The Operational Arch

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Human Capital Management & MDO w/4ID Oct 15, 2024

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MG David Doyle, 4ID Commanding General, and Command Sergeant Major Alex Kupratty join the Season 3 podcast team for their season debut to discuss human capital management, organizational culture, and preparing for multi-domain operations. They also discuss 4ID’s upcoming MDO Symposium – for more information go to https://qrcc.io/sjeyouwlcfqa.

SAMS Integration & Season 2 Finale w/COL Morgado Oct 01, 2024

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COL Andrew Morgado, Director of the US School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), joins the Season 2 Operational Arch podcast team on their season finale to discuss how SAMS develops joint leaders, the impacts SAMS has on global security challenges, and operational art.

Naval Military Theory in Relation to Operational Art, w/ Dr. Nick Prime Sep 15, 2024

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Dr. Nick Prime, Associate Professor at the School of Advanced Military Studies focuses on the maritime domain and the impacts of Naval theorists such as Alfred Mahan, Julian Corbett, JC Wylie, and Bernard Brodie as they relate to strategy and operational art. Henry Eccles: Logistics in the National Defense https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2927937-logistics-in-the-national-defenseHew Strachan: The Direction of War: Contemporary Strategy in Historical Perspective https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/18555040

Is Attrition A Type of War or Just an Effect, w/ LTC Amos Fox Aug 15, 2024

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In today's episode we speak with Lt Col Amos Fox about attrition as an effect of war, not as a type of war, and why there doesn't appear to be any "modern" military theorists. Article Discussed: https://warontherocks.com/2024/01/setting-the-record-straight-on-attrition/ Suggestions for Additional Listening/Reading:Thinking In Systems: A Primer: Donella H. Meadowshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3828902-thinking-in-systemsThe Scientific Way Of Warfare: Order and Chaos on the Battlefields of Modernity: Antoine J. Bousquethttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6576413-the-scientific-way-of-warfare Amos Fox's Upcoming or Recent Writings: Revolution in Military Affairs Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/63ZhWg6UUWUiTNEfSknGzF?si=fe1ef17606c4420dDe Gruyter Handbook of Drone Warfare, Book Chapterhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204879648-de-gruyter-handbook-of-drone-warfare https://twitter.com/AmosFox6 https://www.linkedin.com/in/amoscfox/

The Role of a Commander Integrating Staff, w/ LTG Jon Jensen Jul 15, 2024

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In this episode we discuss the role of a commander integrating the staff solvingcomplex problems, fostering collaborative organizations, and utilizingcomponents two and three with Lieutenant General Jon Jensen, director of the ArmyNational Guard.Book Recommendations: If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story: George Wilson - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227026.If_You_SurviveLieutenant General Herbert R. Temple, Jr., ARNGUS, Retired [interview]From Texas to Rome: Fighting World War II and the Italian Campaign with the 36th Infantry Division - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22854737-from-texas-to-rome

Leading a Division in Training and Multi-Domain Operations, w/ MG David Doyle Jun 15, 2024

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In this Episode we have a discussion with Major General David Doyle, US Army, Discuss challenges and opportunities in leading a division emphasizing training, multi-domain operations, and operational art. This Kind of War: A Study in Unpreparedness, T.R. Fehrenbachhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/118690.This_Kind_of_WarCausality: Models, Reasoning, and Inference, Judea Pearlhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174276.CausalitySwitch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard: Chip Heath, & Dan Heathhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6570502-switch

Narrative, Operational Art, and Museums, w/ Nikki Dean May 15, 2024

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In this episode, the team discusses the importance of narrative, operational art, and the role of museums in military professional development with Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Nikki Dean. Ms. Dean is a military history interpreter at the World War I Museum located in Kansas City, MO. Reading SuggestionsWayne Sandholtz: Prohibiting Plunder https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2901356-prohibiting-plunderFrankline D. Vagone and Deborah E Ryan: The Anarchist’s Guide to Historic House Museums https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/25759565Liddell Hart: The Real War 1914-1918https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/148842George T. Raach: A Withering Firehttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34323467-a-withering-fire?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14Podcasts: Meet Me at the Museum from Art Fundhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/meet-me-at-the-museum/id1439186876Conflict of Interest from Imperial War Museumshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conflict-of-interest/id1566841158Side Door from Smithsonian Institution https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sidedoor/id1168154281A Frame of Mind from The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/a-frame-of-mind/id1600732900

Field Manual 3.0 & MDO, w/ LTG Milford Beagle & Mr. Rich Creed Apr 15, 2024

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In this Episode we have a Discussion with Lt Gen Milford H. Beagle, US Army, and Mr. Creed about US Army doctrine, specifically FM 3-0 and trace its concepts and applications to MDO. Book Recommendations: Full-Spectrum Thinking: How to Escape Boxes in a Post-Categorical Future: Bob Johansenhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49918684-full-spectrum-thinking

The Liberation Trilogy Boxed Set: Rick Atkinson https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18077742-the-liberation-trilogy-boxed-set

Pacific Theater Reading: John C McManushttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61883943-to-the-end-of-the-earthhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57631501-island-infernos https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42656387-fire-and-fortitude

Urban Warfare, w/ John Spencer Mar 15, 2024

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In this episode the team discusses urban warfare with Professor John Spencer, the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern Warfare Center.If you liked Professor Spencer's points and want to learn more about Urban Warfare check out his podcast or book below, along with some other books he suggests. John Spencer's Podcast: Urban Warfare Project Podcasthttps://mwi.westpoint.edu/category/podcasts/urban-warfare-project-podcasts/ Book Recommendations: Understanding Urban Warfare: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63133593-understanding-urban-warfareBlock by Block: The Challenges of Urban Operations https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14611374-block-by-blockConflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83814899-conflict

Space Operations, w/ LTC Jerry Drew Feb 15, 2024

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In this episode we discuss Space Operations with LTC Jerry Drew one of the principal authors on a new book titled "The Battle Beyond: Fighting and Winning the Coming War in Space"Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199444232-the-battle-beyond?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=fAQSRO9bAC&rank=1

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