Posted: August 25th, 2021
M448 Mission Command Conclusion Pe-1 Pe-2 Initial Post
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M448 Mission Command Conclusion Pe-1 Pe-2 Initial Post
Commanders are critical in enhancing command and control. They execute this through a combination of the science of control and the art of command (Department, 2010). Commanders provide a conducive environment for control and command as well as fostering good relationship and trust among the forces. Besides, commanders train their subordinates to adopt command and control as well as use the command and control. Visualization is the core mental process that the commander employs in decision-making (Department, 2010). It is used in determining the appropriate way in which the forces can be taken from their current position or state to the final position that shows the accomplishment of the mission. The dynamic nature of the military operations renders the visualization of the command to be continuous. Hence, to ensure that the commander’s visualization is understood, the commander has to undertake various steps, as discussed in the following. The following figure displays some of the visualization operations that the commander engages to ensure that visualization is well understood:
Figure 1: Commander’s visualization operations
From figure 1, the commander’s visualization starts with situational understanding, which is then followed bythe construction of a path that could get the forces from the commanding point to the destination or the end of the intent. It starts with planning, which is then implemented throughout the process of operation up to when the forces attain the intended mission (Department, 2010). Visualization is a complicated aspect of command. It is upon the commander to ensure that staffs are capable of detailing the acquired information and effectively analyze it to support the operation. Commanding information can be technologically received or attained through human-led collection methods. The aim of processing the data is meant to sift out irrelevant information and provide the commander with the needed information that would help arrive at the desired decisions. The cleaned report is then integrated with the commander’s experience, knowledge, and intuitive feeling to visualize the operations. In this way, adescription of the commander’s intent, planning guidance, and commanders’ critical information requirement (CCIR) (Wallace, 2008). The commanding knowledge is sourced from commanders’ experience or through exposure to war-gaming that helps gain a view on understanding relationships between warring forces.
Subsequently, once a mission is received, the commander undertakes to develop the initial visualization, which is continually confirmed or modified in operation. Here, various methods, such as the running estimates of the staff, the fundamental tactical concepts, judgment, and experience, are used in enhancing a better understanding of visualization (Wallace, 2008). These methods determine the attainment of the desired intent. Thus, to clearly understandthe commander’s visualization, the process requires not only the knowledge of the commander but also their commitment and experience as well as the ability to make the judgment of the terrain and enemy capability.
The problem statement in the case is to defend and defeat the attacks from the enemy, prolong the enemy’s offensive success, economize the forces and nurture existing conditions to favor offensive operations. Typically, defensive operations alone cannot attain the intended objective in the case (Wallace, 2008). It will need creating conditions that allow counteroffensive operations to enable forces to gain the desired initiative, denying the enemy the south of the PL RED sector while ensuring that the bridge at IMISHLI is adequately protected. The following are the critical planning factors to provide that defensive mechanism yields desired goals;
Operational Problem Worksheet
References
Department. (2010). The Operations Process the Official U.S. Army Field Manual Fm 5-0. City: Gardners Books.
Wallace, W., S. (2008). Operations: Field Manual 3-0; Headquarters, Department of the Army. DIANE Publishing.
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