Defining Joint Vision 2010's Dominant Maneuver.
Abstract
The monograph analyzes maneuver and proposes these questions. What is maneuver? What is maneuver, in the Joint Vision (JV) 2010 sense, and what makes it dominant? To answer these questions, the monograph studies three stages in the evolution of warfare. The study shows that the objective of maneuver is to gain a decisive advantage in time and space. Critical elements that shape maneuver include command and control, equipment, and logistics. However, technology is not the whole answer. Militaries apply technological advances through innovative doctrinal and organizational approaches to gain a decisive advantage. Significant changes in doctrine and organization occur only when a military recognizes and responds to changes in the relevant military operational environment. These include changes in national policy, technology, and methods of warfare. The monograph then analyzes changes in the current environment. This demonstrates that the objective of maneuver remains constant. However, maneuver becomes decisive when a joint force commander orchestrates simultaneous and successive precision operations with small, tailored organizations and achieves operational objectives. if in these operations the commander can achieve the maximum or near maximum capability of his forces and negate that of his opponent's, then he can execute a dominant maneuver.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 22, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA331137
Entities
People
- W. R. Hall
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College