Tactical Staff Organization and Planning

This chapter discusses spectrum management operation (SMO) functions for staff organizations at the corps and below level, and provides an overview of division, brigade and battalion spectrum operations. It describes how SMO is incorporated within the military decision‐making process (MDMP) and shows how the spectrum manager supports the common operational picture. The roles of division and brigade spectrum managers are similar at their respective levels. The brigade spectrum manager gathers, validates, and forwards requirements for all spectrum support to the division. In turn, the division forwards its requirements to the next higher authority. The cyber electromagnetic activity (CEMA) working group is responsible for coordinating horizontally and vertically to support unified land operations and primarily deconflict detection and delivery assets through the planning and targeting processes. The MDMP is an iterative planning methodology to understand the situation and mission, develop a course of action, and produce an operation plan or order.