ATP-5-0-2-1 Staff Reference Guide Volume 1 Download
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Planning 07 December 2020 ATP 5-0.2-1 63 COA analysis session. In a time-constrained environment, this officer ensures that, at a minimum, the DO is analyzed. 2-200. The signal officer assesses network operations, spectrum management operations, network defense, and information protection feasibility for each analyzed COA. The signal officer determines communications systems requirements and compares them to available assets, identifies potential shortfalls, and recommends actions to eliminate or reduce their effects. 2-201. The following staff officers and sections are not available to all units. If unavailable to units, leaders can assign some or all of the responsibilities below to their own staffs. 2-202. The information operations officer assesses the information operations concept of support against the ability of information-related capabilities to execute tasks in support of each analyzed COA. The officer also evaluates the effectiveness of integrated information-related capabilities to impact various audiences and populations in and outside of the AO. The information operations officer, in coordination with the electromagnetic warfare officer, integrates information operations with cyberspace electromagnetic activities. 2-203. The civil affairs officer assesses how operations affect civilians. Host-nation support and care of dislocated civilians are of particular concern. The civil affairs officer's analysis considers how operations affect public order and safety, the potential for disaster relief requirements, noncombatant evacuation operations, emergency services, and the protection of culturally significant sites. This officer provides feedback on how the culture in the AO affects each COA. 2-204. The red team provides the commander and intelligence officer with an independent capability to fully explore alternatives. The staff looks at plans, operations, concepts, organizations, and capabilities of the operational environment from the perspectives of enemies, unified action partners, and others. 2-205. The electromagnetic warfare officer provides information on the electromagnetic warfare target list, electromagnetic attack taskings, electromagnetic attack requests, and the electromagnetic warfare portions of the collection matrix and the attack guidance matrix. Additionally, the electromagnetic warfare officer assesses threat vulnerabilities, friendly electromagnetic warfare capabilities, friendly actions relative to electromagnetic warfare activities, and other cyberspace electromagnetic activities not covered by the signal or intelligence officer. 2-206. The legal advisor advises the commander on all matters pertaining to law, policy, regulation, good order, and discipline for each analyzed COA. This officer provides legal advice across the range of military operations on law of war, rules of engagement, international agreements, Geneva conventions, treatment and disposition of noncombatants, and legal aspects of targeting. 2-207. The operations research and systems analysis (ORSA) staff section provides analytic support to the commander to plan and assess operations. Specific responsibilities include— Providing quantitative analytic support, including regression and trend analysis, to planning and assessment activities. Assisting other staff members in developing customized analytical tools for specific requirements, providing quality control capabilities, and conducting assessments to measure the effectiveness of operations. Intelligence Responsibilities 2-208. During COA analysis, the intelligence section has two functions. One is to role play the enemy commander, other threat organizations in the AO, and critical civil considerations in the AO (if no civil affairs representative exists). The other is to lead friendly intelligence activities. 2-209. When role playing the enemy commander, intelligence officers execute threat maneuver as outlined in the event template and enemy DSM. They also project enemy reactions to friendly actions and project enemy losses. While trying to realistically win the war game for the enemy, the intelligence section ensures that the staff fully addresses friendly responses for each enemy COA. 2-210. For the friendly force, the intelligence section— Refines intelligence and information requirements and planning requirements tools.