Effect of Modularity on the Field Artillery Branch

Abstract

The United States Army's transition to a brigade-based, modular force created unintended consequences for the Field Artillery (FA) branch. A combination of decreased senior artillery oversight of division-level FA units, high operational tempo in support of counterinsurgency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and significant doctrinal changes is creating the "perfect storm" that seriously degrades the branches' ability to provide lethal and nonlethal fires in a major combat operation (MCO) scenario. The Chief of the Field Artillery is proposing numerous changes to counter the eroding skills of 13 series Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Soldiers. This monograph will briefly examine the background of the transformation-based decisions, the current state of the Field Artillery branch, the viability of the newly published Field Artillery Campaign Plan, and recommendations to correct the direction of the Field Artillery Branch.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA497749

Entities

People

  • Noel T. Nicolle

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Artillery Units
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Fire Support
  • Indirect Fire
  • Iraqi-War
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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