What Are Battle Labs -- Do We Still Need Them?

Abstract

The nation's leaders, from the President, to the Secretary of Defense, to the Chief of Staff of the Army, have all developed clear visions for the future that have as their centerpiece the transformation of the forces. The Executive Agent within the Army for transformation is the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). TRADOC has devoted the majority of its doctrine resources to the transformation effort. Somewhat unknown to most in the Army, but a key participant working transformation issues, are the various Battle Labs to include the new Maneuver Unit of Action Battle Lab. This research paper looks at the creation of the battle labs, whether they've been successful, the role they perform in Army Transformation, and the future of battle labs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2003
Accession Number
ADA414121

Entities

People

  • Hugh M. Bell Iii

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Artillery
  • Business Administration
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Doctrine
  • Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • War Games
  • Warfare

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