OPERATIONS ORDER
START THE OPERATION ORDER IN A QUIET ROOM BY TAKING ROLL TO INSURE ALL PEOPLE ARE THERE. TELL PERSONNEL WHO YOU ARE AND TO ?TAKE OUT PEN AND PAPER AND PREPARE TO COPY, THIS IS YOUR OPERATIONS ORDER FOR THE OPERATION/TRAINING TAKING PLACE TOMORROW, HOLD ALL QUESTIONS UNTIL THE END?.GIVE THE OPORD THE NIGHT BEFORE MISSION EXECUTIONOR TWO DAYS OUT IF POSSIBLE.� MAKE SOLID EYE CONTACT AND GIVE ALL PLENTY OF TIME TO WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU ARE PUTTING OUT.� DISPLAY COMMAND PRESENCE!
TASK ORGANIZATION: - TELL THEM HOW YOUR GROUP WILL BE BROKEN DOWN INTO SMALLER PIECES (PLATOONS, SQUADS, TEAMS, INDIVIDUALS) FOR THE OPERATION/TRAINING. ?WE WILL BE TASK ORGANIZED INTO 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD SQUAD FOR TRAINING?. ______________________________________________________________
1. SITUATION
GIVE ANY INFO ON SUNRISE (BMNT)/SUNSET (EENT) AS WELL AS WEATHER (RAIN, TEMP?S, HUMIDITY) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A. ENEMY SITUATION:((NAMES, LOCATIONS, LIKELY ACTIONS, DESCRIPTION, BACKGROUND INFO, VEHICLES ETC?).� MOST OF THE TIME THIS WILL NOT BE USED IN GARRISON OPERATIONS.� WHEN IT IS THE ENEMY IS USUALLY HEAT, DEHYDRATION AND INJURIES THAT MAY BE CAUSED FROM LACK OF ATTENTIVENESS DURING TRAINING. REPEAT WHAT WAS KNOWN AT THE WARNORD AND FILL IN ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WHICH YOU HAVE FOUND OUT SINCE THE WARNORD.
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B.FRIENDLY SITUATION:(WHAT IS THE BIG PICTURE AND HOW DOES YOUR ELEMENT FIT INTO IT).
STATE HIGHER MISSION (GET IT FROM HIGHER MISSION STATEMENT, PARAGRAPH 2) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
STATE HIGHER INTENT (GET IT FROM HIGHER INTENT AT START OF PARAGRAPH 3 EXECUTION) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
POINT OUT KEY LOCATIONS USING A MAP AND OR SKETCH.
B. ATTACHMENTS AND DETATCHMENTS: LIST ANY PEOPLE/SUB UNIT FROM YOUR ELEMENT WHO MAY BE WORKING ELSEWHERE WITHOUT YOUR GROUP FOR THIS MISSION/TRAINING. LIST ANY PEOPLE/SUB UNIT WHO MAY NOT ALWAYS WORK WITH YOU BUT WILL FOR THIS MISSION/TRAINING.� REMEMBER SICK CALL AND INJURED PERSONNEL.� GIVE EFFECTIVE TIMES OF ATTACHMENT/DETACHMENT.
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2. MISSION
GIVE A CONCISE STATEMENT OF THE TASK AND PURPOSE OF THE TASK (WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE AND WHY). ALWAYS STATE ?I SAY AGAIN? AND REPEAT THE MISSION STATEMENT A SECOND TIME.� YOU GET THIS FROM EITHER HIGHER ?MANEUVER? (3.A.1) OR ?TASK TO MANEUVER UNIT?S? (3.B). ALL INFORMATION THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN KNOWN AT THE WARNING ORDER WILL BE KNOWN NOW.� ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. EXECUTION
INTENT: - TELL THEM WHAT YOUR INTENT IS, EXAMPLE, ?MY INTENT IS TO CONDUCT A WELL PREPARED, ORGANIZED, CONTROLLED, SAFE AND EFFECTIVE DAY OF MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING IN ORDER TO INCREASE 3RD PLATOON?S MARKSMANSHIP PROFICIENCY WHILE MAINTAINING 100% ACCOUNTABILITY OF ALL PERSONNEL AND WEAPONS?.� ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
DESIRED ENDSTATE: ?UPON COMPLETION OF THIS TRAINING ALL PLATOON PERSONNEL WILL BE QUALIFIED WITH THE M-16A2 RIFLE?.
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A. CONCEPT: (BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE TENTATIVE CONCEPT (OVERVIEW) OF HOW YOU SEE THE MISSION/TRAINING TAKING PLACE). THIS IS THE GENERAL ?BROAD BRUSH? OF THE OPERATION/TRAINING. A MORE DETAILED LAY DOWN WILL TAKE PLACE LATER IN THE OPORD IN ?3.A.1 - MANEUVER?. USE A * MAP AND OR SKETCH (S) AND QUICKLY RUN DOWN THE FLOW OF THE OPERATION/TRAINING. ?CONCEPT? SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 1-2 MINUTES TO BRIEF.� IT IS BEST TO BREAK THIS DOWN INTO PHASES AND USE YOUR 2IC AS A POINTER.� IN ?CONCEPT? YOU IDENTIFY THE UNIT?S MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITY TASK. EX ?OUR PRIMARY TASK IS TO BECOME QUALIFIED TO STANDARD ON THE M-16A2 RIFLE?.
PHASE 1 ?TRAINING SITE RECON HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY THE X.O.?� _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PHASE 2 ?MISSION PREPARATION IS TO CONTINUE UNTIL DEPARTURE FOR THE RANGE TOMORROW MORNING?.� _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PHASE 3 ?FIRST CALL, CHOW, WEAPON ISSUE, ASSEMBLE TO MOVE/INSPECTION WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW MORNING.� OUR PLATOON WILL ACCOMPLISH ALL TASKS AND BE AT THE VEHICLE LOADING POINT BY 0800 HRS.?� ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PHASE 4 ?MOVEMENT TO THE RANGE WILL OCCUR FROM 0810-0830 HRS?.� __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PHASE 5 ?ACTIONS ON SITE WILL CONSIST OF FOLLOWING ALL RANGE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE GUIDANCE WHILE FOSTERING A SAFETY FIRST ATTITUDE?. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PHASE 6 ?MOVEMENT BACK TO BILLETS WILL COMMENCE ONCE ALL HAVE QUALIFIED AND VEHICLES ARRIVE AND LINE UP IN PROPER MOVEMENT ORDER FOR OUR RETURN?.� _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PHASE 7 ?CHANGE OF COMMAND WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FORMATION TAKING PLACE IMMEDIATELY AFTER OUR RETURN TO THE BILLETS?.� _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A. 1 MANEUVER: THIS IS WHERE YOU GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE OPERATION/TRAINING DAY IN DETAIL, FROM START TO FINISH.� IT IS JUST LIKE READING A BOOK, THERE IS A START, ALL KINDS OF DETAILS IN THE MIDDLE AND AN END. IF YOU SKIP SOME PAGES IN THE BOOK NOBODY WILL KNOW THE WHOLE STORY. THIS SUB-PARAGRAPH WILL TAKE UP APPROX. 50% OF THE TIME USED IN DELIVERING YOUR ENTIRE OPORD. YOU WILL USE A MAP AND SKETCH (S) AND TALK THROUGH THE PLAN USING YOUR 2IC, WITH A POINTER TO FOLLOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ON THE MAP AND SKETCH (S). THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM CONCEPT (SEE ABOVE). CONCEPT IS THE QUICK ?BROAD BRUSH? THAT PREPARES THE AUDIENCE FOR MANEUVER, WHICH IS THE DETAILED ?FINE BRUSH?.� GO THROUGH EACH PHASE AND PROVIDE ?DEATH BY DETAIL?.� ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B. TASKS TO MANEUVER UNITS:THIS IS WHERE YOU TASK EACH SUB-ELEMENTS FOR THE MISSION. THESE TASKS ARE UNIQUE TO EACH SUB-ELEMENT AND NOT COMMON TO TWO OR MORE SUB-ELEMENTS. GIVE THEM THE TASK AND STATE THE PURPOSE OF THAT TASK, EXAMPLE.
?PLATOON SERGEANT (2IC)? CONTINUE TO SUPERVISE PREPARATION FOR TRAINING/PCI?S.� INSURE FIRST CALL, CHOW, WEAPON ISSUE AND ASSEMBLY OF PERSONNEL FOR TOMORROWS INSPECTION AND MOVE OUT HAPPENS ON TIME SO THAT WE ARE ALWAYS READY. INSURE ALL PERSONNEL HAVE MISSION ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT SO THAT WE ARE NEVER CAUGHT SHORT AND RECEIVE THE FULL BENEFIT OF TRAINING. YOU WILL BRIEF PARAGRAPH 4 AND 5 BECAUSE THEY PERTAIN TO EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS AND PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY.INSURE ALL UNDERSTAND HOW MOVEMENT WILL BE CONTROLED AND WHAT EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED.� INSURE THAT WE ARRIVE ON SITE WITH FULL ACCOUNTABILITY OF PERSONNEL.� YOU WILL POST THE FIRE GUARD ROSTER BY 2000 HRS TONIGHT SO THAT ALL WILL KNOW WHAT SHIFT THEY HAVE? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
?1ST SQUAD - YOU HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR LATRINES SO THAT WE ARE READY FOR MORNING INSPECTION?.� ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
?2ND SQUAD ? YOU HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICE CALL SO THAT WE ARE READY FOR MORNING INSPECTION.� YOU WILL ALSO GATHER AND EXCHANGE THE PLATOON?S LINEN AT 2000 HRS TONIGHT SO THE REST OF THE PLT CAN CONTINUE TO PREP FOR TRAINING?.� ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
?3RD SQUAD� - YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FLOOR CLEANING AND BUFFING SO THAT WE ARE READY FOR MORNING INSPECTION.� AT 1930 HRS TONIGHT YOUR SQUAD WILL DRAW MRE?S FOR THE PLT SO THAT ALL HAVE A LUNCH MEAL AT THE RANGE TOMORROW?.� ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
?ALL PERSONNEL - YOU WILL INSURE YOU ARE ON TIME, HAVE ALL REQUIRED EQUIPMENT AND ARE PREPARED FOR FINAL INSPECTION SO THAT WE ARE PREPARED FOR TRAINING AND ALWAYS ON TIME.� YOU WILL MAINTAIN ACCOUNTABILITY OF YOUR WEAPON AND A SAFETY FIRST ATTITUDE AT ALL TIMES?.� ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
D. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS: * TIME LINE ANNEXTHIS IS WHERE ALL SYNCHRONIZATION THAT TWO OR MORE OF YOUR SUB-ELEMENTS MUST PERFORM IS ACCOUNTED FOR. JUST ABOUT ANYTHING DEALING WITH MOVING IS COVERED HERE. HERE YOU LOCK IN ALL COORDINATION AND CONTROL MECHANISMS. WITHOUT CONTROL, THERE WILL BE CHAOS.� YOU NEED TO HAVE A DETAILED TIME CHART FOR THIS.
TIME TO BE READY TO MOVE TO TRAINING. ________________________________________________________
INSPECTION TIME.� _______________________________________
REHEARSAL TIME.� _______________________________________
FIRE GUARD TIMES* ANNEX ROSTER______________________________________
WEAPON ISSUE TIME _____________________________________
CHOW TIMES ____________________________________________
CHOW ORDER ___________________________________________
FIRST CALL TIME ______________________________________
VEHICLE MOVEMENT ORDER AND PLATOON POSITION TO AND FROM TRAINING SITE.� VERY BRIEFLY COVER HERE (EXPOUND IN PARAGRAPH 4.B.1 TRANSPORTATION.) ____________________________________________________________
ROUTES TO AND FROM TRAINING SITE IF NOT ALREADY COVERED. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
E. SAFETY:� COVER SAFETY CONCERNS FROM A TO Z.� USE A RISK ASSESSMENT IF REQUIRED.� NEVER FORGET TO COVER SAFETY! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. SERVICE AND SUPPORT
A. GENERAL:
MAPS/SKETCHES ____________________________________________
PAPER AND PEN ____________________________________________
B. MATERIALS AND SERVICES: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B1. SUPPLY: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CLASS I- FOOD (MRE ISSUE) _______________________________________________________
CLASS II- CLOTHING EQUIPMENT (DX, SHORTAGES) _______________________________________________________
CLASS III- GAS _______________________________________________________
CLASS IV- CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL _______________________________________________________
CLASS V- AMMO (RANGE TNG/BEFORE GOING TO TNG) _______________________________________________________
CLASSVI- PERSONAL DEMAND ITEMS (PX PRIVELEDGES) _______________________________________________________
CLASS VII- MAJOR END ITEMS _______________________________________________________
CLASS VIII- MEDICAL (COLD PACKS, ASPIRIN, THROAT SPRAY) _______________________________________________________
CLASS IX- REPAIR PARTS _______________________________________________________
CLASS X- NON MILITARY ITEMS _______________________________________________________
B2. TRANSPORTATION: * ANNEX _________________________________
VEHICLES TO BE USED/POSITION ON VEHICLES ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ASSEMBLY POINTS FOR PICK UP ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ORDER OF MOVEMENT ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B3. SERVICES:
CHAPLAIN, CHURCH ETC? ____________________________________________________________
B4. MAINTENANCE:
ANY REPAIR OR DX ITEMS (WEAPONS, TA-50, CLEANING EQUIPMENT) ____________________________________________________________
CLEANING SUPPLIES NEEDED ____________________________________________________________
B5. MEDICAL EVACUATION: * ANNEX
HOW TO MEDEVAC ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
LIST OF BEE STING, PREVIOUS OR CURRENT COLD WEATHER INJURY, HEAT INJURY ETC? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL
A. COMMAND:
CHAIN OF COMMAND ? CO, XO, PL, PSG, SL?S. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PL, PSG, SL?S LOCATION THROUGHOUT THE OPERATION/TRAINING ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B. SIGNAL:
CALL SIGN, CODE WORD, SOI INDEX, LISTENING SILENCE ____________________________________________________________
METHOD OF COMMUNICATION ___________________________________________________________
RADIO CHECKS TO BE CONDUCTED ___________________________________________________________
; FREQUENCIES/CHANNELS __________________________________________________________
EMERGENCY SIGNALS/VISUAL SIGNALS (HAND AND ARM) ________________________________________________________
UPON COMPLETION OF THE OPERATIONS ORDER CONDUCT A BRIEF BACK BY ASKING QUESTIONS OF PEOPLE TO INSURE THEY HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU JUST PUT OUT.� CONDUCT A TIME HACK AND CONCLUDE THE OPORD. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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