Publications
15-06 MDMP Lessons and Best Practices Handbook
Historically, a unit's success is directly related to the ability of the staff to execute the military decisionmaking process (MDMP). Given the increased complexity of today's operational environment and the vast array of mission command systems and processes, integration and synchronization of all activities associated with operations are increasingly difficult. Observations derived from deployed units, as well as from trainers at Combat Training Centers (CTCs) over the past decade, indicate a significant loss of unit ability to conduct a detailed MDMP. This lack of planning expertise results in de-synchronized operations, and could ultimately cost the lives of Soldiers. There are numerous key doctrinal manuals that address MDMP. This handbook is designed to consolidate much of this doctrine, combined with analysis of observations from recent deployments and CTC rotations, into a single source that is useful to junior leaders as they conduct the MDMP. More detailed study of the MDMP can be accomplished by studying the key doctrinal manuals listed in Chapter 13 of this handbook.
The Army University White Paper
This white paper describes the ongoing effort to create a unified university system for the Army. It outlines the rationale for this effort and makes a compelling case for why it must begin now. This paper also describes how this effort is both a symbolic and substantive change to the Army’s approach to education. Substantively, the Army University will enable more rigorous accreditation of existing education programs and encourage more internal collaboration among Army research institutions.
15-02 Leader's Guide to Team Building Handbook
The Leader's Guide to Team Building handbook provides lessons and best practices ("a way") to rapidly build and effectively employ cross-boundary teams that are highly competent both in making and executing decisions and in learning and adapting together. It helps the team gain common understanding of the situation and requirements and quickly reach a higher level of performance.
Army Doctrine Update (2015) 1-15 (17 DEC 14)
CALL Insider December 2014
Greetings from the Army’s premier lessons learned center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. CALL has published its Fiscal
Year 2015 Collection Plan, which outlines the focus areas CALL will be looking at during the next fiscal year.
In this edition of the CALL Newsletter, we would like to highlight our support to Operation United Assistance. CALL is
developing push packages to assist units in operations or training exercises, and we have included a summary of this
effort in this newsletter. We have also included a summary of our recent lessons learned seminar for the Georgian
Armed Forces.
15-01 Command Deployment Discipline Handbook
The Command Deployment Discipline Program (CDDP) is a commander’s tool designed to enhance unit deployment readiness. This handbook is a combination of doctrinal and regulatory tasks that address Army standards, fundamentally focused on equipment movement and associated tasks from division to company level, to include installation tasks.
The Human Dimension White Paper
This white paper operationalizes the Army human dimension concepts described in the Army Operating Concept (TRADOC Pam 525-3-1) and the Human Dimension Concept (TRADOC Pam 525-3-7), and is a component of the Force 2025 and Beyond planning process. The Chief of Staff of the Army has directed the Army to become “the nation’s leader in human performance optimization.” This paper outlines a way ahead to achieve this vision.
The U.S. Army Operating Concept - Win in a Complex World
The Army Operating Concept (AOC) describes how future Army forces will prevent conflict, shape security environments, and win wars while operating as part of our Joint Force and working with multiple partners. The AOC guides future force development by identifying first order capabilities that the Army needs to support U.S. policy objectives. It provides the intellectual foundation and framework for learning and for applying what we learn to future force development under Force 2025 and Beyond.
Talent Management in the Army White Paper
In this paper, the Human Dimension Capabilities Development Task Force (HDCDTF) conducts a comparative analysis of five of the most-widely utilized talent management models found in the academic and professional literature. It then makes a number of recommendations regarding a model for the Army to use as it continues its organizational innovation in pursuit of human performance optimization.
September Newsletter
14-10 Commander's Guide to Support Operations Among Weaponized Displaced Persons, Refugees, and Evacuees
The use of chemical and biological weapons on the battlefields of history is not a new phenomenon. Although this practice is contrary to international treaties and customs, it has not precluded the use of these weapons by state and non-state actors against military, political, or civilian targets. Chemical and biological weapons use during the Iran–Iraq war in the 1980s and the use of chemical weapons in Syria in 2013 demonstrate that our collective security is threatened by actors willing to defy the international community. The threat of chemical and biological weapons use is increased as these are relatively inexpensive to produce and can be delivered by a variety of methods, making them an asymmetric threat of catastrophic potential. The psychological, health, and logistical implications of displaced persons fleeing a real or perceived chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and enhanced conventional weapons (CBRNE) environment will create complex mission command and support requirements requiring innovative and agile responses.
12-21 Commander's Guide to Supporting Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons Handbook
This CALL Handbook is a compilation of ILE student papers from the DLRO course "Refugees and Displaced Persons in the Operational Environment."