In October and November, CDD and the Afghan force manag- ers will work through the Tashkil Change Process. (For more about the process, see “Bringing Afghan Defense Forces Under Budget,” Army AL&T magazine, April-June 2016.) ANDSF leaders will have to make some tough decisions about needed capabilities and resourcing, so there is a high demand for trained staff with the skills to assist in the process.
BUILDING KNOWLEDGE LEADERS MOD and MOI senior leaders sent 22 force managers ranging from captain to colonel to attend the classes at Camp Resolute Support. Te course was at maximum capacity, and all students were enthusiastic about honing their craft and making a differ- ence for their nation—as was evident in the questions they asked: Why, for instance, had CSTC-A disapproved establishing units that their most senior officials had approved? Why did exist- ing units lack needed facilities? We answered these questions in detail as we taught balancing resourcing with requirements (sustainability and affordability analysis) and DOTMLPF-P.
Each session began with remarks from a coalition or Afghan senior leader. Among the speakers was Brig. Gen. Mohammad Akbar, MOI force management director. “Te hard work of our Afghan security personnel and the support of CSTC-A will help improve our organizations as we grow as leaders and manag- ers,” he said. Te Afghan senior leaders also were beginning to understand the need for force managers to provide analysis for informed decision-making.
Maj. Gen. Paul A. Ostrowski, CSTC-A deputy commanding general for support, led a class discussion about the integra- tion of new aircraft into the ANDSF force structure. “It’s not just about buying aircraft, but holistic thinking in order to make the hard decisions on modifications to doctrine; addi- tions of specialized personnel, including mechanics and pilots; modifications to training; incorporation of facilities, including ammunition bunkers and hangars; institutional leadership who are competent in the employment of this new capability; and rules of engagement for employment the aircraft,” he said.
Ostrowski’s words echoed the course’s objective: to develop thoughtful Afghan leaders who can navigate force management processes in the near term and pave the way for those who will lead and improve those processes in the coming years. (See Fig- ure 2.) Working hand in glove, ANDSF and CSTC-A leadership are engaging the students and providing real-world examples that reinforce the principles of sound force management.
CONCLUSION Te desired endpoint for MOI and MOD force managers is to use disciplined systems and processes to identify the capabilities that their forces need so that they can accomplish Afghani- stan’s national security strategy without relying on international advisers. Tis force management course is just a critical first step toward enabling our Afghan partners to manage their own force structure. More such efforts will be necessary over the next few years, including additional and more advanced courses, work- shops to develop Afghan force management doctrine and more detailed instruction on sustainability and affordability analysis.
During the upcoming CPRs, CDD advisers will reinforce and guide their counterparts in applying what they learned during the course as they develop the next Tashkils. To improve the course and the next cycle of learning, joint working groups will form to capture lessons learned from the CPR process so that our Afghan counterparts can take greater leadership in manag- ing their force structures.
Afghans who have demonstrated a clear grasp of force man- agement and were able to apply the principles during the CPR should be identified to help teach the next force management course with the goal of developing them into lead instructors. Tis will posture the MOI and MOD to educate their leaders and become self-sufficient as they move toward a secure, stable and peaceful future.
For more information, contact Col. Garrett D. Heath at
garrett.d.heath.mil@
mail.mil. Te work of CDD, CSTC-A and Army acquisition in Afghanistan was the focus of a special sec- tion in the April-June 2016 issue of Army AL&T magazine. Find it at
http://usaasc.armyalt.com/?iid=138893#folio=148.
COL. GARRETT D. HEATH was the CDD director within CSTC-A from July 2015 to July 2016; he’s now the Chief of Staff of the Army Senior Fellow with the Institute for Defense Analyses. He holds an M.S. in operations research and systems analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
LT. STEPHEN E. WEBBER is a U.S. Navy Reserve officer serving in CSTC-A’s CDD. He holds an M.A. in security studies from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a B.A. in studies in war and peace from Norwich University.
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