text: Mission Development
  • Enemy situation in the target area.
  • Commander’s intent for intelligence (can be stated by the BFSB or R&S squadron S-2 or S-3).
  • Method of insertion, with abort criteria. Coordination time and place are included, if applicable.
  • Fire support plan, to include assets available.
  • Exfiltration plan.
  • Communications plan (provided by the LRSC headquarters).
  • Linkup, if applicable.
  • Contingency planning guidance.
  Section II. MISSION PLANNING FOLDER
  The BFSB and R&S squadron S-2 and S-3 provide information and intelligence products to support the LRS
  mission. The LRSC commander, the communications platoon leader, the R&S squadron insertion and
  extraction section, and the LRS team LNO request information from the staffs. After developing, collating and
  packaging the information and products, the LRSC headquarters section assembles the MPF. The MPF contains
  primarily three products: the LRSC operations order, the team's mission specific information, and the target
  folder.
  DEVELOPMENT
  3-20. The MPF is a stand-alone document prepared by the LRSC headquarters to help the LRS team
  leader plan and execute his mission. It provides the LRS team leader with detailed information about his
  AO and mission, including maps, photographs, sketches, climatology, area geography, and recent enemy
  activity. It also provides coordination information, such as details about infiltration and exfiltration,
  insertion and extraction means and corridors.
  3-21. Development of the MPF begins as soon as the LRSC is notified of a potential mission. The LRS
  headquarters section, communications platoon leader, LRS detachment leaders, the insertion and extraction
  section, and the LRS team LNO coordinate the mission and assemble the MPF. Requesting information
  from the BFSB and R&S squadron staff elements is a critical step for MPF development. As with any
  order, the LRSC company commander is ultimately responsible for the completeness and accuracy of
  the document.
  3-22. Simultaneously, in writing the company order, the BFSB S-2 ISR fusion element develops
  specific information about the target and compiles it into the target folder for inclusion into the MPF.
  CONTENTS
  3-23. The MPF normally contains, at a minimum, base LRSC OPORD, team mission-specific
  information, and target information. The MPF can also contain additional information or resources to assist
  the LRS team in mission planning. This information includes: excepts from R&S squadron and BFSB
  order (as required), unit SOP formats for briefings, orders, RFIs, reports, supply requests, logs, planning
  area setup, and so on.
  LRSC OPERATIONS ORDER
  3-24. The LRSC operations order follows the standard five-paragraph order format with annexes. In
  general, the order includes the enemy road to war/enemy situation, and the mission, intent, and concept
  of operations for the BFSB, R&S squadron, and LRSC commanders. If a LRSD is operating independently
  of the LRSC in an MSS, the detachment leader will substitute his mission, intent, and concept of the
  operation for the LRSC commander.