Purpose
Prepare assigned personnel to apply processes and method in order to provide analysis, assessment, and develop relevant products for submission to the approval and decision of a MCC
Performance Objectives
Staff Officers are capable of understanding the contribution of Maritime force to a joint campaign, and of contributing to an maritime operations planning group (MOPG) or a MCC HQ during the execution of an Maritime campaign, in a national or multinational environment, applying NATO processes.
- PO 1. Understand the fundamentals of Maritime operations in a joint campaign
- Level of command, C2 structure, MCC organization
- PO 2. Understand the contributions of major functions to the decision cycle of a MCC HQ
- PO 3. Understand and apply the principles of operational art and design and planning process within the Air contribution to joint strategic and operational planning
- Understand the major phases and output of operational planning
- Understand and apply the air power contribution to the development of operational plans
- Understand the principles of organisation of a air operational planning group (MOPG)
- Understand the working processes of an MOPG
- PO 4. Understand and apply MCC process to develop the OpGEN (main effort of the course)
- PO 5. Understand and apply MCC process to develop the Daily directives
- PO 6. Understand and apply MCC process in the execution of a maritime campaign
- Battle Rhythm
- Targeting
- Maritime situation assessment
Job Performance Outcome: 300 – Advance level (Apply)
Participant prerequisites
Basic staff skills (how to staff documents, how to prepare and deliver a briefing to an authority)
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows® and the common Microsoft Office® applications (Word®, Ppt® and Excel®)
Facility - Equipment
- 1x plenary room, with 25 tables & chairs, teacher desk and chair, 1x computer /projector/ screen, 2x white boards and associated stationary
- 3x (minimum 2x) syndicate rooms with 10 x tables & chairs, 1x computer /projector/ screen, 2x white boards, 2x paper boards and associated stationary
- Ability to deliver basic admin tasks (e.g. printing)
Training
In short
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Qualification
Captain to Lieutenant-colonel
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Duration
three weeks
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Location
Paris
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Language
English or French
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Capacity
from 10 to 25 pax.
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Type
Blended
