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Civil Affairs Operations Annex Format and Instructions
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ANNEX K (CIVIL AFFAIRS OPERATIONS) TO OPLAN/OPORD [number] [(code name)]—
[issuing headquarters] [(classification of title)]
(2) (U) Structures. List the locations of existing civil structures (critical infrastructure) such as
ports, air terminals, transportation networks, bridges, communications towers, power plants, and dams.
Identify churches, mosques, national libraries, hospitals, and other cultural sites generally protected by
international law or other agreements. Other infrastructure includes governance and public safety
structures (national, regional, and urban government facilities, record archives, judiciary, police, fire, and
emergency medical services) and economic and environmental structures (banking, stock and commodity
exchanges, toxic industrial facilities, and pipelines). Identify facilities with practical applications—such as
jails, warehouses, schools, television stations, radio stations, and print plants—which may be useful for
military purposes.
(3) (U) Capabilities. Describe civil capabilities by assessing the populace capabilities of sustaining
itself through public safety, emergency services, and food and agriculture. Include whether the populace
needs assistance with public works and utilities, public health, public transportation, economics, and
commerce. Refer to the civil affairs preliminary area assessment.
(4) (U) Organizations. Identify and list civil organizations that may or may not be affiliated with
government agencies, such as church groups, ethnic groups, multinational corporations, fraternal
organizations, patriotic or service organizations, intergovernmental organizations, or nongovernmental
organizations. Do not repeat those listed in Annex V (Interagency Coordination) or paragraph 1e.
(Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Nongovernmental Organizations) of this annex. Include host-nation
organizations capable of forming the nucleus for humanitarian assistance programs, interim-governing
bodies, civil defense efforts, and other activities.
(5) (U) People. List key personnel and their linkage to the population, leaders, figureheads, clerics,
and subject matter experts such as plant operators and public utility managers. (Note: This list may extend
to personnel outside of the area of operations [AO] whose actions, opinions, and influence can affect the
commander’s AO.) Categorize groups of civilians using local nationals (town and city dwellers, farmers and
other rural dwellers, and nomads), local civil authorities (elected and traditional leaders at all levels of
government), expatriates, tribal or clan figure heads and religious leaders, third-nation government agency
representatives, foreign employees of intergovernmental organizations or nongovernmental organizations,
contractors (American citizens, local nationals, and third-nation citizens providing contract services), the
media (journalists from print, radio, and visual media), and dislocated civilians (refugees, displaced
persons, evacuees, migrants, and stateless persons).
(6) (U) Events. Determine what events, military and civilian, are occurring and analyze the events
for their political, economic, psychological, environmental, moral, and legal implications. Categorize
civilian events that may affect military missions. Events may include harvest seasons, elections, riots,
voluntary evacuations, involuntary evacuations, holidays, school year, and religious periods.
g. (U) Attachments and Detachments. List units attached to or detached from the issuing headquarters
only as necessary to clarify task organization that impact civil affairs operations. Refer to Annex A (Task
Organization) as required.
h. (U) Assumptions. List key assumptions that pertain to civil affairs operations that were used to form
the civil affairs operations running estimate and develop the OPLAN or OPORD and this annex.
2. (U) Mission. State the mission of civil affairs operations in support of the base plan or order.
3. (U) Execution.
a. (U) Scheme of Civil Affairs Operations. Describe how civil affairs operations support the
commander’s intent and concept of operations described in the base plan or order. Outline the effects the
commander wants civil affairs operations to achieve while prioritizing civil affairs tasks. Identify and list
civil-military objectives and the primary tasks to achieve those objectives.
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