The Operational Viewpoint (OV) is a description of the tasks and activities, operational elements, and information exchanges required to accomplish DoD missions. DoD missions include both war-fighting missions and business processes. The OV contains graphical and textual content that comprise an identification of the operational nodes and elements, assigned tasks and activities, and information flows required between nodes. It defines the types of information exchanged, the frequency of exchange, which tasks and activities are supported by the information exchanges, and the nature of information exchanges.