Medical professionals from all U.S. military services, foreign militaries and local personnel have attended past courses. The most recent course in May 2018 included personnel from AFRICOM, USARAF, USMC providers in country providing support to security cooperation efforts, medical personnel from nearby Japanese and French camps, civilian medical personnel supporting HOA tactical units downrange and the Medical Officer from the U.S. Embassy Djibouti. The end state of the Military Tropic Medicine (MTM) course is to increase Force Health Protection (FHP) and troop readiness, just as FHP was a primary end state for Britain and U.S. interests in tropical diseases more than a century ago. A more immediate objective in achieving the end state is to provide medical personnel relevant knowledge and understanding to address medical issues specific to deployment areas, especially for those who may be a considerable distance from a military base....Read More

Within the next 10-20 years technological advancements will be the catalyst for the next arms race. Unlike the nuclear build-up of the Cold War, the next arms race will centrally focus on two lines of effort: autonomous systems using artificial intelligence (AI) with humans-out-of-the loop, and anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon systems. ...Read More

This primer proffers a consideration for the identification of a functional combatant command as the lead DOD entity to integrate, synchronize, and coordinate multi-domain operations (MDO) across the United States Government (USG). This primer also includes planning considerations for commanders to employ MDO. ...Read More

This handbook is a compilation of products developed by the Center for Initial Military Training (CIMT) in preparation for the Army-wide implementation of the ACFT. Refinements are expected as testing units provide feedback, but in the interim, this handbook provides commanders, leaders, and Soldiers with a guide to preparing for and administering the ACFT....Read More

Students at the School of Command Preparation’s Pre-Command Course take time to engage with CALL analysts Sept. 14 in Eisenhower Hall. Future and currently serving brigade and battalion commanders and their command sergeants major took the opportunity to pick up CALL handbooks and newsletters and also learn how to order more copies online. ...Read More

This issue hear from the new CALL Director; check out the latest publications, best practices, and after action reviews; see what's in the queue for publication; and read recent observations from our combat training center liaisons. ...Read More

CALL's Strategic Analysis Branch conducted an interview on 9 July 2018, with MG Burleson, 7th Infantry Division Commander, to collect insights into his activities while he was serving as the Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Defense, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, OPERATION FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (Resolute Support), May 2016 – June 2017. The purpose of the interview was to get MG Burleson’s perspective on the requirements for successful advising at the Ministry of Defense and institutional levels for potential use in a Senior Advisor Reference Guide that CALL is developing in coordination with the Ministry of Defense Advisor Program and the Joint Center for International Security Force Assistance. MG Burleson emphasized continuous contact with the Minister of Defense (MinDef) and that understanding the context of the MinDef’s priorities equates to greater appreciation of the MinDef’s overall institutional and operational goals. He also noted that contact builds context which in turn builds trust; and, the Partner Nation Minister's priorities should be the center of gravity in terms of building unity of effort for advising activities....Read More

Mission Command Center of Excellence Director Maj. Gen. Douglas Crissman shakes hands with Center for Army Lessons Learned Senior Enlisted Advisor Master Sgt. John Bissen at the Fort Leavenworth retirement ceremony Aug. 30. Bissen retires after 27 years of service. MCCoE hosted this month’s ceremony for seven honorees who served at CALL, Mission Command Training Program, Munson Army Health Center, Combined Arms Center Headquarters, 15th Military Police Brigade, and the 82nd Airborne Division’s 189th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion....Read More