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AMERICA’S ARMY: THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION

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The US Army and the Strategic Environment

MG Jeffrey Snow

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Increasing Range of Threats

Criminal Organizations Transnational Groups

States Terrorists Insurgents Near-Peers

Futures The Probable

Episodic Terror Attack Persistent Cyber Conflict

Humanitarian Crisis WMD Proliferation

Communist Cuba Fails

The Possible India-Pak Conflict

Korea Conflict CBRN Attack in CONUS

Loose Nukes Arab -Israeli Conflict

Iran-Arab Conflict Kurdish Nation

Hostile Pakistan China-Taiwan Conflict

Genocide Mass Migrations

The Unthinkable Pandemic

Nuclear Incident in CONUS Destruction of Panama Canal

Russia-NATO Conflict

The Army must be adaptive to defeat complex challenges from opportunistic enemies that will blur the distinctions of past conflict.

Global Trends WMD

Demographics & Migration

Regional Aggression

Persistent conflict Among the People

Cyber Crime

Growing Debt Arab Spring Rise of

Asia

Pacific Focus Shifting Alliances

Proliferation, Globalization, Modernization

Extremism

Resource Competition

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The Operational Environment

Conflict Driven by: Political Instability

Struggle for Legitimacy Struggle for Identity

Struggle for Sovereignty Resource Competition

US Forces must be prepared for enemies that are more: Lethal: Weapon technology is proliferating; there is no longer a linear relationship between economic and military power. Enduring: Persistent adversaries blur the transitions from conflict to post-conflict and are more difficult to defeat. Asymmetric: Enemies sidestep US preferred way of war, exploit cyber and other capabilities to protract war.

AMERICA’S ARMY: THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION DoD Strategic Guidance

Reshaping Defense Priorities n  Rebalancing to emphasize the Asia-Pacific

region and the Middle East.

n  Ensuring our ability to maintain defense commitments in Europe and placing greater reliance on rational presence and partnerships elsewhere.

n  Changing the size and composition of our force to meet evolving or emerging threats.

n  Retain the lessons learned, expertise, and specialized capabilities developed over the past ten years.

n  No longer sizing the force for large-scale, prolonged stability operations.

n  Maintain the ability to surge, regenerate and mobilize to counter any threat.

Missions n  Counter Terrorism and Irregular

Warfare n  Deter and Defeat Aggression n  Project Power Despite A2/AD

Challenges n  Counter WMD n  Operate effectively in Cyberspace

and Space n  Maintain a Safe, Secure and

Effective Nuclear Deterrent n  Defend the Homeland and Provide

Support to Civil Authorities n  Provide a Stabilizing Presence n  Retain Ability to Conduct Stability

and Counterinsurgency Operations n  Conduct Humanitarian, Disaster

Relief, and other Operations

BLUF: The way DoD and the military have operated must evolve to reflect the changing nature of the security environment and new fiscal realities.

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Army Vision and Imperatives

The Army is globally engaged and regionally responsive; it is an indispensible partner and provider of a full range of capabilities to Combatant Commanders in a Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multi-national (JIIM) environment. As part of the Joint Force and as America's Army, in all that we offer, we guarantee the agility, versatility and depth to Prevent, Shape and Win.

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Provide modernized and ready, tailored land force capabilities to meet Combatant Commanders’ requirements across the range of military operations.

Adapt the Army to more efficiently

generate capabilities.

Sustain the All-Volunteer Army

Develop leaders to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.

How we are implementing this vision in our Army Strategic Planning Guidance:

AMERICA’S ARMY: THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION Operational Adaptability

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Prevent: Maintain credibility based on

capacity; avoid miscalculation

Shape: Sustain strong relationships with other Armies, building their

capacity and facilitating strategic access

Win: If prevention fails, apply combined arms

capabilities to dominate and win

decisively.

The Army must be decisive in a range of missions: •  Regular and Irregular Warfare •  Homeland Defense •  Support to Civil Authorities •  Humanitarian Assistance •  Air and Missile Defense

•  Enable Counterterrorism •  Building Partner Capacity •  Joint Entry (Opposed/Unopposed) •  Counter-WMD Proliferation •  Stability Operations

Trained and Ready: • Progressive Readiness • Regional Alignment • Operational Reserves • Expansible

Army Characteristics: • Adaptive and Innovative • Flexible and Agile • Integrated and Synchronized • Lethal and discriminate


Discussion

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Backup

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2004 •  Modular Conversion

o  BCTs, Multi-functional Support, and Functional Support Brigades converted by FY13 o  Division and Corps Headquarters converting by FY12 o  Conversion of theater-army / Global C2 structure

2005 •  Shift the Global Footprint: Global Defense Posture Realignment (GDPR) •  Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) •  Implement Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN)

2006 •  Accelerate Modularity // Establish Transition Team Training Base

2007 •  Surge into Iraq •  Grow the Army: +21 Brigades & 200 Battalion and below units; +74.2K Soldiers

2008-09 •  Afghanistan Priority // Begin Iraq Drawdown // Begin Institutional Adaptation

2009-10 •  Implement NDAAs 2008 & 2009: Chief Mgmt Officer & Business Transformation •  Begin Temporary End Strength Increase (TESI): +22K Soldiers (AC) (thru FY13)

2010-11 •  Transition to Operation New Dawn // Iraq Drawdown Operations by 31 Dec 11 •  Surge into Afghanistan

2011-12 •  Prioritize Reform and Restructure of the Institutional Army •  Begin a controlled/measured drawdown in OEF

We have transformed to meet the needs of the Nation . . . and are incorporating lessons from a decade of war as we move forward

Fiscal Year

Transformation while Delivering Sustained Land-Power for the Nation

Reevaluating

initiatives to meet

the demands of

the emerging

security

environment


Conflict Continuum Peace War

Army forces adapt to meet the distinct requirements of unified land operations across the range of military operations, executed through decisive action (offensive, defensive, stability, and defense support to civil authorities) by means of Army core competencies (combined arms maneuver and wide area security), guided by mission command.

Joint Force Employment and the Army Operational Concept

Crisis Response and Limited Contingency Operations

Military Engagement, Security Cooperation, and Deterrence

Major Operations and Campaigns Global Response

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Theater Security Cooperation – Army National Guard’s State Partnership

Program

Poland

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Kuwait Horn of Africa

SF III

5 1 1 X II

124 1 SOF-GPF Integration

Homeland Defense Defense Contingency Response Force

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TAA 14.1 3rd maneuver

battalion? BEB?

Modular Brigades Special Functional Support Brigades

Other Brigades Special Operations Force Brigades and

General Purpose Force Civil Affairs & Military Information Support Operations Brigades

302 28 24 Stryker Infantry Heavy

Combat Aviation (Full Spectrum /

Medium)

Fires Maneuver Enhance-

ment Sustain-

ment

Combat Aviation (Heavy)

Combat Aviation (Expeditionary)

Battlefield Surveillance

Multi-Functional Support Brigades 38/48/12(98)

Brigade Combat Teams 45/28/0(73)

Regional Support

Theater Aviation

Ordnance (EOD)

Signal

Medical

Military Police Criminal Investigation Div (CID)

Military Police

Military Intelligence Engineer Chemical Air Defense

Artillery

Functional Support Brigades 44/40/47(131)

Information Operations

Army Field Support

Space Operations

Contracting Support

GMD (Missile

Defense)

TASM-G (Aviation

Maintenance)

Military Information

Support Operations

Ranger Civil Affairs

Support (Special Ops,

Airborne)

Special Ops Aviation

Regiment Special Forces

: 354 Total Operational Force Brigades

TAA 12-17

A Versatile and Relevant Force Mix

17/7/0(24) 20/20/0(40) 8/1/0(9)

3/7/0(10) 7/7/0(14) 13/10/9(32) 2/16/3(21)

1/0/0(1) / 8/0/0(8) 4/2/0(6) 0/6/0(6)

5/2/0(7) 1/1/1(3) 6/7/4(17) 7/0/0(7)

5/3/4(12) 2/0/0(2) 10/2/2(14)

2/1/0(3) 4/0/10(14) 1/19/25(45) 1/5/1(7)

7/1/3(11) 7/0/0(7) 0/1/0(1)

0/2/2(4) 1/0/0(1) 0/4/0(4)

2/0/9(11) 1/0/2(3) 1/0/0(1)

1/0/0(1) 1/0/0(1) 5/2/0(7)

Key: Active Component / U.S. Army National Guard / U.S. Army Reserves (Total)

127/116/59 11/2/11 15/8/5

26 Jan 12 SecDef announcement to resize Active Component Army to 490K by

2017 will impact force structure

We continue to refine our Force Mix and Force Design to have the

right capabilities, right formations, and right equipment for the future

Reduce to at

least 37 AC BCT


Conventional Structure & Capability

Terrorist/ Criminal activity

Proxies

Strategic Capabilities

STRATEGY

Emerging Threats

Strategy: • Recognizes conventional confrontation with the US is a losing proposition • Focuses on US vulnerabilities • Utilizes “home field” advantages • Nontraditional employment of all possible capabilities End State:

–  frustrate US operations – ensure survival of key

capabilities / regime –  turn conflict into protracted war

of attrition

Three components Ø Nation States, Non-state actors or Proxies with a full range of capabilities Ø Strategy to preclude U.S. from executing its “way of war” Ø Capabilities that create a “Strategic Edge”… specifically designed to

impact U.S. actions

Irregular Operations

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SHAPE PREVENT

The Army’s Role: Prevent – Shape – Win

WIN

Capacity

Modernization

Readiness Balanced Adjustments

Proper rheostat adjustment prevents adversary miscalculation

Sustain strong relationships, build capacity, and facilitate strategic access

Unified Land Operations

Create the conditions for favorable

conflict resolution

Decisive Action

Executed thru Core Competencies Combined Arms Maneuver

Wide Area Security

Shaping

Requisites Ø  Investment &

Regeneration Ø  Operational Reserve Ø  Cyber Capabilities Ø  Army Special Operations

The Army must be prepared to win decisively and dominantly.


Supporting the Joint Force & Global Partners

(U.S. Army Global Commitments)

HONDURAS JTF-BRAVO

290 SOLDIERS

KFOR 660 SOLDIERS

IRAQ 100 SOLDIERS

CONUS SPT BASE 1,970SOLDIERS (RC Mobilized

Stateside)

MFO 620 SOLDIERS

OEF- AFGHANISTAN 66,790 SOLDIERS

KUWAIT

11,820 SOLDIERS

BOSNIA 110 SOLDIERS

USAREUR 37,210 SOLDIERS (FWD STATIONED)

JTF- HOA 1,060 SOLDIERS

QATAR 1,750 SOLDIERS

JTF-GTMO 1,260 SOLDIERS

PACOM NORTHCOM

SOUTHCOM

EUCOM CENTCOM

AFRICOM

BCT – Brigade Combat Team JTF – Joint Task Force MFO - Multinational Force and Observers OEF – Operation Enduring Freedom

Committed Brigades

OEF – 11 BCTs, 15 Brigades Army Central – 2 BCTs, 6 Brigades

Other Locations – 2 BCTs, 14 Brigades Deploy/Redeploy – 2 BCT

Total: 54 Brigades (37 AC, 17 RC)

OTHER OPERATIONS & EXERCISES

5,600 SOLDIERS

OEF- PHILIPPINES 490 SOLDIERS

ALASKA 13,750 SOLDIERS (FWD STATIONED)

HAWAII 22,630 SOLDIERS (FWD STATIONED)

JAPAN 2,450 SOLDIERS

(FWD STATIONED)

SOUTH KOREA

18,470 SOLDIERS (FWD STATIONED)

92,720 SOLDIERS DEPLOYED 94,510 SOLDIERS “FWD STATIONED”

IN NEARLY 150 COUNTRIES OVERSEAS 28 May 12

29 May12

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