text: Chapter 4
  Determine Initial ISR Plan
  4-74. The staff considers all HN security force assets.
  Update Operational Timeline
  4-75. The staff may decide to use the higher, operational, planning, enemy, and populace (HOPE-P)
  construct to develop the timeline.
  Restate Mission
  4-76. Although it is challenging to do for a COIN environment, the staff must use tactical mission
  task(s) as the verb(s) in the mission statement.
  Deliver Mission Analysis Briefing
  4-77. (No change.)
  Approve Restated Mission
  4-78. (No change.)
  Develop Initial Commander’s Intent
  4-79. (No change.)
  Issue Commander's Planning Guidance
  4-80. (No change.)
  Issue Warning Order
  4-81. The staff must account for additional time needed to translate and brief a WARNORD in two
  languages.
  Review Facts and Assumptions
  4-82. (No change.)
  Step 3: COA Development
  4-83. The staff develops a COA to determine one or more ways to accomplish the mission. For all types
  of plans, the brigade and battalion must construct a COA that accounts for tasks across all seven COIN
  LOEs. In a time-constrained environment, leaders may be only able to craft one COA. The six steps
  of COA development remain the same, however the staff must—
  Analyze Relative Combat Power
  4-84. Combat power is the total means of destructive, constructive, and information capabilities that a
  military unit or formation can apply at a given time (FM 3-0). The staff compares friendly combat power,
  including that of the Host Nation, all enablers, and insurgent combat power. The staff must also account for
  pro and anti government populations.
  Generate Options
  4-85. The staff ensures that they cover all options, including additional LOEs and HN actions.
  Array Initial Forces
  4-86. The staff arrays all enemy forces such as different insurgent groups as well as all friendly forces,
  to include Host Nation security forces. Small units may also have to develop plans to employ special teams
  such as military working dog teams, tactical site exploitation teams, UASs or attack, reconnaissance,
  and assault aviation.