Friendly Opposition: The Red Team's Role in Strengthening Operational Design

Abstract

This research paper suggests a framework for improved decision analysis through the alternative perspective and critical analysis provided by commanders red teams. It defines red team activity as it relates to the Joint Operations Planning Process (JOPP), discusses shortfalls in existing red team usage, and establishes a framework for integrating red team analysis throughout the planning process to improve decision analysis. It uses the 1945 British counteroffensive, led by Field Marshall William Slim, to illustrate how red team analysis at both the theater-strategic and operational levels of war support decision analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 18, 2010
Accession Number
AD1019046

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  • Andrew J. Campbell

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  • Air Command and Staff College

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  • Human Systems
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  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Delphi Method
  • Department Of Defense
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  • Iraqi-War
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  • Military Operations
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  • Second World War
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