A New 'Company Team' Armor, Mechanized Infantry, and Attack Aviation.

Abstract

The vision of the future battlefield is one of great uncertainty and complexity. Since the world is a dynamic and turbulent place, operations may cover the full spectrum of other than war to full war. The army will need an organizational strategy that maximizes flexibility, tailorability and capabilities. This study examines the feasibility of a new "Company Team" composed of Armor, Mechanized Infantry and Attack Aviation. Current Army doctrine does not task organize aviation down to company team level. In this study an evaluation is made of this hypothetical organization using the measures of lethality, optempo and mobility. Finally this study concludes that the Army needs to develop a flexible approach in its force structuring that is focused on capability based organizations capable of combined arms operations down to the company team level as required.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 07, 1997
Accession Number
ADA331526

Entities

People

  • Victoria A. Calhoun

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Infantry
  • Infantry Fighting Vehicles
  • Land Warfare
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Military Organizations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Three Dimensional
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Science