TROOP LEADING PROCEDURES                     TROOP LEADING PROCEDURES                                                             

TROOP LEADING PROCEDURES ACTION: Demonstrate an understanding of basic U.S. Army Doctrine and the Troop Leading Procedures IAW FM 7-8. CONDITIONS: Given FM 7-8, FM 7-10, FM 3-0, FM 101-5-1, several periods of instruction, various training aids, and an example company operations order in a classroom environment. STANDARDS: Student scores at least 70% (60% for ISTD) on a written exam and receives a “GO” rating on a written assignment (paragraphs I – II and Timeline of a platoon operations order).

TROOP LEADING PROCEDURES

AGENDA Review Day 1 Student Briefings Enemy Analysis (MTETT-C) SITTEMP PE Homework Begin teach on Mission Analysis (MTETT-C), focusing on Receive the Mission and Terrain Analysis. Have PE(s) for time, mission, and terrain

Troop Leading Procedures 1. Receive Mission 2. Issue the Warning Order 3. Make a Tentative Plan 4. Initiate Movement 5. Conduct Reconnaissance 6. Complete the Plan 7. Issue the Order 8. Supervise Discuss the 8 steps of the TLPs in sequence, but make clear that the sequence is not concrete. These procedures are the foundations for how Army Leaders plan military operations

MTETT-C (Mission Analysis) 3. Make a Tentative Plan MTETT-C (Mission Analysis) M ISSION T ERRAIN AND WEATHER E NEMY ANALYSIS T ROOPS/RESOURCES AVAILABLE T IME AVAILABLE C IVIL CONSIDERATIONS Discuss how the acronym MTETT-C is just a pneumonic device for memory and not a sequence. Guides the platoon leader through the analysis phase of the decision making process Talk about how the “M” in MTETT-C differs from the initial mission analysis done in step 1 of the TLPs Talk about how the first “T” in MTETT-C differs from the initial time analysis done in step 1 of the TLPs 1 of 12

Enemy Analysis DISPOSITION 2 of 12 GENERAL INFORMATION COMPOSITION STRENGTH CAPABILITIES MPCOA SPECIFIC INFORMATION 2 of 12 FM 7-10 pgs 2-22 - 2-24

Disposition Focus on how forces are arrayed Include: General locations General information: Big, overall picture Focus on how forces are arrayed Include: General locations Recent activities General size of enemy 3 of 12 FM 7-10 pgs 2-22 - 2-24

Composition General info: Smaller picture than Disposition Focus on how the enemy is built or arranged. Talk about big and little picture and what the enemy has Include: Type/design of forces Number of men, weapons, and equipment 4 of 12 FM 7-10 pgs 2-22 - 2-24

COMPOSITION (1 level up) CO HQ HQ WPNS 2 X RPG-29 1 X W-87 AGL 12 X PERSONNEL 3 PERSONNEL 1X BRDM 9 X DISMOUNTED TROOPS 1 X W-87 AGL 1 X RPG 7V 1X RPK 73 5 of 12

Strength General Info: Smallest picture – What’s on Your OBJ/AO! Include: What you expect to see and face on your OBJ or in your AO Attrition levels, mission-capability, etc…

Strength

Capabilities 7 of 12 Analyze by Battlefield Operating Systems (BOS) Manuever: Describe the enemy's capabilities to reinforce, or manuever, where they would reinforce from Fire Support: List assets available, ranges of indirect fire, and aircraft capabilities C3: Distance from next higher commander, commo capabilities Intelligence: Describe inel gathering capabilities, OPs, scouts, patrols. 7 of 12

Capabilities (cont) 8 of 12 Mobility, survivability, counter-mobility: describe engineering capabilities, reinforcing obstacles, breaching assets, mines Air defense: Locations and ranges of ADA weapons Combat service support: proximity to supplies, resupply capabilities 8 of 12

MPCOA Describe how you think the enemy will fight you from start to finish (Details are Key!!!) Briefed in conjunction with the enemy SITTEMP 9 of 12

Enemy SITTEMP Doctrinal Template (DOCTEMP) - How the enemy fights without regard to terrain and specific battlefield conditions Situational Template (SITTEMP) - How the enemy will fight on a specific piece of terrain under specific conditions 10 of 12 FM 7-10 pgs 2-24

Enemy SITTEMP 11 of 12 SITTEMP MINIMUM STANDARDS Depict Terrain (contour lines, roads, streams) on BLOWUP SKETCH MAP!! Show all enemy positions with sectors of fire Crew served weapons and combat vehicle positions Enemy Targets and TRPs Most likely counterattack routes OPs Patrol Routes 11 of 12

Enemy Analysis (SITTEMP) Practical Exercise Talk about the old saying that “A plan only stands up until the first bullet is fired”—Then actions rely on leaders’ understanding of intent Historical vignette to use is the coastal invasion of Normandy on 6JUN44 Discuss potential situations where the understanding of intent is crucial -change in enemy COA -environmental/weather changes -discovery of non-combatants

14 MIN

REMEMBER… Break down enemy analysis into components Disposition Composition Strength Break down enemy capabilities by BOS elements Develop enemy MPCOA/SITTEMP (make a BLOWUP!!) Think like the enemy would!!

HOMEWORK Revise/correct WARNO, analysis of mission, and terrain/weather products Study for Quiz 2 Complete Enemy Analysis Build and BPT brief Disp/Comp/Strength and Capabilities by BOS Build enemy MPCOA and create SITTEMP on a blowup and be prepared to brief/explain it