The Joint Operational Planning Process, which is used during deliberate planning to produce both
contingency and campaign plans, is comprised of the following steps:
Planning Initiation; Mission Analysis; Course of Action Development; COA Analysis and Wargaming;
COA Comparison; COA Approval; and Plan or Order Development
Determine and Analyze Operational Limitations; Determine the JFC's Specified, Implied, and Essential
Tasks; Develop a Mission Statement; Conduct Initial Force Allocation Review; and Develop Risk
Assessment
Planning and Mission Analysis; Course of Action Development; Staff Assessments; COA Approval; and
EXORD Issued
Concept Development; Plan Assessment; IPR A; IPR C; and IPR R
2) Deployment planning begins during the _____, and continues through each step of the joint
operation planning process.
fifth step, Course of Action Approval
second step, Mission Analysis
third step, Course of Action Development
first step, Planning Initiation
3) In extremely time-sensitive situations, _____ may be the only message provided.
OPLAN
EXORD
WARNORD
OPORD
4) In APEX, what do branches and sequels allows planners to do?
Update static plans in advance of execution
Predict increased complexity in missions and interactions with multinational partners
Monitor and modify the deployment and employment of forces
Anticipate significant changes in key planning variables and outline associated assumptions and
decision points
5) What APEX activity describes the operational environment, including threats to national security, and
supports both deliberate planning and crisis action planning?
Staff estimates
Situational awareness
Commander's touchpoints
, Plan assessment
6) _____ emphasizes planning for the next phase of operations or sequels to the current operation.
Future operations plans
Current operations plans
Future plans
Theater-strategic plans
7) A Joint Force Command (JFC) headquarters usually focuses at what level of war?
Operational
Tactical
Strategic
8) According to doctrine, what does the staff focus on during planning?
Determining whether the commander's situational awareness needs to be updated
Developing effective plans and orders, and helping the commander make related decisions
Determining available resources to support the end state
Developing courses of action that are all reasonable and executable
9) The Joint Planning and Execution Community uses _____ to develop plans for a broad range of
potential emergencies based on tasks identified in strategic documents.
crisis action planning
planning directive
execution
deliberate planning
10) What APEX activity is a cyclical process that assures the resulting plan has been properly adapted to
address any important factors that may have changed from the time the plan was formulated?
Concept development
IPR A
Plan assessment
IPR R
11) What activity involves analysis of COAs from individual functional perspectives to determine each
COA's supportability and coordinates results in a collaborative knowledge-based environment?
Mission Analysis
contingency and campaign plans, is comprised of the following steps:
Planning Initiation; Mission Analysis; Course of Action Development; COA Analysis and Wargaming;
COA Comparison; COA Approval; and Plan or Order Development
Determine and Analyze Operational Limitations; Determine the JFC's Specified, Implied, and Essential
Tasks; Develop a Mission Statement; Conduct Initial Force Allocation Review; and Develop Risk
Assessment
Planning and Mission Analysis; Course of Action Development; Staff Assessments; COA Approval; and
EXORD Issued
Concept Development; Plan Assessment; IPR A; IPR C; and IPR R
2) Deployment planning begins during the _____, and continues through each step of the joint
operation planning process.
fifth step, Course of Action Approval
second step, Mission Analysis
third step, Course of Action Development
first step, Planning Initiation
3) In extremely time-sensitive situations, _____ may be the only message provided.
OPLAN
EXORD
WARNORD
OPORD
4) In APEX, what do branches and sequels allows planners to do?
Update static plans in advance of execution
Predict increased complexity in missions and interactions with multinational partners
Monitor and modify the deployment and employment of forces
Anticipate significant changes in key planning variables and outline associated assumptions and
decision points
5) What APEX activity describes the operational environment, including threats to national security, and
supports both deliberate planning and crisis action planning?
Staff estimates
Situational awareness
Commander's touchpoints
, Plan assessment
6) _____ emphasizes planning for the next phase of operations or sequels to the current operation.
Future operations plans
Current operations plans
Future plans
Theater-strategic plans
7) A Joint Force Command (JFC) headquarters usually focuses at what level of war?
Operational
Tactical
Strategic
8) According to doctrine, what does the staff focus on during planning?
Determining whether the commander's situational awareness needs to be updated
Developing effective plans and orders, and helping the commander make related decisions
Determining available resources to support the end state
Developing courses of action that are all reasonable and executable
9) The Joint Planning and Execution Community uses _____ to develop plans for a broad range of
potential emergencies based on tasks identified in strategic documents.
crisis action planning
planning directive
execution
deliberate planning
10) What APEX activity is a cyclical process that assures the resulting plan has been properly adapted to
address any important factors that may have changed from the time the plan was formulated?
Concept development
IPR A
Plan assessment
IPR R
11) What activity involves analysis of COAs from individual functional perspectives to determine each
COA's supportability and coordinates results in a collaborative knowledge-based environment?
Mission Analysis
