Episode 1 - Mission Command and Command & Control

In this episode of Breaking Doctrine, our host, Major Chris Parker discusses the development of Army Techniques Publication (ATP) 7-100.2, North Korean Tactics, with our guests, the Director of Operations for the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) G2, Analysis and Control Element (ACE), Jon Cleaves, the lead author Mr. David Pendleton, and the Director of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD), Colonel Rich Creed. ATP 7-100.2, a new publication for the Army, is available now at https://armypubs.army.mil/. The manual sheds light on North Korean forces and describes how they would be expected to operate in a large scale offensive. Our guests discuss their tactics, how the publication was developed, and the importance of understanding threat doctrine. This episode is a great resource for anyone serving in the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) area of responsibility (AOR).