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Combat Analyst: Deploying Quantitative Support to the Combatant Commander28-30
January 2003 Dear
Colleague, Since
World War II the value of analysts to the warfighter has been a continuously
relearned lesson. In recent conflicts such as DESERT STORM, ALLIED FORCE and
now ENDURING FREEDOM and NOBLE EAGLE the value of analysts has emerged again.
We need analysts operating side-by-side with the warfighters for many
reasons. Some, but not all, of the reasons are to: 1) Analyze Combatant
Commander’s course of action (COA) alternatives; 2) Provide insights on
objectives achieved; 3) Analyze logistics, ISR and force structure alternatives;
4) Collect, disseminate, and archive information; 5) Provide mission
effectiveness vs. attrition rates; and 6) Detect and analyze emerging trends.
Commanders need the hard-hitting, factual operational assessments
provided by combat analysts to aid in the art of military strategy development. Combatant
Commanders play a complex and multifaceted role as integrators and translators
of strategy. Their responsibility is to formulate theater strategy to meet
national military objectives and to design and execute a COA aimed at achieving
those objectives. Technology and
information advances have shattered traditional boundaries of strategic
thinking. Today, a combat task
accomplished at the tactical level can have profound impacts at all levels.
More than ever before, a Combatant Commander needs the operational
assessment support of a combat analyst to rapidly link task execution to
strategy. The
Military Operations Research Society has organized a workshop entitled
"Combat Analyst: Deploying
Quantitative Support to the Combatant Commander."
The proposed meeting will provide a forum for discussing Army, Navy,
Marine Corps and Air Force approaches to training, equipping and deploying
operations research support to the combatant commander.
The goal is to gain inter-service perspectives on combat operational
assessment techniques and capabilities to better support the joint combat
forces. For further discussion of the workshop, please read the enclosed Terms
of Reference. This
workshop will be held 28-30 January 2003 at Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean,
Virginia. Registration will begin
at 0700 on Tuesday, the 28th. A
continental breakfast will be available each day. You are invited to apply to
participate in this special meeting. Attendance
will be limited by the space available. A
specific number of slots will be reserved for issue leaders, working group
chairs, and synthesis group members. Other
participants will be selected using a combination of the criteria below:
An application form to
attend the workshop is enclosed. Registration
fees are: US Federal Government -
$210; All others -
$420. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn, Tysons Corner,
phone 703-893-2100. The rate is
$119.00 + 6.5% tax. The
cut-off date for reservations in the block is 6 January 2003. There will be a
catered buffet lunch each day. The
cost of the lunches is $13 per day. Please include lunch fees with your
registration fees. In addition,
please fill out the attached Working Group Preference Form and return it with
your application form.The workshop will be at the UNCLASSIFIED level.
If you present a paper, you need to fill out Form 712 AU or BU -- a MORS
Disclosure Form -- and submit it to the MORS Office. All presentations must be
UNCLASSIFIED AND APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE.
A Disclosure Form is attached. For more information about this workshop, you can visit the MORS web site at “www.mors.org” or contact the MORS office by phone at (703) 933-9070, FAX at (703) 933-9066, or email at morsoffice@mors.org. |
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