6 WARFIGHTING PRINCIPLES

·       INTEL

·       FIRE

·       MANEUVER

·       COMMAND AND CONTROL

·       LOGISTICS

·       FORCE PROTECTION

3 TENANTS OF MCPP

·       TOP DOWN PLANNING

·       SINGLE BATTLE CONCEPT

·       INTEGRATED PLANNING

MCPP STEPS

1. MISSION ANALYSIS

2. COA DEVELOPMENT

3. COA WARGAMMING

4. COA COMPARE AND DECIDE

5. ORDER DEVELOPMENT

6. TRANSITION

·       MISSION STATEMENTS

·       COMMANDER’S INTENT

·       COMMANDER’S PLANNING GUIDANCE

1. REVIEW SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

2. ASSESS YOUR OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES

3. DEVELOP COA

4. COMPLETE COA GRAPHIC AND BRIEF

5. BRIEF CO

·       DESIGNATED COAs FOR WARGAMING

·       COMMANDER’S WARGAMING GUIDANCE

·       COMMANDER’S EVALUATION CRITERIA

·       ESSENTIAL

·       IMPLIED

·       SPECIFIC

·       AI- AREA OF INFLUENCE

·       AOI- AREA OF INTEREST

·       AO- AREA OF OPERATION

1. VEGITATION

2. SURFACE DRAINAGE

3. OTHER EFFECTS OF TERRAIN/ COMBINED OBSTACLES

4. KEY TERRAIN

5. AVENUES OF APPROACH

1. INTEL

2. BATTLESPACE

3. CENTERS OF GRAVITY

4. CCIR(S) (COMMANDER’S CRITICAL INFORMATION REQUIRMENTS)

1. DEFINE BATTLESPACE

2. EFFECTS

3. EVAL THREAT/THREAT COAs

4. DEFINE COAs

·       MOST LIKELY

·       MOST DANGEROUS

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·       POINT

·       LINEAR

·       SUBORDINATE INIATIVE

·       COMMANDER’S ORIENTATION

·       ISSUED AT BEGINNING OF MCPP

COA CRITERIA

·       SUITABLE

·       DISTIGUISHABLE

·       FEASIBLE

·       ACCEPTABLE

·       COMPLETE

·       FIRE

·       SUPPORT

·       CONTROL

·       MEASURES

·       KEY TERRAIN

·       OBSERVATION AND FIELDS OF FIRE

·       COVER AND CONSEALMENT

·       OBSTACLES

·       AVENUES OF APPROACH

·       PURPOSE

·       METHOD

·       ENDSTATE

·       WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

·       HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO IT?

·       A WAY TO THINK/REASON

·       LOGICAL APPROACH TO PROBLEM SOLVING

·       FOCUS ON MISSION

·       OBSERVE

·       ORIENT

·       DECIDE

·       ACT