Time For An Army Transformation

Abstract

The Iraq War has led to the recognition that land power alone is not sufficient to win a prolonged engagement or war. While executing Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) it became obvious that heavy forces are not the most efficient forces in an Operational Environment (OE) of irregular warfare. This is further exacerbated by the current era of persistent conflicts. General David Petraeus recognized the need to transform how we fight in current and future OE and for the first time in over 20 years co-published a manual dedicated to counterinsurgency operations. These and other doctrinal changes support the Armys transformation from a Division based Army to a Brigade centric Modular Army that is lighter, faster and more agile. We will discover that as our contemporary Army transforms, there are many similarities with the interwar period (WW I - WW II) transformation regarding Future Combat Systems (FCS). However, the policy support and development during the two transformations differ exactly opposite.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 2009
Accession Number
AD1131368

Entities

People

  • Desire P Edmond

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Army
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Combat Operations
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Doctrine
  • Environment
  • Fire Support
  • Force Protection
  • Governments
  • Infantry
  • International Organizations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Local Governments
  • Munitions
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Recognition
  • Security
  • Stability Operations
  • United States
  • War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.