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Mission Planning Flashcards

1
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What is the commanders role in planning?

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UVDDLA

Understand: PMESII-PT
Visualize: METT-TC
Describe: commanders intent, planning guidance, operational approach, CCIR, and EEFI
Direct: plans, orders, Branch’s, and sequels
Lead
Assess

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What is a specified task?

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A task specially assigned to a unit by it’s higher HQ

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Implied task

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A task that must be performed to accomplish a specified task or mission but is not stated in higher HQs order

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Essential task

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A task that is specified or implied that must be completed to accomplish the mission. Essential tasks are always included in the units mission statement

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What is the purpose of planning

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To translate the commanders visualization into a COA

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6
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Why do we conduct a mission analysis brief?

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To gain the appropriate level of understanding for the development of any COA, common operating picture. Must be achieved before beginning COA development.

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7
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COA screening criteria

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SF ADC

Feasibility
Acceptability
Suitability
Distinguishably
Completeness
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Purpose for COA screening criteria

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To ensure each COA is valid

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9
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The Army’s three planning methodologies

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Army design methodology
Military decision making process
Troop leading procedures

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What is a COA

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A broad potential solution to an identified problem

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Constraints

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Restrictions imposed by higher that restrict freedom of action

Examples: ROE, Time, phase lines boundaries, reporting requirements

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What is a “turn”

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A single cycle of action, reaction, counter action. During COA analysis

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13
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What are COAs compared against during COA comparison?

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A set of criterion provided by the commander. Known as evaluation criteria and other COAs

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14
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What is the Army’s framework for exercising mission command?

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The operations process

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15
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Seven steps of MDMP

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Received the order
Mission analysis
COA development
COA analysis 
COA comparison
COA approval
Orders production, dissemination and transaction
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16
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The synchronization matrix is?

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used to record results of war gaming that helps synchronize a COA and time, space and purpose in relation to potential enemy and civil actions

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17
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War gaming methods

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Box
Belt
Avenue in depth

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18
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During planning the COA analysis focus is on?

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War gaming. A process with roles and steps that attempts to visualize the whole of the operation, given forces strength and disposition, the enemies capabilities and possible COAs and civilians

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What are the 8 steps of COA ANALYSIS

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Gather tools
List all friendly forces
List known critical events and decision point
Select was gaming strategy
Select a technique to record and display results
War game the operation
Assess the results
Conduct a war game briefing
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What is a decision point

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A point in space and time needing a key decision concerning a specific COA

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21
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what war gaming method is best for Offensive and Defensive tasks on terrain divided into well-defined cross-compartments and is used during phased operations

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Belt method

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What war gaming method starts at the decisive point and is best for offensive COAs and canalizing terrain?

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Avenue in depth

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What war gaming method works in a time constrained environment?

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Box

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What are the two methods to record and display results of COA analysis/ war gaming?

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Sketch note

Synchronization matrix

25
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what is the goal during COA comparison ?

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Identify strengths and weaknesses, advantages and disadvantages, and to identify most successful.

26
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What is an action

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Events initiated by the side with the initiative

27
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What is a reaction

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Opposing sides actions in response too the action

28
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What is a counteraction

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The initiating sides response to the reaction

29
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When do you start targeting

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Step 2 of MDMP, Step 2 of Mission analysis and Step 3 of IPB

30
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What are elements of combat power

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Leadership
Information
Movement and manuever
Protection
C2
Sustainment
Fires
 intelligence
31
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What is the purpose of MA

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Gain situational understanding
Understand the problem
understand the OE
ID what the command must accomplish
ID the purpose of the operation
32
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What makes up essential tasks

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The what of the mission statement
Derived from implied and specified tasks
Must always be a doctrinal task/effect

33
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Fact

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A statement of truth or thought to be true

34
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Define MDMP

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An iterative planning methodology used to understand the situation and mission, Develop Course of Action, produce an OPORDER, facilitates collaborative planning, drives preparation activities.

35
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What are the planning pitfalls

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Attempting to forecast & dictate events too far into the future

Trying to plan in too much detail

Use the plan as a script for execution

Institutionalizing rigid planning methods

36
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How long does a COA turn last?

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Continues until the critical event is completed or commander decides to use another COA.

37
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What is the purpose/importance of COA analysis?

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COA analysis enables commanders and staffs to identify difficulties or coordination problems as well as probable consequences of planned actions for each COA being considered. 
COA analysis (war gaming) is a disciplined process. It includes rules and steps that help commanders and staffs visualize the flow of the operation. 
Each critical event within a proposed COA should be war-gamed using the Action-Reaction-Counteraction method of friendly and enemy forces interaction.
38
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A good COA does what?

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Defeats all the enemies ML/MDCOA, provides flexibility to meet unforeseen events, and position force for sequels.

39
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During mission planning what tool is used to drive intel?

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CCIRs

40
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What tool do we use for COA comparison?

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Sync Matrix

41
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During MDMP when is targeting initiated?

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MDMP step 2, MA step 2 IBP, IPB step 3 evaluate the threat

42
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During COA Analysis what tools can you gather

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Running estimates, maps, Threat templates, MCOO, Sync Matrix, Sketch note, completed COAs, COP

43
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What are the aspects of Operational Art

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endstate and conditions, CoG, A decisive point, Line of operations/line of effort, Phasing, transitions, basing, tempo, culmination, risk

44
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steps of the operations process?

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Planning, Prepare, Execute, Assessing

45
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three valuable frameworks?

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deep-close security, Main effort supporting effort, decisive shaping and sustaining

46
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What is the difference between an “on order” and a “be prepared to”?

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BPT mission is assigned and might happen and an on order mission will be executed at a non specified time.

47
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What is a plan?

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is developed well in advanced of executing, and not executed until directed.

48
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What is an order?

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is a plan that has been directed for execution at a specific time/event

49
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Step 1 of MDMP

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receipt of the mission:

commanders initial guidance, initial allocation of time, warning order

50
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Step 2 of MDMP

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Mission Analysis:

facts, assumptions, tasks, problem statement, mission statement

51
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Step 3 of MDMP

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COA Development:
wargaming
COA statements and sketches, Broad concept of operations

52
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Step 4 of MDMP

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COA Analysis:
refined COAs
potential decision points
wargaming results

53
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Step 5 of MDMP

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COA Comparison:

54
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Step 6 of MDMP

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COA approval:
commander approved COA
revised intent

55
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Step 7 of MDMP

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Orders Production:

OPORDER

56
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What are the steps of IPB and their outputs?

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Understand the operational environment, analyze the operational environment, evaluate the threat

57
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What are the types of orders?

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FRAGO, WARNO, OPORDER

58
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What is key terrain

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Terrain that must be controlled to accomplish the mission. When controlled it provides a marked advantage over an adversary

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