Accession Number:

ADA399678

Title:

Building a Better Trojan Horse

Descriptive Note:

Monograph rept.

Corporate Author:

ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES

Personal Author(s):

• Beckert, Chris

Report Date:

2000-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

55.0

Abstract:

The pursuit of future urban warfighting capabilities has expanded to phenomenon-sized proportions in the last decade. The emphasis on meeting urban environmental challenges has achieved momentum in all services. As the Army transforms, it seeks to increase its strategic responsiveness as part of the joint team, being capable of more rapid and decisive support to the joint fight. At the intersection of these two important organizational azimuths lies the opportunity for new solutions to the joint urban operations. The challenge today lies in projecting the role future Army capabilities into the context of a joint urban operation.

Descriptors:

• *MILITARY STRATEGY
• MILITARY OPERATIONS
• COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS
• DECISION MAKING
• MILITARY DOCTRINE
• COMBAT READINESS
• SOLUTIONS(GENERAL)
• MILITARY CAPABILITIES
• JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES
• MILITARY TACTICS
• AZIMUTH
• MOMENTUM
• URBAN AREAS
• URBAN WARFARE
• MILITARY ART

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE