Maneuver Warfare Collection
[...] in addition to ensuring that aircraft are used effectively, the ATO planning process is in place to ensure that the MAGTF commander's aviation assets are used in a way that supports his overall scheme of maneuver, objectives, and intent. [...] the proposal of placing aircraft in DS of a
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The designated leader starts by giving the commander's intent two levels up. Since intent drives mission orders, it is essential that the plan start with a clear articulation of the intent. In the current TDG discussions, it is often apparent that different people have different understandings of
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[...] attritionist forces have long waged a surreptitious insurgency on all fronts of the Corps. Since 1989 Marine schoolhouses have attempted to familiarize the student with an environment of intentionally diminished situational awareness while simultaneously demanding decisive action. C2PC
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[...] is the principle of effective listening. [...] is the principle of effective communication.
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The battalion commander attempting to investigate time-sensitive intelligence beyond the reach of his ground units will be unable to compete with the more pressing requirements of troops in contact (TIC) situations, convoy and assault escort, or other CAS engagements in neighboring areas of
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When this failed, the IDF sought to produce the same effects by using its ground forces to conduct limited raids and probes into southern Lebanon.8 Almost all of the operational decisions in the campaign were made at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, detailing timelines, targets, and troop sizes to
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The networking capability combined with the "flying sensor" qualities of the F-35 could equate to information overload to maneuver forces if not leavened by pilot perspective operating with commander's intent, or worse, further disaggregate the F-35B pilot or the more seasoned squadron commander
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Divergent thinking, by contrast, involves processes like shifting perspective, transforming or producing multiple answers from the available information and thus favors the production of novelty.3 With Cropley's explanation it is clear that the result of training should be the development of
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In creating his theory Boyd was able to incorporate ideas from an enormous body of science unavailable to Clausewitz, particularly the second law of thermodynamics, relativity, quantum mechanics, the "new sciences" of chaos and complexity, and advances in the biological and social sciences, such as
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The numbers themselves highlight the effectiveness of the enemy's principal weapon against coalition forces.2 While we train our Marines in the classroom to find gaps to maneuver on the enemy, the continuing course of action in Iraq has been to bolt more armor onto our vehicles and develop more
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Understandably, when older Americans consider the complexities of counterinsurgency operations and the delicate nature of cross-cultural communications in the global war on terrorism, many privately wonder how such a seemingly naïve and insulated population is faring so well. Since the dawn of
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