1. AS-4100Lessons 14, 15 & 16 Principles of War War & The American Military The Department of Defense Lt Col Wayne Doherty 29 Sep 09
2. Overview - LLAB & Meal Deal 3 up/3 down -- Debrief (5 min) - 440 CW/CC “State of the Cadet Wing” -- Briefing (10 min) - Principles of War -- Short Movie (20 min) -- OPERATION DESERT STORM (5 min) -- 12 Principles of Joint Operations Discussion (1 for each student – 20 min) - The Department of Defense (10 min) - War and the American Military (10 min) - AF Topic of Your Choice (10 min) * Recommendations for Living Arrangements as 2d Lts
3. Principles of War – plus! Unity of command Security Surprise Simplicity Restraint Perseverance Objective Offensive Mass Economy of force Maneuver Legitimacy
4. Principles of Joint Operations Unity of command Security Surprise Simplicity Restraint Perseverance Objective Offensive Mass Economy of force Maneuver Legitimacy Handouts
9. Objective Directs military operations toward a defined and attainable objective that contributes to strategic, operational, or tactical aims.
10. Offensive Dictates that we act rather than react and dictate the time, place, purpose, scope, intensity, and pace of operations. The initiative must be seized, retained, and fully exploited.
12. Economy of Force Creates usable mass by using minimum combat power on secondary objectives. Makes fullest use of forces available.
13. Maneuver Places the enemy in a position of disadvantage through the flexible application of combat power.
14. Unity of Command Ensures unity of effort for every objective under one responsible commander.
15. Security Protects friendly forces and their operations from enemy actions which could provide the enemy with unexpected advantage.
16. Surprise Strikes the enemy at a time or place or in a manner for which he is unprepared.
17. Simplicity Avoids unnecessary complexity in preparing, planning, and conducting military operations. Source: http://www.efreedomnews.com/images/Iraq/GulfWarMap.gif Used under Fair Use
22. How we evolved Air Marine Coast Force Corps Guard SecDef position created Nat’l Mil Estab Dept. of Defense DoD created (1949) Army Navy 1798 1947 1775 1775 1775 War Department (1789) Dept. of the Army Department of the Navy (1798) Dept. of the AF America’s oldest company
32. In comparison ... Budget/ CompanyRevenue*Employees* DoD $439 billion 2,073,000 Wal-Mart 305 billion 1,700,000 ExxonMobile 354 billion 85,900 GM 192 billion 324,000 Ford 175 billion 325,400 America’s largest company
33. America’s Largest Company America’s Largest Company Our Headquarters Our Headquarters Pentagon – facts and figures § Construction: 16 months/$83 million • Corridors: 17 ½ miles • Employees: 25,000 • Bldg size: 29 acres • Office Space: 3.8M ft2 • Parking Space: 67 acres • Circumference: 9/10 mile th • Who we work for The United States Congress
34. America’s Busiest Company America’s Busiest Company Every month we... Every month we... Cut 5 million paychecks § Take 920,000 contracts or purchase § actions Fit 50,000 pairs of boots § Serve 3.4 million meals §
35. America’s Busiest Company America’s Busiest Company On any given day we... On any given day we... Buy enough fuel to drive a car around the § world 13,000 times Maintain 12,000 miles of waterways § Operate 24% of US hydropower capacity § Manage 232 high schools and elementary § schools Provide day care for more than 200,000 § children Who we work for
36. America’s Busiest Company America’s Busiest Company Last Year we... Last Year we... Recruited 217,000 military § Hired 19,700 civilians § Separated 220,000 military and 50,000 § civilians 24% turnover §
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41. Office of the Secretary of Defense Unified Commands Military Departments Chairman, JCS Vice Chairman, JCS Chief of Staff, Army Commandant, Marine Corps Chief of Naval Operations Chief of Staff, Air Force Secretary of Defense Deputy Secretary of Defense Chairman of the JCS Director, Joint Staff J-1 Manpower and Personnel J-2 Intelligence (DIA) J-3 Operations J-4 Logistics J-5 Strategic Plans & Policy J-6 Command,Control Communications Computers J-7 Operational Plans & Interoperability J-8 Force Structure, Resources & Assessment Plans and coordinates
55. With the worst possible enemyYOUR job is to wage war… … better than the enemy
56. Professional Responsibility Learn HOW we wage war in ALL of its forms – Against ANY/ALL of our enemies “Being a warrior is not an AFSC…it’s a condition of the heart!!!” – Gen Jumper
57. Definition of War “War is nothing but a duel on an extensive scale… Each strives by physical force to compel the other to submit to his will… War therefore isan act of violence to compel our opponent to do our will.” – Carl von Clausewitz
82. Enemies don’t act as expectedFriction is that which seems easy in war planning made difficult in reality! “Everything in war is very simple, but the simplest thing is difficult.” – Clausewitz
83. Assassination attempt on Hitler Col Stauffenberg Chance Plain dumb luck and fortune. Battle of Midway Island
84. Elements of War Participants Motives Objectives Scope of War Level of Violence Means Used Asymmetry
85. Summary - LLAB & Meal Deal 3 up/3 down -- Debrief (5 min) - 440 CW/CC “State of the Cadet Wing” -- Briefing (10 min) - Principles of War -- Short Movie (20 min) -- OPERATION DESERT STORM (5 min) -- 12 Principles of Joint Operations Discussion (1 each – 20 min) - The Department of Defense (10 min) - War and the American Military (10 min) - AF Topic of Your Choice (10 min) * Recommendations for Living Arrangements as 2d Lts
86. For Next Class Prepare for Lessons 4, 17 and 19 Take a brief look at the Substance Abuse CBT on disk Skim readings for Lessons 17 & 19 Complete Take-Home Exam Will be posted NLT 1 Oct 09 at 1200L to Blackboard and Emailed
