2003 WHISC Courses

Source: WHISC home page: http://www.benning.army.mil/whinsec/courses.asp, November 2003.

Civil-Military Operations Course

CMS-1

Duration: 7 Weeks MASL ID# B173015

Purpose:

To provide fundamental knowledge and training to prepare students to plan and conduct civil-military operations, to serve as civil-affairs advisors to field commanders on civil-affairs matters and civil-military operations, to interact with the military on civil-military operations, and to plan and execute disaster-relief operations during peacetime and in times of crisis. Students learn the crisis-action planning procedures to ensure integrated planning and execution of planned interagency disaster-relief/preparedness operations.

Scope:

This course is designed to prepare students to serve as civil-affairs officers or civil-military operations (CMO) advisors, either as military officers or as government civilian officials interacting with the military on CMO activities. Principal instruction consists of training in civil affairs, civil-military operations, military civic action, the proper role of the military in support of civilian authority, civil defense, disaster preparedness/relief, and civil-affairs support to counterdrug operations. Students are exposed to emerging U.S. military doctrine to organize and integrate the entire gamut of governmental, international, and non-governmental agencies into coherent disaster-preparedness/relief plans. Training consists of instruction in environmental needs, military and official civilian capabilities, non-governmental organizations, and integration strategies used to formulate executable plans. Students will be exposed to the interagency planning process by working with the local, state, and federal disaster-relief agencies available in Georgia and Alabama. Training culminates with a four-day practical exercise in which students learn to respond to an emergency and develop an integrated interagency plan. All principal training includes various in-depth case studies, which are used to enhance student awareness of effective civil-affairs activities. The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended three university credit hours for this course.

Democratic-Sustainment Course

CMS-2

Duration: 6 Weeks MASL ID# B179105

Purpose:

To introduce and teach theory and practice of military and civilian leadership in a constitutional nation-state, drawing on the shared traditions of the countries in the Western Hemisphere.

Scope:

This course explores the role of the military within a democratic and constitutionally derived, civilian-controlled government. Information and theoretical discussions are fully based upon the shared principles and cultures of the Western Hemisphere. Instruction consists of governmental operations, civil/military law, historical foundations of regional democracy, and religious influences in both cultures. Instruction will be presented in a variety of formats, including student papers and oral reports, guest lectures, liaison visits with city and county leaders, political groups, and public administrators. The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended three university credit hours for this course based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Troy State University.

Departmental Resource Management and Logistics Course

CMS-3

Duration: 6 Weeks MASL ID# B169355

Purpose:

To develop an understanding and appreciation of the concepts, principles, methods, techniques, and decision-making skills related to defense resources and logistics management for selected military and official civilian leaders and managers.

Scope:

This course is designed to instruct personnel in resource and logistics management concepts, principles, methods, techniques, systems analysis, and decision-making skills, culminating with a practical, hands-on resource-management case study. Instruction includes economic reasoning, management theory and group dynamics, quantitative reasoning, strategy/policy formulation, analytical decision-making, and program analysis, implementation, execution, and control. Logistics instruction enhances the understanding of the interrelationships and interdependence among logistics functions and the organizational structure of logistics management. Also included is an overview of the Army logistics system using the life-cycle management model as the common thread of the course. The management skills instruction is oriented toward improving the decision-making abilities of the students. This instruction provides knowledge of the techniques and considerations involved for transparent and accountable resource and logistics-management procedures. The American Council on Education has recommended one university credit hour for this course based on a Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) with Troy State University

Human-Rights Instructor Course

CMS-5

Duration: 3 Weeks MASL ID# B166150

Purpose:

To present a number of techniques for effective teaching and integration of human rights within military and security-force training. The students will be taught to implement the concepts and methodology of human-rights training in battalion-sized units within their country of origin. Retainable course materials will include a professionally developed human-rights video, a professional textbook issued with pertinent reading materials, and a computer-assisted training package to help in presenting the instruction.

Scope:

This course is developed to qualify students as human-rights instructors at the battalion level and to provide a pragmatic approach to the integration of human rights into actual training environments. The course includes in-depth discussions of relevant topics followed by practical exercises. Topics covered include a human-rights core block of instruction, ethics, the doctrine of “Just War,” the historical development of human rights, case law, pertinent international documents and legal principles, the relationship between human rights and the law of armed conflict, and case studies. A systematic approach to training providing a “learning by doing” system will include performance-oriented instruction, learning analysis, tests construction, and presentation techniques. Additional instruction will contain a seminar on current human-rights issues and practical exercises focusing on human-rights situations. All exercises are critiqued and terminated with thorough after-action reviews (AAR). The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended four university credit hours for this course.

Peace Operations Course

CMS-6

Duration: 7 Weeks MASL ID# B129203

Purpose:

To train military and civilian personnel in current United Nations (UN) peace-operation techniques and procedures (TP).

Scope:

This course will familiarize students with emerging UN doctrine for peace operations. Training will focus on TP for peace operations, to include logistics support, chain-of-command structures, rules-of-engagement development, and information operations. Further instruction will be conducted in preventive medicine and sanitation for peacekeepers as well as national citizens. Training will encompass the role of civilian controls on military operations and the varying roles civilian non-governmental organizations have in supporting peace operations. The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended three university credit hours for this course.

International Operational Law Course

CMS-7

Duration: 3 Weeks MASL ID # 176225

Purpose:

To provide both civilian officials and uniformed personnel training in the contemporary applications of international law associated with the planning and execution of military operations.

Scope:

This course provides instruction on the legal responsibilities commonly faced by military and civilian leaders in peacetime and during times of conflict. Instruction in operational law includes the legal bases for the use of force, rules-of-engagement development and training, laws relating to civilians supporting military operations and the law of war in operations other than war. Students research international treaties and agreements as well as international organizations that affect military operations and international maritime law. Students are provided with lessons on and the opportunity to discuss current issues related to military operations such as human rights, military discipline, non-combatant evacuation, and domestic-support operations.

Computer Literacy Training Course

DEV-1
Duration: 2 Weeks, 3 Days MASL ID # B155400

Purpose:

To instruct students in using the latest standard computer-software programs.

Scope:

The course consists of performance-oriented instruction and practice in the application of software programs such as database, graphics, word-processing, and spreadsheets. The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended three university credit hours for this course.

Prerequisites:

Students must be officers, noncommissioned officers, enlisted personnel, or civilian officials. Students must be in good physical condition.

Instructor Training Course

DEV-2 (English)
Duration: 2 Weeks, 2 Days MASL ID # TBD

Purpose:

To provide students with the theory and practice of concepts, methods, techniques, and technology of performance-oriented training.

Scope:

This course will be conducted in English. The course consists of performance-oriented training on how to prepare for and present classroom instruction. The topics covered include methods of instruction, training aids, questioning techniques, communication skills, among many other subjects. The course consists of two phases of training; in the first, students learn theories and concepts related to enhancing their instructional abilities. In the second phase, students present three classes wherein they implement what they learned in phase I. All students experience the unique opportunity to see and hear themselves instruct, as one of their presentations is filmed and shown to the students as part of the feedback process during the course. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of eleven hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society.

Instructor Training Course

DEV-2
Duration: 2 Weeks, 2 Days MASL ID # B179117

Purpose:

To provide students with the theory and practice of concepts, methods, techniques, and technology of performance-oriented training.

Scope:

This course consists of performance-oriented training on how to present classroom instruction, including methods of instruction, training aids, questioning techniques, and communication skills, among many other subjects. The course consists of two phases of training; in the first, students learn theories and concepts related to enhancing their instructional abilities. In the second phase, students present three classes wherein they implement what they learned in phase I. All students experience the unique opportunity to see and hear themselves instruct, as one of their presentations is filmed and shown to the students as part of the feedback process during the course. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of eleven hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society. The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended three university credit hours for this course.

Small-Group Instructor Course

DEV-5 (English)

Duration: 1 Week MASL ID# TBD

Purpose:

To prepare instructors to deliver training using small-group-instructor methodologies. The course is designed to teach military, police, and civilian instructors how to facilitate learning in a small group to achieve a training objective. The course also provides insights into how adults learn and develop as individuals and group members with common goals.

Scope:

This course will be conducted in English. The course covers classroom orientation, student and instructor roles and responsibilities, small-group-instructor concepts, adult-learning theory, group development, and methodologies presented by students through conferences and practical exercises, The class size must be a maximum of 12 students to increase student interaction and group balance. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of eleven hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society.

Cadet Leadership Development Course – Infantry

LDR-1

Duration: 6 Weeks MASL ID# B172630

Purpose:

To train cadets or other small-unit leaders in the rank of second lieutenant or equivalent in the leadership skills required to lead small units at the squad and platoon level.

Scope:

This course is designed to introduce cadets and junior commissioned officers to basic light-infantry tactics, techniques, and skills. During the tactics portion of the training, students learn basic light-infantry squad and platoon operations, air-assault operations planning, and the application of leadership theory in a field environment. Intense focus is given to performance in leadership positions and situation and field-training exercises. Additional training for each student integrates a mandated minimum of fifteen hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society. The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended three university credit hours for this course.

Cadet Troop-Leader Training Course

LDR-4

Duration: 2 Weeks MASL ID# B176233

Purpose:

To provide training in U.S. combined-arms doctrine, new technology, and leadership development.

Scope:

Students receive hands-on training in the use of computer simulations, night-operations capabilities, and new technology demonstrations. Students receive training on the Weaponeer simulations trainer and then apply marksmanship skills during the conduct of familiarization and qualification with the M16A2 rifle on a computerized range. Field training consists of tactical force-on-force operations where the Multiple Integrated Laser System (MILES) will be used to provide the students direct feedback and enhance their awareness of leadership challenges in command and control in a tactical scenario. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of eleven hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society. The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended two university credit hours for this course.

Joint-Operations (Mobile Training Team)

MTT-1

Duration: 2 Weeks MASL ID# B302026

Purpose:

To train field-grade officers in national-defense strategy, military instruments of power, joint operations, decision-making, and planning processes through formal lectures and ample case-study analysis.

Scope:

This training is designed to be conducted using a mobile training team (MTT) deployed to a requesting country. The training is for field-grade officers who will be assigned as multinational and joint-operations officers. The training is divided into six sections: national-defense strategy, military instruments of power, joint planning, crisis-action planning, regional-contingency planning, and a force-projection wargame. National-defense strategy consists of strategic concepts, domestic and internal factors influencing a nation’s foreign-policy agenda, an analysis of national security and military strategy, and the relationship between the two. Military instruments of power describe the structure, missions, and functions of the Department of Defense, to include the joint commands and the services (army, navy, marine corps, and air force). Joint-planning training consists of instruction in deliberate planning (initiation, concept development, and plan-development procedures), and crisis-action planning procedures (CAP). Regional-contingency planning consists of mission analysis, planning guidance, staff estimates, commander's estimates, concept of operations, and concept review. The plan-development phase includes force planning, support planning, and transportation planning. The joint-operations force-projection wargame is conducted as a capstone exercise to integrate all previous joint-operations instruction. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of eight hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society.

Battalion/Brigade Staff-Operations (Mobile Training Team)

MTT-2

Duration: 2 Weeks MASL ID# 3202027

Purpose:

To develop battalion- and brigade-level staff-planning skills in senior company-grade or junior field-grade officers through the execution of multiple exercises.

Scope:

Students will learn to function as various members of a battle staff at battalion and brigade level. The focal point of the course is the decision-making process. Staffs conduct intelligence preparation of the battlefield (IPB); prepare personnel, logistics, and civil-military operations estimates; develop courses of action; write orders and annexes; and coordinate the execution of command decisions. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of eight hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society.

Noncommissioned-Officer Professional-Development Course

(Mobile Training Team)

MTT-3

Duration: 2 Weeks MASL ID# B305002

Purpose:

To train selected noncommissioned officers to lead, train, and direct subordinates at the squad and platoon level.

Scope:

This training is design to be conducted using a mobile training team (MTT) deployed to a requesting country. The course develops leadership skills required by NCOs who will serve as squad leaders or platoon sergeants. The instruction focuses on training management, battle-staff planning, and squad and platoon tactics. Additional skills are acquired through training in fire support, leadership, communications, land navigation, and human-rights awareness. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of eight hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society.

Human-Rights Instructor Course

(Mobile Training Team)

MTT-4

Duration: 2 Weeks MASL ID# B309001

Purpose:

Scope:

This training is designed to be conducted using a mobile training team (MTT) deployed to a requesting country. This course is developed to qualify students as human-rights instructors at the battalion level and to provide a pragmatic approach to the integration of human rights into actual training environments. The course includes in-depth discussions of relevant topics followed by practical exercises. Topics covered include a human-rights core block of instruction, ethics, the doctrine of “Just War,” the historical development of human rights, case law, pertinent international documents and legal principles, the relationship between human rights and the law of armed conflict, and case studies. A systematic approach to training providing a “learning-by-doing” system will include performance-oriented instruction, learning analysis, test construction, and presentation techniques. Additional instruction will contain a seminar on current human-rights issues and practical exercises focusing on human-rights situations. All exercises are critiqued and terminated with thorough after-action reviews (AAR).

Peace Operations Course

(Mobile Training Team)

MTT-5

Duration: 1 Week MASL ID# B309002

Purpose:

To train military and civilian personnel in current United Nations (UN) peace-operation techniques and procedures (TP).

Scope:

This course will familiarize students with emerging UN doctrine for peace operations. Training will focus on TP for peace operations, to include logistics support, chain-of-command structures, and rules-of-engagement development. Training will encompass the role of civilian controls on military operations and the varying roles civilian non-governmental organizations have in supporting peace operations. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of four hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society.

Instructor Training Course

(Mobile Training Team)

MTT-6
Duration: 2 Weeks MASL ID # B309003

Purpose:

To provide students with the theory and practice of concepts, methods, techniques, and technology of performance-oriented training.

Scope:

This course consists of performance-oriented instruction on how to develop, prepare, and present instruction. Students learn how to develop plans and tests to measure learning. Students receive training on methods of instruction, training aids, communication skills, interaction and control techniques, among other subjects. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of eight hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society.

Noncommissioned-Officer Career Course

NPME-7 (English)
Duration: 5 Weeks MASL ID# B166011

Purpose:

To prepare junior noncommissioned officers to plan and conduct individual and unit training at the squad and platoon level and to conduct common-task qualification testing.

Scope:

This course will be conducted in English. Students will learn basic leadership skills, the duties of the noncommissioned officers, responsibilities and authority, and how to conduct performance-oriented training. The course prepares competent junior noncommissioned officers to perform as leaders, trainers, evaluators, counselors, and conductors of individual and collective training. The course is non-MOS specific and taught at the Institute’s Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA). Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of fifteen hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society.

Noncommissioned-Officer Career Course

NPME-7
Duration: 5 Weeks MASL ID# B179125

Purpose:

To prepare junior noncommissioned officers to plan and conduct individual and unit training at the squad and platoon level and to conduct common-task qualification testing.

Scope:

Students will learn basic leadership skills, the duties of the noncommissioned officers, responsibilities and authority, and how to conduct performance-oriented training. The course prepares competent junior noncommissioned officers to perform as leaders, trainers, evaluators, counselors, and conductors of individual and collective training. The course is non-MOS specific and taught at the institute’s Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA). Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of fifteen hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society. The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended three university credit hours for this course.

Noncommissioned-Officer Professional-Development Course

NPME-8 (English)

Duration: 6 Weeks MASL ID # 179116

Purpose:

To train selected noncommissioned officers to lead, train, and direct subordinates at the squad and platoon level.

Scope:

This course, conducted in English, develops leadership skills required by NCOs who will serve as squad leaders or platoon sergeants. Training focuses on M16A2, training management, battle-staff planning, and squad and platoon tactics. Additional skills are acquired through training in fire support, leadership, communications, land navigation, and human-rights awareness. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of fifteen hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society.

Noncommissioned-Officer Professional-Development Course

NPME-8

Duration: 6 Weeks MASL ID# B179115

Purpose:

To train selected noncommissioned officers to lead, train, and direct subordinates at the squad and platoon level.

Scope:

This course develops leadership skills required by NCOs who will serve as squad leaders or platoon sergeants. Training focuses on M16A2, training management, battle-staff planning, and squad and platoon tactics. Additional skills are acquired through training in fire support, leadership, communications, land navigation, and human-rights awareness. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of fifteen hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society. The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended four university credit hours for this course.

Captains Career Course

OPME-3

Duration: 18 Weeks MASL ID# B171420

Purpose:

To train combined-arms company commanders and battalion-level staff officers.

Scope:

Officers initially receive foundation-building instruction in the fundamentals of leadership, communications, land navigation, and military law. This is followed by an extensive study of the battle operating system, to include intelligence preparation of the battlefield, logistics, combat engineer employment, use of indirect fire and close-air support, and civil affairs. Using small-group instruction, students then study the tactical level of war and plan military operations at the company and battalion level. Brigade operations are also covered. The course consists of numerous tactical exercises without troops, supported by the JANUS Combat Simulations System, and is designed to reinforce the concepts of combined-arms operations in a tactical environment under the law of land warfare. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of fifteen hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society. The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended nine university credit hours for this course.

Command and General Staff Officer Course

OPME-4

Duration: 49 Weeks MASL ID# B171425

Purpose:

To educate and train officers and civilian officials of all services for duty as field-grade commanders and as principal staff officers at brigade and division level in their armed forces. Graduates will be able to command battalions, brigades, and equivalent-sized units in peace or war; train these units to accomplish their assigned missions; employ and sustain weapon and equipment systems in combined-arms operations; serve as principal staff officers from brigade to corps and as staff officers of major army, joint, unified, or combined headquarters; and efficiently manage manpower, equipment, money, and time. The CGSOC provides a broad base of fundamental knowledge and skills via the core curriculum and develops student intellectual depth and analytical ability. The Department of the Army has accredited this course as equivalent to the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Course presented at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. U.S. students attending WHINSEC’s CGSOC receive MEL4 and Joint Military Professional Education (JMPE) Phase I designation upon graduation.

Joint-Operations Course
OPME-5
Duration: 5 Weeks MASL ID# B121430

Purpose:

To train field-grade officers in national-defense strategy, military instruments of power, joint operations, decision-making, and planning processes through formal lectures and ample case-study analysis.

Scope:

This course is designed to train field-grade officers to function as multinational and joint-operations officers. The course is partitioned into six sections: national-defense strategy, military instruments of power, joint planning, crisis-action planning, regional-contingency planning, and a force-projection wargame. National-defense strategy consists of strategic concepts, domestic and internal factors influencing a nation’s foreign-policy agenda, an analysis of national security and military strategy, and the relationship between the two. Military instruments of power describe the structure, missions, and functions of the Department of Defense, to include the joint commands and the services (army, navy, marines, and air force). Joint-planning training consists of instruction in deliberate planning (initiation, concept development, and plan-development procedures), and crisis-action planning procedures (CAP). Regional-contingency planning consists of mission analysis, planning guidance, staff estimates, commander's estimates, concept of operations, and concept review. The plan-development phase includes force planning, support planning, and transportation planning. The joint-operations force-projection wargame is conducted as a capstone exercise to integrate all previous joint-operations instruction. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of fifteen hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society. The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended six university credit hours for this course.

Terrorism and Force-Protection Seminar

OPME-6

Duration: 1 Week, 4 Days MASL ID# TBD

Purpose:

To stimulate multilateral cooperative approaches and educate field-grade officers and selected civilian counterparts of all services in antiterrorist tactics, techniques, and procedures, and force-protection for the theater of operations.

Scope:

The seminar provides instruction on antiterrorist tactics, techniques, and procedures, providing a forum for open discussion. The seminar includes investigative work on related topics and the sharing of ideas, experiences, and knowledge. Students learn the significant aspects of terrorism, the general characteristics of a terrorist operator, definition of concepts, structure of terrorist organizations, and U.S. policies and national strategy against terrorism. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of eleven hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society.

Advanced Tactical Operations Course

TAC-11
Duration: 8 Weeks MASL ID# TBD

Purpose:

To train military platoon-grade officers and noncommissioned officers in the advanced infantry tactics required to lead a light-infantry platoon including leadership, planning, and field craft to accomplish light infantry, air-assault, and airborne combat and reconnaissance operations.

Scope:

Training is oriented towards realistic and demanding field operations in which students develop leadership skills through performance in situational training exercises and performance as small-unit patrol leaders engaged in the planning and execution of simulated hazardous high-stress tactical operations. Students are taught leadership and military techniques and tactics that will enable them to lead a light infantry, air-assault and airborne combat and reconnaissance operations. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of fifteen hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society.

Intelligence Officer Course

TAC-2

Duration: 9 Weeks MASL ID# B172750

Purpose:

To train selected military officers to perform the duties of a tactical-intelligence staff officer in conventional military operations and in military operations other than war (MOOTW).

Scope:

The curriculum provides a working knowledge of the employment of the tactical intelligence cycle, intelligence preparation of the battlefield, security of intelligence information and operations, threat analysis, internal defense and development, intelligence, and training in automated data processing in support of intelligence operations. The course will culminate with a CAPSTONE Exercise using the JANUS Simulation System. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of fifteen hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society. The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended three university credit hours for this course.

Information Operations Course

TAC-4
Duration: 8 Weeks MASL ID# B129201

Purpose:

To educate mid- to senior-level military officers and selected civilian government officials in information operations (IO). The course focuses on teaching approved U.S. Army IO doctrine and Joint IO policy guidance. Primary emphasis is on training the students to function as IO staff officers and advisors at the division and joint level. Students learn to plan, organize, and supervise the integration of all resources into effective IO campaigns in military operations in peace and in times of conflict. Students are instructed in the critical roles of public affairs and civic action in command-and-control (C2) operations as well as the separation of these abilities to ensure institutional credibility, effectiveness, and international legitimacy.

Scope:

The course gives students a common baseline of IO knowledge upon which to correctly and legally employ IO tools and techniques. Students are exposed to five foundational elements of IO—integration and coherence; intelligence and exploitation; information projection; information protection; and organization, training, and equipping. The instruction includes a combination of instructor lectures, guest speakers, and guided discussions. The course concludes with a practical exercise focusing on the role of information management in integrated IO. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of fifteen hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society. The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended six university credit hours for this course.

Counterdrug-Operations Course

TAC-6

Duration: 12 Weeks MASL ID# B121427

Purpose:

To provide selected military and police officers and noncommissioned officers at the operator level with specialized training in the development of battalion-level staff and small-unit leadership skills in the areas of planning, leading, and executing counterdrug operations. The course focuses on teaching law-enforcement personnel how to apply military techniques and tactics in the conduct of counterdrug activities and provides instruction to military personnel on how to carry out operations other than war in a peacetime, counterdrug operational environment.

Scope:

Training is oriented towards realistic and demanding field operations in which students develop counterdrug-interdiction-operations skills through challenging performance-oriented training under a variety of conditions. This course provides comprehensive and specialized training in counterdrug-interdiction operations at the detachment and platoon level, and emphasizes staff planning and command and control during effective execution of counterdrug operations against realistic targets and objectives. The course includes instruction on advanced marksmanship with both rifle and pistol, precision operations in urban environments, reconnaissance techniques, riverine operations, area of operations information analysis in support of counterdrug operations, intelligence preparation of the area of operations, physical fitness, unarmed restraining and disarming techniques, explosive and ballistic building-entry techniques, land navigation, communications, staff organization and planning, special infiltration and exfiltration techniques, clandestine airfield-interdiction techniques, drug-laboratory destruction and safety considerations, evidence handling, treatment and handling of suspects, and tactical-patrolling operations. All instruction is developed to enhance leadership, planning, and command and control in urban or rural permissive and semi-permissive counterdrug environments.

Students are formed into a joint and combined counterdrug unit and placed into an operational environment that follows the development of a realistic narcotics threat to regional stability. The scenario drives every training event and continuous intelligence updates based on current operations that enhance the training environment. Each planning and field exercise is progressive, and every operational activity includes one or more human-rights situations to which students must correctly react. Students are rotated through leadership and staff-planning positions for optimal experience and learning opportunities. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of fifteen hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society.

The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended nine university credit hours for this course.

Medical-Assistance Course

TAC-7
Duration: 6 Weeks MASL ID# B175350

Purpose:

To train selected noncommissioned officers and civilian officials to perform lifesaving measures and apply advanced field medical care in support of combat or counterdrug operations.

Scope:

This course develops medical skills required of personnel serving in military or police units. In addition to the basic lifesaver measures, students gain basic knowledge of human anatomy, the treatment of complicated injuries, fluid replacement, splinting, suturing, etc. Students also receive training beneficial to tactical units with civic-action and counterdrug missions. Training consists of water purification, emergency childbirth, and minor surgical procedures. Graduation requires successful completion of four written tests with a score of 70% or better, receiving a “go” in the Field-Medic Course where students demonstrate their medical skills under stress in a simulated environment. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of fifteen hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society. The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended three university credit hours for this course.

Engineer Operations Course

TAC-8

Duration: 10 Weeks MASL ID# B174500

Purpose:

To train engineers or other combined-arms officers and noncommissioned officers to use conventional and improvised demolitions, mobility, countermobility, survivability, and assault techniques in conventional and counterdrug environments. Countermine operations will be taught and stressed in a separate phase of training.

Scope:

Presented in accordance with U.S. doctrine, the course enhances the students’ ability to conduct basic engineer operations through the use of light-engineer and light-infantry tactics, techniques, and procedures. In addition, basic medical and communications skills and leadership development are taught. The course is presented in both classroom and field environments and includes a 96-hour field-training exercise where students perform simulated missions. Additional training is designed to instruct personnel to recognize and detect areas of mines and booby traps, which have been employed throughout the Western Hemisphere. Students learn how to detect, probe, and use mine detectors to locate mines and booby traps. Emphasis will be given to the effects of time and weather on mines and booby traps. All instruction is imparted in accordance with U.S. policies concerning antipersonnel-mine employment and training. Students are required to complete several road marches while carrying heavy loads and perform continuous operations in a field environment with minimum amounts of food and sleep. High motivation is expected. Additional instruction for each student integrates a mandated minimum of fifteen hours of instruction in human rights, the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a democratic society. The American Council on Education (ACE) has recommended four university credit hours for this course.