Lt. Col. Mark Elfendahl (left) briefs members of U.S. Army Forces Command to provide information on the new "Army Operating Concept" developed by U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. (U.S. Army)Army's Future Looks A Lot Like The Present -- Washington Times
Generals are often accused of planning to fight the last war, but the Army is making a virtue of it in the service's latest projections about future needs and capabilities.
"The most effective way to build capabilities for the future, we concluded, was to make a grounded projection based on what we're doing today," said Lt. Col. Mark Elfendahl of the Army's Training and Doctrine Command, referring to the kind of counterinsurgency and humanitarian-relief operations in which the service is currently involved.
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My Comment: I will probably be dedicating more time to this issue in future posts. But what is my take .... cutting budget deficits and streamlining government monies will probably impact the Army's projections about future needs and capabilities more than anything else .... and for the moment there is no clear definition on what is going to happen next year let alone in the next decade.
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This operating concept is just the beginning in my mind. If the Army actually adopts these concepts it will result in cascading changes through many different areas. Doctrine, training, force modernization and not least the Army's capability to be prepared to fight a war regardless of its character. I'll be interested to see how it shakes out.
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