text: Team Operations
  Terrain
  4-24. This aspect of mission analysis addresses the military aspects of terrain: observation and fields
  of fire; avenues of approach; key terrain; obstacles; and cover and concealment (OAKOC). The MPF
  provides significant details about the operations area including hydrology, LOS data, and locations of
  potential drop zones, landing and pick-up zones.
  Weather
  4-25. The five military aspects of weather include visibility, winds, precipitation, cloud cover,
  temperature, and humidity (FM 34-130). The consideration of their effects is an important part of the
  mission analysis. The team reviews the forecasts and conclusions available in the MPF and develops
  their own conclusions on the effects of weather on the mission. The analysis considers the effects on
  personnel, equipment, and supporting forces, such as air and artillery support. The team identifies the
  aspects of weather that can affect the mission. They focus on factors whose effects they can mitigate. For
  example, the team leader may modify SOP uniform and carrying loads based on the temperature. The
  team leader checks for compliance during preparation, especially during rehearsals (FM 5-0).
  Troops and Support Available
  4-26. The team leader knows the status of the teams’ morale, their experience and training, and the
  strengths and weaknesses. The team leader realistically determines all available resources. This includes
  possible attachments like a sniper team, target acquisition or a medic. The assessment includes knowing
  the strength and status of team members and their equipment. It also includes understanding the full
  array of assets in support of the team. The team knows, for example, how much indirect fire, by type, is
  available, when it will become available and the time it takes to employ. They consider any new
  limitations based on level of training or recent fighting.
  Time Available
  4-27. The team leader continues to refine the time schedule. The team views its own tasks and enemy
  actions in relation to time. Most importantly, the team leader monitors the time available. As the situation
  changes, the team leader uses his experience to adjust the time schedule to ensure the team is best
  prepared to accomplish the mission.
  Civil Considerations
  4-28. Civil considerations are how the man-made infrastructure, civilian institutions, and attitudes and
  activities of the civilian leaders, populations, and organizations within an AO influence the conduct of
  military operations (FM 6-0). Rarely are military operations conducted in uninhabited areas. Most of the
  time, units are surrounded by noncombatants. LRS team operations are in fact even more complicated
  because they often depend on effectively hiding among the civilian population. These noncombatants
  include residents of the AO, local officials, and governmental and nongovernmental organizations
  (NGOs). Based on information from higher headquarters and their own knowledge and judgment, the
  team leader identifies civil considerations that affect their mission. Civil considerations are analyzed in
  terms of six factors, known by the memory aid ASCOPE (FM 6-0):
  • Areas.
  • Structures.
  • Capabilities.
  • Organizations.
  • People.
  • Events.