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PURPOSE.

This Instruction updates policies, procedures, roles, and responsibilities for the Coast Guard's Standard Operational Planning Process (SOPP) and for Coast Guard Global Force Management (GFM). The acronym SOPP/GFM is used to describe a deliberative planning process for translating Coast Guard enterprise-wide strategic intent into effective mission execution. Coast Guard SOPP/GFM serves as the central mechanism to integrate long-range planning and budgeting through annual collaborative contributions and feedback, mission priorities, program guidance, and resource apportionment and allocation. Furthermore, the SOPP/GFM process ensures resource alignment with National, Department, and Coast Guard priorities. The primary objectives of SOPP/GFM are to:

a. Standardize operational planning products for use by the Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO), the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support (DCMS), Area Commanders, Districts, Sectors, and other operational commands;

b. Establish a Coast Guard GFM process and governance structure including a Flag-level Global Force Management Board (GFMB) and O-6 level Global Force Management Board Working Group (GFMB-WG);

c. Adapt the SOPP/GFM cycle to align with the Department of Defense GFM process and account for other departmental and interagency requests for Coast Guard forces;

d. Translate and communicate Coast Guard strategic intent, through planning guidance and direction, to influence mission execution;

e. Measure operational mission performance that informs subsequent strategic, budgetary, readiness, and operational planning efforts; and

f. Incorporate risk-informed methods and processes at the strategic and operational levels to inform decisions regarding mission prioritization, evaluation of mission performance targets, and force allocation to respond to dynamic shifts in mission demand.