Combat Plans Division Responsibilities

Approved guidance from the C/JFC and C/JFACC used to develop detailed air, space, and cyberspace operation plans.

Responsible for detailed air, space, and cyberspace operations planning.

Detailed orders for air and space forces, derived from the AOD.

A high-level plan, outlining the overall strategic approach to air/space operations.

A detailed plan for the attack, converted to electronic format.

Team responsible for creating prioritized target lists.

Prioritized list of targets, supporting both kinetic and non-kinetic effects.

Responsible for planning, allocation, and tasking of air/space/cyberspace forces, based on CFACC guidance.

Leader of the Air Operations Center (AOC) directing operational planning and conduct.

Considering the integration of various domains (air, space, land, sea, cyber) into the overall plan.

Military actions causing damage or destruction (e.g., bombing).

Military actions not causing physical damage but affecting the opposition (e.g., psychological warfare).

The Master Air Attack Plan (MAAP) is the JFACC's time-phased air, space, and cyberspace operations scheme of maneuver for a given ATO period. It synthesizes guidance, desired effects, and available resources.

The JFACC (Joint Force Air Component Commander) is responsible for creating the MAAP. They are the highest-ranking air officer in the theater.

The MAAP incorporates JFACC guidance, desired effects, supported components' schemes of maneuver, available resources, and friendly and enemy capabilities.

The MAAP Team is responsible for designing and obtaining approval for the JFACC's MAAP, maintaining awareness of forces available, and reviewing the latest SPINS/ROE.

The MAAP Team's processes include preparing, developing, and delivering a decision brief on the MAAP.

The MAAP Team is populated with highly-qualified operational representatives from all air and space power disciplines.

The pre-MAAP meeting is a forum for presenting multiple inputs to the MAAP process, from various sources.

The Air Tasking Order (ATO) Production Team chief is directly responsible to the Chief of Combat Plans for producing and disseminating the daily ATO.

The ATO Production Team creates and maintains accurate air and space planning databases, synchronizes with TBMCS, proofs setup data, and ensures SPINS are imported to the ABP.

The MAAP is a long-term plan for air operations, while the ATO is a daily order based on the MAAP.

The ATO includes the daily Air Battle Plan (ABP), Special Instructions (SPINS), and Annex K (COMSEC Callout).

Annex K is a part of the ATO that addresses communications security measures (COMSEC).

Special Instructions (SPINS) are additional instructions within the ATO, providing specific guidance or changes for air operations.

The Air Battle Plan (ABP) is a detailed plan within the ATO, outlining the specific tasks and objectives for air forces.

The MAAP is a detailed plan that's derived from the Joint Air Operations Plan (JAOP), which is a strategic-level plan.

The MAAP Team develops the overall air operations plan, while the Targeting Effects Team (TET) focuses on target selection and prioritization.

The Joint Integrated Prioritized Target List (JIPTL) is a list of targets prioritized based on importance to achieving objectives.

The Combined Force Air Component Commander (CFACC) is responsible for providing overall guidance and direction for air operations.

The AOC Commander is responsible for leading the Air Operations Center (AOC) in directing operational planning and conduct.

Multi-domain integration is the process of considering how different military domains (air, land, sea, space, cyberspace) can work together to achieve objectives.

Kinetic effects are military actions that cause physical damage or destruction, such as bombing or missile strikes.

Non-kinetic effects are military actions that do not cause physical damage but affect the enemy's capabilities, such as psychological warfare or cyber operations.

Offensive and defensive cyber forces are typically under the operational control (OPCON) of CYBERCOM, but coordinated through the CCMD CO IPEs.

The AOC's command and control (C2) of cyberspace forces is limited to assigned DoDIN operators and possibly AOC/Wing Mission Defense Teams for defensive operations.

Inputs for the pre-MAAP meeting include the JFACC's guidance, supported components' schemes of maneuver, available resources, and friendly and enemy capabilities.

The CPD is responsible for detailed air, space, and cyberspace operations planning, including the development of the Air Operations Directive (AOD) and Air Tasking Order (ATO).

The AOD is a high-level guidance document from the C/JFC and C/JFACC, while the ATO is a detailed order for air, space, and cyberspace forces derived from the AOD.

The CPD outputs include the JAOP, AOD, planning guidance, the draft JIPTL, MAAP, ATO, ACO, SPINS, and OPTASKLINK.

This team develops the daily MAAP and converts it into an electronic format for the ATO and ATONEWS.

SPINS are additional instructions within the ATO, providing specific guidance or changes for air operations.

Offensive and defensive cyber forces are typically under CYBERCOM's OPCON, but coordinated through the CCMD CO-IPEs.

The AOD is the high-level guidance document, while the ATO is the detailed order based on the AOD.

The MAAP Team designs and obtains approval for the JFACC's MAAP, maintains awareness of available forces, and reviews the latest SPINS/ROE.