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    Operation Corporate: Operational Artist's View Of The Falkland Islands Conflict
    Operation Corporate: Operational Artist's View Of The Falkland Islands Conflict
    Operation Corporate: Operational Artist's View Of The Falkland Islands Conflict
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    Operation Corporate: Operational Artist's View Of The Falkland Islands Conflict

    By Lieutenant Colonel Richard C. Dunn USMC

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    On 2 April 1982, after more than 16 years of inconclusive diplomatic negotiations with Great Britain, Argentina launched Operativo ROSARIO, a military campaign designed to take by military means what the Argentine government could not secure by political means: the Islas Malvinas or what the British and the Islanders call the Falklands. As happens in many such instances, the Argentine government miscalculated the political resolve and military response of their British opponent. Refusing to accept the Argentine military action as a “fait accompli”, the British government responded to the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands with Operation CORPORATE, a military campaign to regain her lost territory. Great Britain, a major world political power and NATO member, and Argentina, a 3rd world nation with major power aspirations, resorted to military force to resolve their political differences over the future of a small cluster of mostly uninhabited islands in the South Atlantic. Thus began the Falkland Islands conflict.
    This paper will analyze the Falkland Islands conflict from the viewpoint of an operational commander. To facilitate this process, three general areas will be reviewed: (1) political considerations, (2) strategic objectives, and (3) operational factors, including objectives, centers of gravity (COGs) and employment of forces. Based on my conclusions, specific recommendations will be offered which directly impact on the operational level of war for the U.S. commander.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTannenberg Publishing
    Release dateAug 15, 2014
    ISBN9781782896654
    Operation Corporate: Operational Artist's View Of The Falkland Islands Conflict

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      Operation Corporate - Lieutenant Colonel Richard C. Dunn USMC

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      Text originally published in 1993 under the same title.

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      Although in most cases we have retained the Author’s original spelling and grammar to authentically reproduce the work of the Author and the original intent of such material, some additional notes and clarifications have been added for the modern reader’s benefit.

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      OPERATION CORPORATE: OPERATIONAL ARTIST’S VIEW OF THE FALKLAND

      By

      Richard C. Dunn Lieutenant Colonel, USMC

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      ABSTRACT

      OPERATION CORPORATE: OPERATIONAL ARTIST’S VIEW OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS CONFLICT

      This paper reviews the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict between Argentina and Great Britain from the operational artist’s viewpoint. This paper focuses on the political considerations, strategic objectives and operational factors, including objectives, centers of gravity and forces employment. The objective is to provide the reader with lessons learned at the political, strategic and operational level and provide specific recommendations which impact at the operational level of war. This paper does not cover the long history of negotiations between the parties in dispute, U.S. involvement or the tactical aspects of the conflict. This paper does cover the political, strategic, and operational factors which are important for the operational planner. The Falklands conflict provides the U.S. planner with important lessons learned applicable for future employment of U.S. forces at the operational level of war. The Falklands conflict occurred due to both countries’ failure at the political and strategic level of decision making to correctly analyze their opponents’ reactions to diplomatic and military actions. The implications for the warfighting CINC are that he must utilize the JOPES planning system to be prepared militarily for an unexpected crisis while at the same time utilize the PPBS system to ensure his warfighting needs and shortfalls are addressed during the budgeting process. In the end, it is the politicians who must provide the CINC warfighters with the proper tools to prosecute the military campaign.

      On 2 April 1982, after more than 16 years of inconclusive diplomatic negotiations with Great Britain, Argentina launched Operativo ROSARIO, a

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