Apply Military Joint And Multi National Doctrine And Policy During Campaign Planning Training

Objectives:
• Understand the purpose and hierarchy of military doctrine.
• Differentiate between national and multinational doctrine.
• Identify key policy documents governing campaign planning.
• Recognise the role of doctrine in joint operations.
• Establish a common vocabulary for the course.

Topics:
• Definition and types of military doctrine
• Levels of war: strategic, operational, tactical
• Overview of SA National Defence Force (SANDF) doctrine
• Introduction to multinational doctrine (NATO, AU, UN)
• Relationship between policy, strategy, and doctrine
• Key policy frameworks: Defence Review, White Paper on Defence

Objectives:
• Describe the campaign planning process.
• Understand the operational design elements.
• Explain the role of the commander and staff in planning.
• Identify the phases of campaign planning.
• Apply initial planning steps to a scenario.

Topics:
• The operational planning process (OPP)
• Operational design: end state, centre of gravity, lines of operation
• Commander's intent and planning guidance
• Staff roles: J5 (plans), J3 (operations)
• Phases: initiation, orientation, concept development, plan development
• Case study: simple campaign scenario

Objectives:
• Define joint doctrine and its importance.
• Outline the principles of joint operations.
• Describe joint command and control structures.
• Explain joint force integration.
• Analyse joint doctrine application in recent operations.

Topics:
• Principles of joint operations: unity of command, objective, offensive, mass, economy of force, manoeuvre, surprise, security, simplicity
• Joint force command structures (JFC, component commands)
• Joint functions: movement and manoeuvre, intelligence, fires, protection, sustainment, command and control
• Joint planning groups
• Case study: joint operation analysis

Objectives:
• Understand the framework for multinational operations.
• Identify key multinational doctrine sources.
• Explain the challenges of interoperability.
• Describe the role of international organisations.
• Apply multinational policy to planning.

Topics:
• Multinational operations concepts: combined, coalition, alliance
• NATO doctrine (AJP-01, AJP-3)
• African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) doctrine
• Interoperability: standards, procedures, equipment
• Legal frameworks: Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA), Rules of Engagement (ROE)
• Cultural awareness and language considerations

Objectives:
• Link national security policy to campaign planning.
• Analyse strategic guidance documents.
• Understand the strategic estimate process.
• Identify strategic risks and opportunities.
• Develop a strategic context statement.

Topics:
• National security strategy and defence policy
• Strategic direction: Defence Review, Defence Strategic Guidance
• Strategic estimate: political, military, economic, social, infrastructure, information (PMESII)
• Strategic risk assessment
• Aligning campaign objectives with national interests
• Workshop: drafting strategic context

Objectives:
• Apply operational design methodology.
• Develop a campaign concept.
• Identify centres of gravity and critical vulnerabilities.
• Construct lines of operation and decisive points.
• Create a campaign framework.

Topics:
• Operational design steps: understand the problem, define the end state, identify centre of gravity, determine decisive points
• Lines of operation and lines of effort
• Operational reach, culmination, and tempo
• Phasing and transitions
• Campaign framework diagram
• Practical exercise: design a campaign

Objectives:
• Explain joint force employment concepts.
• Understand the role of each service component.
• Describe joint force integration challenges.
• Apply joint force employment to campaign design.
• Analyse joint force capabilities and limitations.

Topics:
• Service components: land, maritime, air, cyber, special operations
• Joint task force organisation
• Joint fire support and targeting
• Joint intelligence preparation of the operational environment (JIPOE)
• Joint logistics and sustainment
• Case study: joint force employment in a multinational operation

Objectives:
• Understand multinational command structures.
• Describe command relationships and responsibilities.
• Explain the role of lead nation and framework nation concepts.
• Analyse command and control interoperability issues.
• Develop a multinational C2 architecture.

Topics:
• Types of multinational command: integrated, parallel, lead nation
• Command relationships: operational control (OPCON), tactical control (TACON)
• Multinational headquarters structure
• Communication and information systems interoperability
• Decision-making in multinational environment
• Workshop: designing a multinational C2 structure

Objectives:
• Identify legal frameworks governing military operations.
• Understand the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC).
• Apply rules of engagement (ROE) in planning.
• Discuss ethical dilemmas in multinational operations.
• Integrate legal considerations into campaign plans.

Topics:
• International humanitarian law (IHL) and LOAC
• ROE development and application
• Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA) and Memoranda of Understanding (MOU)
• Civil-military relations and human rights
• Ethical decision-making frameworks
• Case study: legal issues in coalition operations

Objectives:
• Understand the intelligence cycle and its role in planning.
• Apply intelligence preparation of the operational environment (IPOE).
• Analyse threat capabilities and intentions.
• Integrate intelligence into campaign design.
• Develop intelligence requirements.

Topics:
• Intelligence cycle: direction, collection, processing, analysis, dissemination
• IPOE process and products
• Threat assessment and centre of gravity analysis
• Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) planning
• Counter-intelligence considerations
• Practical exercise: intelligence estimate

Objectives:
• Explain the principles of operational logistics.
• Understand sustainment planning for joint and multinational operations.
• Identify logistics challenges in coalition environments.
• Develop a logistics estimate.
• Integrate sustainment into campaign plans.

Topics:
• Logistics functions: supply, maintenance, transportation, health services
• Host nation support and contracting
• Multinational logistics cooperation
• Logistics preparation of the theatre
• Sustainability analysis and risk management
• Workshop: logistics estimate for a campaign

Objectives:
• Synthesise previous learning into a campaign plan.
• Develop a campaign plan outline.
• Write the operational concept.
• Determine resource requirements.
• Begin drafting the plan.

Topics:
• Campaign plan format and components
• Operational concept statement
• Scheme of manoeuvre and phasing
• Force requirements and force generation
• Risk assessment and mitigation
• Group work: draft campaign plan

Objectives:
• Finalise the campaign plan.
• Develop supporting annexes.
• Conduct internal plan review.
• Prepare briefings.
• Incorporate multinational considerations.

Topics:
• Annexes: intelligence, logistics, communications, civil-military cooperation
• Plan review and staff checks
• Synchronisation matrix
• Command and control arrangements
• Multinational coordination mechanisms
• Group work: complete campaign plan

Objectives:
• Understand wargaming techniques.
• Apply course of action (COA) analysis.
• Use wargaming to test campaign plans.
• Identify risks and adjustments.
• Refine plans based on wargame results.

Topics:
• Wargaming methods: belt, box, avenue in depth
• COA development and comparison
• Decision support matrix
• Wargame rules and adjudication
• After-action review and plan refinement
• Practical exercise: wargame a campaign phase

Objectives:
• Define campaign assessment frameworks.
• Develop measures of effectiveness and performance.
• Monitor progress towards end state.
• Adapt plans based on assessment.
• Apply assessment in multinational context.

Topics:
• Assessment concepts: measures of effectiveness (MOE), measures of performance (MOP)
• Campaign assessment plan
• Data collection and analysis
• Assessment reporting and decision-making
• Multinational assessment challenges
• Case study: campaign assessment in Afghanistan

Objectives:
• Identify interoperability gaps and solutions.
• Understand standardisation agreements (STANAGs).
• Apply interoperability in planning.
• Develop interoperability improvement measures.
• Foster multinational integration.

Topics:
• Interoperability domains: doctrinal, procedural, technical, human
• NATO STANAGs and other standards
• Language and cultural interoperability
• Equipment and system compatibility
• Interoperability testing and exercises
• Workshop: interoperability action plan

Objectives:
• Understand the role of CIMIC in campaign planning.
• Integrate civil considerations into operational design.
• Coordinate with civilian actors.
• Apply CIMIC principles.
• Plan CIMIC activities.

Topics:
• CIMIC doctrine and principles
• Civil environment analysis
• Interaction with NGOs, government agencies, international organisations
• Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) considerations
• CIMIC in multinational operations
• Practical exercise: CIMIC planning

Objectives:
• Define information operations (IO) and its components.
• Understand strategic communication in campaigns.
• Plan IO in support of campaign objectives.
• Counter disinformation and propaganda.
• Integrate IO into multinational operations.

Topics:
• IO core capabilities: psychological operations, military deception, electronic warfare, computer network operations
• Strategic communication and public affairs
• Information environment analysis
• IO planning process
• Multinational IO coordination
• Case study: IO in a peace support operation

Objectives:
• Apply all course content in a comprehensive exercise.
• Execute a simulated campaign planning cycle.
• Brief campaign plans to a higher headquarters.
• Respond to injects and changes.
• Demonstrate multinational coordination.

Topics:
• Exercise scenario introduction
• Staff roles and responsibilities
• Planning and decision-making under time pressure
• Briefing to higher command
• Adapting to operational changes (injects)
• After-action review

Objectives:
• Consolidate key learning points.
• Complete summative assessment.
• Provide peer and instructor feedback.
• Reflect on personal development.
• Identify further learning opportunities.

Topics:
• Review of core concepts
• Summative assessment: written exam and/or practical demonstration
• Feedback session
• Course evaluation
• Certification and close