Issues from the 1997 Army After Next Winter Wargame,
Abstract
The Army After Next (AAN) project was designed to link Force XXI to a long-term vision of the Army and to ensure that this vision informs Army research and development efforts. As part of the AAN project, TRADOC is conducting a series of high-level wargames to identify and explore issues affecting the development of the Army in the next century. RAND's Arroyo Center is assisting TRADOC in three ways. First, it is providing a framework, based on RAND's "strategies-to-task" methodology, to evaluate the AAN. Second, it is identifying issues to explore in the wargames. Finally, it is helping manage the collection of data from the wargames and assessing the results. This report focuses on the wargame conducted in the winter of 1997 or the Winter Wargame (to distinguish it from a series of preparatory wargames played in the fall of 1996 to provide input for the winter game). It has four purposes. It evaluates the implications of the game design and execution for strategic-level analysis, it identifies issues and insights from the game, it suggests improvements to the AAN wargame design, and it articulates the role of wargaming in supporting the broader aims of the AAN study.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA354952
Entities
People
- Marc D. Millot
- Walter L. Perry
Organizations
- RAND Corporation