Planning, Command and Control of Special Forces Unconventional Warfare Operations.TC 18-01.3 provides practical procedures and examples useful to mission planning of unconventional warfare (UW). This publication is designed primarily for use at national and international training centers and home station unit training events. It is intended to be used in conjunction with current relevant doctrine and supporting products. TC 18-01.3 is a UW mission planning guide designed specifically for the operational detachment-charlie (ODC) level. This ODC level incorporates all basic element functions that occur in or outside but in support of the unconventional warfare operating area (UWOA). It isbased on the traditional ODC, but is deliberately inclusive of any size element (including special activities elements) appropriate to this echelon and is based primarily not on specific units but on functions required (command, operational planning and support, joint and interagency coordination, military information support operations [MISO], Civil Affairs [CA], and so on). Planning guidance designed specifically for the operational detachment-alpha (ODA) may be found in TC 18-01.1, and guidance designed specifically for the operational detachment-bravo (ODB) may be found in TC 18-01.2.The principal audience for TC 18-01.3 is commanders, staff officers, and operational personnel at the ODA, ODB, and ODC levels, and all observers/controllers responsible for evaluation and training assistance to those units. TC 18-01.3 is also useful to conventional force commanders and staffs in better understanding the parameters of special operations forces (SOF) and conventional forces (CF) interdependence when SOF is engaged in UW.This publication is a collaborative effort between the Special Operations Training Detachment Joint Readiness Training Center cadre and the Special Forces (SF) Doctrine Division at the U.S. Army Special Operations Center of Excellence, USAJFKSWCS. It is intended to be revised on a regular basis based on interaction between observers/controllers, the using units, and the publication authors.

This publication outlines the planning process as it relates to a Special Forces (SF) operational detachment-alpha (ODA) conducting deliberate planning for special operations. Planning is an essential task common to all aspects of SF operations. More content available at: doguedebordeauxsurvival.com

TC 18-01.1 Unconventional Warfare Mission Planning Guide for Special Forces Operational Detachment - Alpha Level provides detailed planning data and guidance for the conduct of US Special Forces Unconventional Warfare operations. Unconventional Warfare is defined as: Activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt or overthrow an occupying power or government by operating through or with an underground, auxiliary and guerrilla force in a denied area. This manual is presented in easy to read 6x9 paperback format. Proudly printed in the USA. For more like this, look for the distinctive OCP camouflage covers.

This publication outlines the planning process as it relates to a Special Forces operational detachment-alpha (ODA) conducting deliberate planning for special operations. Planning is an essential task common to all aspects of Special Forces operations. Army Special Operations Forces provide our nation with unique, sophisticated, and tailored capabilities operating in ambiguous, high-risk environments around the world. It is critical that everything addressed during the planning phase is useful and functional. Once planned, the actions of the ODA at the tactical level often have effects at the operational or strategic level. Special Forces planning will take into consideration the full range of the lethal and nonleathal effects based on the combined capabilities of special operations forces available. This planning process supports the United States Government and coalition partner nation objectives.

Field manual (FM) 3-05.201 provides the doctrinal basis for the conduct of unconventional warfare (UW) missions across the operational continuum. It continues the doctrinal education process that begins with Joint Publications (JPs) 3-05, Doctrine for Joint Special Operations; 3-05.1, Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Joint Special Operations Task Force Operations; 3-05.5, Joint Special Operations Targeting and Mission Planning Procedures; and FMs 100-25, Doctrine for Army Special Operations Forces, and 3-05.20, Special Forces Operations. This manual informs and guides Special Forces (SF) commanders, staffs, and operational personnel primarily at battalion and lower echelons (Special Forces operational detachments [SFODs] A, B, and C) in their planning for and conduct of UW. This manual provides historical examples to highlight key points throughout the text. It offers tactics, techniques, procedures, and references to support future SF operations. It also provides general UW guidance, mission procedures, and information ordered chronologically from receipt of the unit mission letter through postmission activities. Users of this manual should adapt its content to meet their situation and mission requirements. The SFODs use the mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available-time available and civil considerations (METT-TC) analysis system. Examples of specific UW techniques and procedures are provided in the appendixes. The appendixes let the users of this manual review the basics of UW mission performance from beginning to end. For users interested only in the details of specific techniques, the appendixes provide reference material keyed to the generic activities in the text. Commanders and trainers should use this information and other related manuals to plan and conduct rehearsals of mission-specific training. They should also use command guidance and the Army Training and Evaluation Program (ARTEP). The key to assuring success is planning UW-related training before being employed with a specific UW mission.

Field manual (FM) 3-05.201 provides the doctrinal basis for the conduct of unconventional warfare (UW) missions across the operational continuum. It continues the doctrinal education process that begins with Joint Publications (JPs) 3-05, Doctrine for Joint Special Operations; 3-05.1, Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Pocedures for Joint Special Operations Task Force Operations; 3-05.5, Joint Special Operations Targeting and Mission Planning Pocedures; and FMs 100-25, Doctrine for Army Special Operations Forces, and 3-05.20, Special Forces Operations. This manual informs and guides Special Forces (SF) commanders, staffs, and operational personnel primarily at battalion and lower echelons (Special Forces operational detachments [SFODs] A, B, and C) in their planning for and conduct of UW.