Title: Operational and Mission Variables Flashcards | Quizlet
Headings: Operational and Mission Variables
Operational and Mission Variables
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Content: These include supplies, services, and support available from joint, host nation and unified action partners. They also include support from civilians and contractors employed by military organizations, such as the Defense Logistics Agency and the Army Materiel Command. METT-TC - Time Available
Commanders assess the time available for planning, preparing, and executing tasks and operations. This includes the time required to assemble, deploy, and maneuver units in relationship to the enemy and conditions. METT-TC - Civil Considerations
Civil considerations are the influence of manmade infrastructure, civilian institutions, and activities of the civilian leaders, populations, and organizations within an area of operations on the conduct of military operations. Civil considerations comprise six characteristics, expressed in the memory aid ASCOPE: areas, structures, capabilities, organizations, people, and events. ASCOPE - Area
Key civilian areas are localities or aspects of the terrain within an AO that often are not militarily significant. This characteristic approaches terrain analysis (OAKOC/KOCOA) from a civilian perspective. The intelligence staff analyzes key civilian areas in terms of how they may affect the missions of friendly forces as well as how friendly military operations may affect these areas.