ATP-5-0-2-1 Staff Reference Guide Volume 1 Download
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Planning 07 December 2020 ATP 5-0.2-1 65 Implements operational area security to include securing lines of communications, antiterrorism measures, detention operations, and law enforcement operations. Ensures survivability measures to reduce vulnerabilities. Refines chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear operations. Sustainment Responsibilities 2-215. During COA analysis, the personnel section assesses the personnel aspect of building and maintaining combat power of units. This section identifies potential shortfalls and recommends COAs to ensure units maintain adequate manning to accomplish their mission. The personnel section is also responsible for providing initial and updated casualty estimates, with the assistance of the surgeon. 2-216. The logistics section assesses the status of all logistics functions, determines the logistics feasibility of each COA, determines critical requirements for each supply class, and identifies potential problems and deficiencies. This section compares requirements to available assets to identify potential shortfalls. The logistics officer recommends actions to eliminate shortfalls or reduce their effects and ensures that available movement times and assets support each COA. While improvising can contribute to responsiveness, only accurately forecasting requirements can ensure effective sustainment. 2-217. To ensure a fit and healthy force, a surgeon section coordinates, monitors, and synchronizes execution of health system activities for the command for each analyzed COA. A surgeon works with the human resources section to develop a casualty estimate and derives required medical support from the updated estimates (see paragraph G-158). 2-218. During COA analysis, the financial management section assesses the commander's AO to determine the best COA for resource use. The assessment includes core functions of financial management: resource management and finance operations. This section determines partner relationships (joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational) and requirements for special funding and supports the logistics section in the procurement process. STEP 5. COA COMPARISON 2-219. COA comparison is an objective process that evaluates COAs independently and against set evaluation criteria recommended by the staff and approved by the commander to identify advantages and disadvantages. The staff then compares the COAs advantages and disadvantages against each other to determine the difference between each COA in terms of cost and benefit of the various evaluation criteria. The comparison enables the commander to make a better-informed decision. Figure 2-11 on page 66 depicts the purpose, inputs, processes, and outputs of COA comparison.