I've got a new piece with Starbuck of Wings over Iraq in the Small Wars Journal examining campaign planning and its relationship to strategy. We collaborated previously on looking at the utility of science fiction in thinking about national security. While there are no Jedi here, you can learn about equally arcane topics such as Effects-Based Operations, Centers of Gravity, and Logical Lines of Operation.
Adam, You and Starbuck have a great piece here! I especially like your call for a strategic "whole of government" review to include "law enforcement" to sort out how to employ "operational design" in the curent and emerging environment. This aligns with my view that future operations will need to embrace DIME-P (Diplomatic, Intelligence, military, Economic, and Policing) capabilities. Keep it up! JPS
Posted by: John P. Sullivan | February 09, 2010 at 05:27 PM
Every time I see "Lines of Operation", I think of the little stick figure AQI dude from the letter "E" portion of this slide show.
LOOs? WTF?!?!
Posted by: Starbuck | February 09, 2010 at 06:24 PM
Oh yeah, link here: http://www.oss.net/dynamaster/file_archive/070106/278da807df238f845a0cd93863d9fa27/OIFAlphabetpt1.ppt
Posted by: Starbuck | February 09, 2010 at 06:25 PM
Did Patriquin make that one too?
Posted by: A.E. | February 09, 2010 at 06:32 PM
It actually wasn't Capt. Patriquin (but you're right, it has his style). It was done by a major who was on the 4th ID's staff.
Posted by: Starbuck | February 10, 2010 at 06:02 PM