text: THIS CHAPTER IMPLEMENTS STANAGs 2863, 3117, AND 3570.
  Chapter 2
  Plans, Organization, Conduct, and Threat
  Pathfinders conduct many different missions. Several of these supplement the ground
  unit's operation.
  SECTION I. PLANS
  To ensure success of the ground mission, pathfinders plan their own missions in detail. The more time they
  have to make plans, the more detailed plans they can make.
  WARNING ORDER
  2-1. As soon as he receives word of a pending operation, the senior pathfinder issues a mission alert.
  He immediately follows with a warning order. He includes just enough information to allow the other
  pathfinders to start preparing for the operation. This includes—
  y Roll call.
  y Enemy and friendly situations (in brief).
  y Mission.
  y Chain of command and task organization.
  y Individual uniform and equipment (if not discussed in the SOP).
  y Required equipment.
  y Work priorities (who does what, when, and where).
  y Specific instructions.
  y Attached personnel.
  y Coordination times.
  INITIAL PREPARATIONS
  2-2. On receiving the alert or warning order, pathfinders inspect and, as needed, augment personnel
  and equipment. Pathfinders prepare equipment in the following order, from the most to the least important:
  y Radios.
  y Navigation aids (electronic and visual).
  y Weapons.
  y Essential individual equipment.
  y Assembly aids.
  y Other items as needed.
  2-3. The pathfinder element leader (or his representative) and the air mission commander begin
  coordinating with the supported aviation unit(s), ground unit(s), or both.
  2-4. As the pathfinders receive more information, they reorganize personnel and equipment to
  accomplish the mission better. If time permits, they rehearse. Rehearsals are the time to make sure the
  members on the pathfinder team are completely aware of their duties for that specific mission. They use
  available briefing aids, and they rehearse on terrain that most nearly resembles the AO.