Current operations cell tracks the current events as they occur by measuring friendly
and enemy performance in terms of combat power as a basis for analysis of the success or
failure of current operations and potential for success at the next critical event and
ability to perform future operations.
Supported Command Inputs to Current Operations Cell: Next higher level
intelligence collection. Next higher headquarters fires effects. Information
on the status of forces outside of the current operations cells area of operation.
Staff inputs from within the EAC: Each staff section provides status of those assets of
significant importance to the current operation to the current operations cell.
Example J4 would not provide current status of on hand class V during a humanitarian
operation, but would provide current status of relevant to the operation information of
lift capacity on hand.
Current Operations Cell products include: Current status of all assets being or
will be committed to the current operation. Accomplishment, in terms of friendly and
enemy combat power, of each critical event, decisive point and objective of the mission.
Potential of the current force to achieve success or failure of the next critical
event, decisive point or objective.
NUMBER |
Tasks |
Current Opns |
OP 1 |
Coordinate Operational Movement and Maneuver |
LEAD |
OP 1.1 |
Conduct Operational Movement. |
LEAD |
OP 1.1.2 |
Conduct Intratheater Deployment and Redeployment of Forces Within Theater of
Operations/JOA. |
LEAD |
OP 1.1.3 |
Conduct Theater of Operations/JOA Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and
Integration (RSO&I). |
LEAD |
OP 1.2 |
Conduct Operational Maneuver. |
LEAD |
OP 1.2.1 |
Transition Joint Forces to and from Tactical Battle Formations. |
LEAD |
OP 1.2.2 |
Posture Joint Forces for Operational Formations. |
LEAD |
OP 1.2.4 |
Conduct Operations in Depth. |
LEAD |
OP 1.4.4 |
Plan and Execute Maritime Interception. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 1.5 |
Control or Dominate Operationally Significant Area. |
LEAD |
OP 1.5.2 |
Gain and Maintain Maritime Superiority in Theater of Operations/JOA. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 1.5.4 |
Isolate Theater of Operations/JOA. |
COORDINATED |
OP 2 |
Provide Operational Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 2.1 |
Plan and Direct Operational Intelligence Activities. |
COORDINATED |
OP 2.1.1 |
Determine and Prioritize Operational Priority Intelligence Requirements
(PIR). |
COORDINATED |
OP 2.1.2 |
Determine and Prioritize Operational Information Requirements (IR) |
COORDINATED |
OP 2.2 |
Collect and Share Operational Information. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 2.2.2 |
Directly Support Theater Strategic Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Requirements. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 2.3 |
Process and Exploit Collected Operational Information. |
COORDINATED |
OP 2.3.2 |
Collate Information. |
COORDNATED |
OP 2.3.3 |
Correlate Information. |
COORDINATED |
OP 2.4.1 |
Evaluate, Integrate, Analyze, and Interpret Operational Information. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 3 |
Employ Operational Firepower. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 3.1.1 |
Establish Joint Force Targeting Guidance. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 3.1.6 |
Conduct Operational Combat Assessment. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 3.2 |
Coordinate Attack Operational Targets. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 3.2.1 |
Attack Operational Land/Maritime Targets. |
COORDINATED |
OP 3.2.5 |
Interdict Operational Forces/Targets |
LEAD |
OP 3.2.6 |
Provide Firepower in Support of perational Maneuver |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 3.2.7 |
Sychronize Operational Firepower |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 4.4.4 |
Reconstitute Forces. |
LEAD |
OP 4.7.3 |
Provide Support to DOD and Other Government Agencies. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 5 |
Exercise Operational Command and Control. |
COORDINATED |
OP 5.1 |
Acquire and Communicate Operational Level Information and Maintain Status. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 5.1.3 |
Determine Commander’s Critical Information Requirements. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 5.1.4 |
Maintain Operational Information and Force Status. |
LEAD |
OP 5.1.6 |
Preserve Historical Documentation of Joint Operations or Campaigns. |
LEAD |
OP 5.1.7 |
Coordinate Combat Camera Activities. |
COORDINATED |
OP 5.2 |
Assess Operational Situation. |
LEAD |
OP 5.4.2 |
Issue Plans and Orders. |
LEAD |
OP 5.4.4 |
Synchronize/Integrate Operations. |
LEAD |
OP 5.6 |
Employ Operational Information Warfare (IW). |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 5.6.2 |
Plan and Integrate Operational C2W |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 5.6.3 |
Control IW Operations. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 5.7.6 |
Coordinate Coalition Support. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 6 |
Provide Operational Protection. |
LEAD |
OP 6.1 |
Provide Operational Aerospace and Missile Defense. |
LEAD |
OP 6.1.1 |
Process/Allocate Operational Aerospace Targets. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 6.2 |
Provide Protection for Operational Forces, Means, and Noncombatants. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 6.2.1 |
Prepare Operationally Significant Defenses. |
LEAD |
OP 6.2.10 |
Develop and Execute Actions to Control Pollution and Hazardous Materials. |
LEAD |
OP 6.2.7 |
Establish Disaster Control Measures. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 6.2.9 |
Coordinate and Conduct Personnel Recovery. |
COORDINATED |
OP 6.3.1 |
Employ Operations Security (OPSEC) in Theater of Operations/JOA. |
LEAD |
OP 6.4 |
Conduct Dedepception in Support of Subordinate Campaigns and Major
Operations. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 6.4.2 |
Conduct Operational Deception. |
CONTRIBUTING |
OP 6.5 |
Provide Security for Operational Forces and Means. |
LEAD |
OP 6.5.1 |
Provide Counter-Reconnaissance in Theater of Operations/JOA. |
LEAD |
OP 6.5.3 |
Protect/Secure Operationally Critical Installations, Facilities, and Systems. |
LEAD |
OP 6.5.4 |
Protect and Secure Air, Land, and Sea LOCs in Theater of Operations/JOA. |
LEAD |
OP 6.5.5 |
Integrate Host Nation Security Forces and Means. |
LEAD |
Number |
Title |
Current Opns Cell |
ART 1 |
Deploy/Conduct Maneuver |
LEAD |
ART 1.1 |
Conduct Tactical Maneuver |
LEAD |
ART 1.1.1 |
Position/Reposition Tactical Forces |
LEAD |
ART 1.1.2 |
Negotiate Tactical Area of Operations (AO) |
CONTRIBUTING |
ART 1.1.3 |
Navigate |
COORDINATED |
ART 1.2 |
Conduct Tactical Maneuver |
LEAD |
ART 1.2.1 |
Concentrate Tactical Forces |
CONTRIBUTING |
ART 1.2.2 |
Conduct Offensive Action |
LEAD |
ART 1.2.3 |
Conduct Defensive Action |
LEAD |
ART 1.2.4 |
Conduct Security |
LEAD |
ART 1.2.5 |
Perform Enabling Operations |
LEAD |
ART 1.4.3 |
Mark Barriers, Obstacles, and Mines |
CONTRIBUTING |
ART 2.2 |
Collect Information |
LEAD |
ART 2.2.1 |
Collect Information on Situation |
LEAD |
ART 2.2.3 |
Perform Tactical Surveillance |
LEAD |
ART 2.3.2 |
Evaluate Physical Environment Information |
COORDINATED |
ART 2.3.3 |
Evaluate Social/Political/Economic/Health Environment |
CONTRIBUTING |
ART 2.3.4 |
Integrate Intelligence Information |
COORDINATED |
ART 2.5 |
Develop Relevant Information and Intelligence |
LEAD |
ART 3 |
Employ Firepower |
COORDINATED |
ART 3.1 |
Process Surface Tactical Targets |
COORDINATED |
ART 3.1.1 |
Search for Targets |
LEAD |
ART 3.1.3 |
Locate Targets |
LEAD |
ART 3.1.4 |
Identify Targets |
LEAD |
ART 3.1.5 |
Select Target to Attack |
COORDINATED |
ART 3.1.6 |
Select Fire Attack System |
LEAD |
ART 3.1.8 |
Conduct Tactical Combat Assessment |
LEAD |
ART 3.2 |
Conduct Direct Fire |
LEAD |
ART 3.2.1 |
Conduct Lethal Direct Fire on Surface Targets |
LEAD |
ART 3.2.2 |
Conduct Non-lethal Direct Fire on Surface Targets |
LEAD |
ART 3.3 |
Conduct Fire Support |
LEAD |
ART 3.3.1 |
Conduct Lethal Fire Support on Surface Targets |
LEAD |
ART 3.3.2 |
Conduct Nonlethal Fire Support on Surface Targets |
LEAD |
ART 4.10.1 |
Provide Interface Between US Military Forces and Local Authorities |
CONTRIBUTING |
ART 4.11.1 |
Reorganize Units |
LEAD |
ART 4.9.5 |
Supply Mobile Electric Power |
LEAD |
ART 5 |
Exercise Command and Control |
LEAD |
ART 5.1 |
Acquire and Manage Information and Maintain Situation Awareness |
LEAD |
ART 5.1.1 |
Communicate Information |
LEAD |
ART 5.1.3 |
Maintain Information and Force Status |
LEAD |
ART 5.1.4 |
Monitor Operational and Strategic Situation |
COORDINATED |
ART 5.2 |
Assess Situation and Determine Actions |
LEAD |
ART 5.2.1 |
Review Current Situation |
LEAD |
ART 5.3 |
Direct and Lead Subordinate Forces |
COORDINATED |
ART 5.3.1 |
Issue Orders |
LEAD |
ART 5.3.2 |
Rehearse Operation |
LEAD |
ART 5.3.5 |
Synchronize Tactical Operations |
LEAD |
ART 6 |
Protect the Force |
LEAD |
ART 6.10 |
Rescue, recover & Evacuate Military & Civilian Personnel |
LEAD |
ART 6.10.1 |
Evacuate Noncombatants from Area |
LEAD |
ART 6.10.2 |
Conduct Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR). |
LEAD |
ART 6.10.3 |
Conduct Search and Rescue |
LEAD |
ART 6.2 |
Protect against Hazards in AO |
LEAD |
ART 6.2.1 |
Protect Individuals and Systems |
LEAD |
ART 6.2.3 |
Minimize Risks from Battle Space Hazards in AO |
COORDINATED |
ART 6.2.4 |
Disperse Tactical Forces |
LEAD |
ART 6.3 |
Employ Operations Security |
LEAD |
ART 6.3.2 |
Employ Concealment Techniques |
LEAD |
ART 6.3.3 |
Evaluate Friendly Force Vulnerabilities |
LEAD |
ART 6.4 |
Conduct Deception in Support of Tactical Operations |
LEAD |
ART 6.4.1 |
Employ Physical Deception |
LEAD |
ART 6.4.2 |
Employ Electronic Deception |
LEAD |
ART 6.5 |
Conduct Local Security |
LEAD |
ART 6.5.1 |
Provide Local Security for Tactical Formations |
LEAD |
ART 6.5.2 |
Provide Counterreconnaissance in AO |
LEAD |
ART 6.5.3 |
Secure and Protect Critical Installations/Facilities in AO |
LEAD |
ART 6.5.4 |
Conduct Tactical Counterintelligence in AO |
LEAD |
ART 6.5.5 |
Combat Terrorism within AO |
COORDINATED |
ART 6.8 |
Resettle Refugees |
COORDINATED |