Transforming an Army at War to an Army Preparing for War

Abstract

The U.S. Army has established a troubling trend of failing to develop future requirements associated with the capabilities necessary to defeat future threats. As a result, since WWII, Army leadership has done a poor job in preparing the force to decisively defeat or even disrupt its foes without a costly and exhaustive effort. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a limited environmental scan in order to identify trends within the Army's future threat environment. From that point, utilizing lessons learned from US historical examples and current guidance, conduct an analysis of what actions will be required to prepare the force to fight and win against future threats to the nation's interests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 21, 2011
Accession Number
ADA543736

Entities

People

  • Elmer Speights Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Civil War
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Conventional Warfare
  • Guidance
  • Hybrid Warfare
  • Information Operations
  • International Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Students
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design