Breaking Doctrine

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lisa Becker hosts today’s episode with two members

Join us for a relook of episode 24 where our host Major (MAJ) Rich Diegel

Colonel (COL) Richard Ikena, Commander of the Mission Command Training

Program (MCTP), and COL(R) Rich Creed join our host Lieutenant Colonel

Lisa Becker for a rich conversation on operational framework. They base the

conversation on FM 3-0 and the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL)

handbook titled MCTP FY23 Key Observations. Our guests start out this jam-

packed episode by describing the operational framework. They show how

developing the operational framework during the military decision-making

process gives leaders and their formations agility. Our guests also describe why the operational framework plays a key role in integrating with joint enablers.

Referenced CALL Handbooks can be found at the following link:

https://www.army.mil/CALL#org-publications

Our host Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker returns to the conversation on Russian Threat Doctrine based on ATP 7-100.1, Russian Tactics. She is joined by TRADOC G2’s Senior Intelligence Analyst, Mr. Jerry Leverich, Mr. “Flip” Boyer, and Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed. In this episode, they place Russian and US doctrine side-by-side to discuss the defense, offense, use of fires, employment of combined arms, and planning ofmilitary operations. They use historical events and current operations to showcase the differences and similarities between how these armies fight.

Check out more on this topic at Russia Landing Zone | How Russia Fights | TRADOC G2 Operational Environment Enterprise: https://oe.tradoc.army.mil/russia-landing-zone-how-russia-fights/

TRADOC G2’s Senior Intelligence Analyst, Mr. Jerry Leverich joins Mr. “Flip” Boyer, Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed, and our host Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker to begin a conversation about ATP 7-100.1, Russian Tactics. They discuss the background behind this publication and how they used (and continue to use) observations from current events. Our guests also talk about how Russia views the world and their culture of information.

Check out more on this topic at The Russia Landing Zone: https://oe.tradoc.army.mil/russia-landing-zone-how-russia-fights/

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Zach Griffiths, Dr. Trent Lythgoe, and Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed join our host LTC Lisa Becker to talk about The Harding Project. They discuss how Army Professionals advance the Profession of Arms through professional writing and discourse. They examine myths of writing, tips to get better at writing, and writing initiatives within The Harding Project. For more information on The Harding Project and professional writing, check out the links below.

The Harding Project Substack: Harding Project Substack: https://www.hardingproject.com/

Professional Writing Guide: ST_22-2_US_Army_CGSC_Writing_Guide: https://safe.menlosecurity.com/account/login?form

Military Review: Military Review: https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Military-Review/