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THE BATTLE CAPTAIN. AGENDA. PRE-VOLUME I INTRODUCTION PURPOSE TASKS VOLUME II INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CP CONFIGURATIONS SHIFT PLANNING and STAFFING. INTRODUCTION TO THE BATTLE CAPTAIN. FIRST JOB OUT OF OAC EXPECTED BY UNIT TO BE TRAINED UPON ARRIVAL - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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BATTLE CAPTAINBATTLE CAPTAIN
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AGENDAAGENDA PRE-VOLUME I
INTRODUCTIONPURPOSETASKS
VOLUME II INFORMATION MANAGEMENTCP CONFIGURATIONSSHIFT PLANNING and STAFFING
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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.
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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
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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)
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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.
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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
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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)
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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VOLUME IIVOLUME II
BATTLE CAPTAIN TACTICS, TECHNIQUES,
and PROCEDURES
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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S-2S-2M577M577
S-3S-3M577M577
FSEFSEM577M577
ENGENGM577M577
ADAADAM577M577
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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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ADA MapADA Map
IEWSE IEWSE
Civil AffairsCivil Affairs
S3 Status S3 Status BoardBoard
Main EntranceMain Entrance
To S# PlansTo S# Plans
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BRIGADE MAINBRIGADE MAINCOMMAND POST LAYOUTCOMMAND POST LAYOUT
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LEGEND
Battle /Status Battle /Status BoardBoard - Operations- Operations - FSO - FSO - Intelligence- Intelligence
FSO MapFSO Map
TableTable
RadiosRadios
MSRTMSRT
FAXFAX
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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S3S3
S2S2
FSEFSE
ENGENG
INTEL MAPINTEL MAP
FIRES OVERLAYFIRES OVERLAY
OBSTACLE OVERLAYOBSTACLE OVERLAY
OPs MAPOPs MAP
CHARACTERISTICS:CHARACTERISTICS:
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
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DVRDVR
TCTC
ENGINEENGINE
OPsOPsMAPMAP
RADIOSRADIOS
BCBC
RTORTO
CHARACTERISTICS:CHARACTERISTICS:
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
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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
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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)
CP SHIFT PLANNING AND CP SHIFT PLANNING AND STAFFING STAFFING
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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
CP SHIFT PLANNING AND CP SHIFT PLANNING AND STAFFING STAFFING
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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
CP SHIFT PLANNING AND CP SHIFT PLANNING AND STAFFING STAFFING