Plans

Question 1

focused on specific details to monitor, plan, and execute mobilization, deployment, employment, sustainment, redeployment, and demobilization activities associated with joint operations

Answer 1

Joint Operations Planning

Question 2

addresses procedures for describing the operational environment and threats to national security; involves continuous monitoring of national and international political and military situations

Answer 2

Situational Awareness

Question 3

consists of analytical methodologies to reduce uncertainties concerning the enemy, environment, and terrain in a specific area

Answer 3

Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment

Question 4

translates strategic guidance and direction into different types of plans

Answer 4

Planning

Question 5

Encompasses the preparation of plans that occur in nonpcrisis situations

Answer 5

Deliberate Planning

Question 6

Normally conducted in anticipation of future events

Answer 6

Deliberate Planning

Question 7

used for time-sensitive development of Operation Orders in response to a situation that may result in military operations

Answer 7

Crisis Action Planning

Question 8

typically will lead directly to OPORD development

Answer 8

Crisis Action Planning

Question 9

Formulates politico-military assessments at the strategic level; formulates concepts and strategic military options

Answer 9

Strategic Guidance

Question 10

Identifies major US national security concerns and how they will be addressed; produced by National Security Council

Answer 10

National Security Strategy

Question 11

This is based on the National Security Strategy and is produced by the SecDef; outlines how DoD will support NSS

Answer 11

National Defense Strategy

Question 12

Produced by the CJCS, outlines how the military will implement NDS and NSS

Answer 12

National Military Strategy

Question 13

a verbal or graphic statement that clearly and concisely expresses what the Joint Forces Commander intends to accomplish and how it will be done using available resources

Answer 13

Concept of Operations

Question 14

involves the least amount of detail and focuses on producing multiple alternatives to address a contingency; product can be a briefing, command directive…

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Commander’s Estimate

Question 15

Describes the CONOPS, major forces, concepts of support, and anticipated timelines for completing the mission; normally does not include annexes or TPFDD

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Base Plan

Question 16

fully integrates mobilization, deployment, employment, sustainment, conflict termination, redeployment, and demobilization activities

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Plan Development

Question 17

an abbreviated Operation Plan that may require considerable expansion or alteration to convert it into a complete OPLAN or OPORD

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Concept Plan

Question 18

a written description of a combatant commander’s concept of operations to counter a perceived threat

Answer 18

Operation Plan

Question 19

a complete and detailed joint plan containing a full description of the CONOPS, all annexes applicable to the plan, and a TPFDD

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Operation Plan

Question 20

The four possible outcomes of Plan Assessment:

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Refine, Adapt, Terminate, or Execute

Question 21

begins when the President decides to use a military option to resolve a crisis

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Execution

Question 22

a directive issued by a commander to subordinate commanders for the purpose of executing a coordinated operation

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Operation Order

Question 23

defines the time to initiate operations and conveys guidance not provided earlier

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Execute Order

Question 24

this receives the order and develops the ATO

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AOC

Question 25

this executes the ATO and reports mission results

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WOC/Flying Units