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COMBINED ARMS... DECISIVE VICTORY O/C Training Overview

COMBINED ARMS... DECISIVE VICTORY Provide an overview of observer/controller (O/C) duties and responsibilities in the conduct of division Warfighter (WFX) exercise Purpose

COMBINED ARMS... DECISIVE VICTORY Observe and collect data Research & provide doctrinal answers to unit Avoid interfering with unit operations What Is My Role?

COMBINED ARMS... DECISIVE VICTORY O/C Duties Observe: Observe unit performance in planning, preparation, and execution of mission based on current doctrine Control: Help the unit should focus on operations vice simulation (‘The game’) Coach: Begin as necessary/requested Analyze: What’s broken / How to fix Provide Feedback: AARs

COMBINED ARMS... DECISIVE VICTORY Constructs - Provides the Themes –Macro - Encompass whole AAR –Micro - Within a Theme Themes –Tell A Story; So What? –Cause and Effect –What’s the Fix? Who’s Responsible? AAR Preparation

COMBINED ARMS... DECISIVE VICTORY As a member of BCTP, you may cause inordinate concern and activity if you ask a direct question to a division or brigade soldier. Units consider you an evaluator and often react to your questions. Instead, attempt to answer your questions by observing—looking at charts, listening to conversations, checking maps, logs, etc. Heisenburg Uncertainity Principle O/C Training

COMBINED ARMS... DECISIVE VICTORY As a fellow professional, you will want the soldiers and unit to do well during the exercise. This prompts the temptation to help the unit. The danger is that the unit will do whatever you say, and concurrently, they will hold you responsible for any outcome, favorable or unfavorable. Remain somewhat distant and impartial. Stockholm Effect O/C Training

COMBINED ARMS... DECISIVE VICTORY Sometimes AAR requirements will drive you to return for specific information. The degree of importance and urgency will warrant violating the Heisenburg Principle. The commander of BCTP, COG, or a senior observer may direct you to get key information. You may have to get the information by “brute force,” far exceeding the Heisenburg effect by figuratively applying the Heimlich Maneuver. Heimlich Maneuver O/C Training

COMBINED ARMS... DECISIVE VICTORY OC’s conduct informal counterpart AARs with unit personnel using the CTC “ Discovery Learning” methodology. Informal counter part AARs are conducted at about the midpoint of the WFX and after the ENDEX. Counterpart AARs O/C Training

COMBINED ARMS... DECISIVE VICTORY - Turn In: - Your AOC Survey - BCTP Badge - Any Team equipment (cell phones, beepers, digital cameras, projectors for counterpart AARs, etc.) - Your FER comments - Get: - Your AOC Certificate - Leave: - “Trip reports” or “professional articles” here Post-WFX Checks O/C Training

Title slide INTRO 001

COMBINED ARMS... DECISIVE VICTORY AAR Agenda INTRODUCTION DIVISION TRAINING OBJECTIVES CORPS MISSION AND INTENT DIVISION MISSION AND INTENT BATTLE SUMMARY WCOPFOR SIGNIFICANT EVENTS WHAT HAPPENED? WHY IT HAPPENED? HOW TO IMPROVE? CONCLUSIONS INTRO 002

COMBINED ARMS... DECISIVE VICTORY The after-action review (AAR) consists of four parts: –Establish what happened. –Determine what was right or wrong with what happened. –Determine how the task should be done differently the next time. –Perform the task again AAR Elements

COMBINED ARMS... DECISIVE VICTORY Establish what happened. –The evaluator and the participants determine what actually happened during performance of the training task. For force-on-force training, OPFOR members assist in describing the flow of the training event and discuss training outcomes from their points of view AAR Elements

COMBINED ARMS... DECISIVE VICTORY Determine what was right or wrong with what happened. –The participants establish the strong and weak points of their performance. The evaluator plays a critical role in guiding the discussions so that conclusions reached by participants are doctrinally sound, consistent with Army standards, and relevant to the wartime mission. AAR Elements

COMBINED ARMS... DECISIVE VICTORY Determine how the task should be done differently the next time. –The evaluator leads the group in determining exactly how participants will perform differently the next time the task is performed. This results in organizational and individual motivation to conduct future sustainment training at desired levels of proficiency. AAR Elements

COMBINED ARMS... DECISIVE VICTORY Perform the task again. –This is done as soon as possible to translate observation and evaluation into corrective action. Additional training allows the participants to apply the lessons learned during the AAR. Leaders understand that all tasks will not be performed to standard. Therefore, during the short-range and near-term planning process, they provide flexibility in training events and schedules which allow for additional training immediately following the AAR. AAR Elements

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