Spring 2016 Campaigning Journal 

Fall 2016 Campaigning Journal

Educating the Joint force is the sole mission of the Joint Forces Staff College. A key component of the College’s educational approach is to develop in our students the ability to understand the concepts, principles, structures, and processes that Joint professionals apply or operate within now and in the future. On the surface, developing an understanding of Joint concepts appears a relatively simple educational task: read, discuss, and apply. In reality, developing an understanding of anything is far more difficult and time-consuming than many practitioners imagine. To develop an understanding in the manner in which General Martin Dempsey has described in his desired Leader Attributes for Joint Force 2020, the student must examine the past, leveraging hindsight to comprehend how today’s environment developed and why; it requires the student to analyze the current environment, leveraging insight to gain a deeper appreciation for the elements, purpose(s), and interrelationships of the present system; and, finally, it requires the student to analyze trends, leveraging foresight to develop the ability to recognize the possibilities, plausibilities, and probabilities of a dynamic future. In short, to operate successfully in today’s global security environment students need not only study the lessons learned, but the “lessons to be learned” as well.

The Fall 2015 edition of Campaigning addresses these three components of understanding: hindsight, insight, and foresight. We hope you enjoy this edition of Campaigning. You can let me know what you think by emailing me at mccauleyd@ndu.edu.  

Campaigning: Fall 2015 >>

This edition of CAMPAIGNING is full of articles which are invaluable to joint planners at the regional combatant commands and Joint Staff. Lieutenant General Sharp has provided an extremely insightful interview regarding many aspects of joint planning and the current dynamic nature of planning. His thoughts are particularly important based on his current position which requires him to oversee the management and review of joint operations plans for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Our good friend Fred Hof has provided an extremely insightful piece on Lebanon based on his many years of regional expertise. Fred’s Thinking about Lebanon is a “must read” for anyone who is involved in any type of planning for this region. Another friend, Major General Mihail ORZEAŢĂ, who we are proud to report, has recently been assigned as the Director of the Romanian General (Joint) Staff. We are extremely grateful for his continued support of our journal and wish him all the best in his new appointment. Robert Kemp has provided an extremely important work, based on his experiences with Provisional Reconstruction Teams in the Khost Province in Eastern Afghanistan. Robert has done a masterful job with this work and has provided a very valuable contribution to this extremely important function of interagency cooperation at the pointy end of the spear. Dave Gardener, who is currently a JAWS student, managed to find time to submit a worthwhile piece on the importance of end state development within the context of the Vietnam War.

This issue includes articles from Dr. Milan Vego on the Systems Approach and its implications for the center of gravity. Major General Mihail Orzeata, Deputy Chief of the Romanian Air Force Staff, was very kind in finding time to prepare a very thoughtful piece on the effects air power has on achieving national objectives during conflict.Peter Harling has written an extremely enlightening analysis on the significance of the Battle of Falluja. We are very excited by Mr. Harling’s work based on his extensive experience in the region, especially Iraq. Commander Cary Krause has provided an analysis of sea basing and the relevance it will play during the 21^st Century. And finally, Major Dave Jones provides the second part of a three part series, Planning to Plan. We hope you find each of these articles informative and enlightening.
Campaigning, Fall 2006

This volume of CAMPAIGNING contains some very timely articles. LTG Russel L. Honoré and COL (Ret) Barney Barnhill have provided a relevant piece on the complexity of dealing with the largest humanitarian assistance operation the United States has ever seen, the response to Hurricanes Rita and Katrina. Former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs during Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom Mr. Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr. has provided the first of two essays which provide an extremely valuable and provocative interagency perspective necessary for military planners. And our dear friend Dr. Milan Vego has provided another powerful contribution discussing the concept of Center of Gravity. We are also pleased to announce our first international contribution from LtCol Philipp Eder and Capt Johann Fischer from the National Defense Academy in Vienna, Austria who provide an extraordinary interpretation on the application of the lines of operation. Additionally, Lt Col Jim Sears provides an analysis of the importance of the recently instituted six-phase planning construct. We hope you find each of these articles informative and enlightening.
Campaigning, Spring 2006