Paul a Olsen

Operation Corporate: Operational Art and Implications for the Joint Operational Access Concept Paul a Olsen

Publisher Marketing: his paper explores the development of an operational approach to secure the Falkland Islands following the Argentine invasion on 30 March 1982. The Falklands Islands campaign is a case study of operational art and the development of an operational approach by the military leaders of the United Kingdom. Operational movement, force employment, and the influence of national policy decisions all contributed to the modification and adaptation of their campaign plan. This campaign, characterized by joint maritime and land operations in a distributed area of operations, provides a way ahead for the application of operational art in emerging contingencies based on an understanding of the relationship between theory, joint doctrine, and actual execution of tactical actions. Joint Operational Access Concept precepts and their application during this campaign provide relevance to ensure access during forcible entry operations. JOAC principles focus on the requirement to develop an operational approach, along multiple distributed lines of operation, employing precision strikes at operational distance, and denying or defeating the enemy's anti-access or area denial capabilities. Using a historical case study serves as a proof of concept to provide a compelling narrative and cautionary tale regarding the implementation of this operational access concept.