The Necessity At The Heart Of Every Command

The past decade has witnessed fundamental changes in the information environment, which makes availability and access to information more prevalent than in the past. For this reason, we must develop and maintain the ability to influence the content and flow of information to potential adversaries, as well as foreign civilian audiences in the area of operations.

2.1 People communicate to let other people know their needs and wishes. They also need to tell others if they are in pain and how they are feeling, and to put their anxieties at ease.

When it comes to succeeding at anything, it is important to plan, prepare, and rehears the outcome. In a combat zone, this becomes even more important because lives and the success of the mission depend on it. This was not the case however, during a fight called Operation Anaconda. The purpose of this paper is to point out what went wrong with the lack of planning, coordination, rehearsal, and preparation between Air and ground communications, and how it proved to be critical during Operation Anaconda. The ending results were a delayed execution and several friendly casualties.

“Effective communication occurs only if the receiver understands the exact information or idea that the sender intended to transmit. Many of the problems that occur in an organization are: the direct result of people failing to communicate and processes that leads to confusion and can cause good plans to fail” (Clark, 2015).

Communication is “the process of relaying information between or among people by the use of words, letters, symbols, or body language” (Cherry & Jacob, 2011, p. 381). Communication is a two- way process; the message conveyed by the sender needs to be heard and understood by the receiver. It is important for “leaders to communicate regularly and consistently with staff” (Shifflet & Moyer, 2010, p. 252). Some

When it comes to succeeding at anything, it is important to plan, prepare, and rehears the outcome. In a combat zone, this becomes even more important because lives and the success of the mission depend on it. This was not the case however, during a fight called Operation Anaconda. The purpose of this paper is to point out what went wrong with the lack of planning, coordination, rehearsal, and preparation between Air and ground communications, and how it proved to be critical during Operation Anaconda. The ending results were a delayed execution and several friendly casualties.

Missing a layer of management that might contribute to poorer communication. Getting messages all the way to the frontline is a challenge.

General Dynamics’ organizational objectives are to develop and train soldiers to use state of the art communication systems. These systems provide the United States military commanders with command and control during combat or civilian unrest. General Dynamics provides training on communications systems to all levels ranging from colonel to privates to ensure understanding of battle command networks and informational systems. In a civilian organization, this could represent the CEO to a mail clerk.

Win in a Complex World discusses the Army’s Operating Concept (AOC) and how the Army’s ability to conduct Joint Combined Arms Operations gives the Commander multiple options to conduct operations over multiple domains to include land, air, sea, space and cyberspace in an effort to develop the future force. The main points are summarized below:

“Army Knowledge Management (AKM) is the Army’s strategy to transform itself into a network-centric, knowledge-based force and an integral part of the Army’s transformation to achieve the future force” (Department of the Army, 2001a, p. 1; Department of the Army 2005c, p. 2). The AKM is designed to help and improve future military capabilities. They help guide the Army to serve as a knowledge- based force. In this paper I will elaborate on (1) The use of every interaction whether face-to-face or virtual as an opportunity to acquire and share knowledge (Principle 4).

1. The IMCOM-Europe Public Affairs Office (PAO) will project command communications that are fed from the LOEs. The PAO will utilize multiple mediums in order to be transparent and communicate effectively to IMCOM personnel, current and potential customers, and the general public. Through constant communication, the goal by 2020 is for the Army to be more informed and aware of IMCOM’s innovative professionals and extraordinary services and facilities that support their premier Army.

Military operations require a wide range of information to be disseminated to achieve mission success. Users at all levels must have access to the right information when it is needed to be effective in both garrison and combat operations. In order to maximize the flow of information, the military uses different platforms to ensure proper distribution. Internal platforms of communication are primarily used to ensure adequate, discreet, and expeditious access to required information while ensuring receipt only to its intended audience. External communication platforms have a much broader use and have less restricted access requirements. Internal and external communication platforms work best when utilized together to develop lessons learned

While I was in the military, I got to experience how ineffective and problematic vertical communication is. It was very aggregating when leaders would only provide small pieces of the puzzle even though I was key personnel in charge of the Battalion’s logistics. In chapter one, it talks about how communication is not linear but must operate circular (Hackman & Johnson, 2013, p. 8-9). Communication that comes full circle provides transparency at every level. Transparent communication will also show your followers how much you value and trust their abilities. It is amazing what people can accomplish if you provide them the whole picture. Leaders that use transactional communication are able to simultaneously recognize and respond to emotions

Next, at 7th Signal Brigade, Germany, I lead the Brigades Global Rebasing and Restructuring (GR2) movement from USAG Mannheim to USAG Schweinfurt during a period of high operational tempo while ensuring that day-to-day operations were minimally impacted. Additional, as the Force Modernization Officer, responsible for the unit’s multi-million dollar fielding, training and validation of cutting-edge cyber security tools and signal equipment; which were critical to supporting three COCOMs

Communication is a part of everyday life. Not only is it present in our personal lives, but in the