Writing and delivering an Operations Order

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Writing and delivering an Operations Order

• CDT Webb and CDT George

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Why do we write an Operations Order?

• Convey to our troops what we want to accomplish
• Provide critical information to everyone
  concerned
• Be able to identify any possible problems

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What are the five paragraphs of an Operation
Order?

• Situation
• Mission
• Execution
• Service and Support
• Command and Signal

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Where do you get your mission from highers
operation order?

• Task to subordinate units
• Located in execution paragraph

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Task and Organization

• Tell who you are.
• Ex. We are Ranger Co. of the Raider Battalion of
  7th Brigade consisting on one platoon.

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Situation

• Let your subordinates know
• Enemy Forces
• Disposition, strength, composition
• Capabilities
• Most probably course of action
• Weather
• Terrain
• Friendly Forces
• Highers Intent
• Surrounding units mission
• Attachments and Detachments
• What additional personnel you have assigned to
  you

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Mission

• Who, What, Where, When, Why
• Say the mission twice

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Execution

• Intent
• Concept of the Operation
• Maneuver
• Fires
• Task to Maneuver Units
• Task to Combat Support Units
• Coordinating Instructions
• Timeline

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Service and Support

• General
• Company Trains, CCP, ect..
• Material and Services
• Supply
• Transportation
• Service
• Maintenance
• Medical Evacuation
• Personnel
• EPW instructions
• Miscellaneous

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Command and Signal

• Command
• Location of Higher unit
• Succession of Command
• Signal
• Call Signs and frequencies
• Passwords

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Questions

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