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Chapter 4
Chief of Staff (Executive Officer)
4-120. The COS (XO) coordinates actions of the staff during the war game. This officer is the unbiased
controller of the process, ensuring the staff stays on a timeline and achieves the goals of the war-gaming
session. In a time-constrained environment, this officer ensures that, at a minimum, the decisive operation
is war-gamed.
Intelligence
4-121. During the war game, the assistant chief of staff (ACOS), G-2 (S-2), intelligence role-plays the
enemy commander. This officer develops critical enemy decision points in relation to the friendly COAs,
projects enemy reactions to friendly actions, and projects enemy losses. The intelligence officer assigns
different responsibilities to available staff members within the section (such as the enemy commander,
friendly intelligence officer, and enemy recorder) for war-gaming. The intelligence officer captures the
results of each enemy action and counteraction as well as the corresponding friendly and enemy strengths
and vulnerabilities. By trying to win the war game for the enemy, the intelligence officer ensures that the
staff fully addresses friendly responses for each enemy COA. For the friendly force, the intelligence
officer—
� Identifies IRs.
� Refines the situation and event templates, including named areas of interest that support decision
points.
� Refines the event template with corresponding decision points, target areas of interest, and highvalue
targets.
� Participates in targeting to select high-payoff targets from high-value targets identified during
IPB.
� Recommends priority intelligence requirements that correspond to the decision points.
Movemenent and Maneuver
4-122. During the war game, the ACOS, G-3 (S-3), operations, and ACOS, G-5 (S-5), plans, are
responsible for movement and maneuver. The G-3 (S-3) normally selects the technique for the war game
and role-plays the friendly maneuver commander. Various staff officers assist the G-3 (S-3), such as the
aviation officer and engineer officer. The G-3 (S-3) executes friendly maneuver as outlined in the COA
sketch and COA statement. The G-5 (S-5) assesses warfighting requirements, solutions, and concepts for
each COA; develops plans and orders; and determines potential branches and sequels arising from various
war-gamed COAs. The G-5 (S-5) also coordinates and synchronizes warfighting functions in all plans and
orders. The planning staff ensures that the war game of each COA covers every operational aspect of the
mission. The members of the staff record each event’s strengths and weaknesses and the rationale for each
action. They complete the decision support template and matrix for each COA. They annotate the rationale
for actions during the war game and use it later with the commander’s guidance to compare COAs.
Fires
4-123. The chief of fires (fire support officer) assesses the fire support feasibility of each war-gamed
COA. The chief of fires develops the fire support execution matrix and evaluation criteria to measure the
effectiveness of the fire support for each COA. This officer develops a proposed high-priority target list,
target selection standards, and attack guidance matrix. The chief of fires identifies named and target areas
of interest, high-value targets, high-priority targets, and additional events that may influence the positioning
of fire support assets.
Protection
4-124. The chief of protection assesses protection element requirements, refines EEFIs, and develops a
scheme of protection for each war-gamed COA. The chief—
� Refines the critical asset list and the defended asset list.
� Assesses threats and hazards.
� Develops risk control measures and mitigation measures of threats and hazards.
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