Winning the Fight: A Conceptual Framework for Combat Performance Enhancement

✍ Scribed by Special Tactics

• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 164
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction
The Problem: Preparing for the Unexpected
The First Priority: Repairing Organizational Dysfunction
The Cause of Organizational Dysfunction… Blindness
A Framework for Combat Performance Enhancement
Step 1: Recognize the Presence of Dysfunction
Mistakes vs. Dysfunction
Controllable vs. Uncontrollable
Searching for Dysfunction with the “Spot Check” Method
The Error of Viewing Dysfunction as Empirical Law
Step 2: Diagnose the Dysfunction
Functional Model for the Military Machine
Diagnosing Dysfunction Along a Causal Chain
The Importance of Considering Multiple Influences
Which Cause is Most Critical and Which is Most Changeable?
Step 3: Prescribe Specific Actions to Repair Dysfunction
Identifying Leverage Points in the Context of Time Constraints
Developing Pattern Recognition through Training and Wargaming
Developing Pattern Recognition with Historical Case Studies
Measuring Results
Step 4: Anticipate Obstacles and Develop Counters
Summary: From Concept to Application
Application of the Functional Model
Strategy
Common Misconceptions about Strategy
The Nine Elements of Strategy
Theory of Victory
Prioritized Threats or Goals
Resource Allocation
Comparative Capabilities Forecast
Strengths and Weaknesses
Constraints
Enemy Perspective
Contingencies
Outcomes
Training Strategists: Strategic Science vs. Strategic Genius
Defense
Defense Fundamentals
Strategic and Operational Threat Assessment
Enemy Courses of Action and Contingency Planning
Cyclical Interplay Between Operations and Intelligence
Intelligence Planning and Indicators
Planning for the Reserve
Indicators and Alert Levels
Wargaming and Backwards Planning
Counterattack
Intelligence
Interaction of Intelligence and Operations
The Intelligence Cycle
Mechanics of the Intelligence System
Requirements List
Common Operating Picture
Intelligence Products and Reports
The Battle for Intelligence
Denial, Deception and Offensive Counterintelligence
Reconnaissance and the Fight for Intelligence on the Battlefield
The Art of Intelligence and Common Pitfalls
Planning
Planning Timeline and Backwards Planning
Subordinate Unit Initiative in the Planning Process
Flattening the Orders Process
Collaborative Planning
Risk Assessment, Course of Action Development and Contingencies
Briefings and Written Orders
Offense
Objectives in the Offense
Breaking of the Enemy’s Will
Deterrence
Political De-legitimization
Direct Attack on the Population
Annihilation of the Enemy Force
Capturing and Holding Key Terrain
Attriting the Enemy Force
Operational Shock
Strangulation
Regime Change
Multiple Objectives
Operational Methods
Combined Arms
Maneuver Warfare vs. Synchronization Warfare
Targeting
Initiative in the Offense
Simultaneity
Local Superiority and Defeat in Detail
Mobility in Offensive Operations
Assembling for Attack
Mobility and March Order
Deployment into Assault Formation
Fighting for the Objective and Sustaining the Advance
Training and Selection
The Four Pillars of Effective Training
Proper Mindset
Situational Awareness
Skill Proficiency
Physical Fitness
Mastering the Basics
Noel Burch’s Four Stages of Learning
Spontaneous Creative Action vs. Conditioned Response
Repetitive Drill
Variable Patterns
Competitive Scenarios
Multi-Media Sequencing
Prioritization and Tracking
Common Indicators of Poor Training
Selection
Conclusion