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Army Board - Operations Process Part 2
This deck covers key concepts related to the Army's operations process, including commanders' visualization, planning guidance, and critical thinking. It provides a comprehensive understanding of how commanders express their intent and direct forces.
What is the commanders visualization?
The mental process of developing situational understanding, determining a desired end state and envisioning an operational approach by which the force will achieve that end state
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What is the commanders visualization?
The mental process of developing situational understanding, determining a desired end state and envisioning an operational approach by which the force...
What are four ways commanders express their visualization?
1) commanders 2) planning guidance including an operational approach 3) commanders critical information requirements 4) essential elements of friendly...
What is the commanders intent?
Clear and concise expression of the purpose of the operation and desired military end state that supports mission command, provides focus to the staff...
What does the commanders planning guidance provide?
It conveys the essence of their visualization
What does effective planning guidance provide?
It broadly describes when, where, and how the commander intends to employ combat power to accomplish the mission within the higher commanders intent
What does CCIR stand for?
Commanders critical information requirements
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What is the commanders visualization? | The mental process of developing situational understanding, determining a desired end state and envisioning an operational approach by which the force will achieve that end state |
What are four ways commanders express their visualization? | 1) commanders 2) planning guidance including an operational approach 3) commanders critical information requirements 4) essential elements of friendly information |
What is the commanders intent? | Clear and concise expression of the purpose of the operation and desired military end state that supports mission command, provides focus to the staff, helps subordinate commanders act to achieve the commanders desired results without orders, even when the operation does not unfold as planned. |
What does the commanders planning guidance provide? | It conveys the essence of their visualization |
What does effective planning guidance provide? | It broadly describes when, where, and how the commander intends to employ combat power to accomplish the mission within the higher commanders intent |
What does CCIR stand for? | Commanders critical information requirements |
How do commanders use CCIR? | To focus information collection on the relevant information the need to make critical decisions throughout the conduct of operations |
What are the 2 components of CCIR? | Friendly force information requirements and priority intelligence requirements |
What does EEFI stand for? | Essential elements of friendly information |
What does EEFI identify? | Elements of friendly force information that, if compromised, would jeopardize mission success. |
What are 7 ways commanders can direct forces throughout the operations process? | 1) preparing and approving plans and orders 2) establishing command and support relationships 3) assigning and adjusting tasks, control measures, and task organization 4) positioning units to maximize combat power 5) positioning key leaders at critical places and times to ensure supervision 6) allocating resources to exploit opportunities and counter threats 7) committing the reserve as required |
How does a commander show leadership? | By providing purpose, direction and motivation to subordinate commanders, staff, and soldiers |
In what way must a commander balance their time? | Between leading the staff through the operations process and providing purpose, direction, and motivation to subordinate commanders and soldiers away from the command post. |
Why do commanders continuously assess the situation? | To better understand current conditions and determine how the operation is progressing |
What is situational understanding? | The product of applying analysis and judgment to relevant information to determine relationships among the operational and mission variables to facilitate decision-making |
What do commanders and staffs use to help build their situational understanding? | Use the operational and mission variables |
What are the 8 interrelated operational variables that commanders and staff use to analyze and describe an operational environment? | 1) political 2) military 3) economic 4) social 5) information 6) infrastructure 7) physical environment 8) time Also known as PMESII-PT |
What does METT-TC stand for? | Mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available, time available, and civilian considerations (mission variables) |
What is critical thinking? | Purposeful and reflective judgement about what to believe or what to do in response to observations, experience, verbal or written expressions, or arguments |
What does critical thinking lead to? | To new insights, novel approaches, fresh perspectives, and new ways of understanding and conceiving things |