WARNING ORDER [WARNORD]
Use to convey a preliminary notice of an impending order or action. Reference: FM 101-5-1 and FM 101-5.

Posted Tuesday, December 13, 2005

LINE 1 -- DATE AND TIME______________________________(DTG)

LINE 2 -- UNIT________________________________________(Unit Making Report)

LINE 3 -- WARNING ORDER____________________________(Warning Order Number)

LINE 4 -- REFERENCES ________________________________(References)

LINE 5 -- TIME ZONE __________________________________(TZ Used in WARNORD)

LINE 6 -- TASK ORGANIZATION ________________________(Optional)

LINE 7 -- SITUATION

a. ENEMY______________________________________(Enemy Forces)

b. FRIENDLY___________________________________(Friendly Forces)

c. ATTACH/DET_________________________________(Attach/Detachments)

LINE 8 -- MISSION____________________________________

LINE 9 -- EXECUTION INTENT__________________________

a. CONCEPT____________________________________(Concept of Operation)

b. MAN TASKS__________________________________(Tasks to Maneuver Units)

c. CS TASKS____________________________________(Tasks to CS Units)

d. INSTRUCTIONS_______________________________(Coordinating Instructions)

(1) CCIR_____________________________________

(2) Risk MGT_________________________________

(3) Deception__________________________________

(4) Priorities____________________________________

(5) Time Line___________________________________

(6) Rehearsals__________________________________

(7) Orders GRP MTG____________________________

(8) Earliest MVMT TIME_________________________

LINE 10 -- SERVICE AND SUPPORT

a. SPECIAL EQUIPMENT__________________________(Special Equipment)

b. TRANSPORTATION____________________________(Transportation)

LINE 11 -- COMMAND AND SIGNAL

a. COMMAND___________________________________(Command)

b. SIGNAL______________________________________(Signal)

LINE 12 -- ACKNOWLEDGE_____________________________(Mandatory)

LINE 13 -- CDR NAME/RANK ___________________________(Commander’s Name and Rank)

LINE 14 -- NARRATIVE_________________________________(Free Text for Additional Information Required for Clarification of Report)

LINE 15 -- AUTHENTICATION___________________________(Report Authentication)