1. Enemy Situation 
2. Mission

Restate mission from mission analysis 

3. General Instructions

Chain of Command (call out by name), Special team org, Uniform and equip,

Special weapons (mines, charges, grappeling hook etc.),

Tentative time schedule for OPORD where?, probabale execution time

Inspection and rehearsal times 

4. Special instructions

To persons helping prepare OPORD

"Prepare to copy, please hold all questions to the end of the briefing."

1. Situation

Enemy (disposition, strength, morale, capabilities/equip, probable course of action)

Friendly forces (higher units, sister units) Fire support units (mortar/arty

Attachments/Detachments

Weather, Light and Terrain data

2. Mission:

Who?: Plt/Sqd

What?: Will raid / ambush / recon / manuever / attack / defend etc.

Where?: Grid coord of objective (OBJ)

When?: No Later Than (NLT) _____ minutes from now

In order to: ____________________________________

 

3. Execution: "Concept of the operation…"

1. Commanders Intent: "I intend for us to ………"

1. Manuever: What squad will be lead element, order of march, delegation of tasks by squad etc.
2. Fires: Fire Support for operation if applicable, describe intent and priority. (Mortar fire will be used to disrupt enemy command and control……)

1. Assault Team
2. Support Team
3. Recon and Security Teams
4. Aid and Litter teams (primary and secondary)
5. EPW teams (Search, Segregate, Silence, Speed, Safeguard – 5 S’s)
6. Demo teams
7. Security on OBJ

3. Tasks to Combat Support Units

If CS assets are attached their instructions will be here. Ex. Mortar team will occupy GRID NLT 1600 hrs such and such date.

4. Coordinating Instructions

1. Order of movement/formations and movement technique
2. Actions at halts: short - take a knee / long – prone
3. Primary Route: Azimuth: Bearing:
4. Alternate Route: Azimuth: Bearing:
5. Rally points to include grid and terrain reference
6. Actions on enemy contact (Sniper, react to flares,indirect fire, near ambush, aerial attack )
7. Actions at danger areas (general plan for large and small open areas, specific plan for all Known danger areas that will be encountered along route include plans for mines and boobytraps)
8. Time schedule: departure, rehearsals, backbriefs, inspections etc.)
9. Rules of engagement
10. Priority intel req
11. MOPP level

3. Service and Support

1. General (location of company trains, casualty and damaged equip, special instr to med pers)
2. Material and Services

1. Supplies (Class I – rations, Class V – ammo, Class VII – weapons, Class VIII – medical,

Class IX – repair parts, distribution methods)

2. Transportation
3. Services (laundry, showers)
4. Maintenance (weapons and equipment)

1. Medical Evacuation procedures (if diff from SOP) Friendly and enemy, wounded and dead – priorities.
2. Personnel – EPW handling procedures, 5 S’s, EPW collection points
3. Miscellaneous – Special equip, Captured equipment

3. Command and Signal (where the key leaders and command and control facilities will be

1. Command – location of higher unit commander and CP

Location of PL and PSG as well as plt CP during each phase of operation

Succession of command – per SOP

Adj to SOP (instructions to PSG)

2. Signal

3. Give Time Hack
4. Ask for questions 
5. Backbrief
6. Rehearsals / pre combat checks (PCI)

 When Receiving the mission:

1. Enemy Situation

Strength / Number / Position

Equipment / Morale

2. Mission

Raid, manuever, attack, defend, ambush, recon, patrol, other

 

3. Other data
4. Combat multipliers available or present: Binoculars, Smoke, Arty, flares, mortars, M60, AT-4, LAW, grenades, mines – claymores etc, air support

a. During combat, any member of the platoon may be required to assume command. The platoon FO or RTO may need to continue operations until the COC can be reestablished. Normal platoon COC succession will be:

1. PLT LDR

2. PLT SGT

3. 1^st SQD LDR

4. 2^nd SQD LDR

5. 3^rd SQD LDR

6. 4^th SQD LDR

b. Assumption of command – when it is necessary for a new leader to assume command, if and when the situation allows the following will be completed:

1. inform unit of command change
2. inform higher HQ of command change
3. check security
4. pinpoint location
5. coordinate and check equipment and personnel status
6. assess platoons ability to continue the mission
7. inform higher command of assessment
8. issue FRAGO if required
9. continue mission

 Troop Leading Procedures:

1. Receive Mission

Ask questions

2. Issue WARNORD

Prep for mission Time hack, prelim schedule, time and location of issuance of complete OPORD. Specific instructions.

3. Make Tentative plan

METT-T, prepare several COA, refine plans

4. Start necessary movement

Pre position personnel and equipment prior to mission , coord movement with trans assets and other units.

5. Recon

Walk terrain, map recon, surveilance photos, satellite photos etc.

6. Complete plan

Refine tentative plans and complete details

7. Issue complete order – OPORD

Situation, Mission, Execution, Service and Support, Command and Signal, Time Hack, questions from troops, PCI

8. Supervise and refine

Mission

Intent and purpose of the commander and mission

Specific tasks that have been assigned

Implied tasks

Mission essential tasks that need to be accomplished prior to mission accomplishment

Constraints/limitations

WARNORD/OPORD/FRAGOS all conatin mission statements

Enemy

Who, where, probable courses of action, disposition, strength and equipment, morale

Terrain (OCOCKA)

Observation (what can be seen and hit with fires)

Cover (protection from fires)

Obstacles (hinderance to movement of troops/vehicles)

Concealment (hide from enemy view – aerial, ground)

Key terrain

Avenues of approach

Troops

What troops are available

What is their morale

How well have they been trained

Past performance

Time

How much available - For preparation, For rehearsal, For movement

1. state training purpose
2. review events
3. review extent to which training objectives were met
4. have participants summarize good and bad points

1. know yourself and seek improvement
2. be technically and tactically proficient
3. seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions
4. make sound and timely decisions
5. set the example
6. know your soldiers and look out for their well being
7. keep your soldiers informed
8. develop a sense of responsibility in subordinates
9. ensure that the task is understood,, supervised and accomplished
10. train your soldiers as a team
11. employ your unit in accordance with its capabilities

1. insure unity of effort
2. direct friendly strength against enemy weaknesses
3. designate and sustain the main effort
4. sustain the fight
5. move fast, strike hard, and finish rapidly
6. use terrain and weather
7. protect the force

Size

Activity

Location

Unit/Uniform

Time

Equipment

1. observer Identification
2. Location (coded)
3. Azimuth to flash or sound
4. Time (From and To)
5. Area shelled
6. Nature of Fire
7. Type of rounds received (Arty, mortars, etc.)
8. Damage (coded)

M16 460

M79/M203 350 (Area) 150 (Point)

M60 MG 1100 (600 Meter grazing)

50 Cal (M2) 1800 (1000 Meter grazing)

LAW 200

SAW 1000

90mm RCLR 400

106mm RCLR 1097

60mm 3650

81mm 4595 (min from tube 70 meters)

4.2in 5650 (min from tube 920 meters)

TOW 3000 (planning purposes)

TOWII 3750

DRAGON 1000 (planning purposes)

105mm 11500

105mm tank 2 – 2.5 km (optimum engagement range)

120mm tank 2 – 2.5 km (optimum engagement range)

25mm BIFV (Bradley) 2200

155mm M109 A3 18100

M198 24000

8 in Howitzer 22900

60mm 70m (Width) – 30m (Depth)

81mm 100m (Width) – 35m (Depth)

4.2 in 200m (Width) – 35m (Depth)

105mm 200m (Width) – 30m (Depth)

155mm (PLT) 200m (Width) – 50m (Depth)

155mm (BTRY) 400m (Width) – 50m (Depth)

Candidate Platoon Leader will move to the front and report to the instructor at the position of attention if the instructor is an officer and at parade rest if an NCO (ensuring the class is at the position of attention or parade rest as well) as such "Sir/Ma’am (Sergeant)Candidate "_____", Candidate Platoon Leader, Class 39. Xx # of Candidates present for instruction. Sir/Ma’am (Sergeant)" After receiving instructions the Candidate Platoon Leader will execute and about face and relay any instructions necessary and then give the command to "Ground Equipment", then the command "Take Seats". The class will sound off with the class motto and take seats.

The COC will sit in the rear of the classroom at the same table.

At the end of a block of instruction the Candidate Platoon Leader will again report to the instructor in the same fashion as above. After receiving instructions he/she will execute an about face and put out any information necessary and then give the command "Recover Equipment", then the command "Aisle Face", "From front to rear, file out."

The platoon will move rapidly out to formation in front of the classroom and be ready for movement.

Instructional material will be placed on the table to the left with headgear on top of the map case with the OCS insignia facing toward the front of the classroom. A canteen will be placed to the left of the map case facing the front of the classroom also. When tables are not used material and headgear will be placed under the chair in the same fashion.

1. Identification 6. Method of Control
2. Warning Order a. when ready - Standard
3. Target Location b. TOT, at my command - options
4. Target Description
5. Method of Engagement

1. Requesting unit Identification
2. Location (grid)
3. Number of patients (litter or ambulatory)
4. Types of injuries
5. Special equipment needed (type of extraction – helicopter litter etc.)
6. Tactical situation (under fire – type of fire etc.)

1. Identification
2. Precedence / Priority
3. Target description
4. Target location
5. Target time / date
6. Desired ordinance / results
7. Final control

1. Recon – pinpoint objective enemy positions / obstacles
2. Determine weak point, designate supporting positions.
3. Assign PLT / SQD objectives – identify the decisive point
4. Determine main attack: supporting attack and reserve
5. Assign breach – support – assault missions
6. Designate fire control measures
7. Coordinate indirect / direct fires and CAS to time of attack
8. Control measures during attack
9. Security – ground and air
10. Consolidation and reorganization (Assembly area – time etc)

1. position of observer (required)
2. Direction of attack from observer (this or location is required)
3. Date and time of attack (required)
4. Date and time attack ended – illumination time
5. Location of attack (this or direction of attack is required)
6. Means of delivery
7. Type of agent / height of burst (required)

3. Crater present or absent
4. Nuclear Burst Angular Cloud Width measured at H + 5 (minutes)
5. Stabilized cCloud Top Height and or Cloud Bottm Height Measured at H+ 10 (minutes)

1. Establish security
2. Position key weapons

1. coordinate with units to left and right
2. Establis FPF or PDF for MG
3. Mutual support between MG
4. Cover armor approaches with anti armor systems
5. Establish fire control measures

1. Prepare positions

1. check sectors of fire
2. check overhead cover and view positions from enemy vantage
3. position in depth and achieve mutual support between positions
4. Select / Prepare alternate and supplementary positions

1. Integrate indirect fires, CAS, and obstacles with direct and indirect fires.
2. Check commo and establish emergency signals
3. Designate ammo, supply, PW and casualty points

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