Posted: July 15th, 2015

2. Write the 1/1 ABCT’s Commander’s intent for this mission. Your answer MUST include expanded purpose, key tasks, and end state (10 Points). [Your answer should be approximately one-half of a typed page. For a review of commander’s intent, refer to page 2-19 in ADRP 5-0.]

2. Write the 1/1 ABCT’s Commander’s intent for this mission. Your answer MUST include expanded purpose, key tasks, and end state (10 Points). [Your answer should be approximately one-half of a typed page. For a review of commander’s intent, refer to page 2-19 in ADRP 5-0.]

3. Identify the ABCT’s primary offensive and/or defensive task, AND the form of maneuver for the operation. (5 points). [Write one to five sentences; you may write more if you like.]

4. Identify and explain the ABCT’s decisive operation. (5 points). [Write one to five sentences; you may write more if you like.]

5. Identify and explain the ABCT’s shaping operations. (5 points). [Write one to five sentences; you may write more if you like.]

Section 2: Sketch and Explanation (30 Points)

6. You must address each of the following items listed below. The answers you provided for exam questions 3, 4, and 5 will help you with items a through i below.

For parts a, c, e, g, and h, you will depict your answers on the exam sketch.
On the sketch, depict your visualization of the 1/1 ABCT’s operation for solving the tactical problem. You may use PowerPoint to make and place the symbols on the sketch, or you may hand-draw the symbols and then scan the sketch to make it a PDF. For this assignment, a PDF is allowed for the sketch.

For parts b, d, f, and i, you will state or explain your answers. Write one to five sentences for each part; you may write more if you like.

When you submit your assignment for grading, be sure to include both parts of the exam: (1) your typed answers for the exam questions and (2) your answers depicted on the sketch.

a. Depict the location of the armed reconnaissance squadron on the sketch. (2 points)

b. State the task and purpose of the armed reconnaissance squadron. (2 points)

c. Depict the location of EACH combined arms battalion on the sketch. (4 points)

d. State the task and purpose of EACH combined arms battalion. (4 points)

e. Depict the location of the fires battalion on the sketch. (2 points)

f. State the task and purpose of the fires battalion. (2 points)

g. Depict the boundaries of the combined arms battalions’ and the armed reconnaissance squadron’s area of operations on the sketch. (6 points)

h. Depict the locations for the main command post and the tactical command post on the sketch. (4 points)

i. Explain your decision for locating the main command post and the tactical command post. (4 points)

Section 3: Sustainment (20 Points)

FOR THIS SECTION OF THE EXAM, YOU ARE THE BSB COMMANDER of the 1/1 ABCT.

Given that you are still in the early phase of planning, address each of the following listed below.

7. Provide your vision for how the BSB will logistically support the ABCT’s change of mission. Your answer MUST include a discussion of the planning considerations for Class III, V, Medical and Maintenance (35MM). (10 points) [Your answer should be approximately one-half of a typed page.]

8. Depict on the sketch where you would locate the BSA, and explain why. (5 points). [Write one to five sentences; you may write more if you like.]

9. Out of the eight principles of sustainment, identify the TWO principles you think are the most important for this mission, and explain why. (5 points). [Write one to five sentences; you may write more if you like.]

Section 4: Mission Command Essay. (20 Points)

10. Referring to your operations as the 1/1 ABCT Commander, write a one-to-two page essay describing your application of Mission Command in your tactical solution. Your answer MUST include a discussion of how the principles of Mission Command relate to your brigade in this scenario. Your essay may not exceed two typed pages.

You may refer to ST 22-2 to review the components of an essay and the citations of sources. This is an informative essay, not an argumentative essay. However, your essay must have an introduction with a thesis statement, body paragraphs with topic sentences and clear details, and a conclusion that summarizes the main points and reiterates the thesis.

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