MCCOE News Archive

Wed, 2017-11-29 08:44

As part of the Army’s ongoing doctrine support to the Columbian Army (through ARSOUTH), Jim Benn (left), Deputy Director of the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD), and Carlos Soto (second from right), Army Terminologist and Symbologist (CADD), met November 4-18 with 90 Colombian officers and non-commissioned officers who will be the primary authors of the 57 Field Manuals the Columbian Army will produce. On the final day of the exchange, in recognition of their work, GEN Alberto Mejia, Chief of Staff of the Colombian Army (second from left), and Colonel Jaime Alonzo (right), Director, Columbian Army Center of Doctrine and Education, presented Mr. Benn and Mr. Soto with plaques designating them as honorary members of the Army Staff. Additionally, copies of their portraits will be placed permanently in the HQ of the Colombian Center for Education and Doctrine. Finally, GEN Mejia announced the creation of an annual award for their best doctrine writer. The award is called the Benn and Soto award for excellence in doctrine development.

Mon, 2017-11-27 14:28

November 21, Mr. Mike Scully, Doctrine Writer, Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD), provided members of the Mission Command Battle Lab (MCBL), Capability Development Integration Directorate (CDID) with an overview of the Army’s new FM 3-0, Operations. He explained some of the key points of the analysis that went into the development of the new doctrine manual.

Tue, 2017-11-21 11:51

As Maj. Gen. Courtney Carr (l), the Adjutant General for the state of Indiana looks on, Philippine Army MAJ Ronnie Sta. Catalina, a student in the U.S. Information Operations Qualification Course, presents a gift from the Philippine Army to IOQC Director, LTC Bradley Loudon in appreciation for his attendance at the course. MG Carr was the Guest Speaker for the IOQC course graduation on 17 Nov.

Wed, 2017-10-04 09:31

The Army Leader Exchange (ALx) hosted a lecture by Command Sgt. Maj. (R) Marvin L. Hill, on Oct. 3, 2017 at the Lewis and Clark Center, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center (CAC), Fort Leavenworth, KS. Command Sgt. Maj. (R) Hill spoke about the NCO and Officer relationships in the 21st Century. (U.S. Army photo, Dan Neal)

Mon, 2017-09-25 14:47

Lt. Gen. Michael Lundy, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, spoke to students in the current Information Operations Proponent Functional Area 30 Qualification Course. The 12-week course employs guest speakers and experts from academia, industry, government, military, and current Information Operations Officers. The students learn how to integrate and synchronize information related capabilities (IRCs), lead IO Working Groups, and generate MDMP related products in order to serve as IO officers at Brigade and higher echelons. Students participate in an end of course exercise to assess the student's ability to plan, execute, assess, and adapt tactics, techniques, and procedures throughout unified land operations.

Fri, 2017-09-22 08:22

Larry Hollars (left), Center for Army Lessons Learned Facilitation Division chief, briefs Maj. Gen. Hertz Pires do Nascimento (center), Chief of the Brazilian Army Doctrine Center, Sept. 19, 2017. The Brazilian delegation visited CALL for an overview briefing and a discussion of current lessons learned methodologies and processes. Hertz and his team are gathering information and concepts that have been useful to the Combined Arms Center in developing doctrine in support of the Brazilian Army’s modernization transformation. (Photo by Christine Weis)

Tue, 2017-09-05 09:19

Carlos Soto, Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD) terminologist, briefs Col. Jaime Alonso, Colombian Army doctrine director and Col. Mike Pappal, Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) director, during a delegation visit Aug. 30. During the engagement, CALL and CADD representatives provided professional discussions and exchanged information regarding mission, structure, trends, and processes. (Photo by Christine Weis)

Thu, 2017-08-17 14:01

Professor Boaz Ganor, Dean and Ronald Lauder Chair for Counter-Terrorism at the Lauder School of Government, spoke at a presentation by the Army Leader Exchange on "The Art of Counter-Terrorism" on Aug. 17, 2017. The discussion at the Lewis and Clark Center, Fort Leavenworth, KS was open to all military and civilian personnel and dealt with the challenges of leadership in dealing with identifying the enemy/threat, understanding the rationale of terrorism, balancing public awareness and resilience and more. (Photo by Dan Neal)

Wed, 2017-08-09 13:32

Major General Michael Kurilla, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, Maj. Gen. Brian Alvin, commanding general of the 63rd Regional Support Command, and Maj. Gen. James Mingus, director of the Mission Command Center of Excellence, participate in the latest pilot command course, Army Strategic Education Program - Command (ASEP-C). The new course is given quarterly to Army officers who are heading toward division command (and equivalents) and is designed to instruct them on advanced warfighting concepts that align more with challenges of the future. With the addition of this course, the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center now delivers all pre-command related instruction at the battalion, brigade and division command levels. (Photo by Dan Neal)

Mon, 2017-07-24 14:23

Mr. Gonzalo Pareja, product manager for the Tactical Mission Command (PdM TMC), addresses Command Post Computing Environment (CPCE) Limited Objective Experiment (LOE) participants. The event was hosted by the Mission Command Battle Lab (MCBL), Mission Command Capability Development Integration and Directorate (MC CDID) from 17-21 July 2017, and is part of the Army’s efforts to establish industry-like common hardware, software, and data standards. MC CDID and MCBL are dedicated to creating a Common Operating Picture (COP) of the battlefield that displays a similar “look and feel” across platforms.