Guide
Define the major mission command activities of the operational process - correct answer ✔✔
Understand, visualize, describe, direct
Describe the purpose of WARNORD, OPORD, FRAGORD - correct answer ✔✔ WARNORD -
preliminary notice of actions or orders that are to follow
OPORD - used to direct unit ops in support of the mission
FRAGORD - provides timely changes of existing orders to subordinates while providing
notification to higher
Describe the responsibilities of key members of BN and BDE staffs, to include XO, S-3, S-2, FSO,
ALO, BAE, and ADAM - correct answer ✔✔ XO - CDR's principle assistant
S-3 - operations officer
S-2 - intelligence officer
FSO - plans, coordinates, andexecutes,
ALO - advises the CDR and staff on aerospace assets
BAE - performs airspace control functions
ADAM - coordinates airspace control measures to support air and missile operations
Explain the seven steps of the military decision making process - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Receipt
of the mission
2. Mission analysis
3. COA Development
4. COA Analysis
5. COA Comparison
6. COA Approval
, 7. Orders production, dissemination, and transition
Recall the information contained in each of the 5 paragraphs of an OPORD - correct answer ✔✔
1. Situation
2. Mission
3. Execution
4. Sustainment
5. Command and signal
Intelligence preparation of the battlefield - correct answer ✔✔ Systematic process of analyzing
the mission variables of the enemy, terrain, weather, and civil considerations in an area of
interest to determine their effects on operations
Four steps pf the intelligence preparation of the battlefield - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Define the
OE/battle space environment
2. Describe the environmental effects on operations/battle space effects
3. Evaluate the threat/adversary
4. Determine threat/adversary courses of action
Impact of environmental conditions on joint fires planning - correct answer ✔✔ Will allow or
hinder RW, FW, and UAV operations
Purpose of the threat/adversary, situation, and event templates - correct answer ✔✔ Situation -
graphical depiction of MCOO and threats