TACSOP is an acronym commonly used by the U.S. Military for TACtical Standard Operating Procedure. The TACSOP is essentially the "game-plan" that units follow when conducting tactical operations. Similar to sports team and "secret" plays, most units have a pre-determined default method for initiating attacks and solutions to problems that could arise.

Battle drills

The different ways to attack the enemy or possibly be attacked are called Battle Drills. The TACSOP includes plans such as

• MEDEVAC
  MEDEVAC
  Medical evacuation, often termed Medevac or Medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to the wounded being evacuated from the battlefield or to injured patients being evacuated from the scene of an accident to receiving medical facilities using...
  
   - MEDical EVACuation
• FRAGO - FRAG Order
• WARNO - WARNing Order
• OPORD
  OPORD
  An Operations Order, often abbreviated as OPORD, is an executable plan that directs a unit to conduct a military operation. An Operations Order will describe the situation facing the unit, the mission of the unit, and what activities the unit will conduct to achieve the mission goals...
  
  - OPerations ORDer

Indexing

TACSOPs are organized into the following format:

• Annex A: Task Organization
• Annex B: Command and Control
• Annex C: Operations
• Annex D: NBC
• Annex E: Air Defense Artillery
• Annex F: Fire Support
• Annex G: Fire Control and Distribution
• Annex H: Operational Security
• Annex I: Combat Service Support
• Annex J: Signal
• Annex K: Intelligence
• Annex L: Safety
• Annex L: LDP

External links

• Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library