Localization of the joint operations planning process of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Abstract

This paper aimed to localize the joint operation planning process of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran by identifying and determining the steps of the local AJA joint operation planning process and the actions of each step so that commanders, officers of the Joint Staff and joint operation planners can use it. In this study, interviews and questionnaires were used to collect data. The results showed that 96.8% of the sample population believe in seven steps: mission, formation of joint command and staff, development of decisions, analysis of tactics and war game, decision and strategy of the commander, preparation of plan or order, review, approval of plan or order, and the actions associated with each of these steps are effective in the native process of planning AJA joint operations.

Keywords

• planning
• joint operations
• army of the islamic republic of iran