Explain The Six Key Planning Considerations

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The six key planning considerations are as follows: environmental considerations, mission assurance, Force protection, operations, communication synchronization, and facility requirements. To elaborate on environmental considerations, Responders must be cognizant of preservation areas. For instance, DOD officials should limit the use of equipment/tools that could interfere with protected habitats or vegetation, whether it is through toxic emissions or simple disturbances. Thus, the inclusion of preservation areas is a vital step in the planning phase (i.e., identifying and incorporating vital natural landmarks and species prior to an incident). Mission Assurance requires the leaders at the Tactical level (Squadron) to identify mission-desired …show more content…

The DOD is best equipped to fulfill a communication lapse in a non-permissive environment. Thus, the DOD should be the leader in establishing alternate methods of disseminating information in degraded environments, providing the necessary capabilities to their civil counterparts, and providing the instructions to maintain such systems. I agree with Shutts, the DOD may be reluctant to open its gates immediately to the public when it could jeopardize high-value targets located within. However, depending on your location and what DOD facility is in your area, the DOD could provide critical equipment in the event of a catastrophic event. This includes temporary living facilities and ROPU machines (purify water sources by reverse osmosis). One planning consideration could be to establish local agreements that utilize assets already operating in your area to provide support during their local training missions. For instance, the DOD can give you Airborne Command and Control for the strategic use of rescue forces and positioning air assets, which I have seen first hand during a training mission. Of course, the asset would have to receive permission to extend services beyond their allotted station time, but establishing a plan before in an event is a way to expedite a request for a specific support

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