Purpose: This course is designed to train combined arms company commanders and battalion level staff officers.

Scope: Officers initially receive foundation-building instruction in the fundamentals of leadership, training management, communications, land navigation, and military law. This is followed by extensive study of support operations including field, logistics, combat engineer employment, use of indirect fire and close air support, utilization of PSYOP and civil affairs assets, and medical considerations for commanders. Using small group instruction, students then study and plan infantry tactics at the company and battalion level, mechanized and task force operations, military operations in urban terrain (MOUT), brigade operations, airborne and special operations in operations other than war. The course consists of numerous tactical exercises without troops designed to reinforce the concepts in a tactical environment.

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(Copied from School of the Americas website, February 1998.)