Orders Production, Dissemination, and Transition

Turn the approved plan into a clear order, get it to subordinates, and hand off to execution.

• ▸Approved COA
• ▸Final commander's guidance
• ▸Refined products

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1. 1.Staff sections prepare their portions: paragraphs, annexes, appendices, overlays.All sections
2. 2.Integrate and produce the OPORD, OPLAN, or FRAGORD in five-paragraph format: Situation, Mission, Execution, Sustainment, Command and Signal.S-3/S-5
3. 3.Review for completeness, clarity, and synchronization. Cross-check annexes, graphics, and timelines.XO/S-3
4. 4.Commander approves the order.Commander
5. 5.Disseminate the order to subordinates and adjacent units. Confirm receipt.S-3/S-6
6. 6.Conduct the order briefing, confirmation briefs, and backbriefs as time allows.S-3/Commander
7. 7.Plan and conduct rehearsals.S-3
8. 8.Transition: hand off the plan to current operations or the executing unit with products and decision support.S-3/S-5/Current Ops

• Approved operation order and annexes
• Briefed subordinates
• Rehearsal plan
• Transition handoff

• Late dissemination.
• Order not synchronized with annexes.
• No backbriefs or rehearsals.
• Plan not handed off to current operations.