APPENDIX K: FASP QUALITY CONTROL CHECKLIST
A. Written Order
1. Situation Paragraph
a. Terrain and Weather
__ Discusses the impact of terrain and weather on military operations
__ States who the terrain and weather favors
__ Discusses how terrain impacts on PAs and MSRs
__ Discusses enemy ground and air avenue approaches into battalion area
b. Enemy
__ Outlines main enemy threats to firing batteries and support elements
__ Highlights enemy's most probable and most dangerous COAs
__ Discusses enemy indirect fire assets and when they can range firing elements
__ Addresses enemy NBC capabilities, likelihood of use, and potential targets
__ Outlines the enemy air threat and targets
__ Discusses current location of enemy minefields and ambush sites
__ Presents enemy's projected timeline
__ Addresses who controls the MSRs
2. Mission Paragraph
__ Who, What, Where, When, and Why
__ What portion contains all essential tasks
3. Execution Paragraph
a. Commander's Intent
__ Purpose of operation
__ Method of maneuver
__ Endstate in terms of enemy, terrain, and capabilities
b. Concept of Operation
__ Discusses the operation by phases
__ Outlines the begin and end times for each phase
__ States the priority of effort and focus of fires by phase
__ Discusses the EFATs by phase
__ Outlines the engineer support by phase, priority of effort, allocation of resources, and CINC engineer
__ Briefly discusses the survey plan by phase, priority of effort, and security plan
c. Task to Subordinate Units
1) Firing Batteries
__ Clearly outlines tasks/purposes for firing battery taken from war-game synchronization matrix
__ Discusses priority of fires by phase
2) Radar
__ Deployment plan
__ Primary and secondary azimuths of search by phase
__ Zones to input into computer by phase
__ Security plan
3) Fire Direction
__ Attack guidance matrix
__ Ammunition requirements for pre-planned targets
__ Breakdown of ammunition by battery
__ Schedule of fires
4) Survey
__ Priority of survey by phase
__ Team 1&2 deployment plan
__ Security plan
5) Communication
__ Outlines RETRANS locations and nets
__ Discusses security for RETRANS teams
6) ALOC
__ Time and location of R3P
__ Ammunition requirements by battery
d. Coordinating Instructions
__ MOPP Status
__ Enemy air assault denial plan
__ ADA Status
__ Clean & contaminated EVAC routes
__ R&S Patrol guidance
__ Decon sites and instructions
__ Alert Time
__ CCIR
__ Get Set Time
__ Engineer support plan
__ Vehicle Marking plan
__ Back-haul of air items
4. Service and Support Paragraph
a. Concept of Support
__ Provides overview of logistical support for the operation
__ Location of BSA
__ Method of resupply operation (air or ground LOGPACs to batteries vs. LRPs)
__ Outlines the location of LRPs and system to active them
__ Discusses plan for R3P if used
__ Discusses plan to move trains during operation and new location
__ Limitation on classes of supplies
__ Priorities of support and maintenance
__ MSRs in battalion area
__ Priorities of movement forward and back on MSRs
__ Authority to conduct control substitution or cannibalization
b. Class I
__ Ration cycled outlined
__ Water distribution plan discussed (water can or M149 exchange)
c. Class III
__ Discusses fuel distribution plan (fuel can exchange, R3P, or service station)
__ Outlines contingency plan for emergency fuel resupply
d. Class IV
__ Discusses distribution of Class IV to battery locations
__ Outlines availability of Class IV at the BSA
e. Class V
__ Discusses the plan to deliver ammunition to the firing batteries
__ Provides the batteries a breakdown of ammunition the support platoon will deliver before the operation
__ Outlines what ammunition will remain at the ALOC's location
__ Discusses the emergency resupply contingency plan to include the amount of ammunition
f. Medical
__ Provides overview of battalion's ground and air CASEVAC plan
__ Outlines each battery's estimated casualties
__ Distributes the Medic teams and ambulances among the battalion
__ Provides location of the Battalion Aid Station
__ Outlines CASEVAC routes and locations of AXP
__ Provides location to Level II medical facility (Medical CO from FSB)
__ Provides call signs and frequencies for requesting MEDEVAC
__ Provides location of maneuver battalion aid stations
__ Includes a CASEVAC concept sketch for the operation
__ Discusses plan to conduct nonstandard CASEVAC
g. Maintenance
__ Discusses priority of maintenance
__ Outlines recovery plan
__ Provides status of recovery assets
__ Provides location of Maintenance Collection Points (MCP)
__ Outlines evacuation timelines
h. Personnel and Services
__ Discusses the projected replacement rates by key MOSs
__ Outlines services available during operation
__ Specifies location of Chaplain
__ Outlines GREGG procedures and collection point location
i. Transportation
__ Discusses transportation assets available
__ Status of MSRs
__ Time and location for pre-DACG if conducting air movement
__ Time and location for marshaling for trucking operation
5. Command and Signal Paragraph
a. Command
__ Outlines location of key leaders
__ Discusses location of TAC
b. Signal
__ Status of key communication systems (SINGARS, MSRT, DVNT, VIASAT)
__ Addresses the use of nets different from SOP
__ Instructions for the use of nets with RETRANS
__ Outlines compromise plan to include Grey Ghost Net Ids
__ Discusses OPSKEDS to be used
B. Procedural Checks
1. Overlay Synchronization Checks. Post-operation graphics, SITTEMP, and CSS Overlays on map and check the following:
__ Battery locations are accurately posted
__ Battalion assets are not located in the same location of BDE assets
__ PAs are not planned on projected enemy objectives
__ AXPs are not posted on enemy main avenues of approach or on roads that BDE scheduled to close as part of its obstacle plan.
__ Firing batteries' weapons can range the entire BDE sector
__ Firing batteries' azimuths of fire do not overlap
2. Specified, Implied, and Essential Task Lists Close-out Checks:
__ All specified and implied tasks are incorporated into the FASP
__ The plan will accomplish all essential tasks and EFATs
__ Essential tasks have redundant means to accomplish them
3. RFI Close-out Check:
__ All RFIs have been answered
__ Did answers to critical RFIs create a need to modify the COA?
4. Scrub the war-game synchronization matrix with FASP:
__ All the tasks to subordinate units recorded on the war-game synchronization matrix got incorporated into the FASP
__ All contingencies identified in the war-game are addressed in the FASP
__ Key coordination with outside agencies has occurred
5. Compare the operation and CSS synchronization matrixes with FASP:
__ Task to subordinate elements in the matrixes should include all tasks identified during the war-game
6. Scrub Annexes with base order:
__ Radar Deployment Order is consistent with the base order
__ The FASP incorporates tasks to subordinate units from the R&S plan
Appendix
J: COA Comparison Matrix
Appendix
L: FASP Briefing Agenda
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