William F. Owen
Dakota.lake@gmail.com
MOB: +972 54 54 52558

On 14 Apr 2019, at 09:44, William F. Owen <dakota.lake@gmail.com> wrote:

Col Tal, et al.

Very many thanks for your mail. As previously stated, my name is William Owen. I am an Israeli living in Israel. I do an extensive amount of work and advice for the British Army and have been involved in force and doctrine development, which included the use of wargaming and simulation in the work I have done.

For example,

a.) Doctrine - I was the "Red Teamer” for the last but one iterations of Battle Group, Brigade and Division Tactical doctrine publications as well as Urban operations Doctrine. I am also currently a UK “Doctrine Stakeholder” and consult on Doctrine development for the Land Warfare Centre.

I was also strongly involved in the development of tactical doctrine for the new Strike Brigade in that myself and another officer formulated all the tactical drills the brigade needed to progress as it developed. This is connected with how the British Army may fight in the future. This has included being involved in various wargaming iterations seeking to address experimentation.

b.) Command - From 2012-2017 I was was involved in multiple CPXs for both Division and JTF Command process and procedures for both 1 (UK) DIv and 3 (UK) Div under 3 different Commanders. As an aside, I also taught a planing workshop to a US brigade headquarters last year in Miami.

c.) Capability/Force Development. - Under Sir Nick Carter, I “Red Teamed” the Army 2020 concept. I developed my own force development model which the then CGS asked DSTL to use Wargame to evaluate, so I first hand experience of seeing a model I developed be tested and seeing where the errors may creep in. This model was the reason I was selected to work on the Strike project.

I have also assisted in bringing 7-8 British Army Groups to Israel to study WW1, 1967 and 1973. 

Here are two video links.

a.) My former boss, Brigadier Zac Stenning, talking about Strike - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDGjYwuO9UE

b.) Myself speaking at the RUSI - I start speaking at 48:31 -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk9LUcbeB3c&t=3113s

I attach some additional items that maybe of interest.

<RDS_2013_Owen.pdf>

<RDS_201101_Owen.pdf>

<RDS_201206_Owen.pdf>

<160624-LWC16-Reading-Deployability_Fundamentals_Owen.pdf>

All the best

Wilf Owen

William F. Owen
Dakota.lake@gmail.com
MOB: +972 54 54 52558

On 14 Apr 2019, at 09:18, talraz <talraz@mail.idf.il> wrote:

Dear William,

My name is Tal Raz and I serve as an advisor to the Israel Defense Forces – Operations Directorate. On November 12^th - 14^th2019, the 1^st International Military Operations Simulation Summit will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel, headed by the Head of the Operations Directorate, Major General Aharon Haliva. The Conference is led by IDF’s J-3 in partnership with the Concept Laboratory. We are in the process of building the detailed agenda for the summit that will include officials overviews’ as well as speaking opportunities for the different guests from institutes and parallel Laboratories from around the world.

Background:

Purpose of the IDF Concepts Laboratory – Development & Experimentation:

To operate as the Professional Authority in the IDF for Concept Development, Script and Initiatives in order to help direct Force buildup and best prepare the IDF for future challenges.

Main roles of the Concepts Laboratory:

·         Initiate, Formulate and Script IDF Concepts (Multi-Force)

·         Identify Operational Gaps, Initiate Operational requirements & recommend COA’s in force build-up.

·         Constitute the Analytical – Operational authority of J-3, to assess and validate IDF Concepts and plans, through simulation.

Operational Simulation:

In order for the concepts laboratory to fulfill its purpose and perform its functions, different tools are utilized, the main tool is an operational simulation system/software.

·         Allows the run-up of different operations scenarios

·          Assists decision-making

·          Analysis of OPLANs

International Military Operation Simulation Summit – Objectives:

·         Mutual learning and knowledge sharing between the different institutes and offices.

·         Creation of an International Community for ongoing information Exchange and mutual learning.

·         Creation of an infrastructure for further cooperation with relevant partners.

Target Audiences:

·         Institutes and relevant positions holders in the field of force buildup and force deployment that make use of similar tools to the concept laboratory.

·         Academic Professionals in the field of M&S force build-up and Force Deployment.

·         Industrial Professionals in the field of M&S force build-up and Force Deployment.

Attached you will find a save-the-date document for the event.

Best regards,

Tal

COL (Res.) Tal Raz

Senior Consultant

talraz@mail.idf.il

talraz1959@gmail.com

+972 (0) 585600432

 

 

 

 

<STD מעודכן.pdf>