1. THE
BATTLE CAPTAIN

2. AGENDA PRE-VOLUME I VOLUME II INTRODUCTION PURPOSE TASKS
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
CP CONFIGURATIONS
SHIFT PLANNING and STAFFING

3. INTRODUCTION TO THE BATTLE CAPTAIN
FIRST JOB OUT OF OAC
EXPECTED BY UNIT TO BE TRAINED UPON ARRIVAL
“BATTLE CAPTAIN” IS NOT A TO&E POSITION, HOWEVER, THE PERSON FILLING THIS ROLE IS NORMALLY SLOTTED IN A TO&E JOB
THE INTEGRATOR OF INFORMATION IN THE CP
WORKS CLOSELY WITH CMD GROUP, COMPANY COMMANDERS, AND STAFF.

4. BATTLE CAPTAIN PURPOSE
PLANNING
CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS vs. PLANNING
MAINTAIN UNIT STATUS (KEY TO MISSION ANALYSIS)
CONTROLS COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR COA DEVELOPMENT
PREPARATION
ANALYZE NEW INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE
MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO PLAN BASED ON NEW INFORMATION
EXECUTION
PACKAGE INFORMATION FOR DECISION MAKERS
MUST SEE THE “BIG PICTURE”, ENSURE BOS ARE EXECUTED IN SUPPORT OF THE CURRENT MANEUVER NEEDS

5. BATTLE CAPTAIN TASKS BATTLE TRACKING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
MONITOR ACTIVITIES/LOCATIONS OF FRIENDLY AND ENEMY UNITS
ANALYZE AND ASSES INFORMATION
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
ASSIST IN REVIEWING/ DISSEMINATING INFORMATION WITHIN CP AND TF
DECISION MAKER/PLANNER
ASSIST S3 DURING MDMP
CP SHIFT OIC
ASSISTS IN SYNCHRONIZING STAFF’S EFFORTS
SUPERVISES STAFF FUNCTIONING (DURING EXECUTION)

6. BATTLE TRACKING
Consists of monitoring current location, activity, and combat power of Task Force elements; monitoring the progress of adjacent and supporting units, and updating templates.
THE BATTLE CAPTAIN PROCESSES ALL REPORTS AND INFORMATION ENTERING THE CP
MAINTAINS AND MONITORS:
SITUATION MAP
ADJACENT UNIT ACTIVITIES
STATUS CHARTS
COORDINATES ACTIVITIES OF ALL CP SECTIONS

7. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
CONTROLS ALL INFORMATION GOING IN AND OUT OF THE CP
INFORMATION DISPLAY TECHNIQUES
MESSAGE HANDLING
BATTLE TRACKING - WHAT CRITICAL INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE TRACKED
CURRENT OPERATIONS
FUTURE OPERATIONS
THE BATTLE CAPTAIN MUST UNDERSTAND:
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES
HOW TO USE ALL COMMO EQUIPMENT
AUTOMATION CAPABILITIES and LIMITATIONS

8. CURRENT OPERATIONS INFORMATION
MISSION AND INTENT OF UNIT and HIGHER HQs TWO LEVELS UP
UNIT LOCATIONS TWO LEVELS DOWN
STATUS OF FRIENDLY UNIT PERSONNEL, CRITICAL EQUIPMENT, and CRITICAL SUPPLIES
ENEMY SITUATION
ENEMY BDA
LOCATION and STATUS OF ADJACENT UNITS
CURRENT OPERATIONS OF FRIENDLY UNITS
STATUS OF OBSTACLE AND SURVIVABILITY WORK (DEFENSE)

9. FUTURE OPERATIONS INFORMATION
FUTURE MISSION AND INTENT OF UNIT and HIGHER HQs TWO LEVELS UP (BRANCH OR SEQUEL)
AVAILABILITY OF HIGHER ASSETS TO SUPPORT FUTURE OPERATIONS
ENEMY SITUATION
STATUS OF FRIENDLY UNITS
COMBAT POWER
RESUPPLY and REPLACEMENT PROJECTIONS
BREACHING ASSETS (PLOWS, DEMO, ACES, ETC.)
CLASS III and V STATUS (OFFENSE)
CLASS IV AND V STATUS (DEFENSE)

10. DECISION MAKER and PLANNER
LEADS THE STAFF IN MDMP IN THE ABSENCE OF THE XO/S3 (Bn Level)
AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM:
COMMANDER/XO/S3
SOPs
GUIDANCE OBTAINED FROM:
CCIR
WARNORDs/OPORDs/FRAGOs
ISSUES WARNORDs and FRAGOs
DRIVES OPORD PRODUCTION

11. CP SHIFT OIC
RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING THE CP CREW AND MAINTAINING THE CP SOP
FOCAL POINT OF CURRENT OPERATIONS
LEADS AND REHEARSES CP BATTLE/ORDERS DRILLS
WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE NCOIC
MANAGES SHIFT CHANGES
THE BATTLE CAPTAIN MUST HAVE:
SOPs (KNOW, UNDERSTAND, ENFORCE)
CURRENT ORDERS and CCIR
LOGs
STAFF PLANNING TOOLS
EXECUTION CHECKLIST

12. SHIFT NCOIC ENFORCES SOP IN CP ASSISTS WITH ORDER PRODUCTION
ASSISTS WITH ORDER REPRODUCTION, QUALITY CONTROL, and ISSUE
POST SITUATION MAPS and CHARTS
SUPERVISES CP PERSONNEL
MONITORING RADIOS
VEHICLE and EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
ENSURES TIMELY and ADEQUATE RESUPPLY
JOURNALS and LOGs
OVERALL WELFARE
ESTABLISHES and MAINTAINS CP SECURITY

13. BATTLE CAPTAIN TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, and PROCEDURES
VOLUME II
BATTLE CAPTAIN
TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, and PROCEDURES

14. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
EIGHT STEPS TO MANAGING INFORMATION
STEP 1
RECEIVE
INFO
STEP 2
RECORD
& POST
STEP 3
UNDERSTAND
THE INFO
STEP 4
PROCESS
STEP 5
ANALYZE
STEP 6
DISSEMINATE
STEP 7
SAFEGUARD
STEP 8
FOLLOW UP

15. PROCESS MESSAGE BATTLE CAPTAIN DISTRIBUTE SITMAP CCIR ROUTINE
- CCIR SCREENING
- DECISION ON ACTION
- ASSIGN MESSAGE #
- FOLLOW UP ACTION
DISTRIBUTE
- CDR
- XO/S3
- S2
- FSO/TGTing
CELL
- AVN LNO
- ETC.
SITMAP
CCIR
ROUTINE
SHIFT NCOIC
STATUS CHARTS
LOG
ACTION

16. INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
COMMANDER CRITICAL
INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
CCIRs PREVENT UNNECESSARY AND REDUNDANT INFORMATION COLLECTION
CDRs TOOL TO FOCUS STAFF EFFORTS ON INFORMATION HE NEEDS TO MAKE DECISIONS
THIS INFORMATION DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF OPERATIONS
CCIR DRIVE THE STAFF DEVELOPMENT OF THREE PRODUCTS:
PRIORITY INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS (PIR)
FRIENDLY FORCES INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS (FFIR)
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF FRIENDLY INFORMATION (EEFI)

17. PRIORITY INTELLIGENCE
REQUIREMENT
HOW THE COMMANDER SEES THE ENEMY. IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A DECISION THAT WILL AFFECT THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE COMMANDER’S MISSION.
PIR ARE ONLY DESIGNATED BY THE COMMANDER AND ARE OF A HIGHER PRIORITY THAN IR.
THE DECISIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PIR NORMALLY COME IN THE FORM OF HIGH PAYOFF TARGETS (HPT) AND DECISION MAKING CRITERIA FOR THE COMMITMENT OF MANEUVER ASSETS

18. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF FRIENDLY INFORMATION
EEFI - HOW THE COMMANDER VIEWS HIS UNIT FROM THE ENEMY COMMANDERS PERSPECTIVE
INFORMATION ON FRIENDLY FORCES AND/OR ACTIVITIES THE COMMANDER DEEMS CRITICAL TO PROTECT FROM ENEMY COLLECTION EFFORTS
EXAMPLE:
THE COUNTER-RECON REPORTS THAT ENEMY RECON HAS PENETRATED THE SECURITY FORCE IN THE NORTH; THIS WOULD PUT THEM ON A PATH TO IDENTIFY THE TF RESERVE, A CDR EEFI.

19. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF FRIENDLY INFORMATION EEFI MAY INCLUDE:
THE BATTLE CAPTAIN NOW HAS TO DETERMINE WHAT ACTION WILL PREVENT THE RESERVE FROM BEING FOUND BY THE RECON
HE NOTIFIES THE CDR WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
MOVE RESERVE?
SEND OUT ELEMENTS TO FIND AND DESTROY RECON?
SOMETHING ELSE?
EEFI MAY INCLUDE:
LOCATIONS (UNITS, RESERVE, TRAINS/CPs)
UNIT STRENGTHS
OBSTACLE LOCATIONS AND COMPOSITIONS

20. FRIENDLY FORCES INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
FFIR - INFORMATION REGARDING A CHANGE TO UNIT STATUS THAT COULD PREVENT SUCCESSFUL MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT AS IT IS CURRENTLY PLANNED
CHANGES TO THE FFIR WILL RESULT IN CHANGES TO THE WAY A COMMANDER AND STAFF ARE PLANNING TO EXECUTE A COA
EXAMPLE:
THE UNIT HAS TO BREACH AN OBSTACLE
THE SELECTED COA REQUIRES 6 PLOWS FOR EXECUTION
PLOW STATUS BECOMES A FFIR. A DROP IN THE O/R RATE BELOW 6 WILL REQUIRE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PLAN.

21. CCIR REPORTING FLOW PIR? FFIR? NO NO NO ROUTINE RTN TO NCOIC RECEIVE
EEFI?
YES
YES
YES
NOTIFY
CDR & S2
NOTIFY
CDR & S3
NOTIFY
CDR/S3 & S2
HPT? NO
PLAN
CHANGE?
- LOG
- POST ON
MAP
- CONT. TO
MONITOR
- DISSEMINATE
TO SUB-UNITS
- INFORM
HIGHER NO
YES
YES
NOTIFY FSE
ENGAGE
W/ CMD
APPROVAL
ISSUE
ORDERS
W/ CMD
APPROVAL
FOLLOWING
THE ACTION
PLAN
CHANGE?
YES NO

22. BRIGADE COMMAND POSTS
BRIGADES HAVE ECHELONED COMMAND and CONTROL FACILITIES.
THEY ARE:
MAIN COMMAND POST
TACTICAL COMMAND POST
REAR COMMAND POST
THE COMMAND GROUP
THE COMMAND GROUP NORMALLY CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL
BRIGADE COMMANDER S3
FSCOORD
TACP
SELECTED BOS REPRESENTATIVES

23. BRIGADE MAIN COMMAND POST LAYOUT
ALO
HMMWV MI
HMMWV
ARMY AIR
HMMWV
S S FSE
BRIEF S3
TENT TENT
TOC
EXTENSIONS
REPRO
TRUCK
ENG ADA
GENERATORS
CAMO NET

24. BRIGADE MAIN COMMAND POST LAYOUT
FSE
ENG
ADA
LEGEND
Battle Board
Mission, Intent, CCIR Board
FSO Map
ALO Map
Army Air Map
ENG Map 1 2 3 4 5 6
LEGEND
ADA Map
IEWSE
Civil Affairs
S3 Status Board
Main Entrance
To S# Plans 7 8 9 10 3 10 8 11 9 12 5 12 4 1 2 6 11 7

25. BRIGADE TACTICAL COMMAND POST
CDR’s M113
LEGEND
Battle /Status Board
- Operations
- FSO
- Intelligence
FSO Map
Table
Radios
MSRT
FAX 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 1 4
EXTENSION 5
NOTES
1. CP Personnel include:
- S3
- FSCOORD
- Intel Officer
- Vehicle Crews 2.
= Location of map boards
while traveling. 6
M577

26. TF CP CONFIGURATION
CP CONFIGURATION SHOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE PHASE OF THE OPERATION
THE CP STAFF MUST PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF THE CP BASED ON
COMMAND AND CONTROL
PLANNING
SURVIVABILITY
STAFFS MUST BE ABLE TO CONTINUOUSLY DO ALL THREE, THE TRICK IS KNOWING WHEN ONE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE OTHER.

27. TF CP CONFIGURATION
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO CONFIGURE A TF CP, WE WILL DISCUSS THREE POSSIBLE TECHNIQUES
MAIN CP
LEAST MOBILE AND MOST VULNERABLE
MAXIMIZES C2 AND PLANNING PROCESSES
“HOT CP”
EMPHASIS ON SURVIVABILITY (ABILITY TO RAPIDLY JUMP AS REQUIRED)
MINIMIZES PLANNING ABILITY DURING HOURS OF LIMITED VISIBILITY
MOVING CP
C2 AND PLANNING IS MOST DIFFICULT
SURVIVABILITY ALSO AT RISK BECAUSE YOUR ARE EXPOSED TO ENEMY FORCES AND NOT COVERED AND CONCEALED

28. MAIN CP CONFIGURATION S3 S2 ENG FSE CHARACTERISTICS:
1. USED PRIOR TO OPERATIONS
2. STATIC SITE, REQUIRES TIME TO
MOVE
3. VEHICLES POSITIONED TO FORM
CP AREA USING SICCPs
4. GENERATORS OUT AND AWAY
FROM VEHICLES TO LESSON
NOISE (DUG IN OR SANDBAGGED)
5. SUPPORT VEHICLES AND SITES
CLOSER TO CP
6. IMPROVED NOISE AND LIGHT
DISCIPLINE
7. NEVER POSITION ALONG HIGH
SPEED AAs OR LIKELY ARTY TGTs S3 S2
REPRO
TRUCK
ENG
FSE
BRIEFING
TENT
GENERATORS

29. “HOT CP” CONFIGURATION
CHARACTERISTICS:
1. USED DURING EXECUTION
2. EASILY “JUMPED” IF
REQUIRED
3. VEHICLES FACE OUT W/
RAMPS DOWN. ENGINES
RUNNING DEPENDENT
UPON THE SITUATION.
4. MAP BOARDS OUT
5. OTHER VEHICLES AND
PERSONNEL DISPERSED
6. POOR NOISE AND LIGHT
DISCIPLINE S3 S2
FSE
ENG
INTEL MAP
FIRES OVERLAY
OBSTACLE OVERLAY
OPs MAP

30. MOVING CP CONFIGURATION
CHARACTERISTICS:
1. VERY LOUD AND CROWDED.
2. TOUGH TO MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL
AWARENESS.
3. LIMITED NUMBER OF MAPS TO
MONITOR THE FIGHT.
4. COORD W/ OTHER STAFF AGENCIES
LIMITED
5. BATTLE CPT CAN EFFECTIVELY
MONITOR ONE NET AT A TIME.
DVR
ENGINE TC
RTO
OPs
MAP BC
CHART
BOOK
RADIOS

31. CP SHIFT PLANNING AND STAFFING
CPs NORMALLY RUN TWO SHIFTS, A TECHNIQUE IS:
SHIFT A:
SHIFT B:
EVERY STAFF AGENCY IS REPRESENTED ON BOTH SHIFTS, PRIMARIES WORK THE “A” SHIFT
30 MINUTE OVERLAP ALLOWS FOR A SHIFT BRIEF. THIS BRIEFING IS DONE BY THE OUTGOING BATTLE CAPTAIN TO THE IN-COMING STAFF.
STAFF REPs ARE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT INTERNAL CHANGEOVER BRIEFS WITH THEIR REPLACEMENTS PRIOR TO THE BATTLE CAPTAIN BRIEFING

32. CP SHIFT PLANNING AND STAFFING
BOTH SHIFT BRIEFINGS ARE FORMAL, THE EVENING BRIEFING IS ATTENDED BY THE COMMANDER
THE BRIEFING COVERS: S2
RECENT ACTIVITIES
CURRENT OPs
FUTURE OPs
FSO
ADA
ENGINEER
EQUIPMENT STATUS
OBSTACLE STATUS (IF APPLICABLE)

33. CP SHIFT PLANNING AND STAFFING
BATTLE CAPTAIN
CURRENT TACTICAL SITUATION
CURRENT COMBAT POWER
LOCATIONS OF SUBUNITS AND TRAINS
SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES (PAST 12 HOURS)
ANTICIPATED SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES (NEXT 12 HOURS)
COMMO STATUS
UNRESOLVED SUPPLY AND PERSONNEL PROBLEMS
STATUS OF ORDERS PROCESS
ANY DISPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS
NBC POSTURE
CHANGE TO CCIR

34. CP SHIFT PLANNING AND STAFFING
BATTLE CAPTAIN IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE S-3 CP WORKBOOK
THIS WORKBOOK IS A CENTRALIZED SOURCE FOR EVERYTHING PRODUCED BY THE STAFF
ALL DA 1594 JOURNALS (LOGS)
COPIES OF ALL ORDERS (WARNING/OPs/FRAGs)
COPIES OF ALL MESSAGES SENT AND RECEIVED
LIST OF ALL CP SENSITIVE ITEMS
CP BRIEFING FORMAT