PPT Slide
Joint-ness is required at lower levels to facilitate the application of overwhelming force without mass.
- In the strategic environment of sudden, unanticipated crisis and conflict, unpredictable enemies and conditions demand adaptive warfighting structures for readiness, training, as well as operations.
- Recent events in Afghanistan indicate that the Army does not need to wait for the arrival of new platforms and technologies to transform itself into a more agile and deployable member of the joint warfighting team.
- This suggests the need for a new module of combat power in an age where power and size are decoupled in an era of the “small, the fast and the many.”
- Question: What Modules of Combat Power with a transformational impact can the Army provide now and in the near-term to JTFs that can shift back and forth between maneuver, strike, force protection and sustainment missions?