Operational Design Applied: Reframing Counterdrug Support to Law Enforcement in Texas.

摘要

The lessons learned from a decade of continuous conflict have direct application to the counterdrug mission conducted by the Texas National Guard standing 32 USC 112 task force. By applying the principles of Attack the Network, the Texas Counterdrug Task Force can make a significant contribution to an emerging and comprehensive approach to confronting Mexican Transnational Crime Organizations (TCOs) -- the center of gravity of a larger threat to hemispheric stability. Following the methodology of Operational Design, this study develops a contextual understanding of the operational environment, frames the ill-structured problem confronting the organization, and establishes an operational approach that maximizes the application of Texas National Guard critical capabilities in support of law enforcement to accomplish national and state-level strategic objectives.