Cover letter_JPR JOG_ACT approved - European Defence Agency

NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLICCourse of action brief135Annex QCourse of action briefQ.1 GeneralThe “Course of Action (COA) brief” is the staff’s method to present possible plans to thelaunch / execute authority. It is informal and interactive, designed to show how youplan on utilising the assets available and how you plan to mitigate threat and risk. Thisbriefing is given early in the planning process. This briefing gives the launch / executeauthority an opportunity to supervise the planning and to issue more guidance. Thebriefing should:a. Describe how you plan to tactically employ the allocated assetsb. Describe how the isolated personnel will be recoveredc. Show the general sequence of eventsd. Present unresolved issuese. Ensure the initial plan meets the commander’s intent. The overall goal of this briefis not format, but content.Q.2 Suggested briefing formatSlide 1: Mission overview (map view)Slide 2: isolated personnel situation (from information report – show on map)Slide 3: Weather forecast (up through next 24-hrs)Slide 4: Intelligence: Enemy situation (show on map)• Enemies offensive capabilities• Enemies defensive capabilitiesSlide 5: Intelligence: Friendly situation (show on map)• PR-capable unit locations• PR-capable unit capabilitiesSlides 6 – 9: Courses of action (possible examples)NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC