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OPORD Exploitation OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER. Reference: FM 5-0, Army Planning and Orders Production, January 2005. OPORDs are produced in Step Seven of Military Decision Making Process Receipt of Mission Mission Analysis COA development COA Analysis (Wargame) COA Comparison COA Approval - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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OPORD Exploitation
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER
Reference: FM 5-0, Army Planning and Orders Production, January 2005
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Fundamentals
• OPORDs are produced in Step Seven of Military Decision Making Process– Receipt of Mission– Mission Analysis– COA development– COA Analysis (Wargame)– COA Comparison– COA Approval– Orders Production
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OPORDs
• Plans and orders are the means by which commanders express their visualization, intent and decisions.
• They focus on results the commander expects to achieve.– Provides the “what” and “why” of a mission
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OPORD Defined
• A directive issued by a commander to subordinate commanders for the purpose of effecting the coordinated execution of an operation.
• Has 5 paragraphs and descriptions of the following:– Task organization– Situation– Mission – Execution– Administrative and logistical support– Command and signal for the specified operation– Command and Control Procedures– Tasks to subordinate units
• OPORDs always specify an execution date and time
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Terms
• Commander’s Intent– A clear, concise statement of what the force must do and the
conditions the force must meet to succeed with respect to the enemy, terrain, and desired end state. Contains three components.
• End State: Consists of those conditions, that when achieved, accomplish the mission.
• Key Tasks: Tasks that the force must perform as a whole or the conditions that the force must meet to achieve the end state.
• Purpose: Does not restate why, addresses the broader operational context of the mission.
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Terms• Concept of the operation
– Describes how commanders see the actions of subordinate units fitting together to accomplish the mission (integration and synchronization). At a minimum it includes the scheme of maneuver and concept of fires.
• Scheme of maneuver
– Addresses decisive, shaping, and sustaining operations, including security operations.
• Decisive operations: operations that directly accomplish the task assigned by the higher headquarters.
• Shaping operations: operations that create and preserve conditions for the success of the decisive operation.
• Sustaining operations: operations that enable shaping and decisive operations by providing combat service support, rear area and base security, movement control, terrain management, and infrastructure development.
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Battle Command and Decision Making
• Battle Command– The exercise of command in operations against a
hostile, thinking opponent. Decision making and leadership are two aspects of battle command.
• Decision making– Requires commanders to judge the quality of
information received. It also requires the to focus subordinates and staff on information they consider important.
FM 6-0, Mission Command August 2003
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Commander’s Critical Information Requirements
(CCIRs)
• Elements of information required by commander’s that directly affect decision making and dictate the successful execution of military operations.
• CCIRs belong to the commander alone. They are not static; commanders add, delete, adjust and update them throughout the operation.
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Friendly Forces Information Requirements
• Friendly Forces Information Requirements– Information the commander and staff need about the forces
available for the operation.
• Normally contained within the Commander’s Situation Report
FM 6-0, Mission Command August 2003
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• PIRs are those intelligence requirements for which a commander has an anticipated and stated priority in his task of planning and decision-making.
• PIRs are associated with a decision based on action or inaction or the battlespace that will affect the overall success of the commander’s mission. • Answers to the PIRs help produce intelligence essential to the commander’s situational understanding and decisionmaking.
Priority Information Requirements
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OPORD Format
• OPERATION PLAN/ORDER (number) (code name)• References
– list the maps, charts, datum, or other related documents the unit needs to understand the OPLAN/OPORD. DO NOT LIST SOPs.
• Time Zone used Throughout the OPLAN/OPORD– Time Zone applicable to the operation. Operations across
several times zones use ZULU time. DO NOT USE LOCAL.• Task Organization
– Describes the allocation of forces to support the concept of the operation
– Review and make sure it matches through the base order and annexes.
– ROLLING THUNDER: See Annex A
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ROLLING THUNDER Task Organization
X
MIE
1-17 2-1 4-23 4-14 4-11
A/52SPT172
172
562 572 21
3 x PROPHETS3 x PPS-5B3 x TAC HUMINT TMS3 x Shadow UAV
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Paragraph 1: Situation
a. Enemy Forces. Describe 2 echelons below yours (BCTs address platoons) At a minimum 2 COAs (ML and MD) COA Sketches go into annex B (intelligence)
b. Friendly forces. List the mission, commander’s intent, and concept of the operation for one level up and two levels down. (BCT to UE(x)/Division and Company and Plt)
c. Environment (Not used for ROLLING THUNDER; issued in annex)
1. Terrain
2. Weather
3. Civil Considerations
4. Attachments and detachments (do not repeat Task Organization) when does task organization go into effect.
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Paragraph 2: Mission
• Mission statement with any on-order or be prepared to (BPT) Missions but no subparagraphs
MISSION. 172nd Brigade attacks in zone from PL SUN to PL ASTEROID at 131000TNOVXX to secure OBJ UTAH and OBJ OMAHA in order to destroy enemy in zone and control east/west mobility corridors along the San Pedro River. Continue the attack east to secure OBJ ARIZONA and OBJ KANSAS to complete the destruction of enemy forces. Be prepared to conduct peace enforcement operations.
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Paragraph 3: Execution
a. Concept of the operation1. Maneuver2. Fires
a. Air Support b. FA Supportc. Naval Gunfire
3. ISR (reconnaissance objectives)4. Intelligence 5. Engineer6. Air and Missile Defense7. Information Operations (Not used in ROLLING THUNDER)8. NBC support (Not used in ROLLING THUNDER)9. Military Police Operations (Not used in ROLLING THUNDER)10.Civil-Military Operations (Not used in ROLLING THUNDER)
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Paragraph 3: Execution (cont)
b. Tasks to maneuver units. • Missions and tasks assigned to each maneuver unit listed in task
organization sequence.c. Tasks to other combat and combat support unitsd. Coordinating instructions
1. Time or condition when the order becomes effective2. CCIRS3. Risk reduction control measures4. ROE5. Environmental considerations (Not Used for ROLLING THUNDER)6. Force Protection7. Any additional coordinating instructions (Not Used for ROLLING THUNDER)
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Paragraph 4: Service Support
a. Support Concept
b. Materiel and services
c. Health service support
d. Personnel service support (Not Used for ROLLING THUNDER)
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Paragraph 5: Command and Signal
a. Command. • Coordinates for CP locations and at least one future
location for each CP. Identify the CoC if not addressed in unit SOPs
b. Signal. • List signal instructions not specified in unit SOPs. ID
the specific signal operating instructions edition in effect.
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Annexes
a. Task Organizationb. Intelligence
Appendix 1 Intelligence EstimateAppendix 2 ISR PlanAppendix 3 CounterintelligenceAppendix 4 WeatherAppendix 5 IPB Products
c. Operations Overlayd. Fire Support
Appendix 1 Air SupportAppendix 2 Field Artillery SupportAppendix 3 Naval Gunfire Support
e. Rules of Engagement Appendix 1 (ROE Card)
f. EngineerAppendix 1 Obstacle OverlayAppendix 2 Environmental ConsiderationAppendix 3 TerrainAppendix 4 Mobility/countermobility/survivability execution matrix and timelineAppendix 5 EOD
Only annexes A and C are used inROLLING THUNDER.
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Annexesg. Air and Missile Defenseh. Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Operationsi. Service Support
Appendix 1 Service Support MatrixAppendix 2 Service Support OverlayAppendix 3 Traffic Circulation and Control
Tab A Traffic Circulation OverlayTab B Road Movement TableTab C Highway Regulation
Appendix 4 PersonnelAppendix 5 LegalAppendix 6 Religious SupportAppendix 7 Foreign and Host Nation SupportAppendix 8 Contracting SupportAppendix 9 Reports
j. NBCk. Provost Marshall
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Annexes
l. ISR OperationsAppendix 1 ISR Tasking Plan/MatrixAppendix 2 ISR Overlay
m. Rear area and base securityn. Spaceo. Army Airspace Command and Control (A2C2)p. Information Operations
Appendix 1 OPSECAppendix 2 PSYOPAppendix 3 Military DeceptionAppendix 4 Electronic WarfareAppendix 5 IO Execution Matrix
q. Civil Military Operationsr. Public Affairs