Joint Metoc Handboo - IHMC Ontology and Policy Management

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Figure 11-2. Geographic CINC’s Special Operations Forces......................................... 11-2
11.2 SOF METOC Equipment, Communications, and Key Software........................ 11-3
11.3 SOF METOC Data.............................................................................................. 11-3
11.3.1 SOF METOC Data Sources. ........................................................................ 11-3
11.3.2 SOF METOC Data Products........................................................................ 11-3
Appendix A - Time-Phased Force and Deployment Data (TPFDD) ................................ A-1
A.1 TPFDD Planning Guidance and Formats.............................................................. A-1
A.1.1 Process............................................................................................................ A-1
Figure A-1: JTF Force Planning/TPFDD Process............................................................ A-2
A.1.2 JTF POCs. ...................................................................................................... A-2
A.1.3 Sample TPFDD Record.................................................................................. A-3
A.2 TPFDD Requirements (Personnel and Equipment) ............................................. A-3
A.2.1 Air Force......................................................................................................... A-3
A.2.1.1 Tactical AFFOR UTCs and Description. ................................................ A-3
A.2.1.2 Individual Air Force Weather Augmentees............................................. A-4
A.2.2 Army............................................................................................................... A-4
A.2.2.1 Tactical Army Weather Support UTCs and Description......................... A-4
A.2.2.2 Supplies. .................................................................................................. A-4
A.2.3 Navy. .............................................................................................................. A-5
A.2.3.1 Navy METOC Personnel UTCs.............................................................. A-5
A.2.3.2 Navy METOC Equipment UTCs. ........................................................... A-5
A.2.4 US Marine Corps............................................................................................ A-5
A.2.4.1 Military Occupation Specialty (MOS). ................................................... A-5
A.2.4.2 Marine forces UTCs. ............................................................................... A-5
A.2.5 Special Operations Forces (SOF)................................................................... A-6
A.2.5.1 UTCs for JSOTF Headquarters. .............................................................. A-6
Appendix B - Joint Operations Planning and Execution System (JOPES) Formats......... B-1
B.1 JOPES Volume I, Planning Policies and Procedures ............................................ B-1
B.1.1 Staff Estimate Formats. .................................................................................. B-1
B.1.1.1 Intelligence Estimate. .............................................................................. B-1
B.1.1.2 Logistics Estimate.................................................................................... B-2
B.1.1.3 Commander's Estimate of the Situation. ................................................. B-2
B.1.2 OPLAN/OPORD/CONPLAN Formats. ......................................................... B-3
B.1.2.1 Basic Plan/CINC’s Strategic Concept. .................................................... B-3
B.1.2.2 Annex B, Intelligence.............................................................................. B-3
B.1.2.3 Annex H, Meteorological and Oceanographic Operations...................... B-4
B.1.2.4 Annex K, Command, Control, and Communications Systems. .............. B-7
B.1.2.5 Annex N, Space Operations..................................................................... B-7
B.1.2.6 Other Annexes Potentially Requiring METOC Input. ............................ B-8
B.2 NATO/PfP (Partnership for Peace) Format........................................................... B-8
Appendix C - METOC Impacts on Operations................................................................. C-1
C.1 Ground Thresholds ................................................................................................ C-1
C.2 Air Thresholds ....................................................................................................... C-3
C.2.1 Weather Sensitivities for Air Combat Command (ACC) and Marine Corps
Aircraft. ........................................................................................................... C-6
C.2.2 Air Mobility Command (AMC) Operational Airdrop Limits. ..................... C-12
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