Prepare staff officers selected for a position in the Intelligence Branch (G2) of a Land Component Level Headquarters (LCC HQ) to apply processes and methods in order to provide analysis, and develop relevant products for submission to the decision and approval of a land component commander in the context of an expeditionary joint operation.

Note: This course is designed to be delivered in conjunction with the LCC Staff Officer Course (LOBAS).

Staff Officers are capable of understanding the role and functions of the Intelligence Branch at the LCC level in the context of a joint campaign, contributing to the development of plans and orders of a G2/LCC HQ, and contributing to the execution of a joint campaign within a G2/LCC HQ.

• PO 1. Understand the fundamentals of land operations in a joint campaign
  • Level of command, C2 structure, LCC organisation
• PO 2. Understand the contributions of G2 to the decision cycle of a LCC HQ
• PO 3. Understand and apply the principles of operational art and design and planning process within the Land contribution to joint strategic and operational planning (G2)
  • Understand the major phases and output of operational planning
  • Understand and apply the land intelligence contribution to the development of operational plans
  • Understand the principles of organisation of a land operational planning group (LOPG)
  • Understand the working processes of a LOPG
• PO 4. Understand and apply LCC intelligence process to develop the intelligence contribution to the Land OPLAN and the Land OPORDER (main effort of the course)
• PO 5. Understand and apply LCC Intelligence process in the execution of a joint campaign

Job Performance Outcome: 300 – Advance level (Apply)

Ref:      NATO ACO COPD, Jan 23

Basic staff skills (how to staff documents, how to prepare and deliver a briefing to an authority)

Basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows® and the common Microsoft Office® applications (Word®, PowerPoint® and Excel®)

• 1x plenary room, with 25 tables & chairs, teacher desk and chair, 1x computer /projector/ screen, 2x white boards and associated stationary
• 3x (minimum 2x) syndicate rooms with 10 x tables & chairs, 1x computer /projector/ screen, 2x white boards, 2x paper boards and associated stationary
• Ability to deliver basic admin tasks (e.g. printing)