Stand-To!- Commander's Appreciation and Campaign Design: A New Approach to Complex Problems - February 1, 2008

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SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING


"Over 2,000 Families have traveled to South Korea to be with their
servicemembers and to connect with servicemembers in spite of the fact that
they are not authorized. They would rather be together as a Family with some
complexities than spend another year apart. They are speaking with their
feet and their passports."

-- Army Gen. B.B. Bell, Jan. 30, addressing the need to make more
assignments to South Korea accompanied tours in light of the Army's
worldwide operational commitments.



TODAY'S FOCUS


Commander's Appreciation and Campaign Design: A New Approach to Complex
Problems

What is it? 

Commander's Appreciation and Campaign Design (CACD) is a new cognitive
process for the design, planning and execution of military campaigns.
Published as TRADOC Pamphlet 525-5-500, CACD was developed for today's
complex, adaptive operational environment, which requires a more robust
upfront commander centric approach to resolve problems.

What has the Army done? 

The Army set out on a deliberate path of study and exploration. What began
as an academic review of the history and theory of command at the
operational level expanded into a broader inspection of the practice of
operational art. Developed over a three year period through the Army's
Future Warfare Study know as Unified Quest, CACD incorporates recent
operational experience, elements of Systemic Operational Design (SOD), and
newly published joint doctrine. Commanders use the process to develop a
shared understanding of complex operational problems (commander's
appreciation) and design a broad approach for problem resolution that links
tactical actions to strategic aims (campaign design).

Why is this important to the Army? 

The complexity of today's operational environment requires a different
approach to problem solving. Commanders must develop an appreciation for the
complexity of the environment in order to produce a well-framed problem
hypothesis and an associated campaign design. This is a process of
formulation, which is creative, heuristic, and iterative. The developed
appreciation and design can then be handed to a more linear staff centric
process that produces a plan for implementation. 

What's planned for the future? 

While the CACD approach to problem resolution is intended for high-level
leaders and Army organizations, it has application for any joint,
interagency, multinational, or single service command that faces a complex
operational problem. The Army Capabilities Integration Center created TRADOC
Pamphlet 525-5-500 in order to facilitate further development of the process
not only within the Army, but within the joint, civilian government, and
multinational communities.

CACD will be used during the capstone event for this year's Future Warfare
Study, Unified Quest April 29, 2008 through May 9, 2008. Observations and
insights gained will be incorporated into future editions. 

To access TRADOC Pamphlet 525-5-500 go to:
http://www.tradoc.army.mil/tpubs/pamndx.htm



INFORMATION YOU CAN USE


* 2007 Strategic Communication Guide
<https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/409993?c=ZGF2aWQudmVyZ3VuMg==> - Read
the 2007 Army Strategic Communication Guide for key messages and updates

* Strategic Communication Coordination Group (SCCG) Workspace
<https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/303879> 

* Army Public Affairs Portal <https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/216363> 

* Stories of Valor <http://www.army.mil/valor> 


NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY


*	National Defense Authorization Act empowers the National Guard (WP
<http://www.ngb.army.mil/news/archives/2008/01/013108-national_defense.aspx>
) 
*	Army tests uniforms built for Afghanistan's rugged terrain (USA
<http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2008-02-01-uniforms_N.htm> ) 
*	Army charts new course for intel aircraft program (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/01/31/7220-army-charts-new-course-for-intel-
aircraft-program/> ) 
*	Army responds to rising suicide rates (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/01/31/7222-army-responds-to-rising-suicide-r
ates/> )


WAR ON TERROR NEWS


*	'We will prevail in this ideological struggle,' Bush says (DL
<http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48832> ) 
*	U.S. toll down in Baghdad, up overall (MH
<http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/401911.html> ) 
*	Military commanders want pause in troop cuts (WP
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/30/AR200801300
3951.html> ) 
*	Improved security allows more capacity building in Iraq (MNF
<http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16760&Ite
mid=1> ) 
*	Troops survive brush with death in Fallujah (S&S
<http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=52091> )


OF INTEREST


*	26 U.S. soldiers exposed to chlorine gas, paper reports (S&S
<http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=52093> ) 
*	Army spouse writes about deployment struggles (ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/01/30/7206-army-spouse-writes-about-deployme
nt-struggles/> ) 
*	U.S. accused of rights blind eye (WT
<http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080201/FOREIGN/2921
62639/1003> )


WORLD VIEW


*	U.S. seeks troops for Afghanistan (BBC <http://news.bbc.co.uk/>  |
Story <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7221485.stm> ) 
*	Top al-Qaida figure killed in Pakistan (CD
<http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/>  | Story
<http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2008-02/01/content_6435415.htm> ) 
*	Iraq suicide attack kills at least 64 (JP <http://www.jpost.com/>  |
Story
<http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201523808635&pagename=JPost%2FJ
PArticle%2FShowFull> )


WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS


*	Revitalizing Baghdad (SM
<http://soldiersmind.com/2008/02/01/revitalizing-baghdad/> ) 
*	Nazia Hookum Daar - someone you should know (BF
<http://www.blackfive.net/main/2008/02/nazia-hookum-da.html> ) 
*	When sending care packages... (FZ
<http://fuzzilicious.blogspot.com/2008/01/when-sending-care-packages.html> )

*	Goodbye Iraq (TWM
<http://thiswarandme.blogspot.com/2008/01/goodbye-iraq.html> )

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