Using concepts taught throughout the J300 Lesson: Operational Art & Design, you will write an analytical/research paper on a historical event Operation Iraqi Freedom.
You will analyze the historical event, for example, Operation Iraqi Freedom from the perspective of the operational art & design concepts and terms from chapter IV, JP 5-0, Joint Planning and/or other appropriate joint doctrinal publications. You can analyze the entire campaign/operation, a single battle, or a group of battles from the campaign/operation.
Use the following questions to guide your research and analysis:
How did country Xs military leaders apply operational art during the campaign/operation?
How did country Xs military leaders design the campaign/operation?
How did country Xs military leaders understand the operational environment?
What problems did country Xs military have to solve?
What approaches did country Xs military use to solve the problem and achieve the military end state?
What was the military end state?
What were the military objectives?
