text: Appendix A
  Past 24 hours Protection common operational picture PPL
  Next 48 to 72 hours • PPL Asset task
  • Threats/hazards organization
  Issues/risk decision • Incidents Provost marshal officer
  points
  • Asset locations
  Protection priorities Engineer
  Essential elements FPCON AMD CBRN and EOD Safety
  of friendly INFOCON ADW MOPP
  information
  WCS OEG
  Explosive hazards
  Security banner
  Legend:
  ADW air defense warning
  AMD air missile defense
  CBRN chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
  EOD explosive ordnance disposal
  FPCON force protection condition
  INFOCON information operations condition
  MOPP mission-oriented protective posture
  OEG operation exposure guide
  PPL protection prioritization list
  WCS weapons control status
  Figure A-6. Example protection running estimate
  CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
  A-57. Assessment is the determination of the progress toward accomplishing a task, creating a condition, or
  achieving an objective (JP 3-0). Commanders typically base assessments on their situational understanding,
  which is generally a composite of several informational sources and intuition. Assessments help commanders
  determine progress toward attaining the desired end state, achieving objectives, and performing tasks. It also
  involves continuously monitoring and evaluating the operational environment to determine what changes
  might affect the conduct of operations.
  A-58. Throughout the operations process, commanders integrate their assessments with those of the staff,
  subordinate commanders, and other unified action partners. The primary tools for assessing the progress of
  the operation include the OPORD, the common operational picture, personal observations, running estimates,
  and the assessment plan. Staff members develop running estimates that illustrate the significant aspects of a
  particular activity or function over time. These estimates are used by commanders to maintain situational
  understanding and direct adjustments. Significant changes or variances among or within running estimates
  can signal a threat or an opportunity, alerting commanders to take action.
  A-59. The assessment plan is enabled by monitoring and evaluating criteria derived from the warfighting
  function protection tasks. The criteria used to monitor and evaluate the situation or operation may be
  represented as an MOE or MOP. These measures are discrete, relevant, and responsive benchmarks that are
  useful in all operations. They may contain the commander’s critical information requirements and the
  essential elements of friendly information and may generate information requirements. MOEs and MOPs can
  be significant decision support tools and may drive transition periods, resource allocations, and other critical
  decisions.
  A-60. During preparation, operations to shape, and operations to prevent, the protection working group
  focuses on threats and hazards that can influence preparatory activities, including monitoring new Soldier
  integration programs and movement schedules and evaluating live-fire requirements for precombat checks
  and inspections. The protection working group may evaluate training and rehearsals or provide coordination
  and liaison to facilitate effectiveness in high-risk or complex preparatory activities, such as movement and
  sustainment preparation.