LESSON PLAN 1.2

 

 

FOR

 

PRESIDENTIAL DECISION DIRECTIVE 56

 

COMPLEX CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

 

 

 

PREPARED BY

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER TRAINING SYSTEMS DIVISION

ORLANDO, FL 32826

 

 

 

PREPARED FOR

NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY

FORT LESLEY J. McNAIR

WASHINGTON, DC 20319-5066

 

 

 

AUGUST 1999

 

 

 

 

 

Contents                                                                                                                                   Page

 

Change Record                                                                                                                

 

Security Awareness Notice                                                                                               

 

Terminal Objectives                                                                                                          

 

UNIT 1:  PRESIDENTIAL DECISION DIRECTIVE 

 

   Lesson Topic 1.1 – Complex Contingency Operations Overview

   Lesson Topic 1.2 – Role of United States Government Agencies

   Lesson Topic 1.3– After Action Review

   Lesson Topic 1.4 – Political Military Plan Overview

 

UNIT 2:  POLITICAL MILITARY PLANNING SCENARIO

 

    Lesson Topic 2.1 - Develop a Political Military Plan

 

 

 

TERMINAL OBJECTIVES

 

1.       Successfully demonstrate an understanding of Presidential Decision Directive 56 in accordance with the National Defense University Handbook for Interagency Management of Complex Contingency Operations.

 

 

Enabling Objectives

 

At the end of this topic the trainee will be able to:

 

1.       Identify the chain of command for managing complex contingency operations.

2.       Explain the Interagency Process.

3.       Determine the role of the Executive Committee (ExComm) when developing a Political Military (Pol Mil) Plan for complex contingency operations.

2.       Explain the importance of the Deputies Committee when forming an ExComm for complex contingency operations.

3.       List the duties of the ExComm during the development, evaluation, and implementation of Complex Contingency operations.

4.       Identify the steps required during interagency rehearsal.

5.       Define the responsibility of the Deputies Committee in reviewing the Pol Mil Plan.

6.       Determine the role of ExComm during the different phases of strategy planning.

 

Trainee Preparation:

 

A.      Trainee Support Materials

 

1.       Complex Contingency Operations Handbook

 

B.  Reference Publications:  None

Discussion Point

Related Instructor Activity

 

1.       Introduction

 

•          Subordinate committees report to the National Security Council (NSC).

•          Each new administration can adjust the structure it has become fairly consistent

•          Presidential Decision Directive 2 set the structure as:

•          President

•          National Security Council

•          Principals Committee

•          Deputies Committee

•          Interagency Working Groups (Executive Committee, Steering Group, Core Groups, etc)

 

 

1.  Establish contact.

 

Provide background that may be of interest to this topic.

 

Motivating statements

 

 

2.       National Security Council

 

•          Administers the interagency process for national security matters

•          Emphasizes the need for integration of agency policy to improve overall effectiveness of national security decision-making

•          Function is to advise the President with respect to the integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies relating to national security

 

 

3.       Principals Committee

 

•          Cabinet-level representatives

•          The senior interagency forum for considering national security issues

 

 

4.       Deputies Committee

 

•          Deputy/under secretary-level

•          The senior sub-cabinet group tasked with monitoring the work of the interagency process and identifying unresolved policy issues for the Principals Committee

•          Also responsible, in conjunction with sub-groups it may establish for crisis management

•          Responsible for reviewing the Pol Mil Plan at the interagency rehearsal.

 

 

5.       Interagency Working Groups

 

•          Normally established by Deputies Committee

•          There are a number, some permanent, some adhoc using various names

•          ExComm…Steering Group…Core Group

•          Meet regularly to assess policy areas to crisis situations

•          Build consensus for USG action

•          Frame policy issues for decision

•          Assume accountability for proper implementation of decisions

 

5. Have trainees turn to Appendix E of Handbook.

6.       The Interagency Process

 

•          The NSC-led interagency process

•          Identifies policy issues and questions

•          Formulates options

•          Raises issues to the appropriate level for decision within the NSC structure

•          Makes decisions where appropriate

•          Oversees the implementation of policy decisions

•          Process involves extensive coordination within and among the agencies of the executive branch.

•          Benefit is that it is thorough and inclusive (each organization brings its own practices and skills to the interagency process

•          Drawback – can be slow and cumbersome

•          Benefits outweigh Drawbacks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Talk about culture, philosophy and bureaucratic self-interest

Discuss/compare

 

7.       The Executive Committee (ExComm)

 

•          Oversees the integrated pol-mil planning and implementation procedures.

•          First task is to begin developing the pol-mil plan

•          Deputies Committee forms the Executive Committee (ExComm) for each complex contingency operation.

•          The ExComm is responsible for overseeing day-to-day management of US participation in the complex contingency and overseeing development of the Pol Mil Plan. 

•          Once the Pol Mil plan in draft form is completed the ExComm briefs the draft of the Pol Mil Plan to the Deputies Committee during the interagency rehearsal.

 

Discuss transition to Crisis management and formation of ExComm.

 

8.  Interagency Rehearsal Steps

 

 

 

9.  Summary and Review

 

1.       Identify the chain of command for managing complex contingency Operations.

2.       Determine the role of the Executive Committee (ExComm) when developing a Political Military (Pol Mil) Plan for complex contingency operations.

3.       Explain the importance of the Deputies Committee when forming an ExComm for complex contingency operations.

4.       List the duties of the ExComm during the development, evaluation, and implementation of Complex Contingency operations.

5.       Identify the steps required during interagency rehearsal.

6.       Define the responsibility of the Deputies Committee in reviewing the Pol Mil Plan.

7.       Determine the role of ExComm during the different phases of strategy planning.

 

 

10.  Assignments