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  detailed with an ultimate goal of identifying civil interests, functions, capabilities, and vulnerabilities that
  affect mission outcomes.
  4-49. During continuous operations, the results of each type of assessment must be shared and passed on to
  follow-on CA forces to preclude wasting time, resources, effort, and good will associated with over-assessing
  target facilities, organizations, and individuals. As with all military missions, this task must have a well-
  formed, practical plan.
  INITIAL ASSESSMENTS
  4-50. The initial assessment is conducted upon initial entry into a designated AO and every time a CA unit
  moves into a new area not covered by previous assessments. The objective and focus of the initial
  assessment should be broad enough to allow CA forces to quickly obtain an updated baseline of the general
  conditions within the entire AO. This allows CA forces to validate or refute the information and
  assumptions of the area study used in planning, and to update the CAO priorities and civil information
  collection plan. CATs conducting initial assessments must always be aware of the security situation.
  DELIBERATE ASSESSMENTS
  4-51. Deliberate assessments are conducted in a methodical manner in accordance with CAO priorities, and
  against specific civil information requirements. They are a determination of current conditions, capabilities,
  or attitudes within defined geographic areas or social, economic, governmental, or infrastructure systems of
  interest. Deliberate assessments are characterized by firsthand observations, interviews, and other tools to
  collect information used to make knowledgeable decisions and to determine locations and priorities for
  follow-on, in-depth analysis. CATs may use a wide variety of detailed checklists or formats during a
  deliberate assessment to ensure they have scrutinized all aspects of the assessment area.
  SURVEYS
  4-52. The survey is a detailed assessment in which the object of the assessment is examined carefully, as during
  an inspection or investigation. Surveys are conducted in a methodical manner in accordance with CAO priorities
  and specific civil information requirements identified during deliberate assessments. This investigation may
  include people, groups, locations, facilities, or capabilities within a location or part of a critical geopolitical,
  cultural, or ethnic system. During the survey, the CAT may use a variety of detailed checklists or formats to
  ensure it has scrutinized all aspects of the specified entity, location, or facility targeted for survey.
  Survey development should leverage operations or research analysis capabilities, if available. The findings of a
  survey may lead to refined mission statements or reallocation of forces and resources.
  RUNNING ESTIMATE
  4-53. ADP 5-0 describes how running estimates provide information, conclusions, and recommendations
  from the perspective of each staff section. Running estimates help to refine the common operational picture
  and supplement it with information not readily displayed. Staffs evaluate and synthesize information and
  provide it to commanders in the form of running estimates to help commanders build and maintain their
  situational understanding. Upon receipt or in anticipation of a mission, each staff section begins updating its
  estimate based on information requirements related to the mission. CA forces record relevant civil
  information in running estimates. They maintain a continuous assessment of the civil component as related
  to current operations as a basis to determine if they are proceeding according to the mission, commander’s
  intent, and common operational picture.
  4-54. The CAO running estimate feeds directly into the MDMP—whether conducted unilaterally as part of
  CA-only operations, or integrated into the supported unit’s planning process and development of the common
  operational picture through CKI. To focus the estimate process, planners first develop a restated mission
  statement that delineates those CAO tasks necessary to successfully support the commander’s mission.
  The mission statement is a short sentence or paragraph describing the CAO essential task (or tasks) and
  purpose of the unit that clearly indicate the action to be taken and the reason for doing so. It contains the
  elements of who, what, when, where, and why, as well as the reason thereof, but seldom specifies how.
  Figure 4-2, shows the crosswalk of the MDMP steps with the information in the CAO running estimate.