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BATTLE CAPTAINBATTLE CAPTAIN


AGENDAAGENDA PRE-VOLUME I

INTRODUCTIONPURPOSETASKS

VOLUME II INFORMATION MANAGEMENTCP CONFIGURATIONSSHIFT PLANNING and STAFFING


INTRODUCTION TOINTRODUCTION TOTHE BATTLE CAPTAINTHE BATTLE CAPTAIN

FIRST JOB OUT OF OAC

EXPECTED BY UNIT TO BE TRAINED UPON ARRIVAL

“BATTLE CAPTAIN” IS NOT A TO&E POSITION, HOWEVER, THE PERSON FILLING THIS ROLE IS NORMALLY SLOTTED IN A TO&E JOB

THE INTEGRATOR OF INFORMATION IN THE CP

WORKS CLOSELY WITH CMD GROUP, COMPANY COMMANDERS, AND STAFF.


PLANNING CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS vs. PLANNING MAINTAIN UNIT STATUS (KEY TO MISSION ANALYSIS) CONTROLS COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF

INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR COA DEVELOPMENT

PREPARATION ANALYZE NEW INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES

AVAILABLE MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO PLAN BASED ON NEW

INFORMATION

EXECUTION PACKAGE INFORMATION FOR DECISION MAKERS MUST SEE THE “BIG PICTURE”, ENSURE BOS ARE

EXECUTED IN SUPPORT OF THE CURRENT MANEUVER NEEDS

BATTLE CAPTAIN BATTLE CAPTAIN PURPOSEPURPOSE


BATTLE CAPTAIN TASKSBATTLE CAPTAIN TASKS BATTLE TRACKING

MONITOR ACTIVITIES/LOCATIONS OF FRIENDLY AND ENEMY UNITS

ANALYZE AND ASSES INFORMATION

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSIST IN REVIEWING/ DISSEMINATING INFORMATION

WITHIN CP AND TF

DECISION MAKER/PLANNER ASSIST S3 DURING MDMP

CP SHIFT OIC ASSISTS IN SYNCHRONIZING STAFF’S EFFORTS SUPERVISES STAFF FUNCTIONING (DURING EXECUTION)


BATTLE TRACKINGBATTLE TRACKING

THE BATTLE CAPTAIN PROCESSES ALL REPORTS AND INFORMATION ENTERING THE CP

MAINTAINS AND MONITORS: SITUATION MAP ADJACENT UNIT ACTIVITIES STATUS CHARTS

COORDINATES ACTIVITIES OF ALL CP SECTIONS

Consists of monitoring current location, activity, and combat power of Task Force elements; monitoring the progress of adjacent and supporting units, and updating templates.


INFORMATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

CONTROLS ALL INFORMATION GOING IN AND OUT OF THE CP INFORMATION DISPLAY TECHNIQUES MESSAGE HANDLING

BATTLE TRACKING - WHAT CRITICAL INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE TRACKED CURRENT OPERATIONS FUTURE OPERATIONS

THE BATTLE CAPTAIN MUST UNDERSTAND: COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES HOW TO USE ALL COMMO EQUIPMENT AUTOMATION CAPABILITIES and LIMITATIONS


CURRENT OPERATIONS CURRENT OPERATIONS INFORMATIONINFORMATION

MISSION AND INTENT OF UNIT and HIGHER HQs TWO LEVELS UP

UNIT LOCATIONS TWO LEVELS DOWN STATUS OF FRIENDLY UNIT PERSONNEL, CRITICAL

EQUIPMENT, and CRITICAL SUPPLIES ENEMY SITUATION ENEMY BDA LOCATION and STATUS OF ADJACENT UNITS CURRENT OPERATIONS OF FRIENDLY UNITS STATUS OF OBSTACLE AND SURVIVABILITY WORK

(DEFENSE)


FUTURE OPERATIONS FUTURE OPERATIONS INFORMATIONINFORMATION

FUTURE MISSION AND INTENT OF UNIT and HIGHER HQs TWO LEVELS UP (BRANCH OR SEQUEL)

AVAILABILITY OF HIGHER ASSETS TO SUPPORT FUTURE OPERATIONS

ENEMY SITUATION STATUS OF FRIENDLY UNITS

COMBAT POWER RESUPPLY and REPLACEMENT PROJECTIONS BREACHING ASSETS (PLOWS, DEMO, ACES, ETC.) CLASS III and V STATUS (OFFENSE) CLASS IV AND V STATUS (DEFENSE)


DECISION MAKER andDECISION MAKER andPLANNERPLANNER

LEADS THE STAFF IN MDMP IN THE ABSENCE OF THE XO/S3 (Bn Level)

AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM: COMMANDER/XO/S3 SOPs

GUIDANCE OBTAINED FROM: CCIR WARNORDs/OPORDs/FRAGOs

ISSUES WARNORDs and FRAGOs DRIVES OPORD PRODUCTION


CP SHIFT OICCP SHIFT OIC RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING THE CP CREW AND

MAINTAINING THE CP SOP FOCAL POINT OF CURRENT OPERATIONS LEADS AND REHEARSES CP BATTLE/ORDERS DRILLS WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE NCOIC MANAGES SHIFT CHANGES THE BATTLE CAPTAIN MUST HAVE:

SOPs (KNOW, UNDERSTAND, ENFORCE) CURRENT ORDERS and CCIR LOGs STAFF PLANNING TOOLS EXECUTION CHECKLIST


SHIFT NCOICSHIFT NCOIC ENFORCES SOP IN CP ASSISTS WITH ORDER PRODUCTION ASSISTS WITH ORDER REPRODUCTION, QUALITY

CONTROL, and ISSUE POST SITUATION MAPS and CHARTS SUPERVISES CP PERSONNEL

MONITORING RADIOS VEHICLE and EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ENSURES TIMELY and ADEQUATE RESUPPLY JOURNALS and LOGs OVERALL WELFARE ESTABLISHES and MAINTAINS CP SECURITY


VOLUME IIVOLUME II

BATTLE CAPTAIN TACTICS, TECHNIQUES,

and PROCEDURES


INFORMATION MANAGEMENTINFORMATION MANAGEMENT

EIGHT STEPS TO MANAGING INFORMATION

STEP 1STEP 1

RECEIVE INFO

STEP 2STEP 2

RECORD & POST

STEP 3STEP 3

UNDERSTANDTHE INFO

STEP 4STEP 4

PROCESS

STEP 5STEP 5

ANALYZE

STEP 6STEP 6

DISSEMINATE

STEP 7STEP 7

SAFEGUARD

STEP 8STEP 8

FOLLOWUP


PROCESSPROCESS

BATTLE CAPTAIN- CCIR SCREENING- DECISION ON ACTION- ASSIGN MESSAGE #- FOLLOW UP ACTION DISTRIBUTE

- CDR- XO/S3- S2- FSO/TGTing CELL- AVN LNO- ETC.

ACTIONACTION

MESSAGEMESSAGE

ROUTINEROUTINE CCIRCCIR

SHIFT NCOIC

SITMAPSITMAP

LOGLOGSTATUS CHARTSSTATUS CHARTS


COMMANDER CRITICALCOMMANDER CRITICALINFORMATION REQUIREMENTSINFORMATION REQUIREMENTS

CCIRs PREVENT UNNECESSARY AND REDUNDANT INFORMATION COLLECTION

CDRs TOOL TO FOCUS STAFF EFFORTS ON INFORMATION HE NEEDS TO MAKE DECISIONS

THIS INFORMATION DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF OPERATIONS

CCIR DRIVE THE STAFF DEVELOPMENT OF THREE PRODUCTS: PRIORITY INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS (PIR) FRIENDLY FORCES INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS

(FFIR) ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF FRIENDLY INFORMATION

(EEFI)


PRIORITY INTELLIGENCE PRIORITY INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTREQUIREMENT

HOW THE COMMANDER SEES THE ENEMY. IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A DECISION THAT WILL AFFECT THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE COMMANDER’S MISSION.

PIR ARE ONLY DESIGNATED BY THE COMMANDER AND ARE OF A HIGHER PRIORITY THAN IR.

THE DECISIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PIR NORMALLY COME IN THE FORM OF HIGH PAYOFF TARGETS (HPT) AND DECISION MAKING CRITERIA FOR THE COMMITMENT OF MANEUVER ASSETS


ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF OF FRIENDLY FRIENDLY INFORMATIONINFORMATION

EEFI - HOW THE COMMANDER VIEWS HIS UNIT FROM THE ENEMY COMMANDERS PERSPECTIVE

INFORMATION ON FRIENDLY FORCES AND/OR ACTIVITIES THE COMMANDER DEEMS CRITICAL TO PROTECT FROM ENEMY COLLECTION EFFORTS

EXAMPLE: THE COUNTER-RECON REPORTS THAT ENEMY RECON

HAS PENETRATED THE SECURITY FORCE IN THE NORTH; THIS WOULD PUT THEM ON A PATH TO IDENTIFY THE TF RESERVE, A CDR EEFI.


THE BATTLE CAPTAIN NOW HAS TO DETERMINE WHAT ACTION WILL PREVENT THE RESERVE FROM BEING FOUND BY THE RECON

HE NOTIFIES THE CDR WITH RECOMMENDATIONS MOVE RESERVE? SEND OUT ELEMENTS TO FIND AND DESTROY RECON? SOMETHING ELSE?

EEFI MAY INCLUDE: LOCATIONS (UNITS, RESERVE, TRAINS/CPs)

UNIT STRENGTHS

OBSTACLE LOCATIONS AND COMPOSITIONS

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OFESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OFFRIENDLY INFORMATIONFRIENDLY INFORMATION


FRIENDLY FORCES FRIENDLY FORCES INFORMATION INFORMATION

REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS FFIR - INFORMATION REGARDING A CHANGE TO UNIT

STATUS THAT COULD PREVENT SUCCESSFUL MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT AS IT IS CURRENTLY PLANNED

CHANGES TO THE FFIR WILL RESULT IN CHANGES TO THE WAY A COMMANDER AND STAFF ARE PLANNING TO EXECUTE A COA

EXAMPLE: THE UNIT HAS TO BREACH AN OBSTACLE THE SELECTED COA REQUIRES 6 PLOWS FOR EXECUTION PLOW STATUS BECOMES A FFIR. A DROP IN THE O/R RATE

BELOW 6 WILL REQUIRE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PLAN.


RECEIVE RECEIVE CCIRCCIR

PIR? PIR?

YESYES

NOTIFY NOTIFY CDR & S2CDR & S2

NONOFFIR? FFIR?

NOTIFY NOTIFY CDR & S3CDR & S3

YESYES

NONO

HPT? HPT? PLAN PLAN

CHANGE?CHANGE?- LOG- LOG- POST ON - POST ON MAPMAP- CONT. TO- CONT. TO MONITORMONITOR- DISSEMINATE- DISSEMINATE TO SUB-UNITSTO SUB-UNITS- INFORM - INFORM HIGHERHIGHER

ISSUE ISSUE ORDERSORDERSW/ CMD W/ CMD

APPROVALAPPROVAL

EEFI? EEFI? ROUTINEROUTINERTN TO RTN TO NCOICNCOIC

NONO

NOTIFY NOTIFY CDR/S3 &CDR/S3 &

S2S2

YESYES

NONO

NONO

NONO

YESYES

YESYESYESYES

NOTIFY FSENOTIFY FSEENGAGEENGAGEW/ CMD W/ CMD

APPROVALAPPROVAL

PLAN PLAN CHANGE?CHANGE?

FOLLOWINGFOLLOWINGTHE ACTIONTHE ACTION

CCIR REPORTING FLOWCCIR REPORTING FLOW


BRIGADES HAVE ECHELONED COMMAND and CONTROL FACILITIES.

THEY ARE: MAIN COMMAND POST TACTICAL COMMAND POST REAR COMMAND POST THE COMMAND GROUP

THE COMMAND GROUP NORMALLY CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL BRIGADE COMMANDER S3 FSCOORD TACP SELECTED BOS REPRESENTATIVES

BRIGADE COMMAND POSTS BRIGADE COMMAND POSTS


S2 S3 FSES2 S3 FSE

ENG ADAENG ADA

TOCTOCEXTENSIONSEXTENSIONS

MIHMMWV

ARMY AIRHMMWV

ALOHMMWV

REPROTRUCK

GENERATORS

BRIEF S3BRIEF S3TENT TENTTENT TENT

CAMO NET

BRIGADE MAINBRIGADE MAINCOMMAND POST LAYOUTCOMMAND POST LAYOUT


S-2S-2M577M577

S-3S-3M577M577

FSEFSEM577M577

ENGENGM577M577

ADAADAM577M577

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22

33

4455

66 77

8899

1010

1212

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LEGEND

Battle BoardBattle Board

Mission, Intent, Mission, Intent, CCIR BoardCCIR Board

FSO MapFSO Map

ALO MapALO Map

Army Air MapArmy Air Map

ENG MapENG Map

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22

33

44

55

66

LEGEND

ADA MapADA Map

IEWSE IEWSE

Civil AffairsCivil Affairs

S3 Status S3 Status BoardBoard

Main EntranceMain Entrance

To S# PlansTo S# Plans

77

88

99

1010

1111

1212

BRIGADE MAINBRIGADE MAINCOMMAND POST LAYOUTCOMMAND POST LAYOUT


LEGEND

Battle /Status Battle /Status BoardBoard - Operations- Operations - FSO - FSO - Intelligence- Intelligence

FSO MapFSO Map

TableTable

RadiosRadios

MSRTMSRT

FAXFAX

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M577

EXTENSION

CDR’s M113

NOTES

1. CP Personnel include:1. CP Personnel include: - S3- S3 - FSCOORD- FSCOORD - Intel Officer- Intel Officer - Vehicle Crews- Vehicle Crews

2. 2. = Location of map boards = Location of map boards while traveling.while traveling.

BRIGADEBRIGADETACTICAL COMMAND TACTICAL COMMAND

POSTPOST


TF CP CONFIGURATIONTF CP CONFIGURATION CP CONFIGURATION SHOULD BE DETERMINED

BY THE PHASE OF THE OPERATION THE CP STAFF MUST PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF

THE CP BASED ON COMMAND AND CONTROL PLANNING SURVIVABILITY

STAFFS MUST BE ABLE TO CONTINUOUSLY DO ALL THREE, THE TRICK IS KNOWING WHEN ONE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE OTHER.


THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO CONFIGURE A TF CP, WE WILL DISCUSS THREE POSSIBLE TECHNIQUES MAIN CP

LEAST MOBILE AND MOST VULNERABLE MAXIMIZES C2 AND PLANNING PROCESSES

“HOT CP” EMPHASIS ON SURVIVABILITY (ABILITY TO RAPIDLY JUMP AS

REQUIRED) MINIMIZES PLANNING ABILITY DURING HOURS OF LIMITED

VISIBILITY MOVING CP

C2 AND PLANNING IS MOST DIFFICULT SURVIVABILITY ALSO AT RISK BECAUSE YOUR ARE EXPOSED

TO ENEMY FORCES AND NOT COVERED AND CONCEALED

TF CP CONFIGURATIONTF CP CONFIGURATION


CHARACTERISTICS:CHARACTERISTICS:

1. USED PRIOR TO OPERATIONS1. USED PRIOR TO OPERATIONS2. STATIC SITE, REQUIRES TIME TO2. STATIC SITE, REQUIRES TIME TO MOVE MOVE 3. VEHICLES POSITIONED TO FORM3. VEHICLES POSITIONED TO FORM CP AREA USING SICCPsCP AREA USING SICCPs4. GENERATORS OUT AND AWAY4. GENERATORS OUT AND AWAY FROM VEHICLES TO LESSONFROM VEHICLES TO LESSON NOISE (DUG IN OR SANDBAGGED) NOISE (DUG IN OR SANDBAGGED) 5. SUPPORT VEHICLES AND SITES5. SUPPORT VEHICLES AND SITES CLOSER TO CPCLOSER TO CP6. IMPROVED NOISE AND LIGHT 6. IMPROVED NOISE AND LIGHT DISCIPLINEDISCIPLINE7. NEVER POSITION ALONG HIGH 7. NEVER POSITION ALONG HIGH SPEED AAs OR LIKELY ARTY TGTs SPEED AAs OR LIKELY ARTY TGTs

REPRO TRUCK

BRIEFING TENTGENERATORS

S3S3

ENGENG FSEFSE

S2S2

MAIN CP MAIN CP CONFIGURATIONCONFIGURATION


S3S3

S2S2

FSEFSE

ENGENG

INTEL MAPINTEL MAP

FIRES OVERLAYFIRES OVERLAY

OBSTACLE OVERLAYOBSTACLE OVERLAY

OPs MAPOPs MAP


1. USED DURING EXECUTION1. USED DURING EXECUTION2. EASILY “JUMPED” IF 2. EASILY “JUMPED” IF REQUIREDREQUIRED3. VEHICLES FACE OUT W/ 3. VEHICLES FACE OUT W/ RAMPS DOWN. ENGINES RAMPS DOWN. ENGINES RUNNING DEPENDENT RUNNING DEPENDENT UPON THE SITUATION.UPON THE SITUATION.4. MAP BOARDS OUT4. MAP BOARDS OUT5. OTHER VEHICLES AND 5. OTHER VEHICLES AND PERSONNEL DISPERSEDPERSONNEL DISPERSED6. POOR NOISE AND LIGHT 6. POOR NOISE AND LIGHT DISCIPLINEDISCIPLINE

““HOT CP” HOT CP” CONFIGURATIONCONFIGURATION


DVRDVR

TCTC

ENGINEENGINE

OPsOPsMAPMAP

RADIOSRADIOS

BCBC

RTORTO


1. VERY LOUD AND CROWDED.1. VERY LOUD AND CROWDED.2. TOUGH TO MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL2. TOUGH TO MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.AWARENESS.3. LIMITED NUMBER OF MAPS TO 3. LIMITED NUMBER OF MAPS TO MONITOR THE FIGHT.MONITOR THE FIGHT.4. COORD W/ OTHER STAFF AGENCIES4. COORD W/ OTHER STAFF AGENCIES LIMITED LIMITED 5. BATTLE CPT CAN EFFECTIVELY 5. BATTLE CPT CAN EFFECTIVELY MONITOR ONE NET AT A TIME. MONITOR ONE NET AT A TIME.

CHART BOOK

MOVING CP MOVING CP CONFIGURATIONCONFIGURATION


CP SHIFT PLANNING AND CP SHIFT PLANNING AND STAFFING STAFFING

CPs NORMALLY RUN TWO SHIFTS, A TECHNIQUE IS: SHIFT A: 0330 - 1600 SHIFT B: 1530 - 0400

EVERY STAFF AGENCY IS REPRESENTED ON BOTH SHIFTS, PRIMARIES WORK THE “A” SHIFT

30 MINUTE OVERLAP ALLOWS FOR A SHIFT BRIEF. THIS BRIEFING IS DONE BY THE OUTGOING BATTLE CAPTAIN TO THE IN-COMING STAFF.

STAFF REPs ARE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT INTERNAL CHANGEOVER BRIEFS WITH THEIR REPLACEMENTS PRIOR TO THE BATTLE CAPTAIN BRIEFING


BOTH SHIFT BRIEFINGS ARE FORMAL, THE EVENING BRIEFING IS ATTENDED BY THE COMMANDER

THE BRIEFING COVERS: S2

RECENT ACTIVITIES CURRENT OPs FUTURE OPs

FSO ADA ENGINEER

EQUIPMENT STATUS OBSTACLE STATUS (IF APPLICABLE)



BATTLE CAPTAIN CURRENT TACTICAL SITUATION CURRENT COMBAT POWER LOCATIONS OF SUBUNITS AND TRAINS SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES (PAST 12 HOURS) ANTICIPATED SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES (NEXT 12 HOURS) COMMO STATUS UNRESOLVED SUPPLY AND PERSONNEL PROBLEMS STATUS OF ORDERS PROCESS ANY DISPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS NBC POSTURE CHANGE TO CCIR



BATTLE CAPTAIN IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE S-3 CP WORKBOOK

THIS WORKBOOK IS A CENTRALIZED SOURCE FOR EVERYTHING PRODUCED BY THE STAFF ALL DA 1594 JOURNALS (LOGS)

COPIES OF ALL ORDERS (WARNING/OPs/FRAGs)

COPIES OF ALL MESSAGES SENT AND RECEIVED

LIST OF ALL CP SENSITIVE ITEMS

CP BRIEFING FORMAT


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