118 Marine Corps Planning Process
ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Strategic Level of War/Objectives - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅National or multinational
strategic security objectives and guidance, and develops and uses national resources to
achieve these objectives.
Define limits and risks for the use of national power
Develop global and theater war plans
Provide military forces with strategic plans
Operational Level of War/Objectives - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Level at which
campaigns and major operations are planned, conducted and sustained to achieve strategic
goals.
Activities link tactics with national strategy
Operational objectives to achieve strategic objectives, sequencing events to achieve
operational objectives, initiating actions and applying resources to achieve operational
objectives
Tactical Level of War/Objectives - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Level at which battles and
engagements are planned and executed.
Focus on ordered arrangement and maneuver of combat elements
What is the role of the Operational Planning Team (OPT) - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Task-organized planning element that supports the commander and his
staff's decision making process.
Promotes integrated planning
Requires integration of functional expertise
-Helps commander understand the true nature of the problem
-Provides a common venue for the sharing of information
-Integrates the planning of the battle staff and the SMEs
-Coordinates the planning activities across warfighter functions and echelons of command
throughout the battlespace
What is the organization of the Operational Planning Team (OPT) - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Future Ops/Future Plans
-OPT Leader
ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Strategic Level of War/Objectives - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅National or multinational
strategic security objectives and guidance, and develops and uses national resources to
achieve these objectives.
Define limits and risks for the use of national power
Develop global and theater war plans
Provide military forces with strategic plans
Operational Level of War/Objectives - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Level at which
campaigns and major operations are planned, conducted and sustained to achieve strategic
goals.
Activities link tactics with national strategy
Operational objectives to achieve strategic objectives, sequencing events to achieve
operational objectives, initiating actions and applying resources to achieve operational
objectives
Tactical Level of War/Objectives - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Level at which battles and
engagements are planned and executed.
Focus on ordered arrangement and maneuver of combat elements
What is the role of the Operational Planning Team (OPT) - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Task-organized planning element that supports the commander and his
staff's decision making process.
Promotes integrated planning
Requires integration of functional expertise
-Helps commander understand the true nature of the problem
-Provides a common venue for the sharing of information
-Integrates the planning of the battle staff and the SMEs
-Coordinates the planning activities across warfighter functions and echelons of command
throughout the battlespace
What is the organization of the Operational Planning Team (OPT) - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Future Ops/Future Plans
-OPT Leader
