text: Intelligence Staff Support
  5-97. With the complexity of the OE, the intelligence staff must be prepared to—
  ⚫ Validate and maintain the threat portions of the COP in a timely and flexible manner.
  ⚫ Collaborate with the rest of the staff to ensure the appropriate operational and mission variables
  are displayed.
  ⚫ Effectively display the multiple types and layers of information the commander requires.
  5-98. A COP is key to achieving and maintaining shared situational understanding in all domains and making
  effective decisions faster than the threat. The difficulty of maintaining a COP in a multinational environment
  varies based on training levels, language differences, level of data sharing, technical compatibility of systems,
  restrictions based on classification, and other national caveats.
  5-99. The COP facilitates collaborative planning and assists commanders at all echelons in achieving shared
  situational understanding. The COP must consider relevant factors in domains affecting the operation as well
  as provide and enable a common understanding of the interrelationships between actions and effects through
  the human, information, and physical dimensions. Shared situational understanding allows commanders to
  visualize the effects of their decisions on other elements of the force and the overall operation.