Building Military Corpora for Curricula BILC CONFERENCE TBILISI BG H. WALTHER Austrian Armed Forces Language Institute

Teaching General & Military English The Military Corpus

Mission of the AAF Language Institute To make the Austrian Armed Forces interoperable  through language proficiency

Desired End-state INTEROPERABILITY No purely general language training but also intercultural competence and military language training. Military Skills

Definitions of NCW : – Conceptual Confusion Network Centric Warfare (NCW - US) Network Based Defence (NBD - SW) Network Centric Operations (NCO – NL) Network Enabled Collective Security (NATO) Network Enabled Warfare (NEW - AUS) Network Enabled Capability (NEC - UK) Bulle Opérationelle Aéroterrestre (BOA – FR) MISCELLANEOUS : –Network Exploitation Capability –Network Enhanced Capability –Network Centric Capability

Level 1 Barracks, Ranks

Level 2 A. Pure Military - Field Training - Troop Leading Procedures (Squad, Platoon, …) - Estimate of the Situation - Map Reading, Terrain Features & Analysis - FRAGO Drill - Voice Procedures, Radio Communications - Writing: Memos, Orders, Annexes, Reports, Requests

Map Reading & Land Navigation

Call for Fire

Combat Techniques

PLT Level FRAGO Drill

Level 2 B.Intertwined - Society, Political Systems - Familiy Lives - Tourism / Traffic - Chains of Command - Military Life (NATO, EU, UN) - Vehicles, Motor March, Convoys

Level 2 C. Brief MAPEX Illustration of tactical principles IAW ATP-3.2.1

1100 HRS 0900 HRS 507 Situation assessment as of 0830 HRS PL „B“ 2524 (x) 1400 HRS 1230 HRS XX 1 (GE) Mission: 20 MECHINBDE is to attack, to disrupt penetrating enemy forward of PL „C“, and to delay from PL „C“ from 1230 HRS onward in conjunction with 25 BDE and 12 BDE, supported by 1 PAH-1 SQN and MLRS. (-) 10 kms 1000 HRS ‘ “ TLD PL „C“

Level 3 A. Pure Military - Military Decision-Making Process – detailed (Deliberate, Abbreviated, Accelerated Techniques) - Operational & Organisational Terms & Graphics - Staff Work - Primary Staff - Special Staff - Battle Rhytm - Offensive, Defensive, Retrograde Operations - Crisis Response / Crisis Management Operations - CJTF Concept - COPD (Comprehensive Operations Planning Directive) (former GOP) - Battle Groups Concept - Press Information Officer (PIO) - “Hostile” Press Conference

DELIBERATE TECHNIQUE EXECUTION & ASSESSMENT Commander'sBattlefieldVisualization Staffestimates REHEARSAL ORDERS CONSTRUCTION COA APPROVAL COA COMPARISON COA ANALYSIS COA DEVELOPMENT MISSION ANALYSIS RECEIPT OF A MISSION WARNING ORDER #1 WARNING ORDER #2 WARNING ORDER #3

Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace (IPB) ● a continuous and systematic method for analyzing the enemy, weather, and terrain, ● evaluating enemy capabilities and predicting enemy COAs, ● and providing much of the information for the intel estimate and the targeting process.

IPB Determine enemy COA’s Doctrinal template –Identify enemy objectives and desired end-state –Apply effects of terrain and weather Situation template (SITTEMP) Most probable COA (MPCOA) Most dangerous COA (MDCOA) Event template

COA Comparison & Decision Matrix CRITERIA (WEIGHT) MANEUVER ( ) SURVIVABILITY ( ) OBSERVATION ( ) SIMPLICITY ( ) COMMUNICATIONS ( ) LOGISTICS ( ) TOTALS COA #1 WT’D COA #2 WT’D COA #3 WT’D NOTES: 1. BEST COA IS ASSIGNED THE HIGHEST NUMERICAL VALUE OF THE THREE COAs, THE BEST IS “3” 2. UNWEIGHTED TOTALS HELP DETERMINE THE BEST COA WITHOUT REGARD TO WEIGHTS 3. HIGHEST NUMBER IS MOST SUITABLE COA. HOWEVER, TEAM LEADER MAY CHOOSE ANOTHER COA BASED ON EXPERIECE

CG MEETINGS COS COORDINATION MEETING 0730 CG BRIEFING BOOKS 0430 DOS/CO COORD MEETING 1400 COS VTC 0830 CG SIT AWARENESS 0545 ARRIVAL STAFF SHIFT 1730 ARRIVAL STAFF SHIFT 0530 COM PREP MEETING 1100 SACEUR VTC 1200 COM VTC 1530 COM HQ CONFERENCE STAFF MEETINGS JCB 0830 JOPG 0930 … WG 1100 … WG 1200 CLC 1230 … WG 1300 VTCs CONSOLIDATED HQ BATTLE RHYTHM

Level 3 B.MAPEX First MAPEX : Delaying Operation Second MAPEX : Peace Support Operation MDMP, IPB IAW GFAP, ROE NATO - Formats

ENGLISH Level 3 MAIN EFFORT: MDMP MDMP and QUICK ORDERS Exercise “ATTACK TO DELAY“

Situation as at 0840Z 25 X X 12 lII PL B PL C 10 kms Il (-) I I Tasks: WNGO in 5 minutes Conduct estimate COA brief in 40 mins Orders in 55 mins N 20 X II XX 1GE MISSION: 20X is to delay en N of PL C and contain them within 24X bdys until at least 1230Z, by conducting hasty attacks, in order to allow 1 GE Div to coordinate main def battle on PL C Seize and hold Hill 601 NLT 1100 ATTS: One MLRS Bty in Gen Sp One Sqn ATk hels. RTM mins on station FASCAM aval 0915 Anticipated rate of en adv

Situation as at 0945Z 10 kms Anticipated rate of en adv 25 X X 12 lII PL B PL C II Il (-) I I 20 X II XX 1GE Would you have countered this en COA?

Lessons learned Discussion What have we learned from this exercise? Did you have enough time for: –WNGO –Estimate (MDMP) –Preparing orders How would you apportion time available? What is the key to successful quick planning?

GEM CORAL OPAL TOPAZ ZIRCON BRIDGELAND PSO scenario GSZ Overall permissive OPAL:  Mainly compliant with GFAP  In favour of UN/NATO CORAL:  Mainly non-compliant  Militant attitude of certain political / military elements TOPAZ:  Officially ISO UN/NATO  Trying to exploit CORAL weakened position ZIRCON:  Weak government  In support of UN/NATO

Scale in kms EGSZ XX 648 Water obs X 1 Bn AOR International border Nunoz MSR

COMMANDER’S OBJECTIVES, GUIDANCE and INTENT TARGET DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION NOMINATION and PRIORITSATION CAPABILITIES ANALYSIS (inc WEAPONEERING) FORCE PLANNING AND ASSIGNMENT MISSION PLANNING AND EXECUTION COMBAT ASSESSMENT JOINT TARGETING PROCESS Joint Targeting Cycle

Targeting is part of the tactical decision-making process used to focus the battlefield operating systems (BOSs) to achieve the commander‘s intent.

Pre-approved Target Sets. Joint target development and prosecution is approved IAW the following NAC/MC approved Target Sets: (a)Approved for non-lethal attack. AME - Adversary media ELS - Economic Leadership GEP - General Public MLS - Military leadership PLS - Political leadership (b) Approved for lethal/non-lethal attack. (to be cleared by COMGFOR) SCT1 - Special Category: Arms Smugglers SCT2 - Special Category: Terrorists / terrorist organisations ( c) Restricted targets (only to be cleared by NAC). IND - Industry POL - Petroleum Industry PWR - Electric Power (d) Restricted Targets (only to be cleared by COMGFOR/JCB). AFA -Air Forces and Airfields C4I - Command, Control, Communication, Computers, and Intel Facilities GFF- Ground Forces and Facilities LOC -Transportation / Lines of Communication MSS - Military Supply and Storage NFP - Naval Forces and Ports (e) Prohibited Targets. As defined by the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC), ROEs or FRAGOs. (f) TST. SCT1 - Special Category: Arms Smugglers SCT2 - Special Category: Terrorists / terrorist organisations JFC General Targeting Guidance

X Res1 X Res2 XXX X X III (+)29 30 (-)31 PL EAGLE PL HAWK X X X Res X I KAB1 KAB2 I X 20 ST.MARTIN TC LLTR FLOT FSCL TMRR HDASCZ WFZ ROD BERGHEIM X ? FLET KERN LLTR TR TMRR TR FARP SL 33 Airspace Management (Extract) Anmerkung: TC - Transit Corridor TR - Transit Route LLTR - Low Level Transit Route TMRR - Temporary Minimum Risc Route HDASCZ - High Density Air Space Control Zone SL - Secure Lane FARP - Forward Arming and Refuelling Point

Tactical English Courses (TEC) Module 1: Battle Techniques Module 2: Staff officers MDMP Briefing Training Module 3: Commanding officers CCIR intent criteria for success planning guidance STANAGs Language Training for Special Purposes

Air Operational Course Airspace Management

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