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6 lessons from On Operations by @BA_Friedman in 8 slides 👇

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6/ Information and the OODA Loop Speed isn't everything. A force that fails to process information is essentially blind. The true goal of the information staff isn't just to move through the OODA loop faster, but to protect the quality of the process while corrupting the opponent's ability to make sound decisions. #InformationWarfare #OODALoop medium.com/@vwhtrbj/redefini…

5/ The Six Disciplines Successful operations require a harmony of specific disciplines. I’ve noted that the core requirements include administration, information, operations, fire support, logistics, and command and control. These disciplines must work together to synchronize tactical actions across time and space. #MilitaryTraining #Organization

4/ The Origin of the Concept Modern Western doctrine often misinterprets operational art. These ideas were first codified by the Red Army to address the changing character of warfare in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The U.S. later adopted these Soviet concepts, sometimes erroneously conflating "operational art" with an "operational level." #MilitaryDoctrine #SovietHistory

3/ Logistics as the Foundation Amateurs talk strategy, professionals talk logistics. In book, Friedman argues that logistics is the foundation of operational art. It acts as the vital bridge between a national economy and combat forces in the field, determining what is actually possible. #Logistics #Warfare medium.com/@vwhtrbj/the-staf…

2/ The Role of the Staff. While commanders are naturally tacticians, the functions of operational art are performed by staff officers who support those commanders. In essence, command is what the leader does, while control is what the staff does to manage the immense complexity of modern conflict. #Leadership #MilitaryHistory medium.com/@vwhtrbj/the-rise…

1/ Defining Operational Art Operational art is the link between tactics and strategy. It is not a separate "level of war" but the active process of planning, sequencing, and sustaining tactics to achieve strategic goals. It’s what connects individual battles to the ultimate purpose of the campaign. #MilitaryStrategy #OperationalArt

🧵 A Masterclass in Military Thought: 6 Key Takeaways from "On Operations" by B.A. Friedman Friedman's work challenges modern military dogma, stripping away unnecessary jargon to reveal the true mechanics of warfare. Here’s how you can rethink operational art.👇

In 1898, Nikola Tesla debuted a radio-controlled boat, envisioning a future of unmanned machine warfare. As highlighted in @David_Hambling's book "Swarm Troopers," this legacy now spans over a century, evolving into modern layered developments like silent, biomimetic autonomous robot fish! #TechHistory #Robotics

1/ Book: “Redlines Redrawn: Operation Sindoor” Main idea: India demonstrates a “dynamic response doctrine” — calibrated, cross‑domain retaliation that answers terrorism and Pakistani nuclear blackmail without sliding into full‑scale war, setting a “new normal” of credible, limited but decisive force across land, air, sea, cyber and space. @AmbTrigunayat @BipsBak

"The Air Force is the great developing power in the world today. It offers not only the hope of increased security at home, but, also, on account of its speed of locomotion, of the greatest civilizing element in the future, because the essence of civilization is rapid transportation." —Brig Gen William "Billy" Mitchell, 1925 #Israel #IranMassacre #UdermaxNetJJ

Key takeaways from Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s The Black Swan: How rare, high-impact, and unpredictable events shape our world. @nntaleb #JesúsDeNazareth #4aprile2026 #LYKN3YEARwithLYKYOU

Top 3 Highlights from “A Message to Garcia” Essay by Elbert Hubbard. 1/3 The “Carry a message to Garcia” credo: take the task, ask no unnecessary questions, act promptly, and deliver. @jameskgreer77

Why “Simple” Solutions Get Commanders Killed (and Sometimes Win Wars) 1/8 “Every tactical situation has a simple solution; you only have to find it. Or, as H.L. Mencken said, ‘For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.’” — Charles S. Oliviero, “Praxis Tacticum”

Iran to US #IranWar‌ #usa