552ACWI10-401 — Wing Plans And Programs

552ACWI10-401 governs wing plans and programs, including operations planning, plan review, exercise planning, and related unit actions.

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  • Publication number: 552ACWI10-401
  • Title: WING PLANS AND PROGRAMS
  • Date: 2017-12-18

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It outlines Chief of Plans, Command and Control, and Signature Management Officer functions, along with development and review of OPLANs, CONPLANs, EXPLANs, FUNCPLANs, and associated planning documents. It establishes exercise-planning roles and prescribes unit actions for Wing and Base exercises, plan briefings, security classification, OPSEC, and plan maintenance.

Applies to: This instruction is directive and applies to all units assigned to the 552 ACW that maintain operations plans or participate in the development of operations planning documents.

Topics covered

  • Operations plan development
  • Contingency plan reviews
  • Exercise planning forums
  • Plan briefing requirements
  • Operations Security procedures
  • Unclassified plan posting
  • Wing contingency response

Questions and answers

Who manages 552 ACW plan creation and maintenance?

The Wing Plans and Programs directorate (XP) manages the creation, construction, review and maintenance of all 552 ACW generated plans, as well as the review and local inputs of all Higher Headquarters (HHQ) and 72 ABW plans (Action Officer: XPP). (paragraph 1)

How often must unit tasked plans be briefed?

Commanders (CCs), Battle Staff (BS), Unit Plans Officers (UPOs), and other pertinent OPRs of various plans are required to be briefed on all unit tasked plans annually, either by attending a plans briefing or reviewing the executive summaries. (paragraph 1)

When must plan reviews occur?

Plan reviews will occur upon initial issue, in accordance with (IAW) subject plan’s published review frequency, anniversary date, and/or implementation of significant changes. (paragraph 3)

How often must 552 ACW-produced plans be reviewed?

Review all 552 ACW produced plans annually. (paragraph 3)

Where must unclassified 552 ACW plans be posted?

Post all 552 ACW unclassified plans to 552 ACW/XP SharePoint with links to the 552 ACW SharePoint homepage, to include links to the 72 ABW plans. (paragraph 3)

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