
Breaking Doctrine
Breaking Doctrine is the podcast of the US Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD) at Fort Leavenworth, KS. The podcast will explore timely topics of interest, regarding current and emerging Army and joint doctrine. Our guests will include a broad range of Army and other Service professionals with the vast knowledge and years of experience required to facilitate discussion on a variety of military doctrine-related topics.
Latest episodes

Jul 1, 2025 • 55min
Episode 95 - “Empowering the Force: Doctrine, Technology, and Transformation"
Major General Christopher Norrie and Division Command Sergeant Major Jonathan Reffeor (Third Infantry Division Command Team), join our host Major Avalon Dillon on today’s episode to discuss doctrine and transformation in contact. They discuss lessons learned and leveraging doctrine to enhance existing capability and technologies. They also discuss proactive organizational actions and empowering the Noncommissioned officer to achieve lethality in a transparent and unpredictable battlefield.

Jun 1, 2025 • 37min
Episode 94 - “FM 3-0 Writing Teams Talks 2025 Update"
The Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD) recently published an update to FM 3-0, Operations. Three members of the writing team - Major Scott McMahan, Brian Goings, and Matt Farmer – discuss the key updates and feedback that led to the revision.

May 1, 2025 • 54min
Episode 93 - “Command Assessment"
Lieutenant Colonel Nate Rice (host) brings three guests to talk about assessing Soldiers for Centralized Selection List positions and ADP 6-22, Army Leadership and the Profession- Mr. Bob O’Brien, Highly Qualified Expert Advisor to the Command Assessment Program- Colonel (COL) Andy Morgado, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Command Assessment Program, and Director of the Army University Press- LTC Mike Skuza, Alumni of the Command Assessment Program and Primary Select for Battalion Command
They discuss the evolution of Command Selection, its ties to doctrine, and the benefits to both the Army and the assessed Soldiers

Apr 15, 2025 • 44min
Episode 92 - “Deception on a Transparent Battlefield"
Colonel Bradely Louden (Director of the Force Modernization Proponent Center and Chief of the Army Information Operation Functional Area, the Army Deception Proponent, and Army Operations Security Proponent), joins our host Lieutenant Colonel Jessamyn Jempson on today’s episode focusing on military deception. They discuss how Army commanders and organizations can leverage this traditional military activity to achieve a tactical advantage on a progressively more transparent and lethal battlefield. They also discuss lessons learned from historical and current examples of deception.

Mar 28, 2025 • 41min
Episode 91 - “Words Matter”: Army Jargon, Terminology & Buzzword"
Captain Ed Garibay hosts Mr. Carlos Soto and Dr. Elena Wicker in a discussion about how we communicate as an Army. They discuss the differences and similarities of jargon, terminology, and buzzwords. Listen in to also find out if acronyms are good or bad. Finally, they discuss how leaders can create a culture of shared understanding and openness of ideas simple by the words that they use.

Mar 21, 2025 • 16min
Episode 90 - “Revisiting Ep. 25: PLA’s MDO and Role of Information"
Join us for a relook of episode 25 where Major (MAJ) Rich Diegel (host) leads a conversation on the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), how the PLA looks at Multidomain Operations, and the use of information by the PLA. MAJ Diegel is joined by Mr. Brad Marvel and Ms. Angela Williams from the TRADOC G2, Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed, CADD Director, joins the conversation, too.

Mar 14, 2025 • 44min
Episode 89 - “Airspace as a Weapon"
Colonel John Sandor and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Austin Kilpatrick return to Breaking Doctrine after they joined us on episode 58. In this episode, they focus on the upcoming publication of FM 3-52 Airspace. They discuss how everyone needs to be thinking about airspace on today’s battlefield. They dive into the lessons learned from a counterinsurgency focus, the Joint Air Ground Integration Center, and the importance of a Unit Airspace Plan.

Mar 7, 2025 • 29min
Episode 88 - “Defeating the Enemy in the Next War (Part 2)"
Join us for the second episode with Colonel (Retired) John Antal and Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker (host). COL(R) Antal is passionate about waking leaders and Soldiers up to the realities of today’s battlefield.
In this episode, they pick up where they left off in episode 87 with FM 3-0’s imperatives. Listen in to hear the relevance of these imperatives to recent and on-going conflicts.
- Designate, weight, and sustain the main effort.
- Consolidate gains continuously
Check out COL(R) Antal’s work here:
https://theconvergence.castos.com/?search=antal
https://www.academia.edu/115562878/21_COMMAND_POST_MAXIMS_Mission_Command_Tactics_for_the_Employment_of_Command_Posts_in_the_Modern_Battlespace
https://www.academia.edu/115562498/The_Ten_Rules_of_Masking
https://www.academia.edu/42306862/Thinking_about_the_Future_Battlespace_by_John_Antal

Mar 1, 2025 • 39min
Episode 87 - “Defeating the Enemy in the Next War (Part 1)"
Colonel (Retired) John Antal joins Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lisa Becker (host) in a two-part series about the current operational environment and how that nests with the imperatives found in FM 3-0. Truly a Soldier for Life, COL(R) Antal discusses his ongoing research into current conflicts and how he uncovered ten battlefield disrupters. LTC Becker then poses how these three imperatives nest with his work:
See yourself, see the enemy, and understand the operational environment.
- Account for being under constant observation and all forms of enemy contact.
- Make initial contact with the smallest element possible.
Check out COL(R) Antal’s work here:
https://theconvergence.castos.com/?search=antal
https://www.academia.edu/115562878/21_COMMAND_POST_MAXIMS_Mission_Command_Tactics_for_the_Employment_of_Command_Posts_in_the_Modern_Battlespace
https://www.academia.edu/115562498/The_Ten_Rules_of_Masking
https://www.academia.edu/42306862/Thinking_about_the_Future_Battlespace_by_John_Antal

Feb 15, 2025 • 44min
Episode 86 - “The Warfighter’s Role in Triage, CASEVAC, and DNBI"
Brigadier General Clinton Murray, Commanding General of the Medical School of Excellence (MEDCoE), joins our host Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Becker on today’s episode focusing on medical aspects of the battlefield. Theystart the discussion with medical considerations of today’s operational environment. Then, they turn the conversation to three big topics relevant to all Soldiers: triage, casualty evacuation (CASEVAC), and disease and non battle injury (DNBI). Leaders will hear practical ways to think about these topics and, also, how to train their formations.