Join Publication 5-0 define Operational design is “a process of iterative understanding and problem framing that supports commanders and staffs in their application of operational art with tools and a methodology to conceive of and construct viable approaches to operations and campaigns.” There are 13 elements which can be used to build the framework. There of them are play most important role to link to other elements and also help the commander and their man understand the problem furthermore solve the problem. Termination is the root to derive military end state and objective. COGs help the armed force understand the problem and the Line of Operation and Line of Effort (LOO and LOE) help them to solve the problem.
Termination is the conceptual …show more content…
Once we define a clear termination criteria will guarantee the military end state and objective also on the correct path. Termination criteria rely on a wide variety of operational tasks that military must achieve at the same time. If they fail to set up a good termination criteria may lead to the resurgence of adversary or other actors may interfere, leading to further conflict. The 2003 Iraq war is a good example to show how termination is important to the military act. The United States, joined by the United Kingdom and several coalition allies, declared the war to against Saddam regime. Iraqi forces were quickly overwhelmed as U.S. forces swept throughout the country. However, the power vacuum following Saddam's fall, the mismanagement of the occupation led to a lengthy insurgency against …show more content…
These three factors provide the commander and soldier a clear direction to understand which part they must attack and which part they need to protect including friend and enemy. During the 1990–1991 Persian Gulf Conflict, for example, the Commander, US Central Command, identified the coalition itself as a friendly operational COG and took appropriate measures to protect it. In conducting the analysis of friendly vulnerabilities, the supported commander must decide how, when, where, and why friendly military forces are vulnerable to hostile actions and then plan
Termination is the conceptual …show more content…
Once we define a clear termination criteria will guarantee the military end state and objective also on the correct path. Termination criteria rely on a wide variety of operational tasks that military must achieve at the same time. If they fail to set up a good termination criteria may lead to the resurgence of adversary or other actors may interfere, leading to further conflict. The 2003 Iraq war is a good example to show how termination is important to the military act. The United States, joined by the United Kingdom and several coalition allies, declared the war to against Saddam regime. Iraqi forces were quickly overwhelmed as U.S. forces swept throughout the country. However, the power vacuum following Saddam's fall, the mismanagement of the occupation led to a lengthy insurgency against …show more content…
These three factors provide the commander and soldier a clear direction to understand which part they must attack and which part they need to protect including friend and enemy. During the 1990–1991 Persian Gulf Conflict, for example, the Commander, US Central Command, identified the coalition itself as a friendly operational COG and took appropriate measures to protect it. In conducting the analysis of friendly vulnerabilities, the supported commander must decide how, when, where, and why friendly military forces are vulnerable to hostile actions and then plan