Mission Exercise - Part 1

Situation

Intent:

The intent of this main point is for the students to be presented with a situation representing a realistic event/operation in which they (the CAG) have been tasked to support. In this part of the exercise, students will review their assigned operation (chosen by school/instructor), reflect on why the USAF would support the mission, and begin drafting the mission statement. The students must work together and agree on the mission statement. The work from this main point establishes the groundwork for MP3.

Instructions:

In this part of the exercise, You and your team will be acting as a Commander's Action Group (CAG) and are responsible for the planning and research needed to support an operation.

• Read through assigned scenario carefully and commander's intent carefully.

• Refer to the National Defense Strategy and National Security Strategy to find and provide justification for why the USAF would be tasked to support the operation (you must cite where you found the information).

• Compose a background paper using this data to write a detailed justification to the CAG command team (instructor). The background paper must contain the following items:

  • Identify your tasked mission statement derived from the Commander's intent.

  • Provide a brief description of the event/situation and what it has endangered.

  • Identify why the USAF would be tasked to support the operation (ie, what does the USAF provide that no other service can).

• Submit Background Papers to the command authority (instructor) and stand-by for further instructions.