Perfecting the Instrument: Learning Operations at the Beginning of Campaigns

Uncertainty is a constant in war. Militaries regularly go into conflicts with operational concepts that are not relevant in the face of the enemy and his plans. The authors propose a way to reduce uncertainty and rapidly check, then adapt, the operational concept — designed learning operations at th...

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Published inVojenské rozhledy Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 75 - 92
Main Authors Berman, Lazar, Friedman, Yaniv
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Czech
Published University od Defence - Centre for Security and Military Strategic Studies 01.01.2018
Univerzita obrany - Centrum bezpečnostních a vojenskostrategických studií
Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic
Subjects
Adaptation; Friction; Israel; Israel Defense Force; Protective Edge; Learning; Learning Operations; Military Learning; Organizational Learning
Military policy
Security and defense
Learning
Friction
Organizational Learning
Israel
Protective Edge
Learning Operations
Military Learning
Israel Defense Force
Adaptation
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Summary:Uncertainty is a constant in war. Militaries regularly go into conflicts with operational concepts that are not relevant in the face of the enemy and his plans. The authors propose a way to reduce uncertainty and rapidly check, then adapt, the operational concept — designed learning operations at the beginning of campaigns. These relatively small operations will create friction with the enemy, giving learning teams crucial information to assess their operational concepts. Learning operations offer conventional militaries a way to maximize their advantages over sub-state enemies, by concentrating learning at the outset of the fight and adapting first.
ISSN:1210-3292
2336-2995
DOI:10.3849/2336-2995.27.2018.03.075-092