WorksheetsMDMP
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the MDMP?
A planning model that establishes procedures for analyzing a
mission, developing, analyzing, and comparing COAs against criteria of success and each other, selecting the optimum COA, and producing a plan or order.
A planning model that establishes a generic planning timeline for a division and shows how much time can be devoted to each MDMP step, based on the time between receipt of mission and execution.
A planning model that establishes procedures for analyzing enemy dispositions, strengths and weaknesses, enemy assets, courses of actions, and characteristics of the AO.
What is the first task of the operations section when a unit receives a new mission?
Prepare the Information preparation of the battlefield (IPB) reports.
Alerts the staff of the pending planning requirement.
Create a planning model that establishes procedures for analyzing a mission.
A generic planning, timeline for a division shows how much time can be devoted to each MDMP step, based on the time between ____________________ and _____________________.
WARNO and reciept of mission
Assessment and Evaluation
Reciept of mission and COA development
Receipt of mission and Execution
What is the systematic, continuous process of analyzing the threat and environment in a specific geographic area?
Information preparation of the battlefield (IPB)
ASCOPE/PMESII Crosswalk
CA Methodology
MDMP
During a war game, who is responsible for the actions of the staff?
CoS/XO
Commander
CMO Working Group
Headquarters Commandant
What are the considerations of the COA Analysis process?
Is the COA Feasible, Acceptable, Suitable,
Distinguishable, Complete, Sustainable.
Enemy Dispositions, Strengths and Weaknesses, Enemy Assets and Probable COAs, and Characteristics of the AO.
Is it applied equally by CA at strategic, operational and
tactical levels of combat operations.
When developing a COA, the staff ensures each is:
Cost Effective, Moral, Culturally Sensitive, Different, Complete and Sustainable
Legal, Moral, Classified, Acceptable, Distinguishable and Complete
Feasible, Acceptable, Suitable,
Distinguishable, Complete, Sustainable
Who issues the final planning guidance once a COA has been approved?
Commander
G-4/J-4
XO/CoS
G-9/J-9
The MDMP process begins with receiving or anticipating a new mission. This can come from . . .
an ORDER or FRAGO issued by higher headquarters or be derived from an ongoing operation.
A CA Working group meeting
Division CMOC
an WARNO or CMO Estimate issued by higher headquarters or be derived from an ongoing operation.
Unit standing operating procedures (SOPs) identifies
who participates in mission analysis, who the alternates are, and where they should assemble.
where the enemy is and their most deadly/likely coarse of action
which staff attends the working groups and where they should assemble.
The commander provides initial guidance regarding
the mission planning process, such as the date, time, and required attendees for the mission analysis conference.
the process of analyzing the threat and environment in a specific geographic area
collecting all pertinent facts and data that may impact the mission.
Upon receipt of the mission, the CA planner must begin gathering the tools to begin mission analysis. These tools include, but are not limited to . . .
(1) The higher headquarters CONOP
(2) Maps of the area of operations (AO).
(3) Their SOP and that of the higher headquarters.
(4) Appropriate field manuals.
(5) Current staff estimates.
(6) Class 6 and snacks
(1) The higher headquarters order or plan, and operational graphics.
(2) Maps of the area of operations (AO).
(3) Their SOP and that of the higher headquarters.
(4) Appropriate field manuals.
(5) Current staff estimates.
(6) Other materials and products required.
(1) The higher headquarters order or plan, and operational graphics.
(2) Maps of the area of operations (AO).
(3) JP8, MOGAS
(4) Appropriate field manuals.
(5) Current staff estimates.
The CMO estimate is updated as required with new information from various sources including. . .
(1) Area Assessments
(2) MISO Products
(3) CA reports
(4) Intel reports
(5) SITREPs
(1) Area studies
(2) CA assessments
(3) CA reports
(4) Fuel Reports
(5) SIGACTS
(1) Area studies
(2) CA assessments
(3) CA reports
(4) Intel reports
(5) SITREPs
The assess phase of CA methodology corresponds to the __________________ and ___________________ during MDMP.
Receive Mission and Analyze Mission
Mission Analysis and Course of Action (COA) Development
COA Development and COA Approval
Course of Action (COA) Development and COA Approval
The mission analysis step consists of _______________.
5 Steps
17 tasks
5 Phases
15 Tasks
CMO planners and CA personnel analyze the higher order by reviewing the base order for CMO specific guidance and other operational aspects that could effect the civilian environment or be affected by it. The ________________ is the primary document for CMO and CA related guidance.
Engineer annex
Information Operations (IO) Annex
INTEL annex
CMO annex
Describing the battlefield’s effects involves evaluating all aspects of the environment. These include . . .
effects of political lines, weather, and civil considerations such as infrastructure and demographics in the AO
effects of the enemy, weather, and civil considerations such as sewage and demographics in the AO
effects of terrain, weather, and civil considerations such as infrastructure and demographics in the AO
An assumption is a supposition on the current situation necessary to enable the commander in the process of planning to complete an estimate of the situation and make a decision on the course of action.
FALSE
TRUE
Risk management consists of five steps that are performed throughout the operations process -
(1) Identify hazards
(2) Assess hazards
(3) Develop controls, determine residual risk, and make risk decision
(4) Implement controls
(5) Supervise and evaluate
Identify:
(1) CA elements
(2) Engineers
(3) Military Police
(4) Medical assets
The CCIR identify information needed by the commander to support his COOP and to make critical decisions, especially to determine or validate courses of action.
FALSE
TRUE
