1. law, govt and politics
2. armed forces
3. navy

PACKEX 2014
Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace
(IPB)
MIDN 1/C Strong
5 FEB 2014
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Agenda
• Scenario
– Historical overview
– Political scenario
• Area of Operation (AO)
– Geography
– Bulldog Island
– Surrounding waters
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Red and Blue Forces
Objectives and Concerns
Platoon Assignments
Planning Deliverables
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Historical Overview
• Bulldog Island was originally colonized
and claimed by the Spanish in 1910. The
colony failed and the island has since been
abandoned
• The island has rich reserves of Oil, Uranium
and Iron
• The island oversees a strategic choke point for
Pacific Ocean
• Ownership of Bulldog Island is disputed
between country Red and country Blue
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Political Scenario
Country Red
– Claim Bulldog Island as a national territory for the
past 19 years.
– Never acted upon claim
– New political regime campaigned on expanding
country Red’s regional grasp
– Landed Marines and established small military
outpost in December 2013
– Began construction on Oil drilling platforms &
Industrial mining operations
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Political Scenario
Country Blue
– Dispute Nation Red’s territorial claim on Bulldog
Island
– Claim that land purchase from Spain included
Bulldog Island in 1999
– Appealed to UN to force country Red’s withdrawal
from Bulldog Island
– After no UN action, repositioned carrier strike group
and reinforced Marine detachments in the region.
– Threatening imminent action.
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UN Security Council Resolutions
• UNSCR 9991 – DEC 2013
– Condemns Country Red’s landing and military
presence
• UNSCR 9992 – Jan 2014
– Demands Red Removal by 25 MAR
• UNSCR 9993 – FEB 2014
– Releases statement condemning any military action
by country Blue. Encourages an armed forces stand
down
• UNSCR 9994 – MAR 2014
– Reasserts its commitment to a diplomatic solution
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Area of Operation
Bulldog Island
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Blue Forces
Navy Forces and Assets
- (1) CVN
CVW
- (30) F/A 18E
- (10) F/A 18f
- (6) E/A 18G
- (4) E-2C
- (6) MH-60S
- (5) MH-60R
- (2) C-2
- (1) CG
- (2) DDG (Flight IIA)
- (2) MH-60R (each)
- (1) FFG
- (2) MH-60R
- (1) SSN-767
- (1) SSN-777
- (1) SSGN-726
- (1) LPD 21
Marine Forces and Assets
Ground Combat Element
(+)
- (1) Scout Sniper Team (attached)
-Company Train*
- (2) MTVR
- (2) MRAP
- (2) MATV
- (1) Ambulance MRAP
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- (12) AAVP7; (1) AAVC7; (1) AAVR7
Air Combat Element
- (2) MV-22
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Red Forces
Navy Forces and Assets at B1
-(1) DDG (Flight IIA)
- (2) MH-60R (each)
- (1) FFG
- (2) MH-60R
Marine Forces and Assets
Ground Combat Element
(+)
(and all the personnel & assets in this
organization)
- (1) Scout Sniper Team (attached)
-Company Train*
- (2) MTVR
- (2) MRAP
Navy Forces and Assets
moving to support from B2
- (1) CVN
CVW (Equivalent to Blue Forces)
(1) CG
- (1) DDG (Flight IIA)
- (2) MH-60R (each)
- (1) SSN-767
- (1) SSN-777
- (1) SSGN-726
- (2) MATV
- (1) Ambulance MRAP
(+)
- (12) AAVP7; (1) AAVC7; (1) AAVR7
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Orientation of Forces
Country Red Naval
Outpost
Devil Dog Volcano
Lava Flow
Drilling
Operations
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Geography
• Bulldog Island is notional but geography,
topography, tide schedules and other
considerations are actual for the Island of Hawaii
(the big island)
Note: It’s a Volcanic Island with ground generally flat leading up an
incline to a central dormant volcano, Devil Dog Volcano
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Objectives
• Red Objectives
• Maintain military presence
• Protect construction operations on drilling and mining
operations
• Repel any landing force
• Blue Objectives
• Wait until withdrawal date issued by UNSCR – 9992
• Once 25 MAR deadline passes initiate Operation
Odysseus
– Land on Bulldog Island and expel Country Red forces
– Disperse/destroy enemy naval forces
– Reinforce island
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Rules of Engagement
Specific ROE Instructions will be briefed
individually to Strike Groups
- Be prepared for this
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Concerns
• Freedom of Navigation throughout the AO
– Ensure freedom of navigation for commercial shipping
– Prevent damage to neutral commercial shipping
– Prevent international airspace interference
• Rules of Engagement
– Execute proper ROE escalation of force
– Efforts must maintain maximum combat capability
• Protection of critical natural resources
– Oil drilling platforms/Mining Operations
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Platoon Assignments
Country Blue vs Country Red
Alpha 1
Bravo 1
(MIDN 1/C Cole)
(MIDN 1/C Barrett)
Bravo 2
Alpha 2
(MIDN 1/C Morahan)
(MIDN 1/C Puglisi)
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Planning Processes
Navy Planning Process
vs.
Mission Analysis
MC Planning Process
Problem Framing
Course of Action (COA) Development
COA Analysis
COA Wargame
COA Comparison & Decision
Plans & Orders Development
Transition
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Orders Development
Planning Deliverables
1. Mission Analysis / Problem Framing
2. Brief the Mission (TASK and PURPOSE; 5 Ws) – What are you supposed to do?
3. Brief your Course of Action & Narrative. - How are you going to do what you
are supposed to do? (Sample COA narratives available on request)
4. Brief any Tasking Statements (TASK and PURPOSE; 5 Ws) – Who is doing what
to who and why?
Be able to discuss how you are coming up with your decisions (planning factors)
Be able to discuss your Planning Assumptions and how you will confirm or deny those
assumptions. REMEMBER: If you take assumptions into execution they become
RISK. How are you going to mitigate the risk?
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Questions
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Sample COA Briefing Slide: COA Narrative
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Sample COA Briefing Slide: Tri Slide
Topic:
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Sample COA Briefing Slide: QUAD Slide
Topic:
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Sample COA Briefing Slide: MEU COA R2P2
COURSE OF ACTION # 1: COMBO
PHASE
T/O
NEO CMD ELE
SEC ELE
1
ECC SCARLETT
TOTAL INSERT
TIMELINE
LAUNCH
INSERT OF
SECURITY &
HASTY ECC
2
ACTIONS AT
HASTY SITES
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EXTRACT
TO BLS
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ACTIONS TO
BLS
TOTAL EXTRACT
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EXTRACT
TO ESG
MAJOR EQUIPMENT
()
MTVRS
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HMMWV
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MHE
AIRCRAFT
ORM
LOW
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UH-1 / AH- 1
FIRE SUPPORT / LANDING
CRAFT
AV-8B
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CH-46
AH-1W
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CH-53
ARTILLERY
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AV-8B
NSFS
PH 1
PH 2
PH 3
LCU
GO/NO GO
LCAC
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
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PH 4
PH 5
TOTAL
MISSION
MED
HIGH
Available References
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FMFM 5-70; MAGTF Aviation Planning
 MCWP 2-1; Intelligence Operations
FM 3-0; Operations
 MCWP 3-33.1; MAGTF Civil Military Operations
FM 3-21.8; The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad
 MCWP 5-1; Marine Corps Planning Process
FM 3-90; Tactics
 MSTP Pamphlet 2-0.2; Intelligence Preparation of
the Battlespace
JANE’S Fighting Ships
 MSTP Pamphlet 5-0.2; Operational Planning Team
JP 3-02; Amphibious Operations
Leader’s Guide
Lightening Press; The Army Operations &
 MSTP Pamphlet 5-0.3; MAGTF’s Planner’s
Doctrine Smartbook
Reference Manual
Lightening Press; The Sustainment &
 MSTP Pamphlet 5-0.4; The MAGTF Officer’s
Multifunctional Logistician’s Smartbook
Guide
MCDP 1; Warfighting
 MSTP Pamphlet 5-0.5; Course of Action
MCDP 1-0; Marine Corps Operations
Development
MCDP 1-3; Tactics
 MIL-STD-2525B (Naval Operational Graphics)
MCDP 2; Intelligence
 Organization of the Operating Forces
MCDP 3; Expeditionary Operations
 ST 63-1; Sustainment in the Theater of War
MCDP 4; Logistics
 ST 101-6; Theater Sustainment Battle Book
MCDP 6; Command and Control
 NTTP 3-02.1M; Ship-to-Shore Movement
MCRP 3-31B; Amphibious Ships and Landing
 NWP 5-01 Naval Operational Planning
Craft Data Book
MCRP 5-12A; Operational Terms and Graphics
* Copies of several publications available
MCRP 5-12C; Marine Corps Supplement to the
DOD Dictionary of Military & Associated Terms
* Bring/download prior to planning exercise
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