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Decision Aids/Support to
Joint Operations Planning
Dougherty Conference Center
Offutt AFB Nebraska
18-20 November 2003
Dear Colleague,
As discussed in Joint Pub 5-0, Doctrine for Planning Joint
Operations, (April 1995) Military Planning can be broken down into two broad
areas: Force Planning and Joint Operation Planning.
Force Planning is defined as “… associated with the creation and
maintenance of military capabilities” and Joint Operation Planning is defined
as “… employment of military forces within the context of a military
strategy …”. Joint Operation
Planning is further broken down into Deliberate Planning and Crisis Action
Planning, where Deliberate Planning is focused on a possible contingency, is
highly structured and typically is conducted over months and Crisis Action
Planning is based on current events, tends to be more flexible in structure and
is conducted in a time-sensitive situation.
The Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) is
the process through which Crisis and Deliberate Planning is conducted.
JOPES has five main functions: Threat Identification & Assessment,
Strategy Determination, Course of Action Development, Detailed Planning, and
Implementation. The JOPES process continues to evolve to deal with the
current trends that require military personnel to conduct many non-traditional
operational tasks (e.g., peacekeeping, nation-building, and drug interdiction)
in addition to the more classic military role of defeating an enemy.
They must also consider more capabilities to achieve their objectives
(i.e., more than physical target destruction).
These capabilities span the spectrum from kinetic (nuclear, conventional,
etc.) to non-kinetic (IO, etc.). Analytic
processes can assist military decision makers when faced with these challenging
environments. MORS will hold a
workshop to discuss this process.
This workshop will be held 18-20 November 2003 at the
Dougherty Conference Center, Offutt AFB, NE.
Registration will begin at 0700 on Tuesday, the 18th.
A continental breakfast will be available each day. You are invited to
apply to participate in this special meeting.
Attendance will be limited by the space available.
A specific number of slots will be reserved for issue leaders, working
group chairs, and synthesis group members.
Other participants will be selected using a combination of the criteria
below:
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Distribution across issue areas
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Distribution across the segments of the OR community
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Warfighters who use command and control
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Experts in the social sciences
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If you make a presentation, it must be Unclassified and
Approved for Public Release. You
must fill out a Disclosure Form (Form 712 A or B) and submit it to the MORS
Office. A Disclosure Form is
attached. An application form
to attend the workshop is also enclosed.
Registration Fees/Tuition: US Federal Government -
$210; All others -
$420. Please fill out the attached
Working Group Preference Form and return it with your application form. There
will be a catered lunch at the Offutt Club on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Lunch: The cost of the lunch is $14.00 each day.
Please include lunch fees with your registration fee.
Hotel: A block of rooms has been reserved at the Doubletree
Hotel, Omaha-Downtown, 1616 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68102, 402-346-7600.
The rate is $63.00 + 12% tax and 4% local fees.
Please call 1-800-222-TREE (8733) to make a reservation in the MORS
block. The cut-off date for
reservations in the block is Friday, 31 October 2003.
For more information about this workshop, you can
visit the MORS web site at http://www.mors.org or contact the MORS office by
phone at 703-933-9070, FAX at 703-933-9066, or email at morsoffice@mors.org.
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