OEE Red Diamond DEC15

This issue of Red Diamond leads with an article on the December 2014 capture of the strategically key Syrian Wadi al Deif and al Hamidiyah military bases by Jabhat al Nusra (JN) and Al Ahrar al Sham with their allies. These coordinated attacks illustrate characteristics of a dispersed attack as in TC 7-100.2 US Army OPFOR training literature uses symbols and control measures from ADRP 1-02, DOD Military Standard 2525-D, and originates other symbology as a composite of real-world threats for training readiness. Training to prepare for such adversaries, threats, or enemies can be witnessed in the opposing forces (OPFOR) of the Mission Command Training Program (MCTP). Other training venues include the use of Decisive Action Training Environment (DATE) in combat training centers such as the Joint Maneuver Readiness Center (JMRC) and DATE Rotation 15-04. DATE 3.0 will be produced in 2016. A December 2015 planning conference set the stage for improvements in operational environment conditions to a wider Army, joint, and multinational group of allies, partners, and other actors in training readiness. A threat tactics report on Russian military ventures signals the complexities of state and non-state actors in events with major geo-political impacts. An article on the ongoing Syrian civil war shifts the Syrian army focus to internal threats. Acquisition of systems include UAVS and long range optics designed to win the ground war against rebel groups. Another article surveys the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) and its ability to disrupt Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes without much warning and the sudden disruption of global economics.


As an irregular force, Boko Haram techniques have shifted from small, simple raids using crude weapons to simultaneous complex attacks utilizing small arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) against multiple targets. An article describes a Boko Haram attack on the Multinational Joint Task Force base, located at Baga, Nigeria. Another article assesses assets and capabilities of China’s ground forces—the PLA Army (PLAA)—of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). This article will address capabilities through the lens of the US warfighting functions (WfF). As described in a Worldwide Equipment Guide (WEG) data sheet article, the SLC-2 radar is an example of target acquisition for counterfire and counterbattery fires. North Korea has taken much of its military and governmental activity below ground to avoid imagery intelligence opportunities by adversaries or enemies, and to improve survivability in the event of active war. Tactical vignettes, as presented in the Red Diamond, are best understood by knowing OPFOR tactics in TC 7-100.2 and TC 7-100.3, and unit, organization, and weapon system capabilities presented in US Army TC 7-100.4 and its TRADOC G-2 Threat Force Structure e-folders of units. Another source for equipment and weapon capabilities is the TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide.

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