text: Planning, Preparing, Executing, and Assessing
  humanity, and discrimination must be applied equally. The commander will issue final planning guidance
  including refined commander’s intent, commander’s critical information requirements, and any additional
  guidance on priorities for the warfighting functions.
  5-28. If the commander modifies a proposed COA or gives the staff an entirely different one, the space
  operation planner must incorporate those modifications and ensure all staff members understand the changes
  prior to war-gaming. Space specific COA approval considerations are in table 5-6.
  Table 5-6. Course of action approval
  Processes and Outputs Space Considerations and Inputs
  Incorporate course of action and Develop new commander’s critical information requirements for
  any modifications space operations to support execution.
  Determine space provided priorities.
  React to additional guidance provided by the commander
  Orders Production, Dissemination, and Transition
  5-29. The final step of the MDMP is orders production, dissemination, and transition. The staff will finalize
  all planning products, including the space operations running estimate. As time permits, the staff may conduct
  a more detailed war game of the selected COA. The commander will approve the COA after all outputs are
  internally reconciled.
  5-30. Space planners should conduct confirmation briefings with subordinate space elements immediately
  after orders production. Space specific dissemination considerations are in table 5-7.
  Table 5-7. Orders production, dissemination, and transition
  Processes and Outputs Space Considerations and Inputs
  Produce and disseminate approved Disseminate the order to subordinate space support elements,
  order to subordinate space Army space support teams, and other supporting space
  elements. organizations and elements.
  Conduct confirmation briefing with subordinate and supporting
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  space elements.
  Annex C
  TARGETING ACTIVITIES
  5-31. Space planners and space operations play a substantive role in targeting activities. Targeting begins
  in planning, and it is an iterative process that continues through preparation and execution. The functions of
  decide, detect, deliver, and assess define the targeting process and occur simultaneously and sequentially
  during the operations process. Targeting activities for space operations involving the employment of space
  capabilities and effects closely follow standard targeting processes.
  5-32. Targets identified through the operations process appear on the integrated target list. Organic space
  capabilities, with the proper authority, may be tasked to create the desired effect on the target. Time,
  synchronization, legal, and operational authorities’ issues may affect the decision to use organic assets. The
  ability to affect targets may require proximity of capabilities and operational reach access.
  5-33. If the unit’s organic abilities or authorities do not fulfill the targeting requirements to support the
  commander’s intent, they request support from the next higher echelon. As requests pass from echelon to
  echelon, each unit processes the target packet or request to use organic capabilities and authorities to support
  the subordinate unit’s requirement. The requirement elevates until it reaches an echelon which can support
  the requirement with the appropriate capabilities and authorities, or the echelon denies the targeting request.
  Fulfilling space support requests on targets may not be possible due to prioritization, timing, capabilities,
  authorization, or conflict with other requirements.
  5-34. Identifying targets early in the planning process is key to approval, integration, and synchronization.
  Integrating the targets into the normal targeting process identifies if the capabilities can achieve the desired