The U.S. Army Corps in Europe - Will Its Command and Control System Support Operational Movement
Abstract
For the past 40 years, the two U.S. Army Corps in Europe have planned for the defense of the Inter-German Border. This defensive orientation has evolved into a science of delay with the ipe of eventual counterattack and ultimate restoration of the border. The U.S. Army defensive doctrine has progressed through the concepts of area of mobile defense, the active defense, and now tot he Airland Battle in which the focus is on the destruction of the follow-on forces while fixing the initial echelons. The key to success in conducting the Airland Battle is seen as the aggressive use of agility, initiative, depth, and synchronization by numerically weaker forces to disrupt the enemy decision cycle by attacking his command and control system. Additionally, the destruction of his first echelon forces' fighting capability is to be accomplished in combination with its isolation from combat service support and reinforcements. For this to work, the U.S. corps must be able to conduct operational moves to position forces and to conduct offensive operations to exploit opportunities. Critical to this effort is whether or not the current command and control system will support the operations required by the tenets of airland battle. (kr)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 03, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA215799
Entities
People
- Jimmie F. Holt
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College