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Monthly series of articles designed as a course in Tactics, taught by retired US Army Infantry Officers.


Tactics 101 069 – Noncombatant Evacuation Operations

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: February 03, 2012 at 1:07 pm

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

Tactics 101 068 – Task Organization

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: January 09, 2012 at 4:33 pm

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

Tactics 101 067 – Decisions and the Decision Support Template

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: December 18, 2011 at 2:07 pm

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.

Tactics 101 066 – The Matrix Operations Order

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: November 16, 2011 at 1:35 pm

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

Tactics 101-065: Rehearsals, Part 2

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: October 14, 2011 at 6:22 pm

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

Tactics 101 064 – Rehearsals

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: September 14, 2011 at 5:12 pm

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 101 063 – The Concept of Operations

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: August 17, 2011 at 6:29 pm

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.

Tactics 101 062 – Anatomy of the Operations Order, Part 2

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: July 12, 2011 at 11:06 am

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

Tactics 101 060 – Operations Orders

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: May 16, 2011 at 9:49 am

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 101 059: Smoke in the Defense

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: April 11, 2011 at 9:40 am

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

Tactics 101 058 – Smoke in the Offense

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: March 17, 2011 at 7:15 pm

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.

Tactics 101 057 – Smoke Operations

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: February 10, 2011 at 1:46 pm

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.

Tactics 101 056 – Military Deception Means and Techniques

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: January 07, 2011 at 11:55 am

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

Tactics 101 055 – Military Deception

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: November 29, 2010 at 1:30 pm

The first article in a mini-series about planning, preparing and executing military deception operations, presented by the continuing monthly series Tactics 101 on ArmchairGeneral.com.

Tactics 101 054 – The Ground Tactical Plan

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: October 12, 2010 at 10:26 am

American parachutists — devils in baggy pants — are less than 100 meters from my outpost line. I can’t sleep at night; they pop up from nowhere and we never know when or how they will strike next. Seems

Tactics 101 053 – The Landing Plan

Rick Baillergeon and John Sutherland | Published: September 22, 2010 at 10:10 am

Tactics 101 continues its series on airborne operations with an in-depth look at developing a landing plan, including Selecting a Drop Zone, Delivery Methods and Techniques, Methods for Attacking the Objective and Assembly Procedures.

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