Breaking Doctrine

Colonel John Sandor and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Austin Kilpatrick return to Breaking Doctrine after they joined us on episode 58. In this episode, they focus on the upcoming publication of FM 3-52 Airspace. They discuss how everyone needs to be thinking about airspace on today’s battlefield. They dive into the lessons learned from a counterinsurgency focus, the Joint Air Ground Integration Center, and the importance of a Unit Airspace Plan.

Join us for the second episode with Colonel (Retired) John Antal and Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker (host). COL(R) Antal is passionate about waking leaders and Soldiers up to the realities of today’s battlefield.

In this episode, they pick up where they left off in episode 87 with FM 3-0’s imperatives. Listen in to hear the relevance of these imperatives to recent and on-going conflicts.

- Designate, weight, and sustain the main effort.

- Consolidate gains continuously

Check out COL(R) Antal’s work here:

https://theconvergence.castos.com/?search=antal

https://www.academia.edu/115562878/21_COMMAND_POST_MAXIMS_Mission_Command_Tactics_for_the_Employment_of_Command_Posts_in_the_Modern_Battlespace

https://www.academia.edu/115562498/The_Ten_Rules_of_Masking

https://www.academia.edu/42306862/Thinking_about_the_Future_Battlespace_by_John_Antal

Colonel (Retired) John Antal joins Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lisa Becker (host) in a two-part series about the current operational environment and how that nests with the imperatives found in FM 3-0. Truly a Soldier for Life, COL(R) Antal discusses his ongoing research into current conflicts and how he uncovered ten battlefield disrupters. LTC Becker then poses how these three imperatives nest with his work:

See yourself, see the enemy, and understand the operational environment.

- Account for being under constant observation and all forms of enemy contact.

- Make initial contact with the smallest element possible.

Check out COL(R) Antal’s work here:

https://theconvergence.castos.com/?search=antal

https://www.academia.edu/115562878/21_COMMAND_POST_MAXIMS_Mission_Command_Tactics_for_the_Employment_of_Command_Posts_in_the_Modern_Battlespace

https://www.academia.edu/115562498/The_Ten_Rules_of_Masking

https://www.academia.edu/42306862/Thinking_about_the_Future_Battlespace_by_John_Antal

Lieutenant Colonel Nate Rice (host) brings three guests to talk about ATP 6-22.1, Providing Feedback: Counseling-Coaching-Mentoring.

- Colonel (COL) Andy Morgado, Director of the Army University Press

- Ms. Judy Price, Leadership Editor and Doctrine Developer

- First Lieutenant (1LT) Melissa Czarnogursky, Brigade S4-Assistant of the 108th ADA Brigade

They discuss doctrine on counseling, coaching and mentorship, what mentorship is, what it is not, and tips on being a good mentor and mentee.

Check out COL Morgado and 1LT Czarnogursky’s article on mentorship here: https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/Online-Exclusive/2024-OLE/Mentorship/

Dr. Steve Stoddard, Director of the Center for Army Analysis (CAA), is joined by our host Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker on today’s episode. The conversation starts with understanding what CAA does for the Army and how they inform Army Senior Leaders with data. Dr. Stoddard also gives insight into how his organization contributes to Continuous Transformation. Finally, he shows the importance of using art and science to make decisions and how tactical leaders can approach data-informed decision making

Welcome to the twelfth day of doctrine where we gift to you a Serving of Tea. We wrap up the 12 Days of Doctrine by reflecting on the past and looking toward the future. Mr. Jim Benn and Mr. Chuck Schrankel rejoin us on Breaking Doctrine to share how and why they have seen doctrine evolve. They also ponder how doctrine may look in the future. As this episode airs, both seasoned doctrine authors and leaders will be retired, so we are especially grateful for them joining one last conversation on Breaking Doctrine.

Welcome to the tenth day of doctrine with a gift of White Castle. Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Anderson, engineer doctrine author at the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, echoes the need to stay nested with operational units to build relevant doctrine. He emphasizes changes to wet gap crossing doctrine and how this operation is combined arms. Finally, he touches on the importance of leaning forward with human machine integration.

Each fall, the doctrine community comes together for the Doctrine Developers Forum (DDF). At this year’s DDF, we invited doctrine authors to share what they are working on. We bring these conversations to you in the 12 Days of Doctrine.

Welcome to the ninth day of doctrine with a gift of a Gadget or a Gizmo. Artificial intelligence and large language models are important for the doctrine community to understand and use. In today’s episode, Major Scott McMahan from CADD’s Operational Level Doctrine Division discusses the conversations within the doctrine community and how doctrine authors can use these tools. Note that this conversation is a snapshot in time and changes to the Army-approved large language model, CamoGPT, are already well underway.

Each fall, the doctrine community comes together for the Doctrine Developers Forum (DDF). At this year’s DDF, we invited doctrine authors to share what they are working on. We bring these conversations to you in the 12 Days of Doctrine.

Welcome to the eighth day of doctrine where we gift a Detention Slip. Mr. Dave Flynn from the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence addresses his work as a military police doctrine author. He works through the roles and functions of the military police on today’s battlefield, how detainee operations work in the maritime environment, and the role of investigations between military police and the Criminal Investigation Division.

Each fall, the doctrine community comes together for the Doctrine Developers Forum (DDF). At this year’s DDF, we invited doctrine authors to share what they are working on. We bring these conversations to you in the 12 Days of Doctrine

Welcome to the seventh day of doctrine where we gift a Cookbook. The Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) is adapting doctrine and training to win on today’ battlefield. Listen to Lieutenant Colonel Mike Herbek, the Chief of Doctrine and Collective Training at MCoE, as he articulates their balance of continuous transformation and producing sound doctrine.

Each fall, the doctrine community comes together for the Doctrine Developers Forum (DDF). At this year’s DDF, we invited doctrine authors to share what they are working on. We bring these conversations to you in the 12 Days of Doctrine.

Welcome to the sixth day of doctrine where we gift a Swiss Army Knife. We bring back on the show Lieutenant Colonel AJ Redden, a doctrine author in CADD’s Tactics Division. He gives a sneak peek at what the Tactics Division is working on for ATP 3-91, Division Operations, and the Staff Reference Guide, ATP 5-0.2-1 and ATP 5-0.2-2.

Each fall, the doctrine community comes together for the Doctrine Developers Forum (DDF). At this year’s DDF, we invited doctrine authors to share what they are working on. We bring these conversations to you in the 12 Days of Doctrine.

Welcome to the fifth day of doctrine where we gift Hot Wings. Lieutenant Colonel Bill Lewis, Aviation Doctrine and Tactics Division Deputy, discusses the nesting of doctrinal publications and why we should examine the content of our doctrine for today’s Army. He also shows the focus areas at the Aviation Center of Excellence and the greater aviation community.

Each fall, the doctrine community comes together for the Doctrine Developers Forum (DDF). At this year’s DDF, we invited doctrine authors to share what they are working on. We bring these conversations to you in the 12 Days of Doctrine.

Welcome to the fourth day of doctrine where we gift a Fire-Breathing Dragon. Today’s episode focuses on the initiatives surrounding chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) operations. Lieutenant Colonel Derek Taylor, Chief of CBRN doctrine, shares his efforts on writing doctrine for today’s battlefield. He also talks how important synchronization is within the joint force and homeland defense partners.

Each fall, the doctrine community comes together for the Doctrine Developers Forum (DDF). At this year’s DDF, we invited doctrine authors to share what they are working on. We bring these conversations to you in the 12 Days of Doctrine.

Welcome to the third day of doctrine where we gift Ghost Stories. Back for another fascinating conversation, Mr. Marty Bartram from the Psychological Operations Branch discusses upcoming changes to FM 3-53, Psychological Operations. He gives the background on how he built a spectrum of influence and its connectedness with the new categories of behavior.

Each fall, the doctrine community comes together for the Doctrine Developers Forum (DDF). At this year’s DDF, we invited doctrine authors to share what they are working on. We bring these conversations to you in the 12 Days of Doctrine.

Welcome to the second day of doctrine where we gift Graphic Novels. Mr. Marty Bartram from the Psychological Operations Branch shows how he is innovating doctrine with graphic novels, building interactive figures, and increasing awareness of changing doctrine.

Each fall, the doctrine community comes together for the Doctrine Developers
Forum (DDF). At this year’s DDF, we invited doctrine authors to share what
they are working on. We bring these conversations to you in the 12 Days of
Doctrine.

Operation Sooty GROUSE: https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1324518

Welcome to the first day of doctrine where we offer perspective on how change takes time and is an iterative process. Today, Brigadier General Babich, Director of the Mission Command Center of Excellence, provides opening remarks to the Doctrine Developers Forum (DDF) on how history can provide insight on today’s changing Army and complex battlefield.

Each fall, the doctrine community comes together for the DDF. At this year’s DDF, we invited doctrine authors to share what they are working on. We bring these conversations to you in the 12 Days of Doctrine.

Mr. Joe Koskey and Mr. Mike Kitchens from the Mission Command Center ofExcellence join Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker on today’s episode about Knowledge Management (KM). They start off the discussion about the importance of the cognitive hierarchy in processing data to information, knowledge, and understanding. They discuss recent changes to ATP 6-01.01, Knowledge Management, including defining and assessing learning organizations.

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lisa Becker hosts today’s episode with two members
of the 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB), Colonel Brandon Teague
and LTC Eddie Callahan. They discuss Security Force Assistance (SFA), the
importance of relationship building during SFA, and building interoperability with partners. They focus on how the 5th SFAB grounds their training in doctrine, resulting in confidence between partners and strengthening of our landpower network.