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A member of the ARRC training team briefs Ukrainian staff officers during a plenary session at the Armed
Forces University in Kiev, Ukraine.
on a variety of subjects, often linking
back to the current situation in Ukraine.
Certain topics were easier to grasp than
others, based on them being rooted in
theory vs practicality. Similarly, items with
which the training audience potentially
had some experience were more readily
accepted. As such, targeting and joint
fires may be an area of shared practise
or understanding. Operational analysis
was a foreign concept, especially when
it was suggested that a civilian might
be in a position to not only have direct
access to the commander, but to advise
the commander that he is failing or
succeeding in meeting his campaign
objectives.
Beyond the subject matter there was the
complexity of delivering instruction in
a foreign language. It doubled the time
required to present any topic and shaped
the structure of each piece of information
presented to allow for the interpreters
to break things down and restate the
thought or concept for the audience.
Additionally, teaching an audience with
slides in Cyrillic text presented its own
unique set of challenges.
returned from, or are about to redeploy
to, a peer/near-peer conflict and, as
such, we learned from them as they
learned from us. of the programme, seeking to refine
and improve the programme with each
subsequent iteration.
Future Iterations ABOUT THE AUTHOR
As the AFU aspires to become
interoperable with western allies,
its intent is to develop a deployable
command organisation with a rear-based
deploy/sustain/recover element to enable
forward deployment within its borders or
an expeditionary deployment beyond.
It is through continued assistance via
projects, such as this, that the AFU
will realise its end-state. Should it be
confirmed that the AFU desires further
rotations of this nature, members of the
ARRC, acting under their respective
state flags, will continue to be a part
All members of the training team found
that the syndicate work that followed each
presentation was crucial to cementing
key messages, theories and processes.
Additionally, this more personalised level
of engagement provided the opportunity
for real dialogue. One cannot forget the
fact that many of the students have just
The Kiev Skyline, Kiev, Ukraine.
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The Rodina Mat (Motherland) Monument in Kiev,
Ukraine.
Major Tyler Kennedy is a 27-year
veteran of the Royal Canadian Artillery
and currently serves as a staff officer
within the ARRC’s Joint Fires Cell. In
his previous assignment he served as
the Operations Officer for the Canadian
Army Doctrine and Training Centre in
Kingston, Ontario. Maj. Kennedy has held
artillery and mentor positions on multiple
combat operations in Afghanistan. A
native of Victoria, British Columbia, Maj.
Kennedy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in
History from the Royal Military College of
Canada.