Stability Operations: Policy and Doctrine Awaiting Implementation

Abstract

The contemporary global environment is complex and changing. A variety of threats to US national security require military formations proficient in missions across the spectrum of conflict offense, defense, and stability. Strategy and doctrine direct proficiency in stability yet an offensive and defensive focused culture, maneuver brigade organizational structure, and related processes prevent this. Stability has historically been one of the Army's most prevalent missions and because it is likely to remain so, strategic and operational improvements must be made. At the strategic level, following the example of Army Transformation, TRADOC strategic leaders must align culture to strategy and doctrine using cultural embedding mechanisms. At the operational level units and training institutions must internally reorganize, adopt doctrinal stability procedures, and emphasize education. Failure to make these changes will result in units with narrow capability, unable to conduct the stability missions our strategy requires.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589067

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Campbell

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Training
  • Climate Change
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Military Formations
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Security
  • Stability Operations
  • Students
  • Training
  • Training Management
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Strategic Security Studies