ATP-5-0-2-1 Staff Reference Guide Volume 1 Download
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Planning 07 December 2020 ATP 5-0.2-1 111 2-334. An initial WARNORD can alert IC assets to begin collection activities. If this is the case, the initial WARNORD includes— Named areas of interest covered. Collection tasks and specific information requirements. Precise guidance on the infiltration method, reporting criteria, timelines, fire support, and casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) plan. See appendix C for details on commander's initial guidance required for reconnaissance operations. Initial Planning Guidance 2-335. Commanders issue planning guidance following the approval of the restated mission and mission analysis brief. Part of a commander's planning guidance, the initial CCIR and any portion that concerns IC guidance, is directly related to collection activities. The guidance for planning should contain sufficient information for the operations and intelligence sections to develop and draft the IC plan. If the commander does not present the required information, the operations officer must ask for it. At a minimum, a commander's planning guidance includes— Current CCIRs. Focus and tempo. Engagement criteria. Acceptable risk to assets. 2-336. Commanders issue their intent with their initial planning guidance. The staff verifies that the draft IC plan is synchronized with the commander's intent and assess any ongoing IC activities. The staff recommends changes to support the commander's intent, CCIRs, and concept of operations. Refined Commander's Intent, CCIR, and EEFI 2-337. After the decision brief, the commander selects a COA and issues final planning guidance. Final planning guidance includes any new CCIRs, including the LTIOV and rehearsals. The Role of the Staff 2-338. The COS or XO directs the efforts of coordinating and special staff officers, integrates and synchronizes plans and orders, and supervises management of the CCIRs. Intelligence officers work with the entire staff to identify collection requirements, including those assets and resources that provide answers to the CCIRs, and implement the IC plan. Intelligence staffs determine collection requirements (based on input from the commander and staff), develop an information matrix, and continue to work with the staff to create the IC plan. 2-339. The operations and intelligence officers collaboratively develop an IC plan and ensure its synchronization with the operations plan. Throughout the planning process, staffs develop requirements, including CCIRs, and put those into the IC plan. Staffs also monitor the situation and progress of the operation toward the commander's desired goal. They prepare and update running estimates and determine if adjustments to the operation are required. Throughout the process, the staff continually updates an IC plan when the situation changes, requirements are answered, or new requirements emerge. 2-340. The 2X is the counterintelligence and human intelligence operations manager who works directly for the intelligence officer. The 2X manages counterintelligence and human intelligence operations in support of the overall unit operation. By coordinating with the intelligence officer, a 2X helps to plan IC, task human intelligence collection assets, and determine which assets would best answer information requirements. This information aids in developing requirements planning tools and the overall collection plan. Not all echelons have a 2X. IMPORTANCE OF TASKING AND DIRECTING 2-341. The operations staff integrates collection assets through a deliberate and coordinated effort across all warfighting functions. Tasking and directing IC is vital to control limited collection assets. During