Mission Analysis (MDMP) Good morning/afternoon/evening. My name is . I am from the US PACIFIC COMMAND Training & Exercises Directorate (J7). (I am representing the multinational planning augmentation team (MPAT) secretariat.) I would like to say a few words about the MPAT program. Multinational Planning Augmentation Team (MPAT) 3 Mar 08

Agenda Understand the process of mission analysis

Steps in the process 1 Higher Commander’s Warning Order, Operation Plan or Order Receipt of Mission 2 7 Orders Development Mission Analysis Commander’s Operation Plan or Order You are here 3 COA Approval 6 COA Dev COA Comparison COA Analysis 4 5

Mission Analysis Inputs Process Outputs Conduct Opn Prep of the Environment Identify HHQ Intent Identify Tasks Identify Limitations Identify Resource shortfalls Determine Assumptions COG analysis Draft Revised Mission statement Confirm Commander’s Intent Define Information Requirements Approved Mission Analysis Mission Statement Commander’s Intent COA dev guidance Warning Order#2 HHQ Order or emerging situation Commander’s Guidance

The Process Start Operational Preparation of the Environment (OPE) Analyze HHQ Mission and Intent and Task to your unit Conduct Center of Gravity Analysis Determine Tasks Determine Facts Determine Limitations Determine Assumptions Determine Resource Shortfalls Conduct initial Risk Assessment Draft Commander’s Intent Draft Restated Mission

Operational Preparation of the Environment (OPE) “Know yourself, the enemy, and the terrain and you will be victorious in 1,000 battles” -Sun Tzu Understanding of the situation Terrain, weather, friendly forces, stakeholder agencies and organizations Cultures, ethnicity, religion Displayed graphically and narrative

HHQ Mission, Intent, and task to your unit Nest your mission and intent with HHQ What is HHQ trying to do? How does my unit and its task help accomplish this?

Center of Gravity Analysis Enemy What gives your enemy or environment his key source of strength? How will you attack it? Friendly What gives you your key source of strength? How will you protect this?

Determine Tasks Specified tasks – those listed in HHQ order Implied tasks – things that HHQ has not told you to do but you need to do to accomplish the mission Essential tasks – those specified and implied tasks absolutely needed to be accomplished to achieve the mission

Facts, Limitations, and Assumptions Facts – an item that affects the problem you are attempting to solve Limitations – factors that limit freedom of action of how you will accomplish the mission What you must do What you must not do Assumptions – a statement about the situation in the absence of fact

Resource Shortfalls and Risk Shortfalls – initial identification of capabilities required to accomplish the mission that the unit does not have Risk Assessment Risk to Force Risk to Mission

Draft Commander’s Intent Should be written by the commander himself Basic Format Purpose – The broader reason why the unit is conducting the mission; should not just copy the “Why” from the mission statement Method – The main elements or aspects to be used to accomplish the endstate listed below. Endstate/Goal – Conditions that should exist at the end of the operation in terms of friendly forces, the environment, and enemy (if applicable)

Draft Restated Mission Must answer WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and WHY Should take into account your entire analysis Can expand the scope of the mission you received from HHQ Cannot reduce the mission from HHQ

Outputs Mission Analysis Brief to the Commander for his approval Warning Order Guidance from the commander on how to develop Courses of Action (COAs) Main/Decisive Efforts Supporting/Shaping Efforts Timing of operations Task Organization Others

Discussion

Guidance from the PM The situation is clearly bad enough that the district and provincial level CDMs are overwhelmed. I want a plan developed to take action to help our people. The RGC will respond to the current flood situation with disaster relief activities to save lives, reduce human suffering, and prepare for long term recovery.

More Guidance from the PM We must: Provide immediate aid to the affected populations until outside help arrives Prepare for receiving foreign aid since I will probably invoke a “State of Disaster”

International Support Singapore 2 LST ships, 2 engineer co, 4 large helicopters, 2 medical teams, 1 military police company – 5-7 days travel Vietnam 1 engineer co by boat (Mekong) – 6-8 days travel Thailand 1 engineer co, 1 infantry co, 15 trucks overland through Aranya Prathet/Paoy Pet – 5-7 days travel U.S. – 3 C-17, 2 C-130 Rice, humanitarian rations, 1 med team – 6-8 days travel Australia 2 C-130, humanitarian rations, 1 med team – 5-7 days travel