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Army releases new doctrine for land operations
The Army has released new doctrine publications on ground manoeuvre reconnaissance and military police in operations.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009Kingston, Ontario – The Directorate of Army Doctrine (DAD) has released new doctrine publications on ground manoeuvre reconnaissance and military police in land operations.
All doctrine products provide a foundation for individual and group training. They support the production of tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP). DAD continually updates its products to keep pace with changes in doctrinal trends and concepts.
Ground Manoeuvre Reconnaissance (B-GL-394-002/FP-001)
The Ground Manoeuvre Reconnaissance publication provides doctrine for conducting ground manoeuvre reconnaissance (GMR) operations, in support of situational awareness and tactical manoeuvres. Written in cooperation with the Armoured and Infantry Corps, the publication incorporates lessons learned from recent operations.
This publication acts as a guide for reconnaissance operations within the overall intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance framework. Soldiers should use it for all land force reconnaissance instruction and training.
It outlines the key roles, employment principles, tasks, characteristics and command and control considerations of assets employment. It also provides basic doctrine for the tactical employment of the infantry reconnaissance platoon and the armoured reconnaissance squadron.
These doctrinal principles and procedures are intended to be used as a guide and are flexible.
Military Police in Land Operations (Land Force Doctrine Note 3-08)
Unlike publications or manuals, doctrine notes can rapidly disseminate new and emerging doctrine and doctrinal concepts on any Land Force topic.
Sgt Mark Kluke of Joint Task Force Afghanistan, Camp Nathan Smith Military Police Platoon and two RCMP mentors discuss procedures with two Afghan NP personnel outside Kandahar City in March 2007.
This doctrine note, dated February 6, 2009, is the interim operational doctrine for Military Police (MP) involved in land operations. It replaces B-GL-362-001/FP-001 Military Police, dated November 10, 2000, and B-GL-332-012/FP-001 Tactical Aide Memoire 811 – MP. The note covers activities that contribute to both policing the force and providing police support to operations.
This new doctrine focuses on leveraging professional police skills to conduct tactical activities that contribute to achieving operational effects. In addition to law enforcement, security, custody and tactical support, this doctrine note includes specialized force protection and stability operations as MP activities. New operational tasks include:
•policing in failed states;
•investigating war crimes;
•training, mentoring and capacity building of indigenous police in failed and fragile states;
•complex custody operations, including the handling, holding and transferring of civilian detainees;
•tactical searches and forensic site exploitation;
•close protection; and
•operational support to domestic law enforcement.
The emphasis placed on these types of tactical activities in campaign planning has changed how the Canadian Forces expect to use MPs in operations.
In the future, DAD will review/rewrite B-GL-362-001/FP-001 Military Police (dated November 10, 2000) but until then, it should be used for land operational MP-specific training and supplemented as needed. B-GL-383-002/PT-021 Military Police Battle Task Standards (dated February 26, 2002) will also be reviewed/rewritten in the future.
DAD seeks input
DAD is responsible for all Land Force doctrine publications, manuals and notes produced for use in land operations.
Doctrine is a result of a collaborative effort. Comments based on experiences and vignettes from recent operations that help illustrate principles and tactics are encouraged and should be forwarded to Land Force Doctrine and Training System (LFDTS) DAD Doctrine Coord for consideration.
Active participation helps keep Land Force doctrine relevant.
Article by LCdr Chris Beazley, Directorate of Army Doctrine, Doctrine Coord
Photos by Cpl Simon Duchesne and Sgt Roxanne Clowe
Project Number:09-0202
The Army has released new doctrine publications on ground manoeuvre reconnaissance and military police in operations.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009Kingston, Ontario – The Directorate of Army Doctrine (DAD) has released new doctrine publications on ground manoeuvre reconnaissance and military police in land operations.
All doctrine products provide a foundation for individual and group training. They support the production of tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP). DAD continually updates its products to keep pace with changes in doctrinal trends and concepts.
Ground Manoeuvre Reconnaissance (B-GL-394-002/FP-001)
The Ground Manoeuvre Reconnaissance publication provides doctrine for conducting ground manoeuvre reconnaissance (GMR) operations, in support of situational awareness and tactical manoeuvres. Written in cooperation with the Armoured and Infantry Corps, the publication incorporates lessons learned from recent operations.
This publication acts as a guide for reconnaissance operations within the overall intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance framework. Soldiers should use it for all land force reconnaissance instruction and training.
It outlines the key roles, employment principles, tasks, characteristics and command and control considerations of assets employment. It also provides basic doctrine for the tactical employment of the infantry reconnaissance platoon and the armoured reconnaissance squadron.
These doctrinal principles and procedures are intended to be used as a guide and are flexible.
Military Police in Land Operations (Land Force Doctrine Note 3-08)
Unlike publications or manuals, doctrine notes can rapidly disseminate new and emerging doctrine and doctrinal concepts on any Land Force topic.
Sgt Mark Kluke of Joint Task Force Afghanistan, Camp Nathan Smith Military Police Platoon and two RCMP mentors discuss procedures with two Afghan NP personnel outside Kandahar City in March 2007.
This doctrine note, dated February 6, 2009, is the interim operational doctrine for Military Police (MP) involved in land operations. It replaces B-GL-362-001/FP-001 Military Police, dated November 10, 2000, and B-GL-332-012/FP-001 Tactical Aide Memoire 811 – MP. The note covers activities that contribute to both policing the force and providing police support to operations.
This new doctrine focuses on leveraging professional police skills to conduct tactical activities that contribute to achieving operational effects. In addition to law enforcement, security, custody and tactical support, this doctrine note includes specialized force protection and stability operations as MP activities. New operational tasks include:
•policing in failed states;
•investigating war crimes;
•training, mentoring and capacity building of indigenous police in failed and fragile states;
•complex custody operations, including the handling, holding and transferring of civilian detainees;
•tactical searches and forensic site exploitation;
•close protection; and
•operational support to domestic law enforcement.
The emphasis placed on these types of tactical activities in campaign planning has changed how the Canadian Forces expect to use MPs in operations.
In the future, DAD will review/rewrite B-GL-362-001/FP-001 Military Police (dated November 10, 2000) but until then, it should be used for land operational MP-specific training and supplemented as needed. B-GL-383-002/PT-021 Military Police Battle Task Standards (dated February 26, 2002) will also be reviewed/rewritten in the future.
DAD seeks input
DAD is responsible for all Land Force doctrine publications, manuals and notes produced for use in land operations.
Doctrine is a result of a collaborative effort. Comments based on experiences and vignettes from recent operations that help illustrate principles and tactics are encouraged and should be forwarded to Land Force Doctrine and Training System (LFDTS) DAD Doctrine Coord for consideration.
Active participation helps keep Land Force doctrine relevant.
Article by LCdr Chris Beazley, Directorate of Army Doctrine, Doctrine Coord
Photos by Cpl Simon Duchesne and Sgt Roxanne Clowe
Project Number:09-0202
