Used in conjunction with Operations Orders and SOM/Tasks Guidance

(1) Orientation: Brief Big to Small North Borders of Area of Operations (AO) Tactical Control Measures (TCMs) Prominent Terrain Features LZs General terrain makeup Vegetation Visibility Road Surfaces Trafficability by foot/vehicle Weather Illumination Local history (2) Situation: Enemy: Composition, Disposition, Strength: In narrative format Time Size Unit Activity Location Equipment Capabilities and Limitations In narrative format Capabilities to Defend Limitations to Defend Capabilities to Reinforce Limitations to Reinforce Capabilities to Attack Limitations to Attack Capabilities to Withdraw Limitations to Withdraw Capabilities to Delay Limitations to Delay EMLCOA Paint the EN SOM Orientation of EN Suspected EN engagement areas Suspected EN LP/OP Suspected locations of MGs Orientation of MGs Suspected ASLT POS Suspected EN Ambush sites Suspected EN Patrol Routes What the EN will do on contact Suspected EN withdraw routes Suspected EN plans upon withdraw

ON CONTACT(for each en pos) Friendly: Higher, Mission Higher Intent (endstate only) Adjacent Units North: Brief units mission if it directly affects you East: Brief units mission if it directly affects you. South: Brief units mission if it directly affects you. West: Brief units mission if it directly affects you Supporting Units Unit Location Support Relationship Priority of Fires Attachments & Detachments: Date and Time effective (3) Mission Highers task to you 5 Ws Tactical task and purpose (4) Execution: Commanders Intent: Purpose nested with highers purpose Method: Critical Strength Critical Weakness Exploitation Plan Endstate: In relation to EN In relation to FR In relation to Terrain Concept of Operations: Scheme of Maneuver: Direction of Advance/Movement Form of Maneuver Distribution of Forces Formations for movement through TCMs Described the terrain as you are moving over it. State when your formations are transitioning Limit of advance Hasty 180 Where is 1200 (direction of assault) Clock method Consolidate 360 Orientation of 360 Cardinal direction Clock method Fire Support Plan

Used in conjunction with Operations Orders and SOM/Tasks Guidance Overall: The purpose of my fire support plan is
to Each Target: Task: Suppress, Neutralize, or Destroy Purpose: IOT Location Observer (Primary/Alternate) Trigger Communication Net Ammunition Tasks Assignment of ME and SEs Tactical task and purpose Purpose of SE supports ME 5 Ws BPT tasks Additional tasks (Aid and Litter teams, EPW teams, etc) MG Tasking statements o Supporting relationship o O/O, (O/S), Establish SBF and suppress the EN at Obj IOT... o support ME SOM o TRPs and rates of fire o Tgt description/precedence o Save rounds for consolidation/FPF o Displace (MORT) Coordinating Instructions: Timeline* Priority of Rehearsals* Formations used during movement* Base Unit* Lost Marine Plan* Plan with Azimuth Plan with Terrain Association Go / No Go Criteria* Bump Plan No COMM Plan* Direction of advance / movement* Weapons Test Fire Procedures* Tactical Control Measures* o Not needed here if done in Orientation Fire Control Measures Priority of Work MOPP Level* Immediate Actions (5) Administration and Logistics Administration EPW Plan: How will you Search? How will you Silence? How will you Segregate? How will you Speed to the Rear? How will you Tag? CASEVAC Plan: If you take a Priority, Urgent, Routine Casualty? If you take a casualty from AA-LD? If you take a casualty from LD to ASLT POS? If you take a casualty from ASLT POS to OBJ? The use of potential LZs? The use of roads? Who is triaging? Where is the Casualty Collection Point (CCP)? How does casualty get to CCP? Who provides security as the casualty moves from CCP to link-up point? Who provides security at the link-up point? What will security look like at that link-up point? What is the signal for link-up? Plan for accountability of casualty and equipment? Highers POC for the casualties and their location Logistics: Chow Water Communications equipment (location in unit) Pole-less litters (location in unit) Flex Cuffs (location in unit) Pyro (location in unit) Resupply (POC for unit and highers POC) (6) Command & Signal: Signal: Signals: Original, Appropriate, Redundant Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Signals Signals broken down by event Frequencies and call-signs for everyday of operation Challenge and password for everyday of operation Location of Communications Electronics Operating Instructions (CEOI) Command: Location of Key Leaders Location of key leaders in your task organization during movement and during consolidation Location of highers key leaders during movement and during consolidation Succession of Command

Used in conjunction with Operations Orders and SOM/Tasks Guidance

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