Heavy Brigade Counterreconnaissance Adequacy in Conventional Operations.

Abstract

This monograph finds that the US heavy brigade is inadequately prepared in peacetime to perform counter-reconnaissance against the potential adversaries it may face on the modern battlefield. Winning the fight for information has been essential to victory throughout history and remains so today. We are not winning that fight. Examination of NTC take home packages, ARTEP evaluations, commanders training summaries and other independent reports indicate serious weaknesses exist in counterreconnaissance doctrine, organization and training. The monograph introduces nine counterreconnaissance tenets that form the core of success in the information battle. These are: asset sufficiency, priority, asset integration, depth, deception, discipline, task responsibility, command involvement and unity of command. Historical examples from the age of Napoleon through World War II demonstrate their significance. Current US doctrine, organization and training violates nearly every one. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 15, 1994
Accession Number
ADA293492

Entities

People

  • Russell H. Rector

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Operations
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Doctrine
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Reconnaissance
  • Second World War
  • Surveillance
  • Tactical Reconnaissance
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation