Combatant commander

LTC Hertel (Battleking 6) is the only commander that I have served with who has emulated the five principles of the mission command philosophy without deviation. This essay will discuss the six principles of mission command, examples of how they were applied, and how this mentor reshaped my personal and professional philosophy of mission command. LTC Hertel excelled in building cohesive teams through mutual trust. He was the subject matter expert on all aspects of the field artillery craft,…

restructured the federal government with U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) along with adding the National Response Plan (NRP) and the National Response Framework (NRF) (Rubin, 2012). With the spiralling effects, the military focused on the combatant commander (USNORTHCOM). U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Pacific Command were charged with supporting domestic civil authorities through Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (high yield) (CBRNE)…

Upon its 2006 release, policy analysts heralded FM 3-24 Counterinsurgency (COIN) as a welcome solution to the intractable problems confronting American soldiers in Iraq. The manual served an important purpose by providing a common approach to operational problems that US forces faced in Iraq at the time. Renamed Insurgencies and Countering Insurgencies, the 2014 update incorporated lessons from the manual’s use in both Iraq and Afghanistan, such as the inclusion of indirect methods of security…

mission command and guides joint forces by an understanding of how their higher commander visualizes the operation and what the desired end state looks like. Subordinates are delegated the authority to make decisions “wherever possible”, which allows them to exercise initiative based on understanding the higher commander’s intent.” As Milan Vego described the purpose of intent, it provides a framework for subordinate commanders to exercise initiative when the original orders become obsolete due…

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.…

important role that the CSM will play. I will have to exercise my authority and assist in providing direction for a mission that the commander has given. It will be my responsibility to ensure that the discipline initiative are within the commander’s intent. Ensure that we as a command team are empowering…

Many people who been deployed will say they had traumatic experiences while in the armed forces. To cope with these experiences when in America, many look for a hobby to be around people they can relate to. One of these hobbies are joining motorcycle clubs (MC). More members of the military than you may think have joined a motorcycle club. The idea of a long lasting brotherhood becomes appealing after being in war. According to the members, they are not a part of a “gang” but a club of brothers.…

“War is thus an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will.” First it must be clarified, what military strategy means. Weighley presents the following definition which is also officially recognized in the US military: Military strategy … is the art and science of employing the armed forces of a nation to secure the objectives of national policy by the application of force, or the threat of force.” At the highest level, the National Security Strategy (NSS) outlines enduring US…

Mission Command I am passionate about mission command and I would like to share my knowledge of mission command. Six principles make up mission command. I will focus on three principles that I find most important to me. I will first explain the principle of building a cohesive team through mutual trust, secondly I will explain exercised disciplined initiative, and lastly I will discuss the last principle of accepting prudent risk. I have heard many different theories of what mission…

The concepts of Mission Command as proposed in U.S. ARMY's Field Manuals is a relatively new concept and has the focus on the Commander's interaction with subordinates and how both conducts operations in the complex scenario of modern combat. Although it is a new doctrine, traces of the employment and the characteristics that consecrate this theory was present in the actions of many leaders of the past. One example of other time that enshrines and exemplifies the philosophy of Mission Command…