1966 US Army Vietnam War ARMOR ... - Survival Books

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMb. Friendly forces: Information of friendly forces, other than thoseorganic or attached, which may directly affect the action of subordinatecommanders.c. Attachments and detachments: Units attached to or detached fromthe issuing unit for this operation, including the effective time. Referenceto "task organization" is usually sufficient.2. MISSIONA clear, concise statement of the task to be accomplished by the issuingunit and its purpose.3. EXECUTIONa. The first subparagraph is entitled "concept of operation" and providesa brief summary of the commander's tactical plan to accomplish hismission.b. In subsequent lettered subparagraphs, the specific tasks are givenfor each element of the command charged with the execution of tacticalduties.c. The last subparagraph is entitled "coordinating instruction" andwill contain the details of coordination and control measures applicable totwo or more units of the command. For example, "Illumination plan will beimplemented only on order of commander, Task Force 2-1, or, in emergency,by commanders of Teams A and B." If the order is not effectiveupon receipt, the effective time will be indicated in this subparagraph.4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICSSpecific instructions concerning administration and logistics for theconduct of the operation.5. COMMAND AND SIGNALa. Signal: A reference to the index of signal operation instructions ineffect. Special instructions relating to the use of signal communication,for example: Emergency signal to call for illumination: Green star cluster.b. Command: Location of command posts; location of commander.c. Axis of command posts displacement: One or more future CP locations.Acknowledge:(Commander and grade)Annexes:Distribution:Authentication.(Classification)310