Joint Firepower Course
Final Test 2025
MDMP - What are the four major command activities within the operations process? -
CORRECT ANSWER-1) plan
2) prepare
3) execute
4) assess
*driven by the commander*
MDMP - types of plans: - CORRECT ANSWER-combatant command campaign plan
-series of related operations
Operational plan OPLAN
-address extended period or series of objectives/operations
Concept plan CONPLAN
-OPLAN in an abbreviated format
Supporting plan
-prepared by subordinate commander to satisfy requirements
Branch
-planned adjustment based on decision point
Sequel
, MDMP - WARNING ORDER (WARNORD): - CORRECT ANSWER-A preliminary notice
of and order or action that is to follow.
(Type of operation, location, timeline, movement and information, collection to initiate)
MDMP - OPERATIONS ORDER (OPORD): - CORRECT ANSWER-Directive issued by
a commander to subordinate commanders for the purpose of effecting the coordinated
execution of an operation.
MDMP - FRAGMENTARY ORDER (FRAGORD): - CORRECT ANSWER-An
abbreviated operation order issued as needed to change or modify an order or to
execute a branch or sequel.
(Address only the parts of the original OPORD that have changed)
MDMP - Key members of the BN/BDE staff: - CORRECT ANSWER-Chief of staff at
division or higher / XO at BDE and BNs - key staff integrator
G3/S3 operations officer - chief of the maneuver and maneuver warfighting function
G2/S2 intelligence officer - chief of intelligence warfighting function/responsible for
information collection to include ISR
Chief of fires / Corps and DIV level DFSCOORD/ FSO at BCT and below - plans,
prepares, and executes all fires tasks.
ALO - SME on CAS, manages TACPs
Aviation officer - rated aviator, coordinates all army aviation requirements.
Air and Missile Defense Officer - advise and coordinates missile defense
MDMP - 7 steps of the military decision-making process: - CORRECT ANSWER-1)
receipt of mission
2) mission analysis
3) COA dev
4) COA analysis (wargame)
5) COA comparison
6) COA approval
7) orders production/dissemination/transition
*same as CAS but think, develop, analyze, compare, approve as the 4 COA steps*
IPB - definition: - CORRECT ANSWER-Intelligence preparation of the
battlefield/battlespace is defined as a systematic process of analyzing the mission
Final Test 2025
MDMP - What are the four major command activities within the operations process? -
CORRECT ANSWER-1) plan
2) prepare
3) execute
4) assess
*driven by the commander*
MDMP - types of plans: - CORRECT ANSWER-combatant command campaign plan
-series of related operations
Operational plan OPLAN
-address extended period or series of objectives/operations
Concept plan CONPLAN
-OPLAN in an abbreviated format
Supporting plan
-prepared by subordinate commander to satisfy requirements
Branch
-planned adjustment based on decision point
Sequel
, MDMP - WARNING ORDER (WARNORD): - CORRECT ANSWER-A preliminary notice
of and order or action that is to follow.
(Type of operation, location, timeline, movement and information, collection to initiate)
MDMP - OPERATIONS ORDER (OPORD): - CORRECT ANSWER-Directive issued by
a commander to subordinate commanders for the purpose of effecting the coordinated
execution of an operation.
MDMP - FRAGMENTARY ORDER (FRAGORD): - CORRECT ANSWER-An
abbreviated operation order issued as needed to change or modify an order or to
execute a branch or sequel.
(Address only the parts of the original OPORD that have changed)
MDMP - Key members of the BN/BDE staff: - CORRECT ANSWER-Chief of staff at
division or higher / XO at BDE and BNs - key staff integrator
G3/S3 operations officer - chief of the maneuver and maneuver warfighting function
G2/S2 intelligence officer - chief of intelligence warfighting function/responsible for
information collection to include ISR
Chief of fires / Corps and DIV level DFSCOORD/ FSO at BCT and below - plans,
prepares, and executes all fires tasks.
ALO - SME on CAS, manages TACPs
Aviation officer - rated aviator, coordinates all army aviation requirements.
Air and Missile Defense Officer - advise and coordinates missile defense
MDMP - 7 steps of the military decision-making process: - CORRECT ANSWER-1)
receipt of mission
2) mission analysis
3) COA dev
4) COA analysis (wargame)
5) COA comparison
6) COA approval
7) orders production/dissemination/transition
*same as CAS but think, develop, analyze, compare, approve as the 4 COA steps*
IPB - definition: - CORRECT ANSWER-Intelligence preparation of the
battlefield/battlespace is defined as a systematic process of analyzing the mission
