TC 3-57.51 — Civil Preparation Of The Battlefield
TC 3-57.51 governs the systematic evaluation of civil considerations and their effects on the operational environment.
- Publication number: TC 3-57.51
- Title: CIVIL PREPARATION OF THE BATTLEFIELD
- Date: 11/23/2021
- Proponent: T2COM
- Status: ACTIVE
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TC 3-57.51 presents the four-step civil preparation of the battlefield process, covering operational environment definition, civil analysis, knowledge generation, and threat template development. It describes outputs including information gaps, collection plans, civil overlays, event templates, course of action statements, and prioritized opportunities and risks.
Applies to: TC 3-57.51 applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard (or Army National Guard of the United States), and the U.S. Army Reserve unless otherwise stated.
Topics covered
- Civil preparation of the battlefield
- Operational environment definition
- Political, economic, and social variables
- Civil information collection
- Civil environment analysis
- Civil event templates
- Targetable opportunities and risks
Questions and answers
What are the four steps of the CPB process?
STEP ONE: DEFINE THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT 1-10. This step is comprised of four substeps which define the OE: Define the AO and the AOI for further analysis. Define the political, economic, and social variables in the AO. Produce prioritized lists of political, economic, and social information gaps. Develop the civil information collection plan and requests for information. (paragraph 4-1)
How are political, economic, and social information gaps prioritized?
During this step, gaps should be categorized and prioritized using validated facts and assumptions and based on the assigned mission. (paragraph 2-13)
How are prioritized information gaps used in civil affairs operations?
During this step, the prioritized gaps within the political, economic, and social variables are transitioned to validated information requirements that are integrated into CAO as well as the intelligence, targeting, and operations planning processes. (paragraph 2-14)
What must the area of interest definition consider?
When defining the AOI, the CPB process must consider the fact that political, economic, and social systems are not limited by traditional geographic and political boundaries. (paragraph 2-3)
What does civil analysis produce?
Finished products may include a civil environment factors and relevance matrix, an operational culture matrix, instability and stability factors matrices, geospatial imagery overlaid with civil data, a stakeholder matrix and map, and a key influencer matrix. (paragraph 1)