MAGAZINE
SPRING 2021
Figure 1 – NATO Crisis Response Planning3
A tactical planning handbook HQ ARRC , as a NATO warfighting HQ , is wholly concerned with activities in the tactical space and until relatively recently , NATO corps HQs had used locally abridged versions of the COPD for planning in the tactical space . A series of LANDCOM initiatives led to the development of bespoke tactical level doctrine , the key output being Allied Procedural Publication 28 – ‘ Tactical Planning for Land Forces ’ ( APP-28 ). The process was developed from U . S . Corps War Fighting doctrine and integration into NATO ’ s planning processes in 2018 .
Figure 2 - Tactical Planning for Land Forces In 2018 , the G5 Plans team led the integration of the new planning methodology into the HQ . Although grounded in a solid doctrinal base , APP-28 was only a framework with the bare minimum to inform the development of internal processes . The decision was made to expand the APP to include best practices from U . S . Corps HQs , incorporate the nuances of the HQ (“ ARRCisms ”) and merge ( where possible ) UK planning and execution doctrine into one document . Following experimentation , this tactical handbook would form the baseline for HQ ARRC ’ s tactical planning process . The guiding intent was twofold : provide clear direction and expand on the framework laid out in APP-28 , and create a document that introduces a new level of standardisation and applicability
3 - Reference : Allied Command Operations Comprehensive Operations Planning Directive Interim V2.0 Dated 4 Oct 13 . 18