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22 Cards in this Set
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What is the definition of MDMP?
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Military Decision Making Process: Iterative planning methodology that integrates the activities of the CDR, staff and subordinates headquarters, & other partners to understand the situation & mission; develop COAs, decide on a COA that best accomplishes the mission & produce an operation plan or order for execution.
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What are the 7 steps of MDMP, and how many substeps?
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1. Receipt of Mission (6)
2. Mission Analysis (19) 3. COA devlopment (8) 4. COA Analysis (8) 5. COA Comparison (3) 6. COA Approval 7. Orders Production |
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What are the 6 sub-steps of Receipt of Mission?
AGUC-II |
1. Alert Staff & other key Parties
2. Gather Tools 3. Update Running estimates 4. Conduct initial assessment 5. Issue CDR's initial guidance 6. Issue the WARNO #1 |
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What are the first 8 sub steps to mission analysis?
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1. Analyze higher HQ order
2. Perform initial IBP 3. Determine specific, implied and essential tasks 4. Review available assets & ID resource shortfalls 5. Determine constraints 6. ID critical facts & develop assumptions 7. Risk management 8. Develop CCIR & EEFI |
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What are the 9-19 sub steps to mission analysis?
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9. Develop Initial ISR tools
10. Develop initial recon and surveillance plan 11. Update plan for the use of available time 12. Develop initial themes & messages 13. Develop a proposed problem statement 14. Develop a proposed mission statement 15. Present the mission analysis briefing 16. Develop & issue initial CDR intent 17. Develop & issue initial planning guidance 18. Develop COA evaluation criteria 19. Issue a WARNO (#2) |
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What are the 8 sub-steps of COA development?
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1. Assess Combat Power
2. Generate Options 3. Array forces 4. Develop a broad concept 5. Assign HQs 6. Prepare COA statement & sketch 7. Conduct a COA brief 8. Select or modify COA for continued analysis |
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What are the 8 sub-steps in COA analysis?
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1. Gather tools
2. List all friendly forces 3. List assumptions 4. Know critical events & decision points 5. Select war gaming method 6. Select a technique to record & display results 7. War-game the operations & assess the results 8. Conduct a war-gaming brief (optional) |
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What are the 3 sub-steps of COA Comparison?
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1. Conduct advantages and disadvantages analysis
2. Compare courses of action 3. Conduct a course of action decision breifing |
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What are the two common trends in the outputs of MDMP?
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1. Identify Assumptions
2. Update running estimates |
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What are the 9 effective staff characteristics?
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1. Competence
2. Initiative 3. Creativity 4. Flexibility 5. Loyalty 6. Confidence 7. Team player 8. Effective manager 9. Effective Communicator |
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Which step is the most important in the MDMP process?
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Mission Analysis
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What are the outputs of mission analysis?
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1. Approved problem statement
2. Approved mission statement 3. Initial CDR intent 4. Initial CCIR/EEFI 5. Updated IPB products 6. Updated running estimates 7. Assumptions 8. Resource shortfalls 9. Updated Operational Themes 10. COA evaluation criteria 11. WARNO #2 |
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What is a running estimate?
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Continuous assessment of the current situation used to determine if the current operations is proceeding according to the CDR's intent & if planned future operations are supportable.
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In the running estimate what are updated continuously when new information arises?
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1. Facts
2. Assumptions 3. Friendly force status 4. Enemy activities and capabilities 5. Civil considerations 6. conclusions and recommendations |
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The CDRS intent consists of what parts?
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1. Purpose
2. Key Tasks 3. End state |
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What is the Task organization?
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Temporary grouping of forces designed to accomplish a particular mission
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What is constraint?
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Place on a CDR by a higher command (CMD); dictates action or inaction, thus restricting the freedom of action of a subordinate CDR.
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What is a specified task?
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A task specifically assigned to a unit by a higher HQ.
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What is an implied task?
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A task that must be preformed to accomplish a specified task or mission but is not stated in higher HQ's orders.
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What is an essential task?
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A specified or implied tasks that must be executed to accomplish the mission.
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Plans and orders are based on?
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Facts and assumptions
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What is a fact?
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A statement of truth or a statement thought to be true at the time.
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