Alpha company, 1st Ranger Battalion; The principles of mission command will be used to analyze…
While the Veteran went up in flames many sailors ran to the lifeboats or jumped ship then it finally blew. With the Benson fired at the submarine along with the other four ships. Soon they saw an explosion in the water. The Task Force stayed there while the freezing, soaking survivors climbed aboard. High Admiral Forest had been the first to jump ship. He heard the life scaring sound of a torpedo, grabbed his papers, put them in a waterproof case, ran onto the deck yelling abandon ship, and jumped overboard. When Forest climbed on board of the Benson he ordered a message be sent to High Command. The message stated, [i]"We desperately need one more task force.…
In the outside world, many professions have the luxury of not needing preciseness, but there are those who have the responsibility of the greater good of society on their shoulders. Doctors have to be sure of their diagnosis or they could kill a patient, and architects must make sure that a building is structurally sound, or it could collapse on the end users. As future military leaders though, we have an unshakeable obligation to ensure the safety and well being of our troops and this always starts with attention to detail, because we don’t deal in lost profits or missing shipments, we deal in life and death missions on a day to day basis.…
“Sayles, Mintzberg, Stewart and Kotter all provide fresh insights and subtleties to the tasks of 'planning*, 'co-ordinating' and 'commanding.”…
Organizing police departments in a militaristic manner is a theory that contends to lessen corruption amongst the police officers within the department. Depending on how stringent the military model is followed, a police department could have a well functioning system or it could create quite the opposite and develop a department full of corruption, chaos, and mismanagement. Because a department uses the military as a model to develop itself, it does not mean that it is foolproof. Many factors outside of organizing can lead to a well-balanced department or a department as involved in crime as the criminals from which they swore to protect the public. Using a hierarchy of command in departments gives a sense of stability, it delegates responsibilities and it has a person who is…
| The operating force consists of units who are trained, organized, and equipped to deploy and fight.…
In this lesson you will continue to review the key agencies and major force management processes used in developing warfighting capability provided to combatant comman…
5 HOW MANY LEVELS DOWN MUST A COMMANDERS INTENT BE EASY TO REMEMBER AND CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD? 2…
1. Review the tactical situation – why a particular action was or was not taken…
It consists of four basic principles: Plan, Prepare, Execute, and Assess. “The Army’s operations process provides a common framework for guiding commanders as they lead and manage unit training and leader development. Effective unit training results from a sound analysis of the unit’s mission and its ability to accomplish that mission. The higher unit’s mission, the unit mission essential task list (METL), and higher commander’s guidance drive the commander’s selection of collective tasks on which the unit trains to accomplish mission success.” (ADRP 7-0, 19). It is imperative for Army leaders to use the four principles to guide their unit in training and mission execution. They are there to support and define the needs of the unit and the Commander’s intent so there is no question on what should happen. Soldiers are given steps to follow so they can smoothly perform actions required of them. The principles also give NCO’s access to their higher echelons and help them decide how to lead their lower enlisted soldiers. They are essentially a blueprint that shows leaders and soldiers what to do and when to do it, so that all leadership has clear communication and understanding of each…
The military decision-making process (MDMP) is an iterative planning methodology that integrates the activities of the commander, staff, subordinate headquarters, and other partners to understand the situation and mission, develop and compare courses of action (COA), decide on a COA that best accomplishes the mission, and produce an operation plan or order for execution. (MDMP Handbook, p. 7) According to the MDMP Handbook, “The MDMP facilitates collaborative and parallel planning as the higher headquarters solicits input and continuously shares information concerning future operations with subordinate and adjacent units, supporting and supported units, and other military and civilian partners through planning meetings, warning orders (WARNOs),…
As Marines we cannot be successful on the battlefield without the use of tactics. Tactics is “the art and science of winning engagements and battles. “It includes the use of firepower and maneuver, the integration of different arms, and the immediate exploitation of success to defeat the enemy” (MCDP 1-3, Tactics, 1997, p. 3). Simply put this is how we gain victory of the enemy and win battles. Tactics use elements of maneuver warfare and coordinated fires to gain advantage to destroy the enemy.…
Only by recognizing where your opponent bases their combat effective maneuvers and realizing the ways in which they shape their movement to maximize their strengths can one truly know their enemy. By knowing thy enemy, a military leader is able to employ tactics which avoid areas where the enemy is strong and instead strikes at the enemy's weaknesses.…
It is imperative that commanders and leaders possess a thorough understanding of their respective dynamic Operational Environment (OE) in order to efficiently utilize available resources to achieve the desired end state. Understanding the physical environment, the state of governance, technology, local resources and the culture of the local populace is absolutely vital and failure to do so leaves little chance for success. When considering the OE the following factors need to be examined; ideology, religion, race, ethnicity, nationalism and physiological needs. Obtaining the necessary information will only be achieved as a result of a time consuming process that entails speaking with members of the local governance and the local populace of which patience is paramount. Given our current Contemporary Operational Environments (COE) of Iraq and Afghanistan probably the most important factor to understand is religion. It is imperative that commanders have a thorough understanding of the desired end state which is to rebuild the country and not force western culture upon them in the process. Agreeing with their culture or beliefs is inconsequential. Commanders at all levels are obligated to ensure that this end state is clearly stated and understood by everyone at all levels in order to show the local populace that are intentions are clear and that our efforts are sincere.…
When Soldiers prepare for a mission, we as leaders must be certain that everyone is ready and everything is in order. If a weapon isn’t working, if you don’t have enough water or food, the success of the mission, and safety of the platoon is threatened. As a leader, it is your job, and the NCOs, to ensure that Soldiers have all the necessary clothing and working equipment in order, and that the platoon can conduct the mission effectively. We as leaders do this through pre-combat checks and inspections. These inspections build unit cohesiveness and prevent carelessness, lax, and complacency behavior among Soldiers in the platoon. Within this paper I will explained the purpose of checks and inspections, types of inspection, conducting inspections, inspecting equipment to better show why the Army conducts these checks and inspections.…