Military Operations Planning Documents PDF

**AFP Message - A message is a thought or idea, expressed in brief, in plain or secret language and prepared in a form suitable for transmission by any means of communication.** 1. By Address: a. SINGLE ADDRESS MESSAGE -- contains only one addressee b. MULTIPLE ADDRESS MESSAGE -- conta...

**AFP Message - A message is a thought or idea, expressed in brief, in plain or secret language and prepared in a form suitable for transmission by any means of communication.** 1. By Address: a. SINGLE ADDRESS MESSAGE -- contains only one addressee b. MULTIPLE ADDRESS MESSAGE -- contains two or more addressees and that all of them need to know the identity of the other addressees 2. By Purpose/Function: c. OFFICIAL MESSAGES -- specifically pertains to the official or related functions of the military establishments d. UNOFFICIAL MESSAGES -- personal messages e. PRESS MESSAGES -- originated by duly accredited news gathering individuals **Parts of the Messages** 1. Heading 2. Body 3. Ending Message Precedence Category a. FLASH **(Z)** -- reserved for initial enemy contact report, operational or combat messages (10 mins) b. IMMEDIATE **(O)** -- reserved for messages relating to situation which gravely affect the security of national forces/populace and which require immediate delivery to the addressee (30 mins to 1 hour) c. PRIORITY **(P)** -- reserved for messages requiring expeditious action by the addressee and/or furnishes essential information for the conduct of operations in progress (1 to 6 hours) d. ROUTINE **(R)** -- reserved for all types of messages that justify transmission by rapid means unless sufficient urgency to require a higher precedence Categories of Classified Messages a. TOP SECRET -- unauthorized disclosure would cause exceptionally grave damage to the nation, politically, economically or from security aspect b. SECRET -- unauthorized disclosure would endanger national security, cause serious injury to the interest and prestige of the nation and would be of great advantage to a foreign nation c. CONFIDENTIAL -- unauthorized disclosure will not endanger national security but will cause administrative embarrassment, unwanted injury to individual and to be of advantage to foreign nation d. RESTRICTED -- military information not given higher security classification but not intended for general dissemination to the public OPLAN/OPORD -- Operation Plan/Operation Order - A plan for operations extending over a considerable space and time Characteristics 1. Prepared or issued at any level of command having operational or command jurisdiction over subordinate units 2. May cover a single or series of connected operations carried out simultaneously or in succession 3. In a form of a directive from higher echelons of command to subordinate commanders to prepare their supporting plans or orders 4. Serves as a directive for planning and preparatory action, or for both preparatory action and the actual direction of the operation Differences of OPORD from OPLAN 1. "Assumptions" are omitted 2. Already a directive for specified operations in the immediate future 3. Issued prior to action (specified time and factual data) 4. Maybe written, dictated, given orally or sent in message form 5. Seldom used when an OPLAN has been issued except when desired by the Commander