Which statement best describes the purpose of the OPORD Execution paragraph?

• A. It details how the mission will be accomplished, including scheme of maneuver and tasks to subordinate units.
• B. It lists supplies and maintenance
• C. It describes enemy composition
• D. It states the command relationships

Answer: (A)

Execution focuses on turning the plan into action. The OPORD’s Execution paragraph explains how the mission will be accomplished, laying out the concept of operations and the scheme of maneuver, and assigning tasks to subordinate units with the timing and sequence needed. It tells each unit what to do, when to do it, and how to coordinate with others to achieve the objective. Items like supplies and maintenance belong to sustainment, enemy composition to intelligence/threat analysis, and command relationships to organization and command-and-control; they aren’t the primary focus of the Execution paragraph. So the best description is that it details how the mission will be accomplished, including the scheme of maneuver and tasks to subordinate units.