Stand-To!- Commander's Appreciation and Campaign Design - Jan. 13, 2009

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SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING
"When President-elect Obama gets in and says, ‘Here’s the decision,’  
the United States military, led by me, is going to march off and  
execute that decision."

- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen

Chairman says he’s ready to execute new president’s military decisions
TODAY'S FOCUS
Commander's Appreciation and Campaign Design (CACD)
What is it?

CACD is a creative, heuristic, and iterative design methodology for  
designing and executing military operations in complex operational  
environments. Described in the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine  
Command Pamphlet (TRADOC PAM) 525-5-500. CACD was developed to  
grapple with ill-structured, complex adaptive problems through  
complementary activities:

•	Problem Framing: developing a shared understanding of ill- 
structured problems.
•	Operation Framing: creating broad problem solving approaches on the  
basis of understanding.

An operational frame is the basis for detailed implementation  
planning using a process based on the seven-step Army Problem-Solving  
Model in Field Manual 5-0 Staff Organization and Operations. Unlike  
military planning processes, design does not stop with the creation  
of an operational framework; continued learning leads to reframing.

What has the Army done?

The Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC) published TRADOC PAM  
525-5-500 to facilitate further development of the methodology not  
only in the Army, but also in the joint, interagency and  
multinational communities. The pamphlet resulted from a four- year  
effort in Unified Quest, the Chief of Staff of the Army’s annual  
future warfare study, examining the design and practice of  
operational art.

Since January 2008, CACD has been presented and taught in a variety  
of venues. In 2007-08, the School of Advanced Military Studies and  
the Army War College (AWC) each started to teach design. U.S. Special  
Operations Command (USSOCOM) and U.S. Army Central Command (ARCENT)  
now apply CACD in current operations. There is a strong correlation  
between CACD and planning by the U.S. Agency for International  
Development and the State Department Coordinator for Reconstruction  
and Stabilization. Unified Quest 08 recommended CACD be  
institutionalized in Army doctrine.

What continuing efforts does the Army have planned for the future?

ARCIC, the Combined Arms Center, and the AWC are developing an  
interim field manual to describe the operational design methodology  
in CACD. TRADOC will leverage lessons learned by USSOCOM and ARCENT  
in current operations.

Why is this important to the Army?

The complexity of today’s operational environment requires problem  
resolution different from existing planning processes. CACD can be  
applied at any echelon confronted by complex adaptive problems.  
Commanders must first understand a complex environment in order to  
frame operational problems and then establish an operational  
framework based upon their understanding of the problem, then develop  
subsequent implementation planning using a systematic planning  
process based upon the seven-step Army Problem-Solving Model.
Resource:

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Pamphlet (TRADOC PAM) 525-5-500
INFORMATION YOU CAN USE
• 2008 Strategic Communication Guide - Read the 2008 Army Strategic  
Communication Guide for key messages and updates

• Strategic Communication Coordination Group (SCCG) Workspace

• Army Public Affairs Portal

• Stories of Valor

• Speaker's Toolkit

• Information Papers with " 2008 Army Posture Statement"

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CALENDAR
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SOCIAL NETWORKING
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OF INTEREST
Mullen says lay out limits of force (LAT)
Army seeks to slim recruits (BG)
Obama's first act: Closing Guantánamo prison? (MH)
Obama’s plan to close prison at Guantánamo may take year (NYT)
Top officer urges limit on mission of military (NYT)
1 dies, 4 hurt in copter crash (TE)
WORLD VIEW
Afghans fear U.S. plan to rearm villagers (FT | Story)
Afghan farmers swapping poppies for pomegranates (FP | Story)
Israelis strike 60 Gaza targets (BBC | Story)
Israelis are united on war in Gaza as censure rises abroad (IHT | Story)
U.K.: Watchdog calls for army race overhaul (GRD | Story)
WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS
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baton (SM)
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Video: Great combat clips (BH)
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