Army Techniques Publication ATP 1-05.01 Religious Support and the Operations Process May 2014 provides doctrinal guidance on planning for religious support using the operations process. It describes the integration of religious support planning with the unit planning cycle. The principle audience for ATP 1-05.01 is chaplains and chaplain assistants assigned to operational units who deploy to execute decisive action. It is also applicable to Unit Ministry Teams and chaplain sections that provide support to operational units as part of their overall mission. Trainers at combat training centers and educators throughout the Army will also use this publication. Commanders, staffs, and subordinates ensure their decisions and actions comply with applicable United States, international, and in some cases, host-nation laws and regulations. ATP 1-05.01 applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States and the United States Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. ATP 1-05.01 describes the planning process for religious support execution, using the operations process (plan, prepare, execute and assess). Religious support planning must be detailed and integrated in order to support the diverse Soldier religious requirements in an operational environment. The techniques contained in this ATP serve as a guide and are not to be considered prescriptive. ATP 1-05.01 nests with Field Manual (FM) 1-05. This ATP was written for Unit Ministry Teams and chaplain sections at all echelons of command who plan, prepare, execute and assess the chaplain corps required capabilities (provide and advise) and core competencies (nurture, care and honor) in an operational environment. This ATP frames religious support planning within the context of the unit's operational planning cycle and the phases of an operation. It also provides the chaplain corps technical chain with guidance in order to execute supervisory requirements during the planning process. Chaplains and chaplain assistants serving in a joint force land component command or a joint task force should refer to Joint Publication (JP) 1-05 and other joint planning publications for further guidance. ATP 1-05.01 contains four chapters: Chapter 1 includes an overview of the Army mission, chaplain corps mission, Army operational doctrine, warfighting functions and an overview of religious support planning. Chapter 2 describes the Army planning methodologies and other planning activities, and the impact on executing religious support as it supports the commander's mission. Chapter 3 details the preparation activities that support the execution of the concept of religious support to include time, rehearsals and supervision. Chapter 4 depicts the execution and assessment activities within the execution of decisive action.