LTC Nate Finney, a military strategist and founder, discusses the human dimension of warfare and multi-domain operations. Topics include understanding adversaries' intentions, operational art, jointness in the Pacific Theater, and personal development through networking and academic opportunities.
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Operational Art Is Practical Doctrine
Operational art is planning and employing forces to achieve campaign objectives in a practical way.
Doctrine gives a usable definition but real planners must adapt it to the organization's needs and strategic guidance.
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Find The Nodes That Reveal Vision
Seek the nodes where the commander's vision appears, such as recurring briefs and meetings.
Use those observations and staff guidance to infer priorities when you lack direct access to the commander.
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Human Dimension Shapes Every Campaign Layer
Human dimension applies across planning process and targeted actors: blue, red, and green.
Understanding planners, executors, approvers, allies, and adversaries shapes objectives and operational approaches.
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Season 1 Episode 6 of the Operational Arch inspects the human dimension of the U.S. Army's multi-domain operating concept. Our guest, LTC Nate Finney, frames the discussion against the complex INDOPACOM operational environment and offers techniques on how planners and leaders should think about the human dimension to create relative advantage. LTC Finney is the creator and co-founder of The Strategy Bridge, a founder of the Military Writers Guild, and a founding member of the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum. He is the co-editor and author of Redefining the Modern Military: The Intersection of Profession and Ethics and the editor and an author of On Strategy: A Primer. He regularly contributes to the Project on International Peace & Security, Military Strategy Magazine, the Military Writers Guild, and the Council on Foreign Relations. LTC Finney is a graduate of the SAMS ASP3 program and recently earned his PhD in history from Duke University. LTC Finney also holds masters degrees in History from Duke University and Public Administration from Harvard University and the University of Kansas.
MAJs Kelsey Kurtz, Josh Bedingfield, and Dan Warner are the hosts for this episode. You can contact them at operationalarch@gmail.com with any questions you may have.
On Strategy: A Primer https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/combat-studies-institute/csi-books/on-strategy-a-primer.pdf
Redefining the Modern Military: The Intersection of Profession and Ethics https://www.amazon.com/Redefining-Modern-Military-Intersection-Profession/dp/1682473635
School of Advanced Military Studies: https://armyuniversity.edu/CGSC/SAMS/SAMS
Twitter: https://twitter.com/us_sams
Intro and Outro Music: "On and On" by Christian Bedingfield
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