Stage 5 includes which of the following statements?

• A. Both Force Execution and Mission Plans Have Been Carried Out
• B. Force Execution
• C. Mission Plans Have Been Carried Out
• D. Neither

Answer: (A)

Stage 5 represents completion of the cycle, where both planning and action have been carried out. At this stage the mission plans have been executed and the force execution has taken place, indicating that the plan has moved from preparation into actual implementation and the actions defined by the plan have been completed. If only one aspect were completed, you’d be looking at an earlier or partial stage: either planning is finished but nothing has been executed yet, or actions have been carried out without the full execution of the preceding plan. The combination described in Stage 5 shows full progression from plan to action and closure of that cycle.