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(Annex Title) ANNEX V (INTERAGENCY COORDINATION) TO OPERATION PLAN/ORDER [number] [(codename)]—[issuing headquarters] [(classification of title)]

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Doctrinal references for interagency coordination include ADRP 3-07, FM 6-0, and JP 3-08.

Time Zone Used Throughout the Order: Write the time zone established in the base plan or order.

Situation. Include information affecting interagency coordination that paragraph 1 of the OPLAN or OPORD does not cover or that needs expansion.

Area of Interest. Describe the area of interest as it relates to interagency coordination. Refer to Annex B (Intelligence) as required.

Area of Operations. Refer to Appendix 2 (Operation Overlay) to Annex C (Operations).

Terrain. Describe the aspects of terrain that impact interagency coordination. Refer to Annex B (Intelligence) as required.

Weather. Describe the aspects of weather that impact interagency coordination. Refer to Annex B (Intelligence) as required.

Political-Military Situation. Describe the political-military situation in the area of interest and area of operations. Identify U.S. national security objectives and interests applicable to the plan or order.

Enemy Forces. Summarize the threat to interagency personnel. Identify enemy forces and appraise their general capabilities and impacts on interagency coordination operations. Refer to Annex B (Intelligence) as required.

Friendly Forces. Outline the higher headquarters’ interagency coordination plan. Identify and state the objectives or goals and primary tasks of those interagency organizations involved in the operations in subparagraphs below.

Civil Considerations. Describe the aspects of the civil situation that impact interagency coordination. Refer to Annex B (Intelligence) and Annex K (Civil Affairs Operations) as required.

Attachments and Detachments. List units attached or detached only as necessary to clarify task organization. Refer to Annex A (Task Organization) as required.

Assumptions. List any interagency coordination-specific assumptions that support the annex development.

Legal Considerations. List any legal considerations that may affect interagency participation, such as applicable international law or the authorities established under U.S. Code titles 10 and 50.

Mission. State the mission of interagency coordination in support of the concept of operations in the base plan or order.

Execution.

Scheme of Interagency Coordination. Summarize the concept of operations in the base plan or order including an outline of the primary objectives and desired effects of each phase. Describe the concept of interagency coordination and how it supports the concept of operations. Describe the areas of responsibility from U.S. government agencies by major areas of response: humanitarian, economic, political or diplomatic, and others as required. The operational variables are another method to organize major areas of response; they are political, military, economic, social, information, infrastructure, physical environment, and time (PMESII-PT).

Humanitarian. Define, in broad terms, the desired actions and responsibilities for United States government agencies in rebuilding and shaping the humanitarian structure and health of the affected nation. Coordinate these requested actions with the commander’s phase development.

Economic. Define, in broad terms, the desired actions and responsibilities for United States government agencies in rebuilding and shaping the economic structure and health of the affected nation. Coordinate these requested actions with the supported commander’s phase.

Political/Diplomatic. Define, in broad terms, the desired actions and responsibilities for United States government agencies in rebuilding and shaping the political and diplomatic structure of the affected nation. Coordinate these requested actions with the supported commander’s phase development.

Others. As required.

Tasks to Subordinate Units and Milestones. Identify tasks and required milestones of the issuing headquarters and interagency organizations during the conduct of operations.

Coordinating Instructions. List only instructions applicable to two or more subordinate units not covered in the base plan or order. Identify and list general instructions applicable to other United States government agencies, such as agreements with the host country and multinational forces.

Sustainment. Identify priorities of sustainment for interagency coordination key tasks and specify additional instructions as required. Refer to Annex F (Sustainment) as required.

Logistics. Use subparagraphs to identify availability, priorities, and specific instructions for interagency coordination logistics support. Refer to Annex F (Sustainment) and Annex P (Host-Nation Support) as required.

Personnel. Use subparagraphs to identify availability, priorities, and specific instructions for human resources support, financial management, legal support, and religious support. Refer to Annex F (Sustainment) as required.

Health Service Support. Identify availability, priorities, and instructions for medical care. Identify specialized medical and veterinary requirements for interagency operations. Identify availability, priorities, and instructions for medical care. Refer to Annex F (Sustainment) as required.

Command and Signal.

Command. Identify any unique command relationships established for the purpose of interagency coordination. Identify any interagency coordination forms or bodies such as an interagency coordination working group.

Location of Interagency Coordination Leadership. Identify current or future locations of key interagency coordination leadership.

Succession of Command. State the succession of leadership if not covered in the unit’s standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Liaison Requirements. State the interagency coordination liaison requirements not covered in the base order.

Control. List the locations of key interagency leaders and contact information.

Command Posts. Describe the employment of interagency coordination command posts (CPs), including the location of each CP and its time of opening and closing.

Reports. List interagency coordination specific reports not covered in SOPs. Refer to Annex R (Reports) as required.

Signal. Describe the communication plan used among the issuing force and interagency organizations to include the primary and alternate means of communications. Consider operations security requirements. Refer to Annex H (Signal) as required.

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(Attachments) ATTACHMENTS List lower-level attachments (appendixes, tabs, and exhibits).

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