c. Army Health System Support. (1) Medical Command and Control. Include location of medics, identify medical leadership, personnel controlling medics, and method of marking patients. (2) Medical Treatment. State how wounded or injured Soldiers will be treated (self aid, buddy aid, CLS, EMT etc). (3) Medical Evacuation. Describe how dead or wounded, friendly and enemy personnel will be evacuated and identify aid and litter teams. Include special equipment needed for evacuation. (4) Preventive Medicine. Identify any preventive medicine Soldiers may need for the mission (sun block, chap stick, insect repellant, in-country specific medicine). 5. COMMAND AND CONTROL. State where command and control facilities and key leaders are located during the operation. a. Command. (1) Location of Commander/Patrol Leader. State where the commander intends to be during the operation, by phase if the operation is phased. (2) Succession of Command. State the succession of command if not covered in the unit’s SOP. b. Control. (1) Command Posts. Describe the employment of command posts (CPs), including the location of each CP and its time of opening and closing, as appropriate. Typically at platoon level the only reference to command posts will be the company CP. (2) Reports. List reports not covered in SOPs. c. Signal. Describe the concept of signal support, including current SOI edition or refer to higher OPORD. (1) Identify the SOI index that is in effect (2) Identify methods of communication by priority (3) Describe pyrotechnics and signals, to include arm and hand signals (demonstrate) (4) Give code words such as OPSKEDs (5) Give challenge and password (use behind friendly lines) (6) Give number combination (use forward of friendly lines) (7) Give running password (8) Give recognition signals (near/ far and day/ night) *Actions after Issuance of OPORD: -Issue annexes -Highlight next hard time -Give time hack -ASK for questions 2-5. FRAGMENTARY ORDER. A FRAGO is an abbreviated form of an operation order, usually issued daily, which eliminates the need for restating portions of the OPORD. It is issued after an OPORD to change or modify that order or to execute a branch or sequel to that order. Figure 2-10 shows an annotated FRAGO format. Figure 2-10. ANNOTATED FRAGO FORMAT FRAGMENTARY ORDER_____________ Time Zone referenced throughout order: Task Organization: 1. SITUATION [Brief changes from base OPORD specific to this day’s operation] a. Area of Interest. State any changes to the area of interest. b. Area of Operations. State any changes to the area of operations. (1)Terrain [Note any changes that will effect operation in new area of operations]:Observation/Fields of Fire, Cover and Concealment, Obstacles, Key Terrain, and Avenues of Approach