United States Army Field Manual 7-93 Long-Range Surveillance Unit Operations/Appendix H

APPENDIX H ORDERS This appendix is an aid for LRS units to issue warning orders, operation orders, and fragmentary orders. H-1. WARNING ORDER FORMAT The warning order has no specific format. One technique is to use the five-paragraph OPORD format. The leader should consider the following when preparing a warning order. (Figure H-1.)

Movement time to planning site. Strength figures (provided to executive officer and first sergeant for movement and Class I planning). Time of personnel and equipment attachments (communications, transportation, and aidman). Commander's warning order. Commander's operations briefing or order. Issue and turn-in of classified material. Communications coordination. Team warning or operation order. Isolated personnel report (DD Form 1833). Air mission briefing and coordination. Team briefbacks to operations. Commander's briefback to higher headquarters. Issue of equipment. Communication exercise times. Test firing and zeroing equipment (including night observation devices). Vehicle inspection and dispatch. Rehearsals (day or night, with or without equipment). Distribution of ammunition. Initial or final inspections. Security requirements. Religious services. Commander or higher final pre-mission talk to soldiers. Final inspection of soldiers. Security sweep by operations. Load times. Take-off time. Time on target.

H-2. OPERATION ORDER FORMAT An OPORD is a directive issued by the unit leader to his subordinate leaders or individuals. The purpose of the OPORD is to effect the coordinated execution of a specific operation. (Figure H-2.)

H-3. FRAGMENTARY ORDER FORMAT The FRAGO is an abbreviated version of the OPORD. The leader uses it when the planning process has been shortened. The FRAGO follows the standard five paragraph OPORD format. Leaders may omit unneeded items. (Figure H-3.)