Operational Planning Flashcards
What are 2 types of responses?
- Immediate
2. Planned
What is an immediate response?
- circumstances require the situation be resolved immediately
- Quick formation of plan
- exposed to higher level of risk
What is a planned response?
- more time to consider all possibilities and the risk
- more time to gather information, plan and analyze intelligence
What are 3 operational plan characteristics?
- Completeness
- Flexibility
- Simplicity
What characteristic of the operational plan requires all personnel involved in the operation to be aware of and knowledgeable of their assignments?
Completeness
What characteristic of operational planning taking into account all operations involve human beings, there is bound to be a factor that has not been included in the plan, so it allows for unseen circumstances?
Flexibility
What characteristic of operational planning ensures team members can remember their responsibilities, is able to identify their role and be able to preform other member’s roles if the need arises?
Simplicity
What does phase 1 of planning entail?
- receiving the mission/study the mission
- plan use of time
- acquire and study maps, blueprints etc.
- make a draft of the operational plan
what does phase 2 of planning entail?
- selecting proper personnel, weapon and equipment
- assign personnel areas of responsibility
- deploy surveillance/intelligence team
what does phase 3 of planning entail?
- complete final written operational plan
- issue plan and conduct final brief
- review and rehearse plan
- execute the mission
- conduct debriefing and collect operational plans
- prepare after-action reports
What are 4 types of intelligence?
- General
- Personal
- Geographic
- Other sources of information
General Intelligence
What is info available on the subject and any/all associates such as weapons they carry, specialized training, drug use or mental status?
Personal Intelligence
what is info on the neighborhood, residences businesses and other locales that surround the area? what can you use to find this info?
Geographic information, you can use maps, photos, sketches
Structure considerations such as entry/egress points, doors, windows, attics and crawlspaces, as well as special considerations like handicap persons or children being present are what type of intelligence?
Geographic
What are some other sources of information for intelligence?
- local, state, fed, tribal police
- databases
- utilizing a ruse
- social media
- informants
- utilities
- undercover ops
What are the sections of an Operational Plan?
- Mission Statement
- Contingency Plan
- Suspect Information
- Equipment Considerations
- Personnel/Equipment Assignments
- Route/Area Maps
- Communications
- Other Agency Coordinations
What section provides a brief synopsis of the case, discusses the type of operation to be conducted, identify the case agent and case as well as provide any additional comments that are relevant to the case?
Mission Statement
What is one of the most overlooked aspects of an operation, this is the back-up plan of the operation that all members should be briefed on?
Contingency Plan
What section briefs members of the surveillance teams or undercover agents, perimeter team, breaching team, arrest and prisoner transport team?
Personnel/ equipment assignments
