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1 s LESSON 1 Operation Planning Module 1 Overview: Planning 1. Examine the nature of maneuver warfare philosophy and mission command planning including design and the tenets of top-down planning, the single battle, integrated planning, and future operation planning. [JPME Area 2(a)(b), 4(b), 6(d); CSC 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.4] 2. Compare each step of the MCPP and develop an understanding of the relationships between the steps within the process. [JPME Area 4(b); CSC 2.4] 3. Examine the use of the six warfighting functions, lines of operation, and logical lines of operation/lines of effort in operation planning. [JPME Area 2(a)(b), 4(b)(c)(e); CSC 1.2] 4. Comprehend the significance of the operational approach to stability operations in relation to offensive and defensive operations. [JPME Area 2(a)(b), 3(e), 4(b); CSC 1.3, 2.4] MCWP 5-1, Marine Corps Planning Process (2010): pp. 1-1 to 1-6 and B-1 to B-2 (8 pages). MCDP 1-0, Marine Corps Operations (2011): pp. 1-3 and 3-10 to 3-13 (4 pages). Operational Design, Luck is the residue of design the Battle of Yorktown, LtCol Andrew Straley. Marine Corps Gazette (June 2011): pp. 27 to 30 (3 pages). This reading is also available as recorded audio on the 8908 Blackboard seminar site under this lesson and module. JP 5-0, Joint Operation Planning (2011): pp. III-27 to III-29 (3 pages). JP 3-07, Stability (2016): pp. IV-1, IV-7 to IV-8 and IV-13 to IV-16 (7 pages). Interpret maneuver warfare philosophy, mission command, design and the tenets of planning, and explain how they are applied in conventional and irregular warfare planning. [s 1, 3] 1

2 Compare the steps of the MCPP and explain the relationship between each step. Where should design be applied in the process? [ 2] Explain how the six warfighting functions are used in the MCPP and their relationship to logical lines of operation/lines of effort. [s 3] Explain the relationship between stability operations and offensive and defensive operations. [ 4] Module 2 Overview: Planning Organization 5. Comprehend how the MEF and a JTF may be organized to conduct future operation planning. [JPME Area 1(c), 2(a)(b); CSC 2.4] 6. Comprehend the purpose of a Red Team and when and how it could be used during the planning process. [JPME Area 1(c); CSC 4.4] Module 2 Overview. MCWP 5-1, Marine Corps Planning Process (2010): C-1 to C-6 (6 pages). JP 3-33, Joint Task Force Headquarters (2012): pp. IX-4 to IX-12 (9 pages). JDN 1-16, Command Red Team (2016): V-1 to V-2 and V-5 to V-8 (6 pages). Who are the members of the OPT and what roles do they play? How does the OPT planning organization differ from a Joint Planning Group? How can a Red Team assist an OPT/JPG? [Educational Objectives 5, 6] What advantages and disadvantages are associated with our organization for planning? [ 5] Module 3 Overview: Planning Preparation 7. Demonstrate the ability to make the proper preparations to perform operation planning as a member of an operational planning team. [JPME Area 4(b); CSC 2.4] 2

3 , View Module 3 Overview. MSTP Pamphlet 5-0.2, Operational Planning Team Leader s Guide (2012): pp. 9 to 15 (6 pages). BARBARY SWORD Exercise Guide, Key Events Timeline, Crisis in Tunisia (Part 1), and USAFRICOM BARBARY SWORD WARNING ORDER : pp. 1 to 8 and 9 to 12 (12 pages) MCPP Overview Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI): (36 minutes). Which OPT planning session preparations do you feel are the most important and why? [ 7] Discuss Paragraph 3, Mission, and Paragraph 4, Execution (Concept of Operation Phases), of the USAFRICOM BARBARY SWORD WARNING ORDER Z Aug 20XX. [ 7] LESSON 2 Design and Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace Module 1 Overview: Design and the Commander s 1. Analyze design and the commander s initial injects in problem framing. [JPME Area 4(b), 6(b)(f); CSC 1.5, 2.4, 4.1] 2. Examine the essential design activities and considerations required to understand the environment and the problem. [JPME Area 2(a)(b), 4(b), 6(b)(f); CSC 1.5, 1.6, 4.4] MCWP 5-1, Marine Corps Planning Process (2010): pp. 2-1 to 2-4 and J- 1 to J-2 (6 pages). JWFC Pam 10, Design in Military Operations (2010): pp. 3 to 17 (15 pages). 3

4 What is the importance and content of the commander s orientation for the design dialogue? [ 1] To better understand the environment and problem what might be useful items to consider? [ 2] Module 2 Overview: The IPB/JIPOE Process 3. Examine the role of the IPB/JIPOE process in operation planning. [JPME Area 2(a)(b), 4(b); CSC 2.4, 4.4] Module 2 Overview. JP , Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (2014): pp. xi to xvi (6 pages). Analyze how the IPB/JIPOE process supports the planning process at the operational and tactical levels of war. [ 3] Evaluate the steps of the IPB/JIPOE process. Are they logical? Are they in the correct order? Should there be fewer steps or additional steps? [ 3] Module 3 Overview: Intelligence Products and Decision Support Tools 4. Analyze the techniques and procedures involved in the IPB process and the development of intelligence products and decision support tools. [JPME Area 4(b); CSC 2.4, 4.2, 4.3] Module 3 Overview. MCWP 5-1, Marine Corps Planning Process (2010): pp. E-2 to E-7 (6 pages). 4

5 What are the various IPB products and how are they used? [ 4] Who is responsible for preparing detailed IPB products? Do you agree? [ 4] Module 4 Overview: Culture and the IPB/JIPOE Process 5. Analyze culture and its importance to understanding the operational environment. [JPME Area 4(f); CSC 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.3], View Module 4 Overview. FM 3-24/MCWP , Insurgencies and Countering Insurgencies (2014): pp. 3-1 to 3-4 (4 pages). BARBARY SWORD Exercise Guide, USAFRICOM PLANORD for Operation BARBARY SWORD: pp. 13 to 18; and CJTF-Tunisia OPORD 2000-XX: pp. 19 to 28 (16 pages). Design and the IPB interactive multimedia instruction (IMI): (30 minutes). Why has culture been given increased emphasis in operation planning? What might a cultural situation assessment include and why is it important? [ 5] Scrutinize how to effectively incorporate culture into the MCPP. [ 5] LESSON 3 Problem Framing Module 1 Overview: Problem Framing 1. Analyze the injects, activities, and results associated with the problem framing step. [JPME Area 4(b); CSC 2.4, 4.4] 5

6 MCWP 5-1, Marine Corps Planning Process (2010): pp. 2-4 to 2-9 (6 pages). Compare specified tasks, implied tasks, and essential tasks; where they come from; and their relationship to the mission statement. [Educational Objective 1] What is commander s concept and what should it include? What is the relationship between the commander s concept and commander s intent? [ 1] Module 2 Overview: Operational Areas/Battlespace 2. Examine what comprises the MEF s battlespace. [JPME Area 4(b); CSC 2.4] Module 2 Overview. JP 3-0, Joint Operations (2011): pp. IV-1 to IV-5 and IV-11 to IV-14 (9 pages). What types of areas comprise the MEF s battlespace? How do these areas relate to the contiguous and noncontiguous battlespace concept? [ 2] Differentiate the information environment and systems perspective from the physical areas and factors of the operational environment. [ 2] Module 3 Overview: Centers of Gravity Analysis 3. Evaluate the application of COG analysis within the Marine Corps Planning Process. [JPME Area 2(a), 4(b), 6(b); CSC 1.6, 2.4, 4.4] 6

7 Module 3 Overview. JP 5-0, Joint Operation Planning (2011): pp. III-22 to III-27 (5 pages). Reference Perspectives on Warfighting. Centers of Gravity & Critical Vulnerabilities: Building on the Clausewitzian Foundation So That We Can All Speak the Same Language (no. 4, 2 nd ed.) (1996). Dr. Joe Strange: pp. 4 to 12, and pp. 27 to 34. Define and assess the framework of critical factors that should be used to analyze centers of gravity. [ 3] What is a decisive point and what is its relationship to center of gravity analysis? [ 3] Module 4 Overview: Terminology 4. Assess the importance of the proper use of terminology in planning. [JPME Area 4(b); CSC 1.6, 2.4, 4.4] Module 4 Overview. Reference MSTP Pamphlet 5-0.3, MAGTF Planner s Reference Manual (2012): pp. V- 3 to V-5. In your experience, when has unclear or confusing terminology caused problems during operation planning? [ 4] What terms require task completion definition or intent (purpose)? [ 4] What task(s) should the MEF be assigned for Barbary Sword Phase III? [ 4] Module 5 Overview: Assessment 7

8 5. Analyze the assessment process and its impact on the Marine Corps Planning Process. [JPME Area 2(a), 4(b), 6(b); CSC 1.6, 2.4, 4.4] Module 5 Overview. JP 5-0, Joint Operation Planning (2011): pp. D-1 to D-10 (10 pages). Examine how assessment is tied/linked to the commander s decisionmaking process. What are some examples? [Educational Objective 5] Assess the importance and provide examples of properly worded measures of effectiveness (MOEs), which are both measurable and relevant to an established condition. [ 5] Module 6 Overview: Information Management 6. Analyze how information management (IM) supports planning, decisionmaking, execution, and assessment (PDE&A). [JPME Area 4(b); CSC 2.4, 4.4], View Module 6 Overview. MCWP , Information Management (2014): pp. 2-5 to 2-6, 3-4 to 3-9, 4-1 to 4-4, A-1 to A-3 (15 pages). BARBARY SWORD Exercise Guide, CJTF-Tunisia OPORD 2000-XX: pp. 28 to 40 (13 pages). Problem Framing interactive multimedia instruction (IMI): (50 minutes). Reference MCWP , Information Management (2014): pp. B-1 to C-8. Examine the role commander s intent, commander s planning guidance, and CCIRs play in information management. [ 6] 8

9 Evaluate the effectiveness of your information management experiences with the information management principles and information quality characteristics. [ 6] What type of information should be generated for operation Barbary Sword to support the commander s planned decisions? [Educational Objective 6] LESSON 4 Problem Framing Practical Exercise Module 1 Overview: Planning Guidance 1. Develop the products/results of the problem framing step using the appropriate injects and activities (with a special emphasis on the construction of the mission statement). [JPME Area 2(c), 3(a)(b)(c)(f), 4(b)(g), 6(b)(d)(e)(f); CSC 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 6.1, 6.2, 7.2] BARBARY SWORD Exercise Guide, CJTF-Tunisia OPORD 2000-XX Annexes A, C, and J (including appendices and tabs): pp. A-1 to A-18, C- 1 to C-19-3, and J-1 to J-1-1; and CJTF-T FRAGORD 02 to OPORD XX: pp. 71 to 74; and II MEF Commander s Orientation for Phase III: pp. 77 to 80 (69 pages). Reference BARBARY SWORD Exercise Guide, CTF-Tunisia OPORD 2000-XX Annexes B and D: pp. B-1 to B-1-4, D-1 to D-7-8 and P-1 to W-4. Products for Development (Exercise Assignments) Identify Phase III MEF specified, implied, and essential tasks. [ 1] Perform a center of gravity analysis on the Libyan forces and the MEF. [ 1] 9

10 Draft the proposed Phase III MEF mission statement, refine the commander s intent, and identify planning assumptions for approval. [ 1] LESSON 5 Course of Action Development and War Game Module 1 Overview: COA Development 1. Examine the injects, activities, and results associated with the COA development step. [JPME Area 2(a)(b), 4(b)(c), 6(b); CSC 1.6, 2.4, 4.4] MCWP 5-1, Marine Corps Planning Process (2010): pp. 3-1 to 3-5 and pp. E-8 to E-10 (8 pages). JP 3-0, Joint Operations (2011): pp. V-5 to V-9 (5 pages). Reference MCWP 5-1, Marine Corps Planning Process (2010): pp. G-1 to G-6. While developing initial COAs, should planners consider all possible solutions, or only those that strictly meet the commander s planning guidance? Explain. [ 1] Compare and contrast COA graphics and narratives for conventional operations and stability operations. [ 1] Module 2 Overview: Essential Task Analysis 2. Describe how to apply essential task analysis in the Marine Corps Planning Process. [JPME Area 6(f); CSC 4.4, 4.7] 10

11 View 8908 AY-17 s, Assignments, Module 2 Overview. COA Development interactive multimedia instruction (IMI): (80 minutes). Should essential task analysis be performed earlier in the Marine Corps Planning Process (during problem framing)? Why or why not? [ 2] Is essential task analysis necessary to continue planning, or is the center of gravity analysis sufficient? Why? [ 2] s Module 3 Overview: COA War Game 3. Examine the injects, activities, and results associated with the COA war game step. [JPME Area 4(b)(c)(f), 6(b); CSC 2.4, 4.4] 4. Analyze how to apply the red and green cells in the Marine Corps Planning Process. [JPME Area 4(b); CSC 2.4], View Module 3 Overview. MCWP 5-1, Marine Corps Planning Process (2010): pp. 4-1 to 4-4, E-9, E- 11, and F-1 to F-7 (13 pages). COA War Game interactive multimedia instruction (IMI): (72 minutes). Reference MSTPP 2-0.1, Red Cell Green Cell (2011): pp. Red-1 to Red-4, and Green-1 to Green-3. With regard to the red cell, should the COA war game be an unbiased force-on-force exercise; or a scripted, closely controlled exercise? Should the red cell try to win the war game? [s 3, 4] How should the red and green cells be task-organized and staffed? [ 4] 11

12 What value do you place on COA war game and why? [Educational Objective 3] LESSON 6 Course of Action Development Practical Exercise Module 1 Overview: Planning Guidance 1. Develop the products/results of the COA development step using the appropriate injects and activities. [JPME Area 2(c), 3(a)(b)(c)(f), 4(b)(c)(e)(g)(h), 6(b)(e)(f); CSC 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.7, 6.1, 6.2, 7.2] Review BARBARY SWORD Exercise Guide: (20 minutes). All planning products produced during step one, problem framing: (30 minutes). Products for Development (Exercise Assignments) Draft one COA graphic and narrative that is suitable, feasible, acceptable, complete, and distinguishable (from COA 2 in the IMI), and identify its task organization. [ 1] Develop the initial synchronization matrix required to war game the COA. [ 1] Derive the event template and matrix from the situation template. [ 1] 12

13 LESSON 7 Course of Action War Game Practical Exercise Module 1 Overview: War Game Guidance s 1. Develop the products/results of the COA war game step using the appropriate injects and activities. [JPME Area 2(c), 3(a)(b)(c)(f), 4(b)(c)(e)(g)(h), 6(b)(e)(f); CSC 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.7, 6.1, 6.2, 7.2] 2. Apply the red and green cell concepts in the Marine Corps Planning Process. [JPME Area 4(b)(f); CSC 4.7, 6.1, 6.2, 7.2] Review View BARBARY SWORD Exercise Guide: (20 minutes). All planning products produced and updated during step two, COA development: (30 minutes). Command and Staff College Resident School BARBARY DAGGER Exercise COA War Game Demonstration: (48 minutes). 1 (Below are the accompanying War Game Brief and Worksheet.) o War Game Demonstration Brief. 2 o War Game Demonstration Worksheet. 3 Computer-aided Modeling and Simulation Applications for COA Wargaming video: (30 minutes).4 1 COA War Game Demonstration video available on the Blackboard Seminar Site and on the course CD (if issued). 2 War Game Demonstration Brief available in the OPT Toolkit on the Blackboard Seminar Site and on the course CD (if issued). 3 War Game Demonstration Worksheet available in the OPT Toolkit on the Blackboard Seminar Site and on the Student Course CD (if issued). 4 Computer-aided Modeling and Simulation Applications for COA Wargaming video available on the Blackboard Seminar Site and on the course CD (if issued). 13

14 Products for Development (Exercise Assignments) Update the synchronization matrix and fill in the war game worksheet matrix for the first two turns of the war game. [Educational Objectives 1, 2] Develop the decision support template and matrix, which corresponds with the synchronization matrix/war game worksheet. [Educational Objective 1] LESSON 8 COURSE OF ACTION COMPARISON AND DECISION, ORDERS DEVELOPMENT, AND TRANSITION (and Practical Exercise) Module 1 Overview: Course of Action Comparison and Decision s 1. Analyze the injects, activities, and results associated with the COA comparison and decision step. [JPME Area 4(b)(g), 6(b)(e)(f); CSC 2.4, 4.4] 2. Use the COA comparison and decision step injects and activities to create the appropriate results of this step in the context of operational level planning. [JPME Area 2(c), 3(f), 4(b)(g)(h), 6(b)(e)(f); CSC 4.5, 4.7, 6.1, 6.2, 7.2], View MCWP 5-1, Marine Corps Planning Process (2010): pp. 5-1 to 5-2, E-9 and E-11 (4 pages). COA Comparison and Decision interactive multimedia instruction (IMI): (25 minutes). Products for Development (Exercise Assignments) Evaluate the activities of the COA comparison and decision step; and advantages and disadvantages of your OPT COA 1 using the commander s evaluation criteria. [s 1, 2] Develop a COA comparison matrix that compares COA 2 in the IMI with your OPT COA 1. [ 2] 14

15 s Module 2 Overview: Orders Development 3. Recognize the injects, activities, and results associated with the orders development step. [JPME Area 2(b), 4(b)(g)(h); CSC 2.4, 4.4] 4. Use the orders development step injects and activities to create the appropriate results of this step in the context of operational level planning. [JPME Area 4(b), 6(e); CSC 4.5, 4.7, 6.1, 6.2, 7.2], View Reference Module 2 Overview. MCWP 5-1, Marine Corps Planning Process (2010): pp. 6-1 to 6-2 and K-1 to K-25 (27 pages). Orders Development IMI: (30 minutes). MCWP 5-1, Marine Corps Planning Process (2010): pp. K-26 to K-70. Products for Development Discuss the activities and formats of orders development; and draft Paragraph 3.b. Concept of Operations of the base OPORD. [s 3, 4] Draft Paragraph 3.c. Tasks of the base OPORD. [Educational Objective 4] s Module 3 Overview: Transition 5. Analyze the injects, activities, and results associated with the transition step. [JPME Area 4(b)(g)(h); CSC 2.4, 4.4] 6. Use the transition step injects and activities to create the appropriate results of this step in the context of operational level planning. [JPME Area 4(b), 6(e); CSC 4.5, 4.7, 6.1, 6.2, 7.2], View Module 3 Overview. 15

16 MCWP 5-1, Marine Corps Planning Process (2010): pp. 7-1 to 7-2 (2 pages). Transition IMI: (25 minutes). Products for Development (Exercise Assignments) Evaluate the activities of the transition step, including the types of transition drills and their application at the MEF level of command. [s 5, 6] Formulate a plan of activities to transition the MEF operation order to its major supporting commands for Operation BARBARY SWORD. [ 6] LESSON F1 PROBLEM FRAMING FOR STABILITY OPERATIONS (and Practical Exercise) Module 1 Overview: Stabilization Planning 1. Determine the proper application of the three tenets of Marine Corps planning for stability operations. [JPME Area 2(a), 4(b); CSC 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.4], Listen In Search of the Single Battle. LtCol Wayne A. Sinclair. Marine Corps Gazette (February 2007): pp. 64 to 68 (5 pages). This reading is also available as recorded audio on the 8908 Blackboard seminar site under this lesson and module. JP 3-07, Stability (2016): pp. IV-17 to IV-33 (17 pages). JP 3-24, Counterinsurgency (2013): pp. V-1 to V-7 (7 pages). Do the MCPP tenets of the single battle and top-down planning remain applicable to stability operations? [ 1] How does the tenet of integrated planning differ for stability operations when compared to conventional operations? [ 1] 16

17 Module 2 Overview: Design and the Commander s Initial Intent and Guidance s 2. Appraise the special considerations of the joint intelligence preparation of the operational environment (JIPOE) for irregular warfare/stability operations. [JPME Area 2(a), 3(a), 4(b)(d)(f); CSC 1.2, 1.3, 2.4, 4.4, 5.1] 3. Examine logical lines of operation design considerations for stability operations. [JPME Area 2(a)(b), 3(e), 4(b)(e), 6(a)(f); CSC 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.4, 3.2, 4.1] Module 2 Overview. JP , Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (2014): pp. VII-1 to VII-15 (15 pages). Campaign Planning: Tools of the Trade, Second Edition (2006). Dr. Jack D. Kem, Col, USA (Ret.). U.S. Army Command and General Staff College: pp. 32 to 43 (12 pages). BARBARY SWORD Exercise Guide, CJTF-T FRAGORD 03 to OPORD 2000-XX; and II MEF Commander s Orientation for FRAGORD 03 to II MEF OPORD 2000-XX: pp. 155 to 159 and 161 to 164 (9 pages). Visualize and discuss the operational environment for Phase IV of Operation BARBARY SWORD. Determine what should characterize each of the MEF s deep, close, and rear fights. [ 2] Determine problem solving framework considerations for Phase IV of Operation BARBARY SWORD. [ 3] s Module 3 Overview: Problem Framing 4. Analyze the injects, activities, and results associated with the problem framing step for stability operations. [JPME Area 4(b); CSC 2.4, 4.4, 5.1] 5. Use the problem framing step injects and activities to create the appropriate results of this step in the context of operational level planning for stability operations. [JPME Area 1(a)(c), 2(c), 3(e), 4(b)(e)(f), 6(a)(b)(c)(e)(f); CSC 2.5, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.2] 17

18 Module 3 Overview. Phase IV JIPOE and JFC Orientation and Guidance: (20 pages). Products for Development Perform MEF Phase IV task analysis. [s 4, 5] Perform enemy and friendly center of gravity analyses. [Educational Objectives 4, 5] Draft the proposed MEF Phase IV mission statement and refine the commander s intent. [s 4, 5] Draft the proposed commander s concept by LOO. [Educational Objectives 4, 5] LESSON F2 COA DEVELOPMENT FOR STABILITY OPERATIONS (and Practical Exercise) Module 1 Overview: Course of Action Development s 1. Analyze the injects, activities, and results associated with the COA development step in a stability operations environment. [JPME Area 2(a)(b), 3(a)(c)(e)(g), 4(b)(c)(e)(f)(g)(h), 6(a)(b)(c)(e)(f); CSC 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.4, 3.2, 4.4] 2. Create the appropriate results of the COA development step in the context of operational level planning for stability operations. [JPME Area 1(a)(c), 2(a)(b)(c), 3(a)(c)(e)(f)(g), 4(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h), 6(a)(b)(c)(e)(f); CSC 2.5, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.7, 6.1, 6.2, 7.2] MCDP 1-0, Marine Corps Operations (2011): pp to 12-6 (4 pages). MCWP 5-1, Marine Corps Planning Process (2010): pp. E-9 and E-11 to E- 18, and I-1 to I-2 (11 pages). JP 3-07, Stability (2016): pp. IV-8 to IV-13 (6 pages). JP 3-24, Counterinsurgency (2013): pp. V-8 to V-18 (11 pages). Commander s COA Development Guidance: (2 pages). 18

19 Reference 8908 AY-17 s, Assignments, District Stability Framework (DSF), Social Science Underpinnings of Complex Operations, MORS Mini-Symposium, U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of Military Affairs (2010). Products for Development Think critically and consider approaches beyond your military core competencies. Then devise the following: The methods and end state for each LOO, while identifying the resources required for their execution; Information operations concept of support methods and end state; LOO essential tasks/operational objectives; CCIRs and assessment recommendations; COA evaluation criteria recommendations. [s 1, 2] LESSON F3 COA WARGAMING FOR STABILITY OPERATIONS (and Practical Exercise) s Module 1 Overview: War Game Guidance 1. Analyze the injects, activities, and results associated with the COA wargaming step in a stability operations environment. [JPME Area 3(a)(c)(e)(g), 4(b)(c)(e)(f)(g)(h), 6(a)(b)(c)(e)(f); CSC 1.6, 2.1, 2.4, 3.2, 4.4] 2. Create the appropriate results of the COA wargaming step in the context of operational-level planning for stability operations. [JPME Area 1(a)(c), 2(c), 3(a)(c)(e)(f)(g), 4(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h), 6(a)(b)(c)(e)(f); CSC 2.5, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.7, 6.1, 6.2, 7.2] FM 6-0, Commander and Staff Organization and Operations (2014): pp to 9-38 (14 pages). 19

20 Campaign Planning: Tools of the Trade, 2nd edition (2006). Dr. Jack D. Kem, Col, USA (Ret.). U.S. Army Command and General Staff College: pp. 67 to 72 (5 pages). Products for Development War game your COA LOOs on the SADR triangle. Capture your results by completing the following: Modified COA War Game Worksheet; Decision Support Template/Matrix. [s 1, 2] 20

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