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  ANNEX L (INFORMATION COLLECTION) TO OPERATION PLAN/ORDER [number]
  [(code name)]—[issuing headquarters] [(classification of title)]
  (U)Time Zone Used Throughout the Plan/Order: Write the time zone established in the base plan
  or order.
  1.(U) Situation.
  a.(U) Area of Interest. Refer to Annex B (Intelligence) or Appendix 2 (Operation Overlay) to
  Annex C (Operations).
  b.(U) Area of Operations. Refer to Appendix 2 (Operation Overlay) to Annex C (Operations).
  (1) (U) Terrain. Describe the aspects of terrain that impact information collection. Refer
  to Annex B (Intelligence) as required.
  (2) (U) Weather. Describe the aspects of weather that impact information collection.
  Refer to Annex B (Intelligence) as required.
  c.(U) Enemy Forces. Refer to Annex B (Intelligence) as required.
  d.(U) Friendly Forces. Refer to base order, Annex A (Task Organization) and Annex C (Operations)
  as required.
  e.(U) Interagency, Governmental, and Nongovernmental Organizations. Identify and describe
  other organizations in the area of operations that may impact the conduct of operations or
  implementation of information collection-specific equipment and tactics. Refer to Annex V
  (Interagency Coordination) as required.
  f. (U) Civil Considerations. Describe the critical aspects of the civil situation that impact
  information collection activities. Refer to Appendix 1 (Intelligence Estimate) to Annex B
  (Intelligence) and Annex K (Civil Affairs Operations) as required.
  g. (U) Attachments and Detachments. If pertinent, list units or assets attached to or detached
  from the issuing headquarters. State when each attachment or detachment is effective (for example,
  on order, on commitment of the reserve) if different from the effective time of the base plan or order.
  Do not repeat information already listed in Annex A (Task Organization).
  h. (U) Assumptions. List any information collection-specific assumptions that support the
  annex development.
  2. (U) Mission. State the mission of information collection in support of the operation—a short
  description of the who, what (task), when, where, and why (purpose) that clearly indicates the action
  to be taken and the reason for doing so.
  3.(U) Execution.
  a. (U) Concept of Operations. This is a statement of the overall information collection
  objective. Describe how the tasks or missions of reconnaissance, surveillance, security,
  intelligence operations, and so forth support the commander’s intent and the maneuver plan. Direct
  the manner in which each element of the force cooperates to accomplish the key information
  collection tasks and ties that to support of the operation with task and purpose statement. Must
  describe, at minimum, the overall scheme of maneuver and concept of fires. Refer to Appendix 1
  (Information Collection Plan) to Annex L (Information Collection). The following subparagraphs
  are examples. Omit what is unnecessary for brevity.
  (1) (U) Movement and Maneuver. Provide the scheme of movement and maneuver for
  collection assets and any other unit given a key information collection task, in accordance with
  the concept of operations in the base order (paragraph 3b) and Annex C (Operations). Describe
  the employment of information collection assets in relation to the rest of the force and state the
  method forces will enter the area of operations.
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