Which items are necessary to complete a PSD Ops Plan?

• A. Initial brief; Threat/Intel Info; Protectee; Medical Threat Assessment (USM-462); Emergency Phone Numbers; Site Surveys; Route Surveys; OPSEC
• B. Initial brief; Protectee; Emergency Numbers; Site Surveys
• C. Threat/Intel Info; Protectee; Route Surveys
• D. Initial brief; Threat Intel; Protectee; Site Surveys; Emergency Numbers

Answer: (A)

In PSD planning, you need a plan that covers how to protect the person, respond to threats, and maintain security of information and actions. The complete PSD Ops Plan includes an initial brief to align the team, threat and intelligence information to understand risk, details about the protectee, a Medical Threat Assessment (USM-462) to identify medical risks and needed medical resources, emergency phone numbers for rapid contact and support, site surveys to assess locations for vulnerabilities and resources, route surveys to map safe travel and contingencies, and OPSEC measures to safeguard sensitive information.

This set is essential because it addresses preparation, risk awareness, medical readiness, rapid communication, on-site risk assessment, movement planning, and information security. Other options omit one or more of these critical elements—for example, missing medical threat assessment or OPSEC leaves gaps in health risk planning and security; missing site or route surveys leaves you without concrete protection plans for locations and movements; missing threat/intel or emergency numbers reduces situational awareness and response capability.