AVC3 MDMP Test Study Cards (19-001)
Exam/243 Questions and Answers
7 Steps of MDMP - -- Receipt of the Mission
- Mission Analysis
-COA Development
-COA Analysis (War Game)
-COA Comparison
-COA Approval
-Orders Production
-Step 1: Receipt of the Mission Sub-steps - --Conduct Initial Assessment of
time and resources available to plan, prepare, and begin execution for an
operation
-Time more than any other factor determines the detail to which the
commander and staff can plan.
-Issue the CDRs Initial Guidance
-Issue the Initial Warning Order. At a minimum include:
-- Type of operation
--General location of the operation
--Initial timeline
--Any movement or reconnaissance to intiate
-Step 2: Mission Analysis Sub-steps - --IPB is a 4 step process
--Define the Operational (battlefield) Environment
--Describe the Environmental (Battlefield's) Effects on the Operations
--Evaluate the Threat
--Determine Threat Courses of Action
The G2/S2 leads the staff through the IPB process. The S2, XO, and S3 are all
responsible for IPB
-Step 2: Mission Analysis cont. Sub-steps Area of Operations (AO) definition -
-The AO is the geographical area where the commander is assigned the
RESPONSIBILITY and AUTHORITY to conduct military operations.
-Step 2: Mission Analysis cont. Sub-steps Area of Influence (AI) Definition - -
Area if Influence (AI) a geographical area wherein a commander is directly
capable of INFLUENCING OPERATIONS by maneuver or fire support systems
normally under commander's command or control.
-Step 2: Mission Analysis cont. Sub-steps Area of Interest (AOI) definition - -
a geographical area which INFORMATION AND INTELLIGENCE ARE REQUIRED
to permit planning or successful conduct of the command's operation.
Political
Military
Economic
Social
Information
Infrastructure
Physical Environment
Time
-Step 2: Mission Analysis OAKOC - -OAKOC
-Observation and Fields of Fire (Observation: ability to see threat visually or
through use of surveillance: Fields of Fire is the area that a wpn or group of
wpns may effectively cover with fire from a given position)
-Avenue of Approach (an air or gnd rte of an attacking force of a given size
leading to it's OBJ or key terrain in it's path)
-Key and Decisive Terrain (Key terrain is any locality or area the seizure,
retention, or control of which affords a marked advantage to either
combatant. Decisive terrain is key terrain that has an extraordinary impact
on the mission)
-Obstacles (any natural or manmade terrain features that stop, impede, or
divert military movement (gnd/air)
-Cover and Concealment (Cover is protection from the effects of direct and
indirect fires. Concealment is protection from observation)
, -Step 2: Mission Analysis MCOO - -Modified Combined Obstacle Overlay
(MCOO): Integrates the elements of Combined Obstacle Overlay (COO) and
cross country mobility classifications, AAs and mobility corridors,
countermobility obstacles, defensible terrain, engagement areas, and key
terrain.
-Step 2: Mission Analysis Mobility Corridors - -Mobility Corridors: Areas
where a force will be canalized due to terrain. Relatively free of obstacles
and allows military forces to capitalize on the principles of mass and speed.
-Step 2: Mission Analysis HVT, HPT definitions - -- High Value Target: Assets
the THREAT CDR requires for the successful completion of a specific COA.
-High Payoff Target: a target whose loss to the THREAT will contribute to the
success of the friendly COA
-Step 2: Mission Analysis Event Template definition - -Event Template: a
tool that guides ISR synchronization/planning. It consists of named areas of
interest (NAIs), Enemy Decision Points, and time phase lines.
-Step 2: Mission Analysis NAI and Target Areas of Interest Definitions - --
Named Area of Interest: a geographical area where information that will
satisfy a specific information requirement can be collected. It is where the
threat COAs differ and answers a specific question.
-Targeted Areas of Interest: The geographical area where high-value targets
can be acquired and engaged by friendly forces
-Step 2: Mission Analysis Decision Points and Engagement Area definitions -
--Decision Points: a point in space and time where the commander or staff
anticipates making a decision concerning a specific friendly course of action
-Engagement Area: an area where the commander intends to contain and
destroy an enemy force with the massed effects of all avail. wpns and
supporting systems.
-Step 2: Mission Analysis Specified, Implied and Essential Tasks definitions -
-Specified Tasks: a task SPECIFICALLY assigned to a unit by it's higher
headquarters.
Implied Tasks: a task that must be performed to accomplish a specified task
or mission, but is NOT STATED in the higher headquarters order.
Essential Tasks: a specified or implied task the MUST be executed to
accomplish the mission. Essential tasks are ALWAYS included in the unit's
mission statement.
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