Joint Doctrine for Amphibious Operations - Historic Naval Ships ...

Chapter IV6. Crosstalks and ConfirmationBriefsa. Order and OPGEN Crosstalk. Afterthe primary decisions have been made and stepfour of the planning process is completed, theamphibious force commanders develop theirOPLANs, OPORDs, OPGENs, or OPTASKs.The staffs must maintain constant contact toensure continued harmonization of theirefforts. Depending upon time available,once final drafts of the OPORD andOPGEN have been completed a crosstalkand confirmation brief should beconducted between the commanders andstaffs. The purpose of the orders and OPGENcrosstalk is to compare these documents withhigher and adjacent orders to ensure unity ofeffort and to identify any discrepancies orgaps. Following the staff correction of anydiscrepancies identified during the crosstalkand confirmation brief, the OPORD andOPGEN will be submitted for approval.b. Confirmation Brief. A confirmationbrief is given by a subordinate commanderonce planning is complete. Subordinatecommanders confirm the plan to theirsubordinates who will actually execute themission with the amphibious forcecommanders in attendance. Theparticipants brief the execution portions oftheir subordinate plans, including thecommander’s intent, specific task andpurpose, the relationship between their unit’smission and the other units in the operation,and their detailed operational plans includingactions on the objective. The confirmationbrief allows the higher commander to identifydiscrepancies between his or her order andthe subordinates’ plan(s) and learn how thesubordinate commanders intend toaccomplish their mission.IV-8JP 3-02