Providing Assured Mobility to the Unit of Action
Abstract
As an enabler to the most dominant land force in the world, engineers allow maneuver forces to close with and destroy the enemy. The concept of assured mobility uses a framework to increase situational understanding and results in a greater freedom to maneuver. The assured mobility framework is a proactive thought process that extends beyond equipment and sensor capability. The framework offers a systematic approach to analyzing the available maneuver assets to assure maneuverability of the force and to eliminate the enemy's ability to impede our ability to maneuver. As defined by Army doctrine, "Assured mobility encompasses those actions that give the force commander the ability to deploy, move, and maneuver where and when he desires, without interruption or delay, to achieve the mission." This new doctrinal framework exploits superior situational understanding in order to gain an unsurpassed freedom of movement. As with the goal of transformation, the assured mobility framework is a planning process that enables the commander to see first, understand first, act first, and finish decisively. The assured mobility framework is designed to leverage information to analyze the mobility requirements of the force. As a planning tool it facilitates a staff's ability to identiiy "predict to detect," "detect to prevent," and "predict to prevent" linkages in developing predominate situational understanding and a marked advantage in maneuverability of the force. The nucleus of the framework is preventing the enemy from limiting friendly maneuver and protecting the force from enemy effects. This monograph will examine the required resources and integrated systems needed to provide assured mobility to the unit of action. At the core of the assured mobility framework is the need to gather and analyze key sets of data and information. Chapter 2 will outline the information and system integration requirements to provide assured mobility to the fliture force.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA427370
Entities
People
- Richard J. Heitkamp
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College