Scuola Universitaria Interdipartimentale in Scienze Strategiche (SUISS)

Basic knowledge of Doctrine (Tactics, Intelligence, Logistics), with particular reference to the maneuver (fire and movement) and to orders

Basic knowledge of the main planning tools (Tactics, Intelligence and Logistics) at the lower unit level.

The teaching also offers the opportunity to acquire transversal skills useful for activating such knowledge and skills in different contexts and for different purposes.

At the end of the course, Officers will be able to have:

• Basic knowledge of Doctrine (Tactics, Intelligence, Logistics)
• Capacity to use the main planning tools (Tactics, Intelligence and Logistics) at the lower unit level.

CONOSCENZA E CAPACITÀ DI COMPRENSIONE
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CAPACITÀ DI APPLICARE CONOSCENZA E COMPRENSIONE
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AUTONOMIA DI GIUDIZIO
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ABILITÀ COMUNICATIVE
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KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
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APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
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INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT
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COMMUNICATION SKILLS
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LEARNING SKILLS
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Lectures and practical activities. The module has a total of 35 periods, part of which will be dedicated to carrying out practical activities. Attendance is optional.

In consideration of the constraints imposed by the health situation, the Teaching provides for the simultaneous use of frontal lessons and remote lessons through the use of the SUISS Moodle Platform, with the possibility for students to intervene and ask questions (directly or using the appropriate chat). The same lessons will be recorded and made available on the SUISS Moodle platform.

Mandatory test, in presence (written assessment with a test consisting of open questions), approximately in the middle of the program of the Module.

1st exam session with written assessment with a test consisting of open questions

Subsequent exam sessions with written assessment with a test consisting of open questions.

Evaluation on the basic knowledge of the Doctrine and on the basic ability to use the main planning tools and minor units level (planning process).

Practical activities on the main topics covered in each module.

For the training activity Management disciplines applied to the military arts - Military Logistics, hours of supplementary teaching will be carried out by Lt. Col. Carmelo DI LEO

For the training activity Management disciplines applied to the military arts - Intelligence, hours of supplementary teaching will be carried out by Lt. Col. Nicola CRISTADORO and Lt. Col. Gianluca PEDRINI

For the training activity Management disciplines applied to the military arts - Tacticts, hours of supplementary teaching will be carried out by Lt. Col. Cosimo MARTONE

Intelligence Module

• Intelligence Support to Planning, Executing, and Assessing Military Operations;
• Nature, Principles, Procedures and Tools of Intelligence;
• Intelligence Process;
• Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (IPOE);
• National Intelligence Organizations and Responsibilities (Interagency and Multinational Intelligence Sharing and Cooperation);
• Information Security.

Logistics Module

• Logistics in military history;
• basic elements of logistics;
• logistic principles;
• the geographical al location;
• logistic organisation; 
• logistic functions; 
• NATO logistics doctrine;
• Combat Service Support deployable units (Log deployable Brigade; RSOM Rgt; Brigade, Division and Corp Support Group; Medical Treatment Facility Rgt);
• the sustainment planning methodology;
• the medical support planning methodology;
• the logistic approach to the planning methodology.

Tactics Module

• The doctrine and its historical evolution
• Principles of the Art of War and definition of Tactics
• The Operating Environment and the Spectrum of Conflicts
• The themes of the campaign, tactical activities and tactical tasks
• Military symbology
• The Operational Functions, the Mission Command and the command and control relationships
• The Combined Arms and Task Force / tactical complexes
• The Maneuver, the maneuvering approach and the Operations Framework
• The Movement and Formations
• Direct fire, indirect fire and third dimension fire
• The offensive, defensive, stabilizing and enabling tactical activities and the tactical tasks at the lower unit level
• Military documents and orders
• Planning decision-making at the lower unit level (PPMU)

Tactics Module

SME PDE-1 "The doctrine of the Italian Army" ed. 2019

COMFORDOT PSE 1.05 "Planning at the lower unit level", 2016

Teaching material written by the Professor

Logistics Module

SME PDE-4 "The sustainment to land operations" ed. 2018

Teaching material by the Professor

The methods of carrying out the teaching activity may undergo variations based on the limitations imposed by the current health crisis. In any case, the distance modality is guaranteed for the whole academic year.