DGTS-COIN-Final Revise

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Revising The British Army¶s

Counterinsurgency Doctrine

Maj Gen Andrew Kennett CBE



Intent for the New AFM

Position: Nested under JDP 3-40

Sits alongside US Army¶s FM 3-24

Target Audience: The ICSC(L) student, coy comds and SO2s. They all

have extensive operational experience

Purpose:1. µHand-rail¶ for understanding COIN tactical

considerations ± µhow to think, not what to think¶2. to inform the wider audience of the Army¶s approach

to counterinsurgency and to shape developmentagendas and debate



3

BDD

(2008)

JDPs 01 ± 05 (2008- 2009)

JDP 3-40

Security and Stability (2009)

AFMs

AFM

COIN

2001

AFM

Stab Ops

2007

FLOC

2008

HLOC

(2007)

ADP

Land Ops (2005)

(re-write NB 2010)

Updated 2007

as precursor

to rewrite

To be updated

2009



Background to the Project

The realities of operations and someperceptions of doctrine

What Constitutes Effective Doctrine? It

must: Meet the needs of the Practitioner

Be acceptable to Target Audience

Inform µHow to Think ¶, not prescribe µWhat to

Think ¶ Be teachable

Be relevant and current

Be manageable and accessible



Principles

Operate in Accordance with the Law

Minimum Necessary Force

Political Factors Have Primacy

Coordinated Government Action Population security

Gain and Secure Popular Support

Develop and Maintain Understanding Integration of Intelligence

Plan for the Longer Term

Learn and Adapt





7

Part A ± The Fundamentals

Chapter 1 ± Introduction

Chapter 2 - Modern Insurgency

Chapter 3 ± Fundamentals of COIN

Chapter 4 ± Conduct of COIN (Framework)



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Part B ± The Specifics

Chapter 5 ± Intelligence

Chapter 6 - Influence

Chapter 7 ± Command, Control and Planning

Chapter 8 ± Execution

Chapter ± Military Capacity Building

Chapter 10 ± Legal Considerations

Chapter 11 ± Learn and Adapt



Style and Tone

Traditionally doctrine writing has been: Neutral

Passive

Used µShould¶, µperhaps¶ and µit may be that¶ This version will be:

Personal

Seek to capture the reader¶s imagination

Lead the reader through the problem Use phrases such as µYou should consider¶,

µthis is not easy¶, and µyou may be the onlyrepresentative present¶



Conclusion

This is the opportunity to synthesize theprincipal lessons and general experiencefrom Iraq and Afghanistan

The manual must remain coherent withJDP 3-40 and US FM 3-24

The fundamentals are consistent with thefoundation set in previous British Army

publications It should be adoptable by the other

Services

It requires ADCC support10



LWC Development

The Knowledge Base

Enhanced TD Staff

Adaptive and responsive gearing

Relevant and realistic training

Documents

DGTS-COIN-Final Revise