Scuola Universitaria Interdipartimentale in Scienze Strategiche (SUISS)

Basic knowledge of italian military 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

CAPACITÀ DI APPLICARE CONOSCENZA E COMPRENSIONE

AUTONOMIA DI GIUDIZIO

ABILITÀ COMUNICATIVE

CAPACITÀ DI APPRENDIMENTO

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

LEARNING SKILLS

 Lectures and practical activities.

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 in 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
• Operations themes, tactical activities and tactical tasks
• Military symbology
• The Joint Functions, the Mission Command and the command and control relationships
• The Combined Arms and Task Force / tactical complexes
• The Maneuver, the maneuverist approach and Conceptual Frameworks
• Movement and Formations
• Direct fire, indirect fire and third dimension fire
• The offensive, defensive, stabilizing and enabling tactical activities and the tactical tasks at lower unit level
• Military documents and orders
• Planning decision-making process at 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

• N.- Manuale sulla Simbologia Terrestre, Ed. 2000;
• 5895 - Nomenclatore Militare EI, Ed.1998;
• PSE-7.02 Generic Enemy Forces (GENFOR) Ed. 2017;
• SMD-G-016 A-2 Glossario Abbreviazioni e Sigle, Ed. 2012;
• PSE-1.05 Manuale per la pianificazione nelle minori unità (PPMU), Ed. 2016;

S.N. PCM DIS - Il linguaggio degli organismi informativi, Ed. 2013.

SIO module (Operational Intelligence Service)

• N.- Manuale sulla Simbologia Terrestre, Ed. 2000;
• 5895 - Nomenclatore Militare EI, Ed.1998;
• PSE-7.02 Generic Enemy Forces (GENFOR) Ed. 2017;
• SMD-G-016 A-2 Glossario Abbreviazioni e Sigle, Ed. 2012;
• PSE-1.05 Manuale per la pianificazione nelle minori unità (PPMU), Ed. 2016;