PACE Plans

Establish alternative methods for maintaining critical communication and coordination functions.

• Identify functions critical to the operation.
• Establish a Primary, Alternate, Contingency and Emergency method for each critical function.
• Ensure alternative methods do not all depend on the same equipment or system.
• Define the conditions for moving between methods.
• Brief the plan to all affected elements.
• Confirm subordinate leaders understand the plan.
• Update the plan when capabilities or conditions change.

PACE plans may apply to:

• Command communications
• Communication with supporting assets
• Fire-support coordination
• Casualty evacuation
• Resupply
• Extraction and link-up
• Location or landing-site marking

Four methods dependent on the same radio network do not form an effective PACE plan.