Military History Book Club March 14, 2024

Description

MISSION COMMAND IN THE ISRAEL DFENSE FORCE is an official AUSA Book Program title.

We meet at Prestonwood CC, 15909 Preston Road, Dallas, TX. Please arrive by 7:30 a.m. to order from the menu.  Breakfast is $15.  Discussion starts at 7:30 and ends at 9:00.

The discussion will be moderated by Bob Epstein, Texas Guard, 19^th Military Police Brigade

The Israel Defense Force have relied on mission command since their foundation. This essay collection explores Israel’s military strategy through the understanding of mission command and its relation to command and control. MISSION COMMAND IN THE ISRAEL DFENSE FORCE provides real-world scenarios that used mission command-written by the acting officers themselves.

The dictionary definition of “command” discusses “authority,” however, the idea of “command” is much more complex. Command can only exist when other people carry out the instructions issued by a commander. Military command generally focuses on a mission with clearly defined objectives that must be achieved through coordinated activities. Because the commander is responsible for achieving those goals, command also involves responsibility. In the last decade, the “mission command” method has become a popular mantra or buzzword. Preparing an army for war is a process that takes many years. It involves building the force and developing and training officers and soldiers for battle. Each army does so according to its own heritage and culture. Like any other army, the I.D.F. has dealt with mission command over the years in its own unique way. This volume will demonstrate how, for the I.D.F., mission command is not merely a technique, but a culture.

Brig. General (Ret.) Gideon Avidor joined the I.D.F. Armored Corps in 1957.  He participated in the Six-Day War as Tank Brigade G3; in the Yom Kippur war, he was the 252nd Division G3. During the Second Lebanon War, he was the Chief Armored Officer. He also commanded the School of Armor, was the DY Armor Corps Commander and the Israeli Defense Attaché.   He graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the I.D.F. National Defense College.

 
RSVP to Bob Epstein @ macabee1948@gmail.com