What does planning level 2 Base Plans (BPLANs) describe?

• A. Involves the least amount of detail and focuses on producing multiple COAs to address a contingency.
• B. Describes CONOPS, major forces, concepts of support, and anticipated timelines for completing the mission.
• C. An abbreviated OPLAN.
• D. A detailed joint plan containing a description of the CONOPS, all annexes applicable to the plan, and a TPFDD.

Answer: (B)

Base Plans at level two outline the initial framework for an operation, focusing on the concept of operations, the major forces that would be involved, the concepts of support (logistics, communications, dependencies), and the anticipated timelines for completing the mission. This level of planning provides a usable, overarching approach that can be refined later into a full plan, without detailing every task, asset, or sequence.

It’s not about generating multiple course of action options—that belongs to the COA development stage that feeds into outlining and selecting approaches. It’s not an abbreviated OPLAN, which would still be a more specific, time-bound plan with greater detail. And it isn’t a detailed joint plan with all annexes and a TPFDD, which is characteristic of a complete OPLAN. The Base Plan serves as the baseline, high-level blueprint that guides initial planning and execution timelines.