Guidance

Campaign planning

Joint Doctrine Publication 5-00 describes the process of defence crisis management and the fundamentals of operational planning.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 21 December 2012
• Last updated: 12 June 2015
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  1. 12 June 2015

     Updated document to notify users that it is no longer current.

  2. 12 September 2013

     Replaced document to correct minor error.

  3. 3 September 2013

     Updated the 'JDP 5-00 Campaign planning'

  4. 21 December 2012

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 20 September 2022

Joint Doctrine Publication 5-00, Campaign Planning has been withdrawn and superseded by JDP 01, UK Joint Operations Doctrine.

Documents

Campaign planning (second edition, change 2)

Ref: JDP 5-00

PDF, 4.09 MB, 319 pages

Details

Based on good practice developed during recent UK and coalition operations, JDP 5-00 describes the process of defence crisis management and the fundamentals of operational planning. With ‘Intelligence (JDP 2-00)’ and ‘Campaign Execution (JDP 3-00)’, and underpinned by ‘Campaigning (JDP 01)’, it provides authoritative guidance on the conduct of joint operations.