SECTION V
SYNCHRONIZATION
Synchronization is the most difficult element to rehearse on the combined arms battlefield.
| GOOD REHEARSAL = SYNCHRONIZATION |
Successful combined arms operations are characterized by agility, initiative, depth, and synchronization. Of these, one of the most difficult to attain and achieve is synchronization. Different systems available to the commander have different capabilities, and these differing capabilities must be brought to bear to achieve the desired effect. Synchronization is the effective integration of all participants in support of the plan. It is achieved through detailed planning and rehearsals. One technique is to use the reverse planning process.
Another planning technique which supports synchronization is time or event phasing. When performed using a matrix, this planning technique assists the commander in bringing together the various divergent assets available at the proper time. The chance of achieving synchronization without rehearsal, especially in units which have the degree of personnel turbulence experienced in the U.S. Army, is low.
Rehearsals, at all levels, and of all tasks, are essential to ensure that all personnel know what the commander intends to accomplish, and how he intends to accomplish it. Rehearsals provide substance to the bare bones of the written or oral order and provide the foundation upon which effective sychronization is based.
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