Today the United States Army (hereafter referred to as the Army) finds itself in a period of great transition, or transformation. This is remarkable, given that it is by all accounts the world premier land fighting ...Read more >

If the Army is going to be an adaptable and innovative force, with soldiers skilled in their specific Military Occupational Specialty, proficient in their warrior skills and have language and cultural knowledge, the Army’s noncommissioned officer professional development policies must change. This essay addresses changes needed in the noncommissioned officer’s formal education and describes ways to better integrate it into career progression. The basic premise is to develop an education ...Read more >

The Bush Administration identified transformation as a major goal for the Department of Defense (DOD) soon after taking office and has justified many of its initiatives for DOD in connection with the concept. Defense transformation can be defined as large scale, discontinuous and possibly disruptive changes in military weapons, concepts of operations and organization. The issue for Congress is how to take the concept of defense transformation into account in assessing and acting on ...Read more >

The new technologies and systems have become available, but MI never made the absurd claim that it could substitute for scouts and cavalry. The technology did not exist then, nor does it today. Unfortunately, FCS and future cavalry planners have pushed the envelope far beyond their areas of expertise while ignoring the realities of combat support and combat service support under fire. RSTA assets are definitely useful in supporting the FBCT and can be deployed as far forward as the ...Read more >

One year ago, we spoke of global interdependence and its impact on how we organize, plan and operate. We emphasized developing strong links between U.S. strategic objectives and regional operations, as our adversaries were employing asymmetric means to strike well beyond the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. We also spoke of STRATCOMS new mission assignments and the steps we had undertaken to transform our command into an agile 21st Century organization capable of deterring our ...Read more >