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  • Is mission partner feedback sought on an operational COA?
  • Are common plans, such as ROE, KM, interoperability assessment, and liaison, refined?
  STEP 5—COA COMPARISON
  3-33. Commanders answer the following questions about the force’s participation in the operation concerning
  Step 5—COA Comparison:
  • Is mission partner input sought for COA comparison?
  • Is ensured interoperability included in operational COA evaluation criteria?
  • Are revised common plans, interoperability assessment plans, liaison plans, training, and rehearsal
  plans based on COA comparison results?
  STEP 6—COA APPROVAL
  3-34. Commanders answer the following questions about the force’s participation in the operation concerning
  Step 6—COA Approval:
  • Is interoperability input (provided to ensure internally consistent planning) nested in the higher
  commander’s intent?
  • Are tasks to mission partners clearly stated and understood?
  • Did the unit issue a warning order to subordinates and mission partners with draft common plans
  and updated commander’s guidance for interoperability?
  STEP 7—ORDERS PRODUCTION, DISSEMINATION, AND TRANSITION
  3-35. Commanders answer the following questions about the force’s participation in the operation concerning
  Step 7—Orders Production, Dissemination, and Transition:
  • Are requests finalized and submitted for external resources to address interoperability requirements?
  • Are requests finalized and submitted for waivers, required accreditations, authority to operate, and
  others?
  • Are common plans completed and integrated—such as ROE, KM, liaison, and JMEI—as
  attachments to an order?
  • Are TTP and SOPs coordinated and finalized across mission partners and warfighting functions as
  attachments to an order?
  • Are all preparation activities coordinated and scheduled with subordinate units and mission
  partners? Do they include training plans, rehearsal plans, and schedules as attachments to an order?
  • Are orders translated and verified for each mission partner? Are completed orders delivered and
  acknowledged by higher headquarters, mission partners, and subordinate units?