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 in | Vojenské rozhledy Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 75 - 92 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English Czech |
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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 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 1210-3292 2336-2995 |
DOI: | 10.3849/2336-2995.27.2018.03.075-092 |