AUGUST 1996 FM 100-6 Information Operations DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY r MiIitaryReweew Headquarters, Department of the Amy Lieutenant General Prepared by L.Cl. tbkier US ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE VOLUME IJ(XVl — November-December 1996, NO 6 Commandant,USACGSC Prol,,,,or ,1 BUIIW< 100-96 -,1 .2 Brigadier General CONTENTS Joseph R. Inge W ~~rn~atiafl~,USACGSG 2 Information Operations FM 100-6: Information Operations Milltasy Retiew Staff 3 by Colonel Michael D. Starry, US Arm~ and LieutenantColun@lGeorgeL Humphries Eo%x in Chief Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Arneson Jr., US Army Lieutenant Coiord MichaelL Roddin 16 Information Operations on the Nontraditional ManagingEditor Battlefield Qptain HEWWE.Bush by Lieutenant Colonel Dennis M. MurphB US Army Ed@r,LatinAmerwanEd- 19 Joint STARS: A Force XXI Enabler PhiliipR. ~Wki Production Editor by Lieutenant General Ronald L. Watts, US Army Retired J-STARS: The Future of Ground Warfare D&;a;yty by Major Jeftiey C. A/fie( US Air Force Debra Fowkx llurbin 25 The Art and Science of Battlefield Visualization Manuscnjx Editor by Lieutenant Colonel David L. Simpson, US Arm~ Char’%s A. Mattinsun ill and Lieutenant Colonel Richard E Brown, US Army Reserve Art andDesign BMe L Hammond 30 Leadership Manuscr@VEditorii#AssMint Mf3rriafn Clark 31 Navigating the Fog of Technological Change Subsc@ionManager by Captain Christopher D. Kolenda, US Army Patricia L. Wilson 41 Reflections on Leadership S@retaly by Lieutenant Colonel Joel A. Buck, US Army Consulting Editors 45 A Different Twist: Nonrational Views of Leadership Colonel14ayrmmdoG. da Silva IWO by Lieutenant Colonel Donald H. Homer Jr., US Army -%0 ArmH E?ra#an Edition CObfldvictort). Gu2man &it&rn *Y, t4(sjm3n04mefJ00fI Edlfton 51 Debugging the Battlefield: Winning the War Lieutenant Cobriel Hemtin Rw Patron &g90finaArmy, tdispano4rwn@n EditlL3n Against Insect Bites and Related Diseases by Major Jeffrey M. Gambel, US Army 58 Fort Leavenworth Update 59 Military Review—75 Years of Service to the US Army # JOEL f3-HUDf3QN by Jerold E. Brown AdmkriafratiwAaMant to the sacre&uyOffheAmryoz3dl Mh’fary Rewetis MbJzhrt is to prov’Mea forumfor 67 CAS3: Fifteen Years Later the open exchange of ideas on milttary affairs to fo- by Colonel Albert E. Bryant, US ArmK and Joan Dietrich Silver cus on cmc%pts, doctrineand warfrghting atthetac- tic#and @educ 2!%l%?2%K-7e%%%%!x 71 PW96: An Eagle’s Wew W- mkti the CombinedArms&rttet by Colonel Robed E. Ryals, US Air Force andCcfnmwrdand GeneralStaffCoOege. fw~ Btifefw~m-w,gw=~g mW@W ~ . f#3wfiMwrmfion,but tr viewsexpreseed herein 77 Almanac: aretfmseoftfIe a@ors, notthe OepaftmentofDe- fenseor U9elernents.Thecw-wt does notneces- The Juggler and the Supreme Commander &ijy reftect the MMat US Army Iii VUdoes by Colonel Cole C. Klngseed, US Army r -wzww&?zts:%:”s sibk for the accuracy and source documentation 81 Insights: ofmaterialthey pwvide. iWfifagI H43vAw reserves therighttoedit~. SaaiaOfoffickddkmbutmls Force XXI: Getting it Right one par ?0 offkm? far majorcommands,IX??PS,dhm by Major David J. Lemelin, US Army eiom rrtajofstaff agencies, gwrraoncommanda, ArmyacMb,R@wecommsmkend@fef_. marrdorganizatiorwonaper280frk19refQrmadi@ 84 Review Essay: cornmande,hc@kdsandunif9 andonetofiifor Activeand Fwerve brii and ba~Iis4g Colin L Powell: Leader rma=@wfWdgwteoffk=@ by Colonel James E. Swatiz, US Army Reserve @8wL$a@aMemmkrc$lm MkYo- 86 Letters W%qvHe@ew(us IS$NW!8-4148)(USPS t23- $30)IsfwbkrWdbimoMtyfor$18US#@0F~ WKf 87 Book Reviews contemporary readings for the professional !!x.%l%%%%#%”&.%4us& all oOic22 %&4%%3%Y’’%%%?2 91 Index January 199&-December 1996 -s -, w Lewew@h, Fm the Editor This issue of Military Review is a landmark issue, because it is the first one we have produced directly from negatives as opposed to “camera-ready copy.” Our new desktop publishing equipment— to include all software for preparing Military Review for transfer to the Internet-has arrived and is up and running. All refund checks from the Fort Leavenworth Nonappropriated Fund Activity have been mailed to paid subscribers. The decision to eliminate the Fort Leavenworth-based subscription operation was based on providing Military Review to paid subscribers at the least possible cost. While this decision may cause some minor inconvenience, I believe it is in our readership’s best long-term interest. Instructions for continuing a k(ilita~ Review subscription through the Superintendent of Documents were furnished with the refund checks and are available on page 96. The Superintendent of Documents has been receiving subscription applications, so apparently the system is working. Do you have an idea or opinion about where future Army doctrine should be headed? With the recently distributed US Army Field Manual (FM) 100+ Information Oprations, and F’M 100-5, Opratiom, due for a rewrite in 1997, aspiring writers with recent field experience should consider entering Military Review’s 1997 Writing Contest, which features both of these publications as our theme. The three winning manuscripts will be published in Military Reviey and their authors will receive cash prizes of $500 for fmt place, $250 for second and $100 for third place. See our inside back cover for details! Military Review’s 75th Anniversary edition production is well under way, and we fully expect it to appear no later than February, which will mark the journal’s ofllcial 75th anniversary. It will be a collector’s item, and the USACGSC Alumni Association has expressed an interest in offering single issues at a cost to be determined. Watch this column for more information. Somewhat regrettably, I will no longer be the editor in chief when the 75th Anniversary edition is published. I have been reassigned as the director for Defense Information in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, with a reporting date of 21 October—long before this issue is distributed. Until my successor is named, Lieutenant Colonels George Humphnes and Mike Roddin will beat the helm, and I have full confidence they—indeed, the entire Military Review staff-will continue to serve you, the reader, to the best of their combined abilities. I thank you and them for the opportunisty to serve as Military Review’s 40th editor in chief. Colonel Richard M. Brtiges Editor in Chief, August 1995 to October 1996 Wfiting Contest Do you have an idea or opinion about where future Army doctrine should be headed? With the new US Army Field Manual (FM) 100-6, Information Operations, on the street, and FM 1oo-5, Opera[ions, due for a rewrite in 1997, aspiring writers with recent field experience should consider entering Mili[ay Review’s1997 Writing Contest. The three winning manuscripts will be published in Military Review, and their authors will receive cash prizes of $500 for first place, $250 for second and $100 for third place. Entries should focus on new ideas about battle command and future operations or the impact of new technologies, concepts and doctrine on the tactical and operational levels of war. Manuscripts should also specifically address some aspect of either FM 100-5 or FM 100-6. Entries that do not meet contest theme or submission parameters will be returned without consideration. Deadline for submission of manuscripts is 1 July 1997. Al contest manuscripts will be considered for publication, provided they are original and have not been previously offered elsewhere for publication. Manuscripts should range from 2,000 to 3,000 words and be typed and double-spaced. A Milituy Reuiew writer’s guide is available upon request. Send inquiries or entries to: Milituy Reuiew, US Army Command and General Staff College, 290 Grant Avenue, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-1254, or call Mrs. Pat Wilson at (913) 684-9327 or DSN 552- 9327for additional information. Coming Next: The Army and Society Leadership Strategy Doctrine Development Operational Art Training and Thctics LieutenantColonelCharlesW.Ame80n Jr., US Army HE UNITED STAI’ESand its allies unveiled ‘1’a radicallynew form of wark in the Persian mwgding in ‘“ ‘imtf??@ Gulf in 1991. By exploiting knowledge, the coali- &yond &e lkuwi@?e-esmore than tion force devastated Iraq’s formidable military ma- jWaikckJngan advemuy% ‘ chine, astonished the world, confounded defense powWhi&?pmtectingyour ~-; critics, surptised itself and quite possibly “changed an awa.rvnm OJ and sendivity lb, non- .. the standards for performance of US forces in tiukt@y soum inf~. Nonmilitary armed conflict.” ] This article outlines US Army sources can provkle tictical-kvel information information operations (IO) doctrine and how it en- in near real b“meto worklwtie audiences ables multidimensional operations. It also profiles with the potential of profoundly the recently released US Army Field Manual (FM) influencing operab”ons. 100-6, /formation 0per(~~i~~~l,~40cttine that is relevant to today’s multidimensional operations as well as future Force XXI operations. IO doctrine describes the importance of informa- all far superior to what existed previously.2 tion and how to win the information war today and In Operation Deser? Storm, General H. Norman in the future. FM 100-6 identifies information as an Schwarzkopf could observe in near real time, orient essential enabler of military combat power at the in minutes, decide in hours and act the same day. strategic, operational and tactical levels. It discusses Today, emerging information age technologies are how information age technologies can multiply nwolutionizing the battlefield. In the not-toodistant leaders’ and soldiers’ talents and potential, allowing future, the Army will be confronted by a wide array them to quickly defeat an opponent in a joint, com- of new and potential adversaries and unknown dan- bined, multinational or interagency operation. IO gers as war!lghting technologies, including weap- provides the framework for an integrated approach ons of mass destruction, proliferate worldwide.