Accession Number:

ADA364565

Title:

Fighting the 20th Century Army into the 21st Century.

Descriptive Note:

Strategy research rept.,

Corporate Author:

ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

Personal Author(s):

• Cardillo, Richard G., Jr

Report Date:

1999-04-09

Pagination or Media Count:

45.0

Abstract:

The Army of the future is undergoing a transformation from a forward deployed Cold War army to a power projection force. This transition will eventually result in a fully digitized, more tailorable, rapidly expandable, strategically deployable, and effectively employable organization. Until this transformation is complete, it may require a change to our doctrine and to our tactics, techniques, and procedures on how we integrate digitized and non-digitized systems and organizations into the fight. This paper addresses those possible changes. To leverage the true power of the future battlefield, commanders and their staffs must have a clear understanding on the capabilities and limitations that these new systems possess. Our challenge and primary goal of Americas Army in this process is to keep the preeminent war-fighting skills ready and relevant while the Army evolves into the worlds premier 21st Century fighting force.

Descriptors:

• *OPERATIONAL READINESS
• *STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE
• *MILITARY CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY
• COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS
• MILITARY DOCTRINE
• BATTLEFIELDS
• COLD WAR
• POWER
• ARMY
• INFORMATION WARFARE

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE