ATP-5-0-2-1 Staff Reference Guide Volume 1 Download
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Planning 07 December 2020 ATP 5-0.2-1 69 Paragraph 3 Commander's intent. Concept of operation. Warfighting function concepts. Principal task to subordinate units. Updated operational timeline. Coordinating instructions covering preparation and rehearsal instructions not included in SOPs. Paragraph 4 Initial sustainment paragraph. Paragraph 5 New CCIRs and EEFIs. Annex A Updated task organization. Annex B Updates only. Annex C Updated graphics. Any other annexes created before publishing the WARNORD. Note. This WARNORD is traditionally known as WARNORD #3. It might not be the third WARNORD published, but Soldiers might use this term. Perfection is the enemy of good enough for WARNORD #3. Competing priorities will exist to: (1) get WARNORD #3 out in enough time to be useful, and (2) put a lot of information into it. Reach the minimum standard listed above, and get it to subordinates as quickly as possible. The complete OPORD follows shortly, with the final details. STEP 7. ORDER PRODUCTION, DISSEMINATION, AND TRANSITION 2-227. The purpose of the MDMP is to enable commanders and staffs to develop situational understanding and produce an operation plan or order. The previous six steps of the MDMP helped the commander and staff visualize a problem, create a concept to solve it, and refine a plan. With the selected COA, the staff completes the plan (anything not covered in COA analysis); issues the order; ensures understanding by subordinates, supporting units, and higher headquarters; and begins the transition from planning to preparation in the operations process. Figure 2-14 on page 70 depicts the purpose, inputs, processes, and outputs of orders production, dissemination, and transition. Technique. Staffs must constantly work on the WARNORDs and the OPORD to get both WARNORD #3 and the OPORD produced as quickly as possible. Any products created throughout the process must be in a format that can easily transfer into the WARNORD and OPORD. Making a product twice, such as one for the MDMP and one for publication, is usually time prohibitive.