COS: Let’s look at some of our possible Centers of Gravity and the MEF Critical Vulnerabilities that we want to protect. Next, identify the enemy’s Center’s of Gravity so we can ultimately focus our combat power on their critical vulnerabilities. Be prepared to further define and expand this analysis during the planning session.
| MEF COG | Critical Capabilities | Critical Requirements | Critical Vulnerabilities |
| Shaping Operations | |||
| Aviation Units | Ability to conduct deep strikes Massed fires |
Secure forward air bases | Irregular combatant's access to rear area |
| Decisive Operations | |||
| Ground maneuver units | Maneuverability Capability to conduct combined arms operation |
Secure LOCs(sustainment) | Long LOCs Irregular combatant's access to rear area |
| Enemy COG | Critical Capabilities | Critical Requirements | Critical Vulnerabilities |
| Operational Level | |||
| WOG | Capability to conduct combined arms operations | Strong C2 to support heavily centralized decision making authority Logistic support |
C2 nodes Logistic lines |
| Tactical Level | |||
| 201st and 102nd Bdes | Capability to conduct combined arms operations | Strong C2 to support heavily centralized decision making authority Logistic support |
C2 nodes Logistic lines |
Expand these analyses by identifying an additional critical capability along with its critical requirements and critical vulnerabilities for each Center of Gravity, to be offered for consideration at the next planning session. Use the given COG templates in the OPT toolkit for Phase III.