ATP-5-0-2-1 Staff Reference Guide Volume 1 Download
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Chapter 2 64 ATP 5-0.2-1 07 December 2020 Refines situation and event templates, including NAIs that support DPs. Refines the event template with corresponding DPs, TAIs, and HVTs. Participates in targeting to nominate HPTs from HVTs identified during IPB. Recommends PIRs that correspond to DPs. Refines civil considerations overlays, databases, and data files. Refines the MCOO and terrain effects matrices. Refines weather products that outline critical weather impacts on operations. Movement and Maneuver Responsibilities 2-211. The operations officer or maneuver lead planner assists the commander with the rehearsal. The operations officer— Portrays the friendly scheme of maneuver, including the employment of information-related capabilities. Ensures subordinate unit actions comply with the commander's intent. 2-212. During COA analysis, either the plans officer, lead maneuver planner, or the operations officer assumes the role of lead movement and maneuver planner and represents the movement and maneuver warfighting function. The lead movement and maneuver planner role plays the friendly maneuver commander. Various staff officers assist the lead movement and maneuver planner, such as the aviation officer and engineer officer. The lead movement and maneuver planner executes friendly maneuver as outlined in the COA sketch and statement. The movement and maneuver planner and team assesses warfighting function requirements, solutions, and concepts for each COA; develops plans and orders; and determines potential branches and sequels arising from the various COAs analyzed. They confirm friendly actions are physically possible. For example, they ensure planners are using the appropriate rates of march when moving over restricted terrain and make sure areas, such as the position areas for artillery and the brigade support areas, are suitable for the terrain. Planning staffs ensure that, if COA analysis does not cover every operational aspect of the mission, the omitted details are determined before publishing an order. Planning staffs complete the DST and DSM for each COA. Fires Responsibilities 2-213. The fires section assesses the fire support feasibility of each analyzed COA. This section develops a proposed HPT list, target selection standards, and attack guidance matrix. The fires section works with the intelligence section to identify NAIs and TAIs for enemy indirect fire weapon systems, and identifies HPTs and additional events that may influence the positioning of field artillery and ADA assets. The fires section also lists possible defended assets for ADA forces and assists the commander in making a final determination about asset priority. Protection Responsibilities 2-214. The chief of protection or commander's designated representative assesses protection element requirements, refines EEFIs, and develops a scheme of protection for each analyzed COA. The chief of protection— Refines the critical asset list and the defended asset list. Assesses hazards. Develops risk control measures and mitigation measures for threats and hazards. Establishes personnel recovery coordination measures. Techniques. For COA analysis, the lead intelligence officer should assign responsibilities to available staff members within the section (such as enemy commander and friendly intelligence officer), and then assist each in their briefs, instead of trying to accomplish it all themselves. Have liaison officers role play their units, since they are the most knowledgeable about them.