who assigns them?
Higher HQ assigned
OPORD or Directives
Verbally
Two ways specified task are assigned and who assigns them?
What are Implied Tasks?
Must be performed
Mission accomplish
Analysis detailed
Not stated HQ order
Specified/Essential Task
Friendly
Enemy situation
Terrain
Civil considerations
What are Implied Tasks?
What are Essential Tasks?
SMI
Specified task or Implied task
Mission accomplishment
Mission statement (what)
What are Essential Tasks?
What is a Decision Point?
A decision the Commander has to make
relative to time/space/geography
What is a Decision Point?
What is a constraint?
Restricts by HQ
freedom of action
Action or inaction dictation
What is a constraint?
What is a fact?
TS
Thought to be true at the time
Statement of truth
What is a fact?
What are assumptions? how are they used and their necessities?
Guess/Theory/Supposition
COAs/Estimates
Planning
CUOPS
FUOPS
What are assumptions?
What are Commander’s Critical Information Requirements (CCIRs)?
PIR/EEFI
Decision making
UVD
Execution
What are Commander’s Critical Information Requirements (CCIRs)?
What is the purpose of CCIRs
Commander Aids
Make decisions.
Drive the intelligence process
Situational understanding
Screens information
Type
Amount
What is the purpose of CCIRs?
What is a Priority Intelligence Requirement (PIR)?
Commander
IR
Decision-making
Variables Threat ,Time, Terrain. Weather, Civil considerations focused
Understand the Area of interest
What is a Priority Intelligence Requirement (PIR)?
What are Friendly Force Information Requirements (FFIRs)?
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)?
What is a problem statement?
Issue or issues
Current situation
impedes commanders reaching
Desired end state
Goal/Objective
What is a problem statement?
What is a mission statement?
5Ws/Purpose
Essential tasks
Clear/concise statement
Short sentence or paragraph
What is a mission statement?
How is commanders intent written?
Clear/Concise statement
Forces must accomplish
Respect to enemy and terrain
Desired end state/Conditions
How is commanders intent written?
What is the purpose of Commander’s Intent?
Provides subordinates’ initiative.
What is the purpose of Commander’s Intent?
What are the three elements of Commander’s Intent?
Expanded Purpose
Key Tasks
End State/Condition
What are the three elements of Commander’s Intent?
What is the Expanded Purpose?
HLH
How a unit’s mission
Links/Supports
Higher HQ’s mission.
What is the Expanded Purpose?
What are key tasks?
AMA
Activities the force
Must perform
Achieve the desired end state.
What are key tasks?
What is the End State?
Conditions created by a successful mission.
What is the End State?
What is evaluation criteria?
FCCI
Success/failure Factors
Weighted Commander’s guidance
COAs MOE
What is evaluation criteria?
What are the three operational frameworks?
Deep-Close-Security
Decisive-Shaping-Sustaining operations
Main Effort and Supporting Effort
What are the three operational frameworks?
What is a Line of Operation and a Line of Effort?
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?
What two things must be considered when assigning HQ?
Type of unit
Ability to control
What two things must be considered when assigning HQ?
What are the two minimum requirements for the COA sketch?
Array of generic forces
Control measures
What are the two minimum requirements for the COA sketch?
What is the purpose of the Military Decision Making Process?
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?
What is the Military Decision Making Process?
Iterative planning methodology
Integrates commander, staff, subordinate headquarters, and other partners
7 Steps
What is the Military Decision Making Process?
What does MDMP do?
Collaborative planning
Drives preparation
What does MDMP do?
What are the tools utilized by the Commander to describe his visualization during MDMP?
Commander’s Intent/Guidance
CCIR
What are the tools utilized by the Commander to describe his visualization during MDMP?
What are the seven steps of MDMP?
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?
What is the purpose of Receipt of Mission?
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?
What are the key inputs for Receipt of Mission step 1?
Higher’s HQs plan and Orders
Anticipation by the commander
What are the key inputs for Receipt of Mission?
What are the key outputs for Receipt of Mission?
Commander’s initial guidance
Initial allocation of time
What are the key outputs for Receipt of Mission?
What is the purpose of Mission Analysis?
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?
What is the purpose of the Mission Analysis Brief?
SU for COA DEV
COP
Commander informed
staff’s analysis
UVD
What is the purpose of the Mission Analysis Brief?
What are the key inputs for Mission Analysis step 2?
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?
What are the key outputs for Mission Analysis?
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?
What is the first step of IPB?
D-FIC
Define the Operational Environment:
Further analysis
Characteristics of OE
Influence COAs and command decisions.
What is the first step of IPB?
What is the second step of IPB?
D-CA
Describe Environmental Effects on Operations
Characteristics of OE
Affects on friendly and threat/adversary operations.
What is the second step of IPB?
What are the key outputs of the second step of IPB?
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?
What is the third step of IPB?
Evaluate the Threat:
Threat force
Capabilities
Doctrinal principles
TTP
What is the third step of IPB?
What is the fourth step of IPB?
Determine Threat Courses of Action:
Identifies and describes threat COAs
What is the fourth step of IPB?
What are the key outputs from step 4 of IPB?
MUNS
MLCOA and MDCOA
Updated HVTL
Narratives
SITEMP
What are the key outputs from step 4 of IPB?
What is the purpose of Course of Action development?
Commander’s Intent Satisfied
Generate options
subsequent analysis
comparison
planning guidance.
What is the purpose of Course of Action development?
What are the Key Inputs for COA development step 3?
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?
What the Key Outputs for COA development step 3?
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?
What are the five COA screening criteria?
Suitability
Feasibility
Acceptability
Distinguishable
Completeness
A good COA defeats all feasible threat COAs.
What are the five COA screening criteria?
What is COA Analysis?
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?
What is the purpose of COA Analysis?
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?
What are the Key Inputs for COA Analysis step 4?
CRU
Key Inputs Step 4
Revised Planning Guidance
COA statements/sketches
Updated Assumption
Updated Running estimates
What are the Key Inputs for COA Analysis?
What are the Key Outputs for COA Analysis step 4?
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?
What are the War-Gaming “Rules?”
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?”
What is a Critical Event?
Directly influences mission accomplishment.
What is a Critical Event?
What is a Decision Point?
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?
What is the war-game cycle?
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?
What are the two recording methods (i.e. matrices)?
SS
Synchronization Matrix
Sketch Note Method
What are the two recording methods (i.e. matrices)?
What are the three war-gaming methods?
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?
What is COA Comparison?
OISA
Objective process to evaluate COAs
independently
set evaluation criteria
approved by the commander and staff.
What is COA Comparison?
What is the goal of COA Comparison?
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?
What are the Key Inputs for COA Comparison?
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?
What are the Key Outputs for COA Comparison step 5?
RE UU
COAs
Evaluated
Recommended
Updated
Running estimates
Assumptions
What are the Key Outputs for COA Comparison?
What is a decision Matrix?
Tool used to compare and evaluate
COAs thoroughly and logically against each other.
What is a decision Matrix?
What are the Key Inputs for COA Approval?
RE U
COAs
Evaluated
Recommended
Updated
Running estimates
Assumption
What are the Key Inputs for COA Approval?
What are the Key Outputs for Orders Production, Dissemination, and Transition step 7?
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?
What are the Key Outputs for COA Approval step 6?
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?
What are the Key Inputs for Orders Production, Dissemination, and Transition?
MURC
COAs
Approval
Modifications
Updated Assumptions
Refined
Intent
CCIRs
EEFIs
What are the Key Inputs for Orders Production, Dissemination, and Transition?
What is the difference between a Plan and an Order?
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?
What is Plans and Orders Reconciliation?
Detailed review of the base plan and annexes
What is Plans and Orders Reconciliation?
What is Plans and Orders Crosswalk?
CAI
Compared plan with higher and
adjacent orders to ensure unity of effort
IAW CDR intent and guidance
What is Plans and Orders Crosswalk?
What are the key outputs of the first step of IPB?
AO/AI/AOI Define Threat
What are the key outputs of the first step of IPB?
What is a Modified Combined Obstacle Overlay?
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?
Military aspects of weather:
VW CPTS
Visibility
Wind
Cloud Cover
Precipitation
Temperature
Sea State
Humidity
Atmospheric Pressure
Military aspects of weather:
The “so what” in step 2 is identifying how relevant characteristics of the area of interest will affect friendly and threat/adversary operations.
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.
What are the key outputs from step 3?
DOC H
DOCTEMP
Order of Battle
Capability Statement
HVTL
What are the key outputs from step 3?
The “so what” in step three is
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
The “so what” in step one
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
The “so what” in step 4
determining the enemy COAs necessary to aid the development of friendly COAs
The “so what” in step 4
