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  Table 4.1. Mission Analysis (continued)
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  Inputs IO Officer Actions IO Officer Outputs
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  • Commander’s • Prepare input to the warning • Input to mission,
  intent and order. Input may include — commander’s intent,
  guidance - Early tasking to subordinate commander’s critical
  • Approved restated units information
  mission and initial - Initial mission statement requirements, and
  objectives - OPSEC planning guidance concept of the
  • Mission analysis - Reconnaissance and operations
  products surveillance tasking
  • Military deception guidance
  COA course of action IPB intelligence preparation of the OPSEC operations security
  EEFI essential element of friendly battlefield PA public affairs
  information IR information requirements PIR priority intelligence requirement
  G-2 assistant chief of staff, intelligence IRC information related capability S-2 battalion or brigade intelligence
  G-3 assistant chief of staff, operations MISO military information support officer
  G-5 assistant chief of staff, plans operations S-3 battalion or brigade operations staff
  HQ headquarters OPLAN operations plan officer
  IO information operations OPORD operations order S-5 battalion or brigade plans staff
  officer
  COURSE OF ACTION DEVELOPMENT
  4-79. After the mission analysis briefing, the staff begins developing COAs for analysis and comparison
  based on the restated mission, commander's intent, and planning guidance. During COA development, the
  staff prepares feasible COAs that integrate the effects of all combat power elements to accomplish the
  mission. Based on the unit’s approved mission statement, the IO officer develops a distinct scheme of IO, IO
  objectives, and IRC tasks for each COA.
  4-80. The IO officer is involved early in COA development. The focus is on determining how to achieve
  decisive advantage in and through the information environment at the critical times and places of each COA.
  Depending on the time available, planning products may be written or verbal.
  ASSESS RELATIVE COMBAT POWER
  4-81. IO synchronization of IRCs enhances the combat power, constructive and destructive, of friendly
  forces in numerous ways. Some examples include:
  * Military deception influences application (or misapplication) of threat forces and capabilities at
  places and times that favor friendly operations.
  * Countering the effects of propaganda degrades threat propaganda efforts by exposing lies and
  providing accurate information.
  * MISO and civil military operations favorably influence foreign audiences by emphasizing the
  positive actions of U.S. forces.
  * Movement and maneuver destroys or disrupts threat communicators, controls territory through
  which information flows, and influences affected populations.
  * Electronic warfare jams threat communications and command and control signals.