War Games Prepare The U.S. Army For The Future

Army War Game Will Ponder a Future of Unpredictable Crises and Shrinking U.S. Budgets -- National Defense

At an Army war game next week, military strategists will speculate on what future battles the United States may fight. They will also weigh the potential impact of the world’s economic downturn and the U.S. growing debt on the military’s ability to respond to global crises and to engage in major conflicts.

The seminar is designed to challenge Army thinkers to look far into the future at a time when the service is being criticized for staying focused on current wars at the expense of preparing for unexpected contingencies. Overseeing the “alternative futures” seminar is Col. Jeffrey F. Vuono, deputy director of the Army’s Future Warfare Division at the Training and Doctrine Command, in Fort Monroe, Va. The discussion will be part of a series of debates and academic discussions that make up the Army’s annual “Unified Quest” war game.

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My Comment: I find it funny that these war games are partially focused on the money .... but money is what feeds an army, and if you do not have it .... well .... you then do not have an army.