Campaign Planning/Operational Art, Primer AY 07: Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS) Joint Operation Planning Process

Abstract

This document is published to assist Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS) students at the Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) during their Operational Art and Campaigning instruction. It is intended to supplement, not replace, Joint Doctrine publications. This primer contains information from several source documents and should not be used solely to quote Joint Doctrine or DOD policy, nor does it relieve the student from reading and understanding Joint Doctrine as published. The Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) and the Joint Operation Planning Process (JOPP) share the same basic approach and problem-solving elements, such as mission analysis and course-of-action development. The combination of JOPES and JOPP promotes coherent planning across all levels of war and command echelons, whether the requirement is for a limited, single-phase operation such as noncombatant evacuation or for a multi-phase campaign involving high intensity combat operations. JOPES formally integrates the planning activities of the entire JPEC during the initial planning and plan refinement that occurs both in peacetime and when faced with an imminent crisis. While JOPES activities span many organizational levels, the focus is on the interaction which ultimately helps the President and SecDef decide when, where, and how to commit US military capabilities in response to a foreseen contingency or an unforeseen crisis. JOPP is a less formal but proven analytical process, which provides a methodical approach to planning at any organizational level and at any point before and during joint operations. The focus of JOPP is on the interaction between an organization's commander, staff, the commanders and staffs of the next higher and lower commands, and supporting commanders and their staffs to develop a joint operation plan (OPLAN) or operation order (OPORD) for a specific mission.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA480137

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  • National Defense University

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  • Biomedical
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  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Space
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  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
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  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Surveillance
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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