JP 5-0 Joint Planning – 2020 – Mini size

This publication is the keystone document for joint planning. It provides the doctrinal foundation and fundamental principles that guide the Armed Forces of the United States in planning joint campaigns and operations.

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
COMMANDER’S OVERVIEW

• Discusses the critical purposes of joint planning at the strategic and operational levels.
• Describes how strategic direction is established and how it is implemented within the joint planning and execution community to develop military plans and orders.
• Outlines the four planning functions, the planning process, and an operational design methodology.
• Discusses how operational art and operational design enable understanding, provide context for decision making, and enable commanders and planners to identify hazards, threats, consequences, opportunities, and risk.
• Describes how combatant commanders develop campaigns to support the global campaign and shape the operational environment in a manner that supports strategic objectives.
• Outlines how operation assessment provides perspective, insight, and the opportunity to correct, adapt, and refine planning and execution to make military operations more effective.
• Discusses the three possible conditions for transitioning planning to execution.

IN COLOR

 

This book is a “Mini” (half the size of a piece of paper).

A popular size to carry anywhere (briefcase, large pocket, purse) but the print is large enough for easy reading.  The binding is with coil, allowing easy flipping of pages without jamming.

The color covers are laminated for weather protection with black and white inside printing.

(A BIG size version (8 1/2 inch by 11 inch, the same size as a regular sheet of paper) is on this website too)