Operational Environment Considerations for Training and ...

1 TC 7-102 Operational Environment Considerations for Training andEducationDevelopmentRevised DraftMay 2013 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION:Approved for public release; distribution is ,DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Distribution Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. i TC 7-102 Training Circular No. 7-102 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, May 2013 Operational Environment Considerations for Training and Education Development Contents Page vi INTRODUCTION .. viii Chapter 1 21ST Century Operational Environment .. 1-1 Chapter 2 The ADDIE Process .. 2-1 Section I - Analysis .. 2-1 Section II - Design .. 2-4 Section III Development .. 2-10 Section IV 2-15 Section V - Evaluation .. 2-22 Non-Linear ADDIE Efficiences .. 2-22 Chapter 3 Exercise Design Sequence .. 32-1 Section I - Phase 1: Initial Planning.

2 2-1 Tools .. 3-2 Key Decisions .. 2-4 3-4 Section II - Task and Countertask Development .. 2-4 Who .. 2-7 Tools .. 2-9 Key Decisions .. 3-5 3-11 Section III - Phase 3: PMESII-PT Operational Environment Development 3-11 Tools .. 3-12 Key Decisions .. 3-16 3-22 Section IV - Phase 4: Orders, Plans, and Instruction Development .. 3-22 Tools .. 3-23 Key Decisions .. 3-23 3-24 Section V - Summary .. 3-27 Contents ii TC 7-102 Revised Draft 1 May 2013 Chapter 4 Operational VARIABLES .. 4-1 Operational Environment .. 4-1 Variables, Subvariables, and Settings .. 4-1 Political Variable .. 4-2 Military Variable .. 4-6 Economic Variable .. 4-12 Social Variable .. 4-15 Information Variable .. 4-20 Infrastructure Variable .. 4-26 Physical Environment Variable .. 4-31 Time Variable .. 4-42 Appendix A STAFF AND FACULTY JOB AID .. A-1 Appendix B EXERCISE DESIGN CHECKLIST .. A-1 Appendix C OPFOR TACTICAL TASK LIST .. C-1 Appendix D HOME STATION Training SCENARIO BLUEPRINTS.

3 D-1 GLOSSARY .. Glossary-1 REFERENCES .. References-1 Figures Figure 1. Operational Environment Toolkit .. ix Figure 1-1. Operational Environment Through 2028 .. 1-1 Figure 2-6. Types of role players .. 2-20 Figure 2-6. Non-Linear ADDIE Process .. 2-24 Figure 3-1. Selecting an area of operations (example) .. 3-17 Figure 3-2. Notional BCT METL with doctrinal supporting tasks (example) .. 3-19 Figure 3-3. Notional BCT METL supporting tasks adjusted for OE and WFF (example) .. 3-21 Figure 2-4. Example of required orders and plans .. 3-24 Figure 3-5. Types of role players .. 3-26 Figure D-1. MCO Blueprint COA sketch (example 1) .. D-3 Figure D-2. MCO Blueprint COA sketch (example 2) .. D-4 Figure D-3. MCO Blueprint COA sketch (example 3) .. D-5 Figure D-4. IW Blueprint COA sketch (example 1) .. D-6 Figure D-5. IW Blueprint COA sketch (example 2) .. D-7 Figure D-6.

4 IW Blueprint COA sketch (example 3) .. D-8 Tables Table 1-1 21ST Century Soldier Competencies .. 1-3 Table 1-2 Operational Environment (OE) Learning Spectrum .. 1-6 Enlisted/Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) .. 1-6 Contents Revised Draft 1 May 2013 TC 7-102 iii Table 1-3 Operational Environment (OE) Learning Spectrum .. 1-7 Commissioned Officer .. 1-7 Table 1-4 Operational Environment (OE) Learning Spectrum .. 1-8 Civilian Education System (CES) .. 1-8 Table 2-1. Required Analysis Processes and Output .. 2-1 Table 2-2 Required Design Processes and Outputs .. 2-5 Figure 2-1 The major activities during the design phase .. 2-7 Table 2-3 General Learning Objective Writing Requirements .. 2-8 Table 2-4 Required Development Processes and Outputs .. 2-10 Table 2-5. Political: Type of Government subvariable definition, settings, and setting definitions .. 2-12 Table 2-6. PMESII-PT variables and 2-13 Table 2-7. Sensory Response Table .. 2-14 Table 2-8 Required Implementation Processes and Outputs.

5 2-15 Table 2-9 Faculty/Instructor requirements .. 2-17 Table 2-10 Required Evaluation Processes and Outputs .. 2-22 Table 3-1. Exercise design sequence .. 3-1 Table 3-2. Example Training unit supporting subtasks (actions on contact) .. 3-6 Table 3-3. Example of Training unit task (JOA missile defense) .. 3-7 Table 3-4. Example of initial listing of OPFOR units selected for task organization .. 3-8 Table 3-5. Example of equipment listed in WEG tier tables .. 3-10 Table 3-6. Example of emerging technology trends from WEG .. 3-11 Table 3-7. Political: Type of Government subvariable definition, settings, and setting definitions .. 3-13 Table 3-8. PMESII-PT variables and 3-14 Table 3-9. OE-WFF analysis matrix (example) .. 3-20 Table 4-1. Political variable and subvariable settings .. 4-3 Table 4-2. Political: attitude toward the United States .. 4-3 Table 4-3. Political: centers of political power .. 4-4 Table 4-4. Political: type of government .. 4-4 Table 4-5.

6 Political: government effectiveness and legitimacy .. 4-5 Table 4-6. Political: influential political groups .. 4-6 Table 4-7. Military variable and subvariable settings .. 4-7 Table 4-8. Military: military forces .. 4-7 Table 4-9. Military: government paramilitary forces .. 4-8 Table 4-10. Military: non-state paramilitary forces .. 4-8 Table 4-10. Military: non-state paramilitary forces (continued) .. 4-9 Table 4-11. Military: unarmed combatants .. 4-9 Table 4-12. Military: nonmilitary armed 4-10 Table 4-13. Military: military functions .. 4-10 Table 4-13. Military: military functions (continued) .. 4-11 Table 4-14. Economic variable and subvariable settings .. 4-12 Contents iv TC 7-102 Revised Draft 1 May 2013 Table 4-15. Economic: economic diversity .. 4-12 Table 4-15. Economic: economic diversity (continued) .. 4-13 Table 4-16. Economic: employment status .. 4-13 Table 4-17. Economic: economic activity .. 4-13 Table 4-18. Economic: illegal economic activity.

7 4-14 Table 4-19. Economic: banking and finance .. 4-14 Table 4-20. Social variable and subvariable settings .. 4-15 Table 4-21. Social: demographic mix .. 4-15 Table 4-21. Social: demographic mix (continued) .. 4-16 Table 4-22. Social: social volatility .. 4-16 Table 4-23. Social: education level .. 4-16 Table 4-24. Social: ethnic diversity .. 4-16 Table 4-24. Social: ethnic diversity (continued) .. 4-17 Table 4-25. Social: religious diversity .. 4-17 Table 4-26. Social: population 4-17 Table 4-27. Social: common languages .. 4-18 Table 4-28. Social: criminal activity .. 4-18 Table 4-29. Social: human rights .. 4-18 Table 4-29. Social: human rights (continued) .. 4-19 Table 4-30. Information variable and subvariable settings .. 4-20 Table 4-31. Information: public communications media .. 4-20 Table 4-31. Information: public communications media (continued) .. 4-21 Table 4-32. Information: information warfare .. 4-21 Table 4-32. Information: information warfare (continued).

8 4-22 Table 4-32. Information: information warfare (continued) .. 4-23 Table 4-33. Information: intelligence .. 4-23 Table 4-33. Information: intelligence (continued) .. 4-24 Table 4-34. Information: information management .. 4-24 Table 4-34. Information: information management (continued) .. 4-25 Table 4-35. Infrastructure variable and subvariable settings .. 4-26 Table 4-36. Infrastructure: construction pattern .. 4-26 Table 4-36. Infrastructure: construction pattern (continued) .. 4-27 Table 4-37. Infrastructure: urban zones .. 4-27 Table 4-37. Infrastructure: urban zones (continued) .. 4-28 Table 4-38. Infrastructure: urbanized building density .. 4-29 Table 4-39. Infrastructure: utilities 4-29 Table 4-40. Infrastructure: utility level .. 4-29 Table 4-40. Infrastructure: utility level (continued) .. 4-30 Table 4-41. Infrastructure: transportation architecture .. 4-30 Table 4-42. Physical Environment variable and subvariable settings.

9 4-31 Contents Revised Draft 1 May 2013 TC 7-102 v Table 4-43. Physical Environment variable, subvariables and sub-subvariable settings .. 4-32 Table 4-44. Physical Environment : terrain .. 4-33 Table 4-44. Physical Environment : terrain (continued) .. 4-34 Table 4-45. Terrain: landforms .. 4-34 Table 4-46. Terrain: vegetation .. 4-35 Table 4-47. Terrain: terrain complexity .. 4-35 Table 4-48. Terrain: mobility classification .. 4-36 Table 4-49. Physical Environment : natural hazards .. 4-37 Table 4-50. Physical Environment : climate .. 4-38 Table 4-51. Physical Environment : weather .. 4-39 Table 4-52. Weather: precipitation .. 4-40 Table 4-53. Weather: high temperature heat index .. 4-40 Table 4-54. Weather: low temperature wind chill index .. 4-40 Table 4-55. Weather: wind .. 4-41 Table 4-56. Weather: visibility .. 4-41 Table 4-57. Weather: cloud cover .. 4-42 Table 4-58. Weather: relative humidity .. 4-42 Table 4-59. Time variable and subvariable settings.

10 4-43 Table 4-60. Time: knowledge of the AO .. 4-43 Table 4-61. Time: cultural perception of time .. 4-44 Table 4-62. Time: key-event resolution .. 4-44 Table 4-63. Time: Information offset .. 4-45 Table 4-64. Time: tactical exploitation of time .. 4-45 Table 4-65. Time: key dates, time periods, or events .. 4-46 Table B-1. Exercise design checklist .. B-1 Revised Draft 1 May 2013 TC 7-102 vi Preface This Training circular (TC) outlines a methodology for the incorporation of the Operational Environment to sup-port Training , education and leader development. It is applicable for use at the individual level as well collective level for Home Station Training . It describes Training development procedures and methodologies, responsibili-ties, and analysis for those who develop lesson plans, Training support packages, as well as those who plan and control Army situational Training exercises or lane Training exercises intended as a culminating or capstone Training event that critically assess unit- Training status.