Off the Radar, Special Operations Training Detachment

• Synchronizing Effects: The Role of SOF in LSCO Targeting Pt 2 (Ep. 38)

  This is part 2 of a 2-part interview focused on the Targeting Process and Joint Fires. Targeting is not only a means for putting indirect fire or air support onto a specific target at a specific time. Targeting is a holistic approach to bring effects at the right time and place to achieve a desired outcome. This includes lethal and non-lethal as well as kinetic and non-kinetic means to effect the enemy or the civil component. The outcome of the targeting process is used to drive operations and move personnel, equipment, and or capabilities to the right location at the right time to achieve the desired endstate. The Targeting Process and integration of Joint Fires is trained in a Multi-Domain Large Scale Combat scenario at the Combat Training Centers to prepare Special Operation and the Army for the first battle of the next war.   About the Guest:SFC Dillion Luedtke: Dillion grow up watching his father, an Airborne Artilleryman, deploying multiple times, ultimately leading Dillion to seek out a life of service as well with a passion for the Airborne and fires community leading him to Special Forces. Dillion is an 18C Engineer SGT with training in Joint Firepower Course and Joint Fires and Effects Course. Dillion has operational experience in CENTCOM and AFRICOM with 3rd SFG (A).  About the Host:CPT Weston Rich is a member of SOF Plans at the NTC and former member of Burro Team, the Special Operations Training Detachment OC/T Team at NTC. Prior to his time at NTC, Weston served as a Detachment Commander with 1st SFG (A) and as an Infantry Officer with 3-509th IN (ABN)/4/25 ID (now part of 2/11 ABN DIV). Following his time at NTC, Weston will attend Carnegie Mellon University with a follow-on assignment to Army Futures Command.  This episode covers: - Joint targeting: land, air, maritime, and SOF components work together to allocate resources to targets in time and space with specific desired effects; this process can be replicated at the Detachment level- Convergence windows: Joint/conventional force identifies time and space on battlefield for each supporting effort to execute operation to support main effort - D3A: decide, detect, deliver, assess: SOF adds value in the assessment phase by being able to provide collateral damage or battle damage assessments, or confirm those assessments, including CA and PSYOPs roles - Challenges for ARSOF regarding targeting and fires, generally SF AOBs target working groups do not have all ideal elements integrated into the targeting process, needs to at a minimum have all war fighting functions represented - Requesting fires at the appropriate time and place with the right resources to mitigate risk to mission and force- Consider sustainability for elements providing fire or air support - Understanding the enemy MLCOA and MDCOA when desired effects occur, will the terrain you are on be targeted by enemy as suspected FO position- ARSOF must integrate as early as possible with conventional and joint force, building rapport and being seen as a team member- Prepare for CTCs and improve understanding of targeting by reading doctrine, send people to get institutionally trained  - Building relationships with conventional forces, air component and maritime components to develop training opportunities - targeting includes all domains: air, land, maritime, cyber, and space Please like, subscribe, and share these episodes with ARSOF any conventional Soldiers and Leaders to spread the knowledge of ARSOF in LSCO. To provide feedback please email the host, CPT Rich, at [email protected].  Produced, edited, and sound engineering by Micah Popp of Salty Sounds

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• Synchronizing Effects: The Role of SOF in LSCO Targeting Pt 1 (Ep. 37)

  This is part 1 of a 2-part interview focused on the Targeting Process and Joint Fires. Targeting is not only a means for putting indirect fire or air support onto a specific target at a specific time. Targeting is a holistic approach to bring effects at the right time and place to achieve a desired outcome. This includes lethal and non-lethal as well as kinetic and non-kinetic means to effect the enemy or the civil component. The outcome of the targeting process is used to drive operations and move personnel, equipment, and or capabilities to the right location at the right time to achieve the desired endstate. The Targeting Process and integration of Joint Fires is trained in a Multi-Domain Large Scale Combat scenario at the Combat Training Centers to prepare Special Operations and the Army for the first battle of the next war. About the Guest: SFC Dillion Luedtke: Dillion grow up watching his father, an Airborne Artilleryman, deploying multiple times, ultimately leading Dillion to seek out a life of service as well with a passion for the Airborne and fires community leading him to Special Forces. Dillion is an 18C Engineer SGT with training in Joint Firepower Course and Joint Fires and Effects Course. Dillion has operational experience in CENTCOM and AFRICOM with 3rd SFG (A). About the Host: CPT Weston Rich is a member of SOF Plans at the NTC and former member of Burro Team, the Special Operations Training Detachment OC/T Team at NTC. Prior to his time at NTC, Weston served as a Detachment Commander with 1st SFG (A) and as an Infantry Officer with 3-509th IN (ABN)/4/25 ID (now part of 2/11 ABN DIV). Following his time at NTC, Weston will attend Carnegie Mellon University. This episode covers: - How a Detachment conducts the targeting process, who is involved, who should be involved, what is the outcome of the targeting process - Differences in SOF targeting since the end of the Global War on Terror and what the future looks like; SOF no longer main effort and now is supporting effort for Division / Corps; dynamic targeting will not be the norm; airspace will be denied or contested - Understanding the High Priority Target List for the Div/Corps or Joint components (land, air, or maritime components) - HATS: High Priority Target List, Attack Guidance Matrix, Target Selection Standards, Target Synch Matrix (using Decide Detect Deliver, Assess methodology) - Base principles and fundamentals learned from training and previous operations still apply to Multi-Domain Large Scale Combat Operations - Div/Corps work off 96 hour targeting cycle – assess execution of day prior, delivering / executing effects for day of, conducting conditions checks for tomorrow, 48 hours out they are doing meat and potatoes of targeting and product making (detect), 72-96 hours out target nominations based of HPTL (decide) - SF Detachments infiltrate prior to conventional units and must be integrated with BDE/DIV/CORPS targeting process prior to infil so that the Detachments can nominate targets and prosecute targets prior to conventional forces infil - How OC/Ts and role players coach Detachments to conduct bottom up targeting process, starts with Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield, developing Named Areas of Interest, analyzing HPTL and determining what is likely in their area of operations and what they can effect - Theater Air Control System: method to request air component resources and request air assets in the Air Tasking Order, also working through BDE Aviation Element - Targeting is not just kinetic / lethal it is also non-kinetic / non-lethal; requires analysis (i.e. CRAVER or other methodologies ); simple sabotage Please like, subscribe, and share these episodes with ARSOF any conventional Soldiers and Leaders to spread the knowledge of ARSOF in LSCO. To provide feedback please email the host, CPT Rich, at [email protected]. Produced, edited, and sound engineering by Micah Popp of Salty Sounds

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• Commander’s Edge: Synchronizing Operations Through Fighting Products Pt 2 (Ep. 36)

  This is part 2 of a 2-part interview focused on Fighting Products that are useful and essential to the planning and execution of Multi-Domian Large Scale Combat Operations with the Joint and Combined Force. A fighting product is a visual product that doctrine desires created by a staff to enable the commander to visualize the battlefield, understand the operational environment, and synchronize action in time and space. This supports the commander’s decision-making process and ensures common understanding throughout the unit. This interview covers the core fighting products that ARSOF Company staffs and above should be producing, additional products that are highly useful, and methods of displaying and sharing these products to increase shared understanding at the headquarters and up and down the chain of command. These fighting products have value at the Combat Training Centers and across the spectrum of operations from competition to conflict. About the Guest: MAJ Philip Ficken: Phil Ficken is the current Special Operations Training Detachment AOB-West Officer in Charge aka Commander. Prior to the he served as the Exercise Control Officer and J3 Operations Officer for SOTD AOB-W. Prior to that He served in various roles in 5th Special Forces Group including Company Commander, Staff positions, and Detachment Commander. About the Host: CPT Weston Rich is the of SOF Plans Chief at the NTC and former member of Burro Team, the Special Operations Training Detachment OC/T Team at NTC. Prior to his time at NTC, Weston served as a Detachment Commander with 1st SFG (A) and as an Infantry Officer with 3-509th IN (ABN)/4/25 ID (now part of 2/11 ABN DIV). Following his time at NTC, Weston will attend Carnegie Mellon University with a follow-on assignment to Army Futures Command. This episode covers: - Displaying fighting products: digital versus analog the pros and cons of both - Digital is great for sharing, especially up the chain of command but becomes more difficult sending down the chain of command; requires connectivity, consistent electricity, and access to digital workspace / system - Analog is for everyone: allow for immediate common access to the information to those present, reduces digital signature and increases protection to force, unable to be jammed - Staff must reproduce products on both digital and analog to ensure redundancy and understanding; digital products need to be reduced in size to allow transmission over systems with minimal bandwidth, staff must dedicate time and personnel to conduct these actions - Down trace units must be able to receive textual information and transform it into visual products such as a common operating picture - Methods to display analog products: battle board- large or small – center map with overlays, left side enemy, right side friend bottom center timelines; tabletop page protectors; shower curtain white board - Staff handover / commander update drills – when conducting shift changes or commander returns after an extended time away - Digital products allow only one person to look at them at one time (computer or cell phone screen), it is difficult to display multiple products at the same time - Risk to force and mission by producing a digital signature in a contested or denied environment, especially for units in front of the forward line of troops (FLOT) - Sand tables, map overlays, and other means of analog products enable faster, more collaborative, and more iterative planning and shared understanding - Take away: Detachments and Companies should utilize those 6 essential fighting products to enable visualization and understanding of the environment and synchronization of actions Please like, subscribe, and share these episodes with ARSOF any conventional Soldiers and Leaders to spread the knowledge of ARSOF in LSCO. To provide feedback please email the host, CPT Rich, at [email protected]

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• Commander’s Edge: Synchronizing Operations Through Fighting Products Pt 1 (Ep. 35)

  This is part 1 of a 2-part interview focused on Fighting Products that are useful and essential to the planning and execution of Multi-Domian Large Scale Combat Operations with the Joint and Combined Force. A fighting product is a visual product that doctrine desires created by a staff to enable the commander to visualize the battlefield, understand the operational environment, and synchronize action in time and space. This supports the commander’s decision-making process and ensures common understanding throughout the unit. This interview covers the core fighting products that ARSOF Company staffs and above should be producing, additional products that are highly useful, and methods of displaying and sharing these products to increase shared understanding at the headquarters and up and down the chain of command. These fighting products have value at the Combat Training Centers and across the spectrum of operations from competition to conflict. About the Guest: MAJ Philip Ficken: Phil Ficken is the current Special Operations Training Detachment AOB-West Officer in Charge aka Commander. Prior to the he served as the Exercise Control Officer and J3 Operations Officer for SOTD AOB-W. Prior to that He served in various roles in 5th Special Forces Group including Company Commander, Staff positions, and Detachment Commander. About the Host: CPT Weston Rich is the of SOF Plans Chief at the NTC and former member of Burro Team, the Special Operations Training Detachment OC/T Team at NTC. Prior to his time at NTC, Weston served as a Detachment Commander with 1st SFG (A) and as an Infantry Officer with 3-509th IN (ABN)/4/25 ID (now part of 2/11 ABN DIV). Following his time at NTC, Weston will attend Carnegie Mellon University with a follow-on assignment to Army Futures Command. This episode covers: - MAJ Ficken conducted an NTC rotation as an AOB Commander and was coached on producing these same fighting products - Fighting products => enable commanders to visual / understand the operational environment and synchronize actions - 6 essential fighting products: Common Operating Picture / Common Intelligence Picture (COP / CIP), Execution Matrix, Information Collection Matrix (ICM), High Pay Off Target List (HPTL), Target Sync Matrix / Fire Support Execution Matrix (TSM / FSEM), Logistics Status Report (LOGSTAT) 1. COP / CIP: military symbols drawn over top of a map sheet or satellite imagine depicting friendly units, enemy units, obstacles, maneuver, significant actions/events, critical infrastructure etc. 2. Execution Matrix: graphs operations along time, y-axis is list of operations, x-axis is time, map out operations out 72 hours at a minimum, update constantly as battlefield changes, improve synchronization, identify decision points 3. ICM: maps out how friendly forces will answer intelligence requirements by time and method of collection 4. HPTL: prioritize list of targets whose loss will significantly contribute to friendly success, must be able to be acquired and engaged by your unit 5. TSM / FSEM: outlines how to Decide Detect Deliver and Assess on targets 6. LOGSTAT: report that provides the current on hand supply and forecasted future logistical requirements by commodity - Additional useful fighting products: Execution Checklist, Air Hope Timelines, Light and Weather Data, Information Requirements (CCIR, FFIR, PIR), Task Organization, Combat Power Please like, subscribe, and share these episodes with ARSOF any conventional Soldiers and Leaders to spread the knowledge of ARSOF in LSCO. To provide feedback please email the host, CPT Rich, at [email protected]. Produced, edited, and sound engineering by Micah Popp of Salty Sounds

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• The Frequency Fight: SOF-Comms and Integrating Tactical Space and Cyber Pt 2 (Ep. 34)

  This is part 2 of our 2-part conversation focused on communications, mission command, digital force protection, and SOF tactical cyber and space operation. During rotations at the National Training Center (NTC) and Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) the Special Operations training units must efficiently and effectively communication within their own formations, across to conventional, host nation, and Joint forces, and out to other governmental agencies. Communication is a challenge in and of itself but when operating across a vast geographic area with forces in a simulated contested or denied environment actively been hunted by the opposing force communicating clearly and timely likely means the difference between victory and defeat. Additional consider the implications to mission command and digital force protection. About the Guest: SGT Kai Ramirez: SOTD AOB-W signal NCO. He is a 25S SATCOM systems operator and maintainer with over 6 years in the Army and signals experience ranging from tactical to strategic communications. He has been stationed in CENTCOM. About the Host: CPT Weston Rich is a member of SOF Plans at the NTC and former member of Burro Team, the Special Operations Training Detachment OC/T Team at NTC. Prior to his time at NTC, Weston served as a Detachment Commander with 1st SFG (A) and as an Infantry Officer with 3-509th IN (ABN)/4/25 ID (now part of 2/11 ABN DIV). Following his time at NTC, Weston will attend Carnegie Mellon University with a follow-on assignment to Army Futures Command. This episode covers: - SOF will be collected on; even if you aren’t completely dark in terms of tactical communication Ms, you are emitting signature of some kind - SOF digital force protection doesn’t depend on better encryption or better equipment, but instead smarter tactics and procedures. Timing is very important, if the enemy is tired, degraded, or preoccupied then it is safer for the SOF units to technically communicate. Also, off setting communication from planning and preparation areas on the battlefield - At the CTCs SOF units are collected on across the electromagnetic spectrum for administrative reason to educate the SOF training unit on what they look like on in terms of EMS - Target team to runs the planned targets for the and controls the opposing force on objective - Kai and the target team gather signals data throughout the rotation and conduct analysis to determine what signals are conventional forces versus SOF - Camouflage and physical protection for signals equipment - Power consumption for signals/communications equipment - thermal considerations for personal and equipment - Practice practice practice with your equipment, know what your zero drill is and when to use it, crypto roll over and frequency roll over drill - detection of a message versus interception and decryption of a message Please like, subscribe, and share these episodes with ARSOF any conventional Soldiers and Leaders to spread the knowledge of ARSOF in LSCO. To provide feedback please email the host, CPT Rich, at [email protected]. Produced, edited, and sound engineering by Micah Popp of Salty Sounds

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