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DECISION BRIEFING

The purpose of the decision briefing is to obtain an answer or a decision. Personnel in higher headquarters use this briefing for most tactical matters requiring command decisions. In division headquarters and below, personnel often use a more informal modified decision briefing. The decision briefing compares to an oral staff study and generally follows the same format.

INFORMATION BRIEFING

ATTP 5-0.1, Chapter 10 An information briefing presents facts in a form the audience can easily understand. It does not include conclusions or recommendations nor does it result in decisions. The following format works well for an information briefing. 1. Introduction Greeting. Address the audience. Identify yourself and your organization. Type and Classification of Briefing. Identify the type and classification of the briefing. For example, “This is an information briefing. It is classified SECRET.” Purpose and Scope. Describe complex subjects from general to specific. Outline or Procedure. Briefly summarize the key points and general approach. Explain any special procedures (such as demonstrations, displays, or tours). For example, “During my briefing, I will discuss the six phases of our plan. I will refer to maps of our area of operations. Then my assistant will bring out a sand table to show you the expected flow of battle.” The key points may…    read more 

SITUATION/UPDATE BRIEFING FORMAT (S5)

  INTRODUCTION Greeting. Identification of self, if appropriate. Scope: Define coverage in terms of time, geographic limits, or other applicable specifics.   BODY Summary of past civil-military operations (CMO). Current CMO. Projected CMO. Problems.   CLOSE Solicitation of questions. Concluding statement and announcement of next briefer, if applicable. If no briefer follows, statement that this concludes the staff presentations.  

SITUATION/UPDATE BRIEFING FORMAT (S4)

  INTRODUCTION Greeting. Identification of self, if appropriate. Scope: Define coverage in terms of time, organizational level, or specific categories.   BODY Equipment status. Maintenance status. Supply status. Problems.   CLOSE Solicitation of questions. Concluding statement and announcement of next briefer, if any.  

SITUATION/UPDATE BRIEFING FORMAT (S1)

  INTRODUCTION Greeting. Identification of self, if appropriate. Scope: Define coverage in terms of time, organizational level, or other specifics.   BODY Personnel status. (1) Casualties. (2) Replacements. (3) Present for duty strength.   Problems.   CLOSE Solicitation of questions. Concluding statement and announcement of next briefer, if any.  

SITUATION/UPDATE BRIEFING FORMAT (S3)

  INTRODUCTION Greeting. Identification of self, if appropriate. Scope: Define coverage in terms of time, geographic limits, or specific types of operations.   BODY Mission of next higher headquarters. Summary of past operations. Current operations, including own mission, disposition, composition, and strength. Projected operations.   CLOSE Solicitation of questions. Concluding statement and announcement of next briefer, if any.  

SITUATION/UPDATE BRIEFING FORMAT (S2)

Used to keep the commander’s higher and lower staff updated and advised on the reporting commander’s critical situation. INTRODUCTION Greeting. Identification of self, if appropriate. Scope: Define the coverage of the briefing in terms of time, geographic limits, or specific topics.   BODY Weather report and forecast. Terrain, if appropriate. Recent and present enemy activity. Other appropriate items (i.e., there has been a change in mission, enemy situation, weather, etc.).   CLOSE Conclusions, if applicable. Solicitation of questions. Concluding statement and announcement of next briefing, if any.    

STAFF BRIEFING (GENERAL)

PURPOSE The staff briefing is to secure a coordinated or unified effort. This briefing may involve the exchange of information, the announcement of decisions, the issuance of directives, or the presentation of guidance. The staff briefing may include the characteristics of the information, decision, and mission briefings. PROCEDURES Commands normally schedule staff briefings on a periodic basis. The attendees are usually the commander, his deputy, chief of staff, and senior representatives of coordinating and special staffs. Sometimes commanders from major subordinate commands may attend. In combat, commands hold additional briefings as the situation requires. The chief of staff usually presides over the staff briefing. He opens the briefing by identifying the purpose of the briefing and reviewing the mission of the next higher headquarters. He then restates the command’s mission and gives the commander’s concept, if applicable. He then calls on staff officers to brief their areas of responsibility. The…    read more 

Powerpoint Classes added April 2014

April 1, 2014 |

Pre-made Templates for Military Training This is where we load the freshest classes, this is where put all our latest powerpoints here so you can get our new classes right away while we figure out what to do with them.  April 2014 1973 Wounded Knee Incident, 1,036kbs 50 cal PMI, 554kb Accident Avoidance Training, 263kbs Accident investigating and reporting, 350kbs ASAP Basic UPL Course, 2,099kbs Basic ECG Interpretation, 6,263kbs Effective Army Writing Class, 701kbs Hallucinogens, Salvia, Mescaline, Khat, 1,177kbs HazMat Control Containment Confinement Operations, 661kbs HOW TO GIVE A CLASS PRESENTATION, 335kbs Identify Visual Indicators of Improvised Explosive Devices, 3,912kbs IED risk mitigation, 2,050kbs Introduction to PMCS, 7,650kbs NCO Creed NCOPD, 2,682kbs North Korea Country Brief, 379kbs OEF mine awareness, 262kbs OPORD Class, 446kbs Peer coaching techniques, 534kbs Perform Voice Commands, 315kbs Uniform Policy Leaders Training 3,987kbs Women In the Military, 2,511kbs

MilitaryPPT.com site designed around Women Soldiers

February 22, 2014 |

  Military PPT.com is the one-stop shop of free army training resources that include PowerPoint classes, DA Forms, Counseling statement examples, NCOER Comments, OPORD examples and a leader’s book example, and is now a one-of-a kind site that highlights Women in the Military. Created by the Dan Elder, webmaster of the companion site PPTClasses.com site, he explained that he “wanted to design a web theme that a a central theme depicts women service members front and center, while demonstrating their contributions performing the mainstream activities that soldiers do.” Using images from the Army’s own image gallery and SHARP news releases, Elder, a 26-year Army Veteran and long-time creator of online content for soldiers, explained his belief that the more we expose the predominant gender to competent and confident women in charge or doing the same things they do, the more likely we are to in their minds put women on a…    read more