How To Use OPLOG Planner

Support Operations Course
Phase II
Guide to Using OPLOG Planner
U.S. Army Logistics University

Fort Lee, VA
JULY 2015
Support Operations Course Phase II
OPLOG Planner is a logistics planning tool tailored toward Army units and organizations. It is
used to develop estimates of logistical requirements for the classes of supply and what would
be needed to move those supplies. Calculations are based on DA G4 approved wartime
logistics planning data, applied against equipment and personnel data derived from recent
authorization documents. These calculations can be found in Student Text (ST) 4-1, Chapter 4.
The reason we would use OPLOG Planner is because we do not yet have consumption and
demand history for a unit, or because we are performing a mission which is expected to have a
different consumption and demand requirement than the missions we have done previously.
This system relies on user inputs… many of them! You must know some basics about your unit,
the Operational Environment, and the timeline for your mission in order for the system to
generate reports that will show how many pallets and short tons of MREs and bottled water,
how many gallons of fuel by type, how many systems will it require to move those, and many
other pieces of data that will help a Support Operations staff paint the picture for what will be
needed and how to go about getting and distributing those needs.
If a quick swag is required, or you do not have a lot of details about the operational
environment, it is recommended to use the Quick Logistics Estimation Tool instead. QLET will
provide a one-day snap shot of what a unit requires and only requires you to input the unit, the
overall type of mission, and what type of pallet the unit is using. When more details are
required, then OPLOG Planner is the recommended tool.
This guide is not all inclusive on how to use OPLOG Planner, but will allow you to use the system
in support of the practical exercises in the Support Operations Course, Phase II, as well as when
in a Support Operations position.
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Contents
1. OPLOG Planner – Getting Started. Pg 3
2. Detailed Operations. Pg 4
3. Operation Information. Pg 5
4. Operational Timeline. Pg 6-7
5. Adding Units to the Operation. Pg 8-11
6. New Task Organization. Pg 12-13
7. New Mission. Pg 14-18
8. Rates of Supplies. Pg 19-20
9. Logistics Reports. Pg 21-23
10. Support Units. Pg 24
11. Transportation. Pg 25-28
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1. OPLOG Planner – Getting Started.

Below is the screen shot for the most current version of OPLOG Planner, which included on the
student’s DVD for SOC PH II. Look for the current version identifier of 8.0.2015.0. A new
version will come out roughly May-June timeframe of every year and you can find it on the
Sustainment Unit One Stop under Sustainment Brigades/Estimation Tools.
There are two modules for OPLOG Planner, the Detailed Operations tab and the Quick
Operations tab. Quick Operations is not yet complete, so stick with the Detailed Operations tab
for this class. Later editions of OPLOG Planner should work out the kinks associated with the
Quick Operations tab.
At the bottom is a link for the training guide which is already included on the SOC PH II DVD.
Ensure you take a look at the training guide before using this planning tool to plan your mission.
So click on Detailed Operations.

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2. Detailed Operations.
If you have previously used OPLOG Planner, you may have files already saved here which you
can click on again to refer back to previous mission data.
If not, or if you are planning a new mission type, click on New Operation.
Click on file name or New Operation
//File_Name… Example CPT Doe DTG Stamp
For the purposes of this class, this will be the first time using the program on the computer so
there will not be saved files to click on, so click on New Operation.
Once you do, there will be a

momentary pause and the box
seen to the left here will pop up
asking you to name and save the
file.
Students may name the new file
as whatever they want, such as
“Example” or “SPARTA_LIVES” or
whatever will help them easily
find the file later, and click SAVE.
This will take you to the next
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screen, Operation Info.
3. Operation Info.
This screen does not require a lot of attention, but you update the name of the operation and
put a description of this particular plan for future reference. For this example, there are no
actions needed, so just click on the “Next” button at the bottom right. This will take you to the
Operational Timeline.
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4. Operational Timeline.
This sets the conditions for your mission. Many variables come into play when planning
sustainment… people consume more water when it’s hot; if it’s cold, then people rely on
heaters more so fuel consumption goes up. Flat terrain consumes less fuel and time then
mountainous terrain, and there is less impact on maintenance with flat terrain.
Operation climate: Choices are ARID, ARCTIC, TEMPERATE, and TROPIC. This comes from the
order, or you can use open source (GOOGLE, Wikipedia, etc) to find out which is most accurate.
For this exercise, use TEMPERATE, which most accurately aligns with the Caspian Sea Region.
Country: Kind of self explanatory; use the country where you’ll be operating. If it’s not listed,
then use the closest to your destination. Usually, terrain and climate will be similar.
For this exercise, use IRAN. This borders Azerbaijan, which is where our mission will occur.
Terrain: Use the order’s Intel or open source to identify the closest match.
For this exercise, use RUGGED, MIXED, as we’ll have mountains, valleys, and marshy areas.
Weather: Use the order or open source, like Weather Channel, to find closest match.
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For this exercise, use WET, LIGHT, as the order places us in April which is the rainy season.
The operation start tells us how
many days in the future the
mission will occur.
Use zero for the example.
The operation length is the length
of time we want to plan for. It
should cover all phases of the
operation we are planning for. It
could be 1 day, 10 days, 30 days,
or more.
Use 10 days for this example.
Then we cover the phases of the operation. During the Sustainment Warfighting Function class,
we cover some of the planning considerations for various commodities. So for the Offense, we
consume more CL III and CL V; for the Defense, more water and CL IV. For each phase we go
into, the planning factors shift based on doing Offensive, Defensive, or Stability operations.
During Phase I: Deter Operations, we are staging, prepping, and generally just waiting for the
mission to kick off, so our consumption rates are generally low. We are in this phase while
moving from the port to the TAA. Or say, for example, when we are sitting in Kuwait getting
ready to kick off into Operation Iraqi Freedom. Still consuming, but it’s not aggressive
consumption. For this example, keep Phase I clicked, and keep the start date as zero.
We will also click on Phase II: Seize the Initiative
and Phase III: Dominate Operations, both which
make up Offensive Operations. Seize the Initiative
Operations makes up all the tasks conducted once
we begin Offensive Operations, such as Pre-Assault
Fires, attacking infrastructure and softening enemy
forces before the maneuver forces move forward,
and then the movement of our maneuver forces
toward key objectives. Dominate Operations are
those tasks we conduct on the objective, such as
seizing, destroying, neutralizing, or otherwise
beating up the enemy and taking over the terrain.
For this example, have Phase II start on Day 3, and
Phase III start on Day 6. The entire Operational
Timeline should look like the figure to your left.
Once7 it does, hit NEXT at the bottom.
5. Add Units to Operation.
Unclick UNIT TYPE
The next screen you see will have over 5000 units pop up that you can select from to build the
task force which will execute the operation you are planning for. If there is a Standard
Requirements Code (SRC) for an Army unit, then you can locate it here and then add it to your
available units for the operation. You will need to know some basic information about those
units in order to select the right one.
On the left hand side under UNIT TYPE, it breaks down those 5000+ units into types of units,
either by branch or function. In the figure above, the block next to UNIT TYPE is clicked, so all
of those unit types in that column are clicked as well, causing those 5000+ units to appear
under the MATCHING UNITS column on the right. That’s a lot of units to sort through, so to
unclutter the screen, we need to reduce the filter to only reflect the ones we want.
Unclick UNIT TYPES. All of the units under MATCHING TYPES will disappear, and now we can
look through the unit types to find the ones we care about.
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BEB
3x CABs
For our example, we are using an Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) because this is the
unit that will be used during the major practical exercises. The ABCT incredibly difficult to
sustain due to huge fuel and ammo resupply requirements and the difficulty in evacuating and
repairing tracked equipment. If you can plan for an ABCT, you can plan for anything. When we
scroll down the list of UNIT TYPES, there is no Armored BCT listed. By researching the unit on
FMS Web, you will find it’s SRC, which is 87310R. Knowing this, I will go to 87 for the unit type,
Heavy Infantry Divisions. For this example, click on Unit Type 87 – HVY INF DIV.
This will populate the MATCHING UNITS column with 160 matching units. There are several
types of units under HVY INF DIV, but we are only interested in the ABCT. There are three
Armored Brigade Combat Teams listed here, but they are not all the same and only one gets
you an accurate estimate at the end of this process. Here are things we need to know about
the ABCT as it exists on the FY15 MTOE, which is the one being used currently:
• There is no Brigade Special Troops Battalion (BSTB) in the new ABCT. It was replaced by
the Brigade Engineer Battalion (BEB), which added two Combat Engineer Companies
and replaced a support cell with a Forward Support Company attached from the BSB. If
you see the BSTB, this is the wrong one. If you see the BEB, this is the right one.
• The old ABCT has only two Combined Arms Battalions (CABs); the new ABCT has three
CABs. If you see two CABs, this is the wrong one. If you see three, this is the right one.
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Expand the ABCT by clicking on the plus sign in order to verify you have right now. Otherwise,
verify the SRC using FMS web. Another trick, the one that is closest to the bottom is usually the
most recent version of that unit as its SRC will occur later in the sequence.
For this example, click on SRC 87310R000 – ABCT, then click ADD TO AVAILABLE UNITS.
After a brief pause, that unit will show up on the bottom right box labeled AVAILABLE UNITS.
You can add any number of types of units to this. If planning for a BCT, several other units may
become attached such as EOD, Route Reconnaissance, MPs, Forward Surgical Teams, and
Mortuary Affairs Collection Teams. If that’s the case, then locate the type of unit on the left,
select the correct matching unit on the right, and then click ADD TO AVAILABLE UNITS. For this
example, we will stick with just the ABCT.
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If planning for a Sustainment Brigade or Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, you will want
to add:
• HQs for the appropriate SB or CSSB unit(s)
• Any attached functional or multifunctional companies assigned or attached to that
(those) HQs, such as Support Maintenance Companies, Composite Truck Companies,
Composite Supply Companies, QM Supply Companies, etc.
• Any units which do not belong to the SB or CSSB, but which will receive support on an
area basis from the CSSB units, such as Corps, MPs, EOD, Engineers, Fires, ADA, etc.
• Any down trace units (BCTs, DIVs, CSSBs not collocated with the SB) that receive general
support from that HQs at a Division Support Area (DSA)/Logistics Support Area (LSA).
Once the correct ABCT shows up under AVAILABLE UNITS, then click NEXT.
As a note, if a student accidentally adds units they didn’t want to the AVAILABLE UNITS section,
it’s not a problem. Just make sure that the ABCT is also present. These are units which can be
used to create a Task Organization, a pool to draw from. If they don’t need them, they won’t
use them in future tabs.
This takes us to the next tab, New Tasks Organization.
The units selected previously will still appear in the bottom right under AVAILABLE UNITS. To
generate logistics estimates, a Task Organization must be generated. It may be the entire BCT,
or it could just be for one CAB and its FSC.
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6. New Task Organization
Type in a name to
describe this new
Task Organization
Click on the
unit and drag
it into the box.
Click on the Create Task Organization

button only after you have added all
the units you want under this Task Org.
The first step is to create a name for this Task Organization. The example above shows Task
Force (TF) SPARTA. Students can put whatever they want in this block. Typically, you’ll put the
TF name or the unit’s name, such as 3/4 ABCT or 3-17 CAB plus its FSC. Type in a name.
The next step is to add units under this Task Organization. You can only pull from the list of
units that you added to the AVAILABLE UNITS section. To add the entire ABCT, left-click and
hold on the unit needed, then drag it into the big box underneath the name created for the
Task Organization.
To add only the CAB and it’s FSC:
• Expand the ABCT by clicking on the plus sign box in front of the unit name. It will show
the BEB, CABs (x3), FA, CAV, HHC, and BSB.
• Locate the CAB, click on it and hold, and then drag it over into the box.
• Expand the BSB to show all of the units. It will show the HHC, BSB Companies, and all of
the FSCs.
• Locate the correct FSC, click on it and hold, and then drag it over into the box.
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The click and drag method only allows you to pull one of each thing. While it may say CAB (x3),
it will only populate information for one of those CABs. Even if you try to drag the CAB over to
the box a second time, it will not show more than one. If you want to add multiple units, such
as two CABs, their two attached FSCs, two Combat Engineer Companies, a Field Artillery
Battery, etc., then you can click on the INSERT MULTIPLE UNITS box. This will allow you to add
multiple CABs, multiple FSCs supporting the CABs, etc.
For this example, drag over the ABCT only and click on CREATE TASK ORGANIZATION.
The newly created

Task Organizations
will appear here.
Click OK and then

NEXT to continue.
A callout box will pop up saying your new Task Organization has been created and it will appear
under Task Organizations on the right. You can make as many Task Organizations as needed.
Once you create all the desire Task Organizations, click on next.
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7. New Mission.
Under the New Mission tab, the parameters of the mission need to be filled out. This
information will largely come from the order, but some will require critical thinking. There will
be a separate mission generated for each separate phase of the operation, as the estimates
generated will be based on what the unit is doing, where, and under what conditions. If we are
conducting just arriving at the port and getting our equipment, this is obviously using less
resources than if we are moving out full speed ahead to battle enemy forces. For this example
we used three Phases in the Operational Timeline that was filled out in the beginning:
• Phase I: Deter Operations (Began on Day 0)
• Phase II: Seize the Initiative (Began on Day 3)
• Phase III: Dominate Operations (Began on Day 6)
Phase I Deter translates into three days of Mission Staging (Days 0, 1, and 2).
Phases II and II translate into seven days of Offensive Operations (Days 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9).
The figure abve shows New Mission filled out for Phase I: Missing Staging.
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For this example, we will

start with Phase I and
name the Mission as PH I.
Based on our Operational
Timeline, this started on
Day 0 and the next phase
started on Day 3. That
means PH I runs Day 0 to
Day 2, so three days.
For this example, the
Length is three (3) days,
and the Mission Start Day
is zero (0).
As mentioned above, we will use Mission Staging for PH I.
The second half of this screen requires the critical thinking, where you assess where you think
your unit is compared to the enemy and what activities the unit is doing.
Opposition: This is where you identify whether our force has an advantage over the enemy, or
if they have an advantage over us, and if so, to what extent. This will indicate the potential for
casualties based on the force we are going up against. We try to have a 3:1 ratio; for every
enemy battalion, we employ three of our battalions. This allows us to overwhelm them.
For this example, use Overwhelming Combat Power Advantage.
Pattern of Operation: This looks at the nature of combat operations. The options range from
No Combat (such as at the port), continuous front (ex. Iraq in 2003, facing off against a known
enemy in Baghdad), up to disintegrated front (ex. Iraq in 2014, with an insurgent threat
throughout the AO without a way to distinguish them from the civilian population).
For this example, use None, No Combat.
Surprise: This is whether or not the enemy is tracking that we have forces in play. For
conventional forces, the enemy typically knows we are there, but not necessarily what we are
doing. With al-Jazeera and CNN all over, our enemy is going to know we are there. Once our
President announces to the world that we are going to war, the enemy knows we are coming.
For this example, use No Surprise.
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Sophistication: Are we dealing with peer or near-peer military forces, or are we dealing with
low-level insurgents who have inferior technology? If facing a standing Army, like the USSR
during the Cold War, this would be evenly matched. When facing newly developed or degraded
military forces, we will see some level of advantage.
For this example, use Overwhelming Advantage.
Body Armor: We are the US Army. Of course we are wearing Body Armor. The wear or non-
wear of body armor impacts the level of protection afforded our troops.
For this example, use Body Armor Worn.
Operation Description: This describes our activities as far as engaged with the enemy or not,
and if so, to what extent. If we are at the port, there will be no combat forces. If we are staging
at the Tactical Assembly Area, the enemy might be present, but our forces are not engaged yet.
If we are in the fight, is there a significant enemy presence or not?
For this example, use Cbt Forces not in division AO and all forces in rear staging/assembly
area.
Click on the
unit and drag
it into the box.
Then click on
CREATE.
Finally, select which Task Organization will be associated with this mission set. Drag the TF
created in the previous step from the TASK ORGANIZATIONS column on the right into the box
under the mission data, then hit CREATE.
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This creates the Mission called PH I which will be used to develop estimates for PH I where our
ABCT conducts Mission Staging during Deter Operations under Phase I.
The newly
created
Mission will
appear here.
Click OK, but don’t

hit next yet. We
need to plan PH II.
Now create the mission to cover the Offensive

Operations to be executed in Phase II. This phase
includes the Phases II and II created in the Operational
Timeline, which starts on Day 3 and ends Day 10. That
gives us seven (7) days of operations. Refer to the
figure on the left.
• Mission Name: PH II
• Length: 7 Days
• Mission Start Day: 3 (Joint Phase changes)
• Military Operation: Offensive Operations
• Opposition: Overwhelming CP Advantage
• Surprise: No surprise
• Sophistication: Overwhelming Advantage
Drag the ABCT TF into the • Pattern of Operation: Continuous Front
Task Org box. • Body Armor: Body Armor Worn
• Operation Description: Cbt Forces in DIV AO,
high intensity operations.
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CONTINUOUS FRONT is used for PATTERN OF OPERATION to represent the scenario for this
class where we are attacking Arianan Forces in Atropia. They are a uniformed combat force
with known positions. There is a known Forward Line of Troops (FLOT) on both sides, plus a
contested area where these forces will do combat. There are some irregular forces, but not
very significant to us during Phase II.
The OPERATION DESCRIPTION is COMBAT FORCES IN THE DIVISION AO, HIGH INTENSITY
OPERATIONS because during this Phase, we are engaging in combat with a near peer force
with mechanized infantry and significant indirect fires capability.
Once the mission set for PH II is complete, hit CREATE.
There should
now be PH I
and PH II
mission sets.
Click OK, and

then click on
NEXT.
Click OK and then click on NEXT to go to the next tab.
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8. Rates of Supplies.
The next section allows us to determine how we want to calculate our requirements for the
various commodities. Each class of supply is listed across the top of the page, along with
Water, Mail, Ice, and Maintenance Status (FMC stands for Fully Mission Capable).
Also at the top is the mission which these rates of supply will affect. In the figure below, it
currently shows PH I, which is the Staging Operations Mission during the Deter phase. Any
changes we make will only affect that phase. To change Phase II (Offensive Operations) rates of
supply, the drop down box needs to be changed to show PH II.
There are three baselines that can be used to change the rates of supply:
• Army Default: No action is required by the user. They are calculated based on the average
consumption factors found in applicable technical publications.
• Operation Default: This is a customized rate that was developed to reflect the expected
consumption based on the Operation Type. To create an Operation Default, select Custom
from the drop down box. Customize the Class of Supply, and then click “Baseline current
rates.” This must be done for each class of supply that the user wishes to create an
Operational Default rate. If you just click Operational Default without setting a baseline,
the system will not generate consumption factors.
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• Custom: The user can customize

various classes of supply in order to
meet the requirements of the
mission.
Custom rates can be developed for many
of the commodity areas, such as for
Water, Ice, and Classes I, II, III, IV, VI, and
VII. Refer to the Training Guide for doing
developing custom rates.
Two commodities, Class V and Class IX, do
not allow you to develop custom rates
because the system does not have a
specific list of rounds or repair parts, nor
is there a well developed Army Default.
The numbers generated will be something
to work with, but will not break it down
into number of specific rounds, tires,
generators, etc.
As a reminder, when you set the baseline conditions for each commodity area, it only applies to
the mission selected at the top. In the example above, PH I is selected, so this only applies to
the rates of supply for Phase I: Mission Staging/Deter Operations. It must be changed to PH II
to select the rates of supply for Phase II: Offensive Operations.
For this example, simply leave everything on ARMY DEFAULT and click on NEXT to progress to
Logistics Reports.
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9. Logistics Reports
There are several reports that can be pulled for each commodity; based on the commodity, the
report can be generated for various echelons. For example, you can find out how much of a
commodity is required for each item of equipment in the unit, or how many per person by
company.
In the figure above, there are many options under the type of report, but none shown under
the level of detail. That is because the level of detail will be different depending on the
commodity. You must first select the commodity you wish a report on, or select a summary
which will include all commodities. Once a report is selected, the level of detail will populate.
Some examples for the level of detail include:
• Operation: This will give the total for the entire operation, to include each mission’s
numbers. It will give the tally, but not the individual mission requirements.
• Mission: This will give the total for the operation, plus each mission. In this example,
that shows the total for the operation (OP SPARTA LIVES), plus a separate break down
for PH I and PH II.
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• Task Organization: This will give the total for both of the above, and then show by each
Task Organization included in the missions. In this example, TF SPARTA would have a
separate entry. If there are multiple Task Organizations included in the missions, then it
would show each Task Organization.
• Unit: This will give the total for all of the above, plus show the break down by each unit
in the Task Organizations included in the missions. For TF SPARTA, that would show
every unit in the ABCT down to the BDE, then BN and CO levels.
• LIN: This will give the total for every item of equipment in the Task Organization’s
MTOE, to show where the consumption is coming from. For example, fuel consumption
for each LIN of tank, generator, truck, and heater authorized in an ABCT’s MTOE.
Finally, there is a decision to make on how to show the results of the report. The options are:
• Preview / Print: This will generate a Word Document style report which can be
anywhere from one page to hundreds of pages. It is the quicker option (less time to
compile and open up) if you want to make a quick check, but it’s harder to manipulate
the data.
• Export to Excel: This will generate an Excel report, sometimes with one tab and other
times with a tab for each unit in the Task Organization. It takes several minutes to
compile, but the data is easy to manipulate and show in a presentation or report.
For practice, click on CLASS IIIB – BULK POL (BULK FUEL) ESTIMATE under the REPORT column.
When the LEVEL OF DETAIL populates, click on UNIT. Then click on EXPORT TO EXCEL.
Select the report, then level of detail,

then how to display the report.
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Below is an excerpt from the report generated in this example. It shows the CL III(B) estimates
for the entire Operation, Mission, Task Organization, and by Unit, and it shows it for all types of
CL III(B), not just JP8.
After you have

reviewed/downlo
aded the reports
you need, return
to the reports
screen and click
NEXT.
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10. Support Units.
This is not applicable to this example, using an ABCT with no attachments. When there are
attachments, or if generating an estimate for a CSSB or Sustainment Brigade, it is necessary to
identify support relations.
For this example, don’t make any changes. Click on NEXT to proceed.
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11. Transportation Analysis.

The last part covered in this trainer is the Transportation Analysis which helps the user to
calculate what all of those requirements look like as far as pallets and transportation assets.
The units selected will have a certain number of transportation assets. For the ABCT, these will
generally be HEMTT-variant Palletized Load Systems (PLS) or Load Handling Systems (LHS) with
trailers. Both truck and trailer can hold a flatrack capable of holding 10 warehouse pallets each,
or a Container Roll-on/Roll-off Platform (CROP) capable of holding 8 warehouse pallets each.
There are also other vehicles capable of carrying supplies and personnel, such as the 5-Ton
Light Medium Truck variants (LMTVs, MTVs) and 5-Ton tractors with trailers.
Check to ensure the correct Mission and Task Organization are selected and then allow the
system time to populate. A green light next to each commodity area will indicate that the
report is complete. There are three tabs to review: General Cargo, Fuel, and Bulk Water/Ice.
Start with General Cargo.
Confirm the Mission and Task Organization
Select the type of Commodity area
Then allow the report to run

until all the lights are green.
This report will show the Short Tons for the estimated requirements for this Mission and Task
Organization, plus how many pallets that equates to. This will show on the left column.
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The pallets will be converted to how many transportation assets are required, reflected in the
chart on the top right under DISTRIBUTION ASSETS SUMMARY.
When reading the Distribution Assets Summary, there will be
five categories: TRANSPORTATION ASSET, ASSIGNED, REQUIRED
AMMO, REQUIRED OTHER, and DIFFERENCE.
Every asset in the ABCT will appear, and the number assigned to
the ABCT will show up under ASSIGNED.
Certain vehicles are earmarked for handling Ammunition, such
as the M109 Ammunition Carrier and the LHS. If there is a
requirement for ammunition, the number of Class V pallets will
reflect under the REQUIRED AMMO category. In this example,
the ABCT has 18 M109 Ammo Carriers. Of those, only six are
required to handle the expected requirement of Class V based
on the generated estimate. There are 12 M109s listed under
DIFFERENCE, meaning the difference between the number
available and those required to move Class V or other general
cargo. They remain available for other missions.
Likewise, right below the M109 is the PLS Cargo, of which the unit is assigned 81. Of those 81,
none will be used to carry Class V cargo, but nine will be used to carry other general cargo with
72 as DIFFERENCE.
In the example above, there are only organic support assets showing as we did not previously
select any units as Direct Support or General Support under SUPPORT UNITS.
For the fuel tab, there is less information to sort through, but the process is the same. The
number of gallons will appear on the left, and the assets available to distribute fuel will appear
on the right. In this example, we used the ABCT. The ABCT in the example only has HEMTT
Fuelers based on the MTOE that this report is based on. Be aware that the ABCT currently has
Modular Fuel Rack Systems as well, each able to hold 2500 Gallons. Here we see the
requirement of 253,933 Gallons, which takes up 34 Fuelers.
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The last tab shows Bulk Water and Ice. The report example below shows Red Lights under Bulk
Water so there is no data yet populated for this tab. Allow it to run until all sections are green.
This will then correlate to how many assets are required to distribute the ice and water.
If the water amounts appear low, refer to the General Cargo tab. You will see that most of the
water during the first phases of a mission will be Bottled Water versus bulk sources. Bulk Water
consumption will increase dramatically during Stability Operations and Enable Civil Support.
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For more detailed information, click on TRANSPORTATION CAPACITIES and SUPPLY PRIORITIES.
Also, continue to review the Training Guide and other sources to become more proficient on
this tool. No tool can accurate predict the exact logistics requirements for a mission, but this
tool can help you develop a good swag that will allow you to form assumptions and continue
planning in the absence of historical data and real-time requirements.
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Support Operations Course

Guide to Using OPLOG Planner

U.S. Army Logistics University

1. OPLOG Planner – Getting Started. Pg 3

4. Operational Timeline. Pg 6-7

5. Adding Units to the Operation. Pg 8-11

6. New Task Organization. Pg 12-13

7. New Mission. Pg 14-18

8. Rates of Supplies. Pg 19-20

9. Logistics Reports. Pg 21-23

10. Support Units. Pg 24

11. Transportation. Pg 25-28

1. OPLOG Planner – Getting Started.

So click on Detailed Operations.

Click on file name or New Operation

//File_Name… Example CPT Doe DTG Stamp

Once you do, there will be a

5. Add Units to Operation.

Unclick UNIT TYPE

6. New Task Organization

Click on the Create Task Organization

The newly created

Click OK and then

For this example, we will

Click OK, but don’t

Now create the mission to cover the Offensive

Click OK, and

Click OK and then click on NEXT to go to the next tab.

• Custom: The user can customize

Select the report, then level of detail,

After you have

10. Support Units.

11. Transportation Analysis.

Confirm the Mission and Task Organization

Select the type of Commodity area

Then allow the report to run

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