Division Restructuring to Support the Joint Operational Access Concept

Abstract

Doctrine and the methods of employment within the strategic, operational, and tactical context of conflicts drive changes to the way in which the Army structures and employs its elements to meet these emerging and developing trends. Form follows function: the Army adjusts its organizational structure to conform to doctrinal requirements for force structure and capabilities. Changes in Army doctrine under Doctrine 2015 represent a tectonic shift in doctrinal concepts. Doctrine 2015 focuses on Combined Arms Maneuver (CAM), Wide Area Security (WAS), and the strategic "Rebalance to the Pacific" with the development of the Joint Operational Access Concept (JOAC) to counter anti-access area denial and hybrid threat capabilities. With this tectonic shift in fundamental Army and Joint doctrine, the Army's responsibility is to identify what, if any, structural changes are required at the division and subordinate levels to support this doctrinal change.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 2013
Accession Number
ADA584025

Entities

People

  • Sidney A. Knox

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Area Security
  • Artillery
  • Civil War
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Support
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Infantry Fighting Vehicles
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.