CDR Jason Alf Geiger

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Operational Planning Process

• CDR Jason Alf Geiger
• Maritime Air Strike Plans

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Agenda

• INTRODUCTION
• OPERATIONAL PLANNING PROCESS
• INITIATION STAGE 1
• ORIENTATION STAGE 2
• Mission Analysis / Centre of Gravity /
  Operational Design
• CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT STAGE 3
• CoA Development / War Gaming
• 6. CO-ORDINATION
• 7. PLAN DEVELOPMENT STAGE 4
• 8. PLAN REVIEW STAGE 5

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5. Concept Development
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5. Concept Development
Alf
My first day in the office when Frank explained
Concept Development to me.
Frank
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5. Concept Development
Purpose of Stage III
The purpose of the Concept Development stage is
to determine HOW best to carry out operations
that will accomplish the mission effectively and
efficiently.
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5. Concept Development
Briefing Decision

• Review Commanders Planning Guidance
• Develop COAs
• Analyse COAs
• Wargame COAs
• Compare COAs
• Commanders COA Decision
• Develop CONOPS and Statement of Requirements
  (SOR)
• Seek Approval of CONOPS

SOR
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5. Concept Development
Briefing Decision

• Review Commanders Planning Guidance

SOR
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5. Concept Development
Briefing Decision

• Review Commanders Planning Guidance
• Develop COAs

SOR
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5. Concept Development

• A method for accomplishing the essential tasks of
  the mission
• A way to implement the operational design by
  arranging actions in space and time in order set
  the conditions required to neutralize the enemys
  COG while protecting your own

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5. Concept Development
Who?
How?
What?
Course of Action
When?
Why?
Where?
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5. Concept Development
COA Elements
COGs Own Enemy
Op Design
Phase 1 Intent Description Start/End DPs
achieved
DPs Own/OPFOR Objectives End States
Op Timeline
Assumptions
C2 Arrangements (Task Organization)
Cmdrs Essential Info Requirements (CEIR)
Tasks to Troops
Requests For Info (RFIs)
Synchronizationmatrix
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5. Concept Development
Briefing Decision

• Review Commanders Planning Guidance
• Develop COAs
• Analyze COAs

SOR
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5. Concept Development

• Analyze strengths and weaknesses
• Level of joint effects achieved
• Consider operational analysis input
• Consider movement modeling results
• What if the heck out of it
• This may be an on-going process as details change

Staff Analysis
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5. Concept Development
Briefing Decision

• Review Commanders Planning Guidance
• Develop COAs
• Analyse COAs
• Wargame COAs

SOR
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5. Concept Development
SYNCHRONISATION MATRIX
VARIOUS PRODUCTS to aid EXECUTION
WAR GAME
DETAILED COMPARISON FOR COA ANALYSIS

• Review/refine selected COA (friendly and enemy)
• Determine the war game method
• Gather the tools
• Conduct war game (action, reaction,
  counter-action)
• Modify the COA
• Record the results

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5. Concept Development
COA 1
Referee
Facilitator
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5. Concept Development
War Game Results

• Advantages and disadvantages of the COA
• Deficiencies in the COA that must be corrected
• Additional force capability requirements
• Synchronization requirements
• Risks and opportunities

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5. Concept Development
Briefing Decision

• Review Commanders Planning Guidance
• Develop COAs
• Analyse COAs
• Wargame COAs
• Compare COAs

SOR
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5. Concept Development
Advantages andDisadvantages
Evaluated COAs
COA Comparison
War Game Record
Recommended COA
Comparison Criteria

• Review Advantages and Disadvantages
• Review War Game Results
• Was there Commanders Comparison Criteria?
• Construct Comparison Method
• Conduct Course Of Action Comparison
• Determine Recommended COA

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5. Concept Development
Determine COA comparison criteria
COA 1
COA 2
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COA Comparison
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Flexibility (5)
Which COA gives the greatest effect in support of
the JFC main effort?
Tempo (1)
Attrition (2)
Which COA is least affected by logistical
vulnerablities?
Operational Risk
Weighting
Operational Simplicity
Which COA has the greatest flexibility to
accomplish more JFC tasks?
Logistical Simplicity
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5. Concept Development
Compare friendly COAs against OPFOR COAs
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5. Concept Development
Briefing Decision

• Review Commanders Planning Guidance
• Develop COAs
• Analyse COAs
• Wargame COAs
• Compare COAs
• Commanders COA Decision
• Develop CONOPS and Statement of Requirements
  (SOR)
• Seek Approval of CONOPS

SOR
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5. Concept Development
Stage III Summary

• Starts with review of Commanders Planning
  Guidance produced during Orientation Stage and
  any further guidance for COA development
• Commanders interaction and guidance to staff
  plays crucial role in developing CoA ? guard
  rail
• War Gaming is a vital step to test and determine
  advantages and disadvantages
• Commander can personally define/approve selection
  criteria for CoA comparison
• Concept Development ends when CONOPS and SOR
  approval by the NAC

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5. Concept Development
BREAK
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Co-ordination between Component Commands
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6. Co-ordination
AEGIS Class Cruiser

• TBMD
• Command and Control
• ACC

SM 3 Missile
PATRIOT

• Air strike
• Areas, capability
• ACC

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6. Co-ordination

• Embargo
• Legal illegal arms
• Tracking of weapons
• LCC

Maritime Interdiction Ops - Intelligence
Requirement - ACC
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6. Co-ordination

• Boarding
• - Opposed Boarding
• National caveats
• SOCC

Boat people - Support capability - JLSG
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NATO
OTAN
Questions