Listening to Historys Rhyme:Preparing the United States Army for Future Irregular Warfare

Abstract

The United States Army will likely be called upon to fight another irregular war much sooner than many leaders care to admit. Limited resources and personnel mean the Army must ensure it can fight conventional and irregular adversaries equally well from the outset of any operation. This paper argues that general-purpose Army forces have an important role in future irregular warfare, regardless of any contrary political or institutional desires. It discusses strategic inconsistencies affecting the Army's role in future irregular warfare and ability to prepare for these conflicts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2014
Accession Number
AD1023595

Entities

People

  • Travis E. Robison

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Conventional Warfare
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Globalization
  • Hybrid Warfare
  • Military Education
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States Africa Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.