Tactics 101, the continuing Armchair General series, assesses Heavy-Light Operations,the integration of heavy and light forces on the battlefield.

This month Tactics 101, the continuing monthly series from Armchair General, looks at the three key elements of reconnaissance and surveillance planning.

The 70th installment of Tactics 101, the continuing monthly series from Armchair General, looks at the basics of reconnaissance, the first in a series of recon articles.

An overview of Noncombatant Evacuation Operations, or NEO, is covered in this installment of Tactics 101, a continuing monthly series on Armchair General.

Armchair General’s continuing monthly series Tactics 101 examines task organization, one of the most important actions during the planning process.

Timely decisions are critical on the battlefield. This month’s installment of Tactics 101 explains how the Decision Support Template can help commanders make timely and anticipated decisions.

This installment of Armchair General’s monthly series Tactics 101 focuses on the matrix form–style for writing an operations order.

Tactics 101, the continuing monthly series, looks at part two of rehearsals for military actions.

Rehearsals for combat missions can be a tremendous asset or a colossal waste of time and can cause more harm than good; Tactics 101, the continuing monthly series from Armchair General, examines the good, the bad and the ugly in rehearsals.

Tactics 101, the continuing monthly series, looks at The Concept of Operation – how to write clear, concise orders that provide a snapshot of how a mission is to be executed.

The second part of Tactics 101′s articles on ‘The Anatomy of the Operations Order’ focuses on Execution, Sustainment, and Command and Signal.

The 60th entry in the monthly Tactics 101 series begins a new mini-series on the Operations Order (OPORD), starting with an overview on the Combat Orders and the OPORD.

Tactics 101, the continuing monthly series on ArmchairGeneral.com, looks how a smart defender can use smoke to advantage on the battlefield.

This month’s installment of Tactics 101 addresses the ways a commander can utilize smoke in the offense, providing analysis on the ‘DOs’ and the DON’Ts of offensive smoke.

The use of smoke on the battlefield can have a huge positive effect on the ability to achieve victory, but it can be extremely detrimental if not utilized properly. The ongoing series Tactics 101 takes readers behind the smoke screen.

Means and techniques of military deception are explored in this installment of the continuing monthly series ‘Tactics 101′ on ArmchairGeneral.com.