FM 3-34.22 - Army Electronic Publications & Forms - U.S. Army

Chapter 2
2-35. As part of the combined arms team conducting the MDMP, engineer planners focus their efforts on
specific considerations for each step of the process. Table 2-2 shows engineer considerations in relation to
each step of the MDMP. The ENCOORD uses all members of the engineer cell to help accomplish the
tasks. A planning SOP can be an effective method for delineating the various roles and responsibilities
within the engineer planning staff.
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Table 2-2. Engineer considerations in the MDMP
Steps Engineer Considerations
Mission analysis
COA development
COA analysis
COA comparison
� Receive higher headquarters plans, orders, and annexes.
� Understand the unit mission and the commander’s intent (two levels up).
� Understand the engineer mission, intent, and scheme of engineer operations (two
levels up).
� Understand the higher echelon essential tasks for M/CM/S.
� Request geospatial information on the AO.
� Determine the availability of OBSTINTEL on existing obstacles.
� Identify specified and implied tasks for M/CM/S, and develop a recommended list
of essential tasks for M/CM/S (for the commander’s approval during the mission
analysis brief).
� Identify any obvious shortfalls in engineer forces or equipment based on specified
or implied tasks, and initiate RFIs or request augmentation as early as possible.
� Analyze available OBSTINTEL on existing obstacles.
� Evaluate the terrain, climate, and threat capabilities to determine the potential
impact on M/CM/S.
� Identify available information on major roads, bridges, and key facilities in the AO.
� Determine the availability of construction and other engineering materials.
� Review the availability of engineer capabilities, to include Army, joint,
multinational, HN, and contract.
� Determine troop support requirements (such as bed down) for the supported
force.
� Review theater construction standards and base camp master planning
documentation if available.
� Review existing geospatial data on potential lodgment areas and base camps,
and conduct site reconnaissance if possible.
� Determine the threat (environmental, EHs).
� Obtain necessary geologic, hydrologic, and climatic data.
� Determine the level of interagency cooperation required.
� Determine engineer-related IR (terrain and mobility restraints, OBSTINTEL, threat
engineer capabilities, critical infrastructure), and make recommendations for
inclusion in the CCIR as necessary.
� Integrate engineer IRs and reconnaissance into ISR operations.
� Provide the commander with suggested guidance for engineers that can be
included in the commander’s guidance for COA development.
� Identify priority engineer requirements.
� Refine essential tasks for M/CM/S if necessary.
� Integrate engineer support into COA development, and develop a scheme of
engineer operations for each COA.
� Array engineer forces using task and purpose.
� Recommend an appropriate level of protection effort for each COA, based on the
expected threat.
� Develop COA evaluation criteria focused on the engineer effort.
� Role-play as the enemy engineer, and interject enemy engineer actions or events
during wargaming.
� Refine the engineer plan, based on the results of war-gaming.
� Provide advantages and disadvantages of each COA from the engineer
perspective (ability to support, risk to engineer forces or equipment).
2-10 FM 3-34.22 11 February 2009