Breaking Doctrine Episode 67- “Operational Framework”
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Oct 15, 2024 Colonel Richard Ikena, Commander of the Mission Command Training Program, and retired Colonel Rich Creed, Director at the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, dive deep into the operational framework of military decision-making. They discuss how this framework enhances leader agility and the importance of integration with joint enablers. The conversation covers recent updates in military doctrine, advocating for simplicity and clarity to improve operational effectiveness. Insights from training exercises emphasize the need for shared understanding and adaptability in dynamic battlefield scenarios.
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Operational Framework Is A Cognitive Tool
- The operational framework is a commander’s cognitive tool to visualize application of combat power across time, space, purpose, and resources.
- Rich Creed explains it organizes geographic and operational responsibility into deep, close, and rear areas and how forces are echeloned.
Main Effort Replaced Decisive To Increase Agility
- FM 3-0 removed 'decisive, shaping, sustaining' in favor of main effort, supporting effort, and reserve to increase flexibility.
- Creed says this lets commanders shift priorities (fires, resources) agilely without being wedded to a single 'decisive' operation.
Assign Areas Based On Real Influence Limits
- Size assigned areas to what a unit can actually influence using ranges, aviation, and sustainment math.
- Creed points to ASR/MSR length, rotary-wing sortie rates, and weapon ranges as concrete limits on area assignments.