Breaking Doctrine
Breaking Doctrine is the official podcast of the US Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. It explores timely topics related to current and emerging Army and joint doctrine. Guests include a broad range of Army and other service professionals who facilitate discussion on military doctrine-related topics.
Episodes
Episode 101 - Teaching the Art of War: Doctrine at CGSS
Host Lieutenant Colonel Derek Thompson sits down with Colonel Ethan Diven,Commandant of the Command and General Staff College (CGSC), and Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed, Director of the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate.They tackle a fundamental question: How does Army doctrine make the critical journey from the page to the mind of a leader? The discussion explores the balance between training lead
Episode 100 - Doctrine Debrief: A Leader’s Guide to 2025 Doctrine Updates
In this special episode, host Lieutenant Colonel Derek Thompson provides a comprehensive overview of the key Army doctrine updated in 2025. With the sheer volume of new information, this episode acts as a filter, sifting through the most critical changes to give listeners the highlights and explain why they matter to leaders. The review begins with foundational manuals like FM 1, The Army, and ADP
Episode 99 - Countering the Unthinkable: 20th CBRNE Command on Future Threats
Brigadier General W. Bochat, Commanding General of the 20th CBRNE Command, COL Scott Smith, Chief of Staff for 20th CBRNE Command, and Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed, Director of the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, join our host Lieutenant Colonel Derek Thompson to discuss how the Army is preparing for and countering Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear threats. The episode covers the
Episode 98 - “Transformation in Contact and; the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)"
Major General Brett Sylvia, former commanding general of 101st Airborne Division, and Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed, Director of the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, join our host Lieutenant Colonel Jessamyn Jempson on this episode to discuss how the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) transformed in contact between 2024 and 2025. We discuss how the division implemented mobility brigades, fiel
Episode 97 - “What’s Worth Fighting for in The Arctic"
Why is the Arctic gaining more and more national and military attention? Major General Joseph Hilbert, former commanding general of 11th Airborne Division (Arctic), and Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed, Director of the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, join our host Captain Ed Garibay to discuss the growing importance of the Arctic region and the release of ATP 3-90.96 Arctic and Exreme Cold Weather
Episode 96 - “Large Scale Combat Operations at the Corps Echelon"
Lieutenant General Matthew McFarlane, commanding general of America’s First Corps, and Mr. Rich Creed, Director of the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, join our host Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Gregory to discuss the significance of the corps in large scale combat operations. They discuss the challenges and solutions to commanding large army organizations, interoperability with the Joint Force, a
Episode 95 - “Empowering the Force: Doctrine, Technology, and Transformation"
Major General Christopher Norrie and Division Command Sergeant Major Jonathan Reffeor (Third Infantry Division Command Team), join our host Major Avalon Dillon on today’s episode to discuss doctrine and transformation in contact. They discuss lessons learned and leveraging doctrine to enhance existing capability and technologies. They also discuss proactive organizational actions and empowering th
Episode 94 - “FM 3-0 Writing Teams Talks 2025 Update"
The Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD) recently published an update to FM 3-0, Operations. Three members of the writing team - Major Scott McMahan, Brian Goings, and Matt Farmer – discuss the key updates and feedback that led to the revision.
Episode 93 - “Command Assessment"
Lieutenant Colonel Nate Rice (host) brings three guests to talk about assessing Soldiers for Centralized Selection List positions and ADP 6-22, Army Leadership and the Profession- Mr. Bob O’Brien, Highly Qualified Expert Advisor to the Command Assessment Program- Colonel (COL) Andy Morgado, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Command Assessment Program, and Director of the Army University Press- LTC Mike
Episode 92 - “Deception on a Transparent Battlefield"
Colonel Bradely Louden (Director of the Force Modernization Proponent Center and Chief of the Army Information Operation Functional Area, the Army Deception Proponent, and Army Operations Security Proponent), joins our host Lieutenant Colonel Jessamyn Jempson on today’s episode focusing on military deception. They discuss how Army commanders and organizations can leverage this traditional military
Episode 91 - “Words Matter”: Army Jargon, Terminology and Buzzword"
Captain Ed Garibay hosts Mr. Carlos Soto and Dr. Elena Wicker in a discussion about how we communicate as an Army. They discuss the differences and similarities of jargon, terminology, and buzzwords. Listen in to also find out if acronyms are good or bad. Finally, they discuss how leaders can create a culture of shared understanding and openness of ideas simple by the words that they use.
Episode 90 - “Revisiting Ep. 25: PLA’s MDO and Role of Information"
Join us for a relook of episode 25 where Major (MAJ) Rich Diegel (host) leads a conversation on the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), how the PLA looks at Multidomain Operations, and the use of information by the PLA. MAJ Diegel is joined by Mr. Brad Marvel and Ms. Angela Williams from the TRADOC G2, Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed, CADD Director, joins the conversation, too.
Episode 89 - “Airspace as a Weapon"
Colonel John Sandor and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Austin Kilpatrick return to Breaking Doctrine after they joined us on episode 58. In this episode, they focus on the upcoming publication of FM 3-52 Airspace. They discuss how everyone needs to be thinking about airspace on today’s battlefield. They dive into the lessons learned from a counterinsurgency focus, the Joint Air Ground Integration Center,
Episode 88 - “Defeating the Enemy in the Next War (Part 2)"
Join us for the second episode with Colonel (Retired) John Antal and Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker (host). COL(R) Antal is passionate about waking leaders and Soldiers up to the realities of today’s battlefield.
In this episode, they pick up where they left off in episode 87 with FM 3-0’s imperatives. Listen in to hear the relevance of these imperatives to recent and on-going conflicts.
- Des
Episode 87 - “Defeating the Enemy in the Next War (Part 1)"
Colonel (Retired) John Antal joins Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lisa Becker (host) in a two-part series about the current operational environment and how that nests with the imperatives found in FM 3-0. Truly a Soldier for Life, COL(R) Antal discusses his ongoing research into current conflicts and how he uncovered ten battlefield disrupters. LTC Becker then poses how these three imperatives nest with
Episode 86 - “The Warfighter’s Role in Triage, CASEVAC, and DNBI"
Brigadier General Clinton Murray, Commanding General of the Medical School of Excellence (MEDCoE), joins our host Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker on today’s episode focusing on medical aspects of the battlefield. Theystart the discussion with medical considerations of today’s operational environment. Then, they turn the conversation to three big topics relevant to all Soldiers: triage, casualty eva
Episode 85- ““Practical Mentorship"
Lieutenant Colonel Nate Rice (host) brings three guests to talk about ATP 6-22.1, Providing Feedback: Counseling-Coaching-Mentoring.
- Colonel (COL) Andy Morgado, Director of the Army University Press
- Ms. Judy Price, Leadership Editor and Doctrine Developer
- First Lieutenant (1LT) Melissa Czarnogursky, Brigade S4-Assistant of the 108th ADA Brigade
They discuss doctrine on counseling, coachi
Episode 84- “FM 5-0 Writing Team Talks"
Join the CADD team for another Writing Team Talks episode! Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lisa Becker hosts CADD’s doctrine writers for FM 5-0, LTC Joe Yurisich and LTC(R) Will Rogers. They talk about how FM 3-0 drove changes to planning and when to use MDMP or RDSP. They also give the background of why TLPs changed and updates in the orders format.
Episode 83 - “Data-Driven Decision Making"
Dr. Steve Stoddard, Director of the Center for Army Analysis (CAA), is joined by our host Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker on today’s episode. The conversation starts with understanding what CAA does for the Army and how they inform Army Senior Leaders with data. Dr. Stoddard also gives insight into how his organization contributes to Continuous Transformation. Finally, he shows the importance of us
Episode 82 - “The 12 Days of Doctrine: A Serving of Tea
Welcome to the twelfth day of doctrine where we gift to you a Serving of Tea. We wrap up the 12 Days of Doctrine by reflecting on the past and looking toward the future. Mr. Jim Benn and Mr. Chuck Schrankel rejoin us on Breaking Doctrine to share how and why they have seen doctrine evolve. They also ponder how doctrine may look in the future. As this episode airs, both seasoned doctrine authors an
Episode 81 - “The 12 Days of Doctrine: An Olive Branch"
Welcome to the eleventh day of doctrine where we gift to you an Olive Branch. This episode focuses on the U.S army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI). Mr. Mark Murphy describes the PKSOI organization and how they stay integrated with units and governmental organizations. They also participate in the development of resilience doctrine.
Each fall, the doctrine community comes
Episode 80 - “The 12 Days of Doctrine: White Castle"
Welcome to the tenth day of doctrine with a gift of White Castle. Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Anderson, engineer doctrine author at the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, echoes the need to stay nested with operational units to build relevant doctrine. He emphasizes changes to wet gap crossing doctrine and how this operation is combined arms. Finally, he touches on the importance of leaning forwa
Episode 79 - “The 12 Days of Doctrine: A Gadget or A Gizmo"
Welcome to the ninth day of doctrine with a gift of a Gadget or a Gizmo. Artificial intelligence and large language models are important for the doctrine community to understand and use. In today’s episode, Major Scott McMahan from CADD’s Operational Level Doctrine Division discusses the conversations within the doctrine community and how doctrine authors can use these tools. Note that this conver
Episode 78 - “The 12 Days of Doctrine: A Detention Slip"
Welcome to the eighth day of doctrine where we gift a Detention Slip. Mr. Dave Flynn from the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence addresses his work as a military police doctrine author. He works through the roles and functions of the military police on today’s battlefield, how detainee operations work in the maritime environment, and the role of investigations between military police and the Cr
Episode 77- “The 12 Days of Doctrine: A Cookbook"
Welcome to the seventh day of doctrine where we gift a Cookbook. The Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) is adapting doctrine and training to win on today’ battlefield. Listen to Lieutenant Colonel Mike Herbek, the Chief of Doctrine and Collective Training at MCoE, as he articulates their balance of continuous transformation and producing sound doctrine.
Each fall, the doctrine community comes t
Episode 76 - “The 12 Days of Doctrine: Swiss Army Knife."
Welcome to the sixth day of doctrine where we gift a Swiss Army Knife. We bring back on the show Lieutenant Colonel AJ Redden, a doctrine author in CADD’s Tactics Division. He gives a sneak peek at what the Tactics Division is working on for ATP 3-91, Division Operations, and the Staff Reference Guide, ATP 5-0.2-1 and ATP 5-0.2-2.
Each fall, the doctrine community comes together for the Doctrine
Episode 75 - “The 12 Days of Doctrine: Hot Wings"
Welcome to the fifth day of doctrine where we gift Hot Wings. Lieutenant Colonel Bill Lewis, Aviation Doctrine and Tactics Division Deputy, discusses the nesting of doctrinal publications and why we should examine the content of our doctrine for today’s Army. He also shows the focus areas at the Aviation Center of Excellence and the greater aviation community.
Each fall, the doctrine community co
Episode 73 - “The 12 Days of Doctrine: Ghost Stories"
Welcome to the fourth day of doctrine where we gift a Fire-Breathing Dragon.
Today’s episode focuses on the initiatives surrounding chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) operations. Lieutenant Colonel Derek Taylor, Chief of CBRN doctrine, shares his efforts on writing doctrine for today’s battlefield. He also talks how important synchronization is within the joint force and homela
Episode 72 - “The 12 Days of Doctrine: Graphic Novels"
Welcome to the second day of doctrine where we gift Graphic Novels. Mr. Marty Bartram from the Psychological Operations Branch shows how he is innovating doctrine with graphic novels, building interactive figures, and increasing awareness of changing doctrine.
Each fall, the doctrine community comes together for the Doctrine Developers
Forum (DDF). At this year’s DDF, we invited doctrine authors
Episode 71 - “The 12 Days of Doctrine: Perspective”
Welcome to the first day of doctrine where we offer perspective on how change takes time and is an iterative process. Today, Brigadier General Babich, Director of the Mission Command Center of Excellence, provides opening remarks to the Doctrine Developers Forum (DDF) on how history can provide insight on today’s changing Army and complex battlefield.
Each fall, the doctrine community comes toget
Episode 70 - “Knowledge Management in a Data-Centric Army”
Mr. Joe Koskey and Mr. Mike Kitchens from the Mission Command Center ofExcellence join Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker on today’s episode about Knowledge Management (KM). They start off the discussion about the importance of the cognitive hierarchy in processing data to information, knowledge, and understanding. They discuss recent changes to ATP 6-01.01, Knowledge Management, including defining an
Episode 69- “The Role of SFA in the Indo-Pacific Theater”
Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lisa Becker hosts today’s episode with two members
of the 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB), Colonel Brandon Teague
and LTC Eddie Callahan. They discuss Security Force Assistance (SFA), the
importance of relationship building during SFA, and building interoperability with partners. They focus on how the 5th SFAB grounds their training in doctrine, resulting i
Episode 68- "Revisiting Ep. 24: Evolving Doctrine and Organizations of the PLA"
Join us for a relook of episode 24 where our host Major (MAJ) Rich Diegel
guides the conversation on the evolving doctrine and force structure of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). MAJ Diegel is joined by Mr. Brad Marvel, Senior Military Analyst at the TRADOC G2 and Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed, CADD Director.
Episode 67- “Operational Framework”
Colonel (COL) Richard Ikena, Commander of the Mission Command Training
Program (MCTP), and COL(R) Rich Creed join our host Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker for a rich conversation on operational framework. They base the conversation on FM 3-0 and the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) handbook titled MCTP FY23 Key Observations. Our guests start out this jam packed episode by describing the oper
Episode 66 - “Protection in Operations”
Major General Christopher Beck, Commanding General of the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence sits down the CADD team, Colonel(R) Rich Creed and Lieutenant Colonel Nate Rice (our host). During our episode, they talk about the evolution of protection and the urgency of the Protection Warfighting Function in Large Scale Combat Operations. They also emphasize how important protection is to every So
Episode 65 - “Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) in Large Scale Combat”
Colonel Shawn Kadlec, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Commandant for the U.S. Army, joins our host, Captain Ed Garibay, to discuss the evolving role of EOD in today’s military. They discuss importance of EOD in large scale combat, the difference between EOD and the engineers, and how the field is evolving. They also talk about ways for commanders and staff to incorporate EOD into planning.
Episode 64 - “Russian Threat Doctrine, Part 2”
Our host Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker returns to the conversation on Russian Threat Doctrine based on ATP 7-100.1, Russian Tactics. She is joined by TRADOC G2’s Senior Intelligence Analyst, Mr. Jerry Leverich, Mr. “Flip” Boyer, and Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed. In this episode, they place Russian and US doctrine side-by-side to discuss the defense, offense, use of fires, employment of combined a
Episode 63 - “Russian Threat Doctrine, Part 1”
TRADOC G2’s Senior Intelligence Analyst, Mr. Jerry Leverich joins Mr. “Flip” Boyer, Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed, and our host Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker to begin a conversation about ATP 7-100.1, Russian Tactics. They discuss the background behind this publication and how they used (and continue to use) observations from current events. Our guests also talk about how Russia views the world an
Episode 62 - “Stewarding the Profession: The Harding Project”
Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Zach Griffiths, Dr. Trent Lythgoe, and Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed join our host LTC Lisa Becker to talk about The Harding Project. They discuss how Army Professionals advance the Profession of Arms through professional writing and discourse. They examine myths of writing, tips to get better at writing, and writing initiatives within The Harding Project. For more informat
Episode 61 - “ABCANZ Armies’ Program”
The American, British, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand (ABCANZ) Armies’ Program is designed to enhance interoperability and demonstrate the collective strength of the ABCANZ Armies’ and USMC. Join Lieutenant Colonel Phil Wingo (host), Colonel (COL) Craig Madden, Chief of Staff for the ABCANZ Armies’ Program, and COL(R) Rich Creed as they discuss how the program increases mutual trust between
Episode 60 - “Army Operations in Maritime Environments”
GEN Charles Flynn, Commanding General of U.S. Army Pacific, and Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed join Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker on today’s episode about the maritime domain, focusing on Chapter 7, FM 3-0. They discuss the contributions of the Army in the Pacific theater during WWII and how the Army has shifted during the “Pacific Pivot.” They emphasize the Army’s contributions to all Warfighting
Episode 59 - "Foxhole Fundamentals” Reflections on a Year at CGSC”
Lieutenant Colonel Jessamyn Jempson hosts COL(R) Mike Gibler, Major Jesse Davis, and Major Ian Staley to talk about their experiences as instructor and students at the Command and General Staff Officers’ Course. They discuss the curriculum, dynamics of a staff group, and having the mindset for the Army Profession. They also share their experiences conducting in-person interviews during the AIM M
Episode 58 - “Warfighting in the Air Domain”
Colonel John Sandor and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Austin Kilpatrick join our host, Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker, to talk about the Air Domain. They discuss how every formation in the U.S. Army operates in the Air Domain, so commanders and staff need to be familiar with operations within and throughout the air. They also talk about the congestion of the air domain, the importance of the Joint Air
Episode 57 - “U.S. Army Watercraft Operations”
Our host, Captain Ed Garibay sits down with BG Beth Behn, Commandant of the Transportation Corps and Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed to talk about Army watercraft operations. BG Behn is known as the Army’s “boat lady” because of her operational experiences and current focus on Army watercraft. Our guests articulate the need for Army watercraft, the future of Army watercraft, and the importance of Ar
Episode 56 - “ATP 3-72 Writing Team Talks
Lieutenant Colonels (LTC) Jason Wood and Shaun Young join our host, LTC Lisa Becker, to talk about ATP 3-72, Operations in a Nuclear Environment. They discuss their work at the United States Nuclear and Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Agency and the writing process for ATP 3-72. They also discuss how commanders and staffs can integrate nuclear operations in planning and training. They wrap
Episode 55 - “Training Multidomain Operations”
Major General Dave Doyle and Command Sergeant Major Alex Kupratty from the 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, Colorado join Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker and Mr. Rich Creed from CADD to talk about how to train for multidomain operations. They talk about the first two principles of training as found in FM 7-0, encouraging creativity, and the role of senior leaders in prioritizing training.
Episode 54 - “Warfighting: Generating Readiness in a Nuclear Environment”
Our host, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lisa Becker sits down with MG(R) Brad Gericke to talk about the role of nuclear weapons, the importance of training to operate in a nuclear environment, and how to think about prioritizing our training time. MG(R) Gericke brings invaluable insights on how to raise our “Nuclear IQ” from his time working on the Army staff and as a panel member for a recent Army Sci
Episode 53 - “ADP 3-13 Writing Team Talks”
The Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD) recently published a brand-new publication, ADP 3-13 Information. Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lisa Becker hosts the ADP 3-13 writing team for this episode, LTC(R) Chuck Schrankel and LTC(R) Mike Flynn. They describe the team approach to writing this book and the big ideas on how Soldiers should think about information.
Episode 52 - “Fueling Warfighters: Nutritional Readiness for Today’s Soldiers”
With a focus on National Nutrition Month, our host, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lisa Becker spotlights FM 7-22's Nutritional Readiness. She is joined by MAJ Jordan DeMay and CPT(P) Steph Meno, both serving as registered dieticians within the Training and Doctrine Command enterprise. They share the importance of nutrition for Soldiers and how leaders can maximize H2F performance teams.
Episode 51 - “Winning Matters: Leader Engagement in H2F”
For National Nutrition Month, our host, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lisa Becker dives into the importance of holistic health and fitness (what we refer to as H2F) and how leaders stay engaged with holistic health and fitness. LTC Becker discusses the details and practical application with Command Sergeant Major Steve Helton, CSM of the Combined Arms Center (CAC) at Fort Leavenworth, KS.
Episode 50 - “Warfighting: Understanding Our Threat”
For our 50th episode, our host, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lisa Becker teamed up with the Mad Scientist podcast “The Convergence” to discuss how we understand the threats that we face. How has that understanding been shaped and changed over time? Joined by General Gary Brito, Commanding General of the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Mr. Ian Sullivan, Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, TRA
Episode 49 - “Legal Support During Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO)
Our host, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lisa Becker opens the recent publication FM 3-84: Legal Support to Operations. Joined by Lieutenant Colonel Dan Maurer, Professor in the National Security Law Department at the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School and MAJ Charlie Fowler, author of FM 3-84. They discuss legal issues that leaders must grapple with during Large Scale Combat Operations (
Episode 48 - “Legal Support to Operations”
Our host, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lisa Becker opens the recent publication FM 3-84: Legal Support to Operations. Joined by Lieutenant Colonel Dan Maurer, Professor in the National Security Law Department at the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School and MAJ Charlie Fowler, author of FM 3-84. They discuss JAG integration and expertise within the Warfighting Functions, UCMJ, and the big
Episode 47 - "Winning Matters: Leadership Matters”
Our host, LTC Lisa Becker takes a macro view of leadership and why the U.S. Army places so much emphasis on leadership. In this episode, LTC Becker focuses on ADP 6-22 and FM 6-22 and discuss the details and practical application with Command Sergeant Major Steve Helton, CSM of the Combined Arms Center (CAC) at Fort Leavenworth, KS.
Episode 46 - “Recruiting the All-Volunteer Force”
As we celebrate 50 years of the All-Volunteer Force this year, we also face an increasing challenge to sustaining the All-Volunteer Force - recruiting and retaining talent to fight and win our nation’s wars. In this episode, MAJ Lisa Becker focuses on the operational environment of recruiting and developing leaders in the United States Recruiting Command (USAREC). Joined by Major General Johnny Da
Episode 45 - “Defending Our Homeland: DOD’s #1 Priority”
In this episode, MAJ Lisa Becker focuses on U.S. Army North’s (ARNORTH) missions of Homeland Defense and Defense Support of Civil Authorities, including projecting power in a contested environment. Joined by Lieutenant General John Evans, Commanding General of United States Army North (5th Army) out of Joint Base San Antonio, Texas and LTC (R) Matt Farmer, Doctrine Author of Operational Level Doc
Episode 44 - Doctrinal Underpinnings in Academic Publications
In this episode, MAJ Lisa Becker focuses on the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate’s (CADD’s) affiliation with the Army University Press and highlighting the resources available to Soldiers, civilians, and academics. Joined by COL Todd Schmidt, PhD, director of the Army University Press (AUP COL (R) Rich Creed, Director of CADD. Gentlemen.
Episode 43 - FM 3-90 Writing Team Talks Pt 2
The Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD) recently published FM 3-90: Tactics. There were several updates and our host, Major Lisa Becker, continues the discussion on the updates and sits down with members of the writing team to break it down. Joined by LTC Reed Burggrabe and MAJ “AJ” Redden who both serve in the Tactics Division of CADD.
Episode 42 - FM 3-90 Writing Team Talks Pt 1
The Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD) recently published FM 3-90: Tactics. There were several updates and our host, Major Lisa Becker, sits down with members of the writing team to break it down. Joined by LTC Reed Burggrabe and MAJ “AJ” Redden who both serve in the Tactics Division of CADD.
Episode 41 - Passage of Lines Case Study
One of the most dangerous types of operations we can perform is a passage of lines. Not only are we concerned about the enemy, but the risk of fratricide is intense. What can we learn from past experiences? CPT (P) Steven McCreary hosts this episode as he discusses this type of operation with Colonel (R) retired Gregory Fontenot, former Director of the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies
Episode 40 - Doctrine in Practice – A Look at the NTC
How do we connect doctrine to live training in the Army? Does the doctrine influence our training or does our training influence new doctrine? Or both? In this podcast episode, Major Lisa Becker explores the link between Army Doctrine development and the training of doctrine at the National Training Center. Joined by Brigadier General Curtis Taylor, Commanding General of the National Training Cent
Episode 39 - Developing the next generation
Leadership is a practice that is constantly evolving, and thankfully we have doctrinal guidance about leadership within the Army provided by ADP 6-22, Army Leadership and the Profession, and the newly released FM 6-22, Developing Leaders. In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Captain Scott Jones sat down to discuss this new publication with Colonel Sam Saine, the Director of the Center f
Episode 38 - Reconstitution
Reconstitution. This operation is often misunderstood in that most at the Tactical Level of War have yet to experience what actually happens. Is it a sustainment operation? Are there different kinds of reconstitution operations? In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Captain Wyatt Harper sat down to discuss reconstitution with the Commanding General of the Combined Arms Support Command, t
Episode 37 - Gap Crossing
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Major James Cole sat down to discuss the intricate details of gap crossings. What do we, as a Force, have to do to be able to execute this pivotal and dangerous operation? Joined by Lieutenant Colonel (R) Jeff LaFace, Tactics author and lead author of ATP 3-91, Division Operations; Lieutenant Colonel Terry Riesel, Engineer and Protection Warfighting
Episode 36 - “FM 3-0 Implementation
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Lieutenant Colonel (R) Nikki Dean sits down to discuss the implementation of FM 3-0: Operations. What does it mean for the Force? What does it mean for the rest of Army Doctrine? LTC Dean sits down with the Commanding General of the Combined Arms Center, Lieutenant General Milford H. Beagle Jr. and the Director of the Combined Arms Doctrine Directora
Episode 35 - “FM 3-0 Writing Team Talks
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Lieutenant Colonel Nikki Dean sits down with the authors of FM 3-0 Operations to discuss the development of this major publication. What went on behind the scenes to write this book? Joined by LTC Eric Gilge, LTC James Chester, LTC (R) Matt Farmer, and LTC (R) Brian Goings, LTC Dean breaks down the tedious process of writing FM 3-0.
Episode 34 - “Combined Arms at NTC
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host Lieutenant Colonel Nikki Dean sits down with LTC Adam Latham, a BCT trainer at NTC. As Bronco 07, LTC Latham has extensive knowledge on combined arms maneuver and life at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA. He has a lot say on the subject!
Episode 33 - Doctrine: “METT-TC(I)
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine Foxhole Fundamentals, our host, Lieutenant Colonel Nikki Dean sits down with LTC (R) Mike Flynn to discuss the newly added “I” to the Mission Variables. What does it mean? Why is it necessary? How does it affect operational planning?
Episode 32 - Doctrine: FM 6-0 and the Return of FM5-0
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Lieutenant Colonel Nikki Dean discusses the history of the most popular book in the US Army, FM 6-0, Commander and Staff Organization and Operations. Also,there turn of FM 5-0, Planning and Orders production. Joined by LTC (R) Will Rogers, LTC (R) Mike Flynn, and LTC (R) Chuck Schrankel, all from the Command and Control Division at the Combined Arms
Episode 31 - StewardingtheProfession
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Lieutenant Colonel Nikki Dean dis-cusses the stewardship of the Army profession. What does that mean? Joined by the Commanding General of the Combined Arms Center, Lieutenant General Theodore (Ted) Martin;the Deputy to the Commanding General of the Combined Arms Center, Mr. Gregg Thompson; and the Director of the Combined Arms Doctrine Dir
Episode 30 - The Birth of AirLand Battle
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Captain Wyatt Harper discusses the genesis of AirLand Battle. Why did the Army shift from Active Defense to a new operational concept? Joined by LTG (R) Leonard D. Holder, former Commander of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, and lead author for the manual that brought us AirLand Battle, FM 100-5, Operations. Also, joined by Dr. Mark Gerges, the
Episode 29 - Battle Rhythm and Synchronization
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Major Rich Diegel discusses the doctrine surrounding the deliberate daily cycle of command, staff, and unit activities—battle rhythm. Joined by BG Charles Masaracchia, Director, Mission Command Center of Excellence, COL (Retired) / Mr. Richard Creed, Director, Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, and LTC (P) Michael Barnett, Chief, Experimentation Bra
Episode 28 - Army University Press and the newest book in the LSCO Series
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Lieutenant Colonel Nikki Dean discusses the Army University Press and their Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO) Book Series and their recent publication Enduring Success, Consolidation of Gains in Large Scale Combat Operations. Joined by Don Wright and Eric Burke, co-author editors for Enduring Success and two key members of the history writing sta
Episode 27 - FM 7-0: Training the Force
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Lieutenant Colonel Nikki Dean discusses the Army’s keystone doctrine for ‘all things training’. FM 7-0: Training is a book that impacts every Soldier and organization across our force. Joined by Brigadier General Charles Lombardo, the Commanding General for the Combined Arms Center-Training (CAC-T), Colonel Paul Callahan, the Director of the Training
Episode 26 - History of LSCO and FM 3-0
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Lieutenant Colonel Nikki Dean discusses the 2017 rewrite of FM – 3-0 and the establishment of Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO). Joined by LTG (R) Michael Lundy, former Commanding General of Combined Arms Center; and Mr. Rich Creed, Director of the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, or CADD.
Episode 25 - Chinese Threat Doctrine Part 2
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Major Rich Diegel continues his discussion on the Army Techniques Publication (ATP) 7-100.3, Chinese Tactics, the first offering in a series of threat-specific doctrine produced by the TRADOC G2. Joined by Mr. Rich Creed, Director of the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, Ms. Angela Williams, Branch Chief for Doctrine and Production, TRADOC G2 ACE,
Episode 24 - Chinese Threat Doctrine Part 1
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Major Rich Diegel discusses the is Army Techniques Publication (ATP) 7-100.3, Chinese Tactics, the first offering in a series of threat-specific doctrine produced by the TRADOC G2. Joined by Mr. Rich Creed, Director of the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, Ms. Angela Williams, Branch Chief for Doctrine and Production, TRADOC G2 ACE, and Mr. Brad Ma
Episode 23 - Principles of War
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Lieutenant Colonel Nikki Dean discusses the Principles of War with a fellow doctrine author from the United Kingdom. Representing the UK Concepts and Doctrine Directorate of the Land Warfare Center in Warminster, WO2 Paul Barnes.
Episode 22 - CADD Behind the Scenes
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Lieutenant Colonel Nikki Dean discusses the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD). Also, how does CADD contribute to Joint and multinational doctrine, and what key skills make a good Doctrine Author? LTC Dean discusses the organization with the Mr. Jim Benn, the Deputy Director of CADD, and Mr. Rich Creed, the Director of CADD
Episode 21 - Building an American Army
In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Lieutenant Colonel Nikki Dean discusses the Twitter series “Building an American Army” with The Mother of Tanks, Twitter Influencer Sasha Maggio. The series, in collaboration with the Combined Arms Center, has been running since February, primarily focusing on 1939-1941, on the changes to doctrine, organizational structure, and modernization efforts
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