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The final report of the Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on the Discriminate Use of Force (DUF) is presented. The need to use military force in a discriminate manner is now being complemented by an emerging capability to do ...
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The final report of the Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on the Discriminate Use of Force (DUF) is presented. The need to use military force in a discriminate manner is now being complemented by an emerging capability to do so. Ample evidence of the potential of DUF has been provided by the recent campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq. The report first identifies enablers of DUF and then focuses its recommendations on two of them: 1. create a capability to do campaign planning at the strategic/operational level that would approach the standards of detail, coherence, and comprehensiveness of current U.S. military operational/tactical-level campaign planning; and 2. make a long-term commitment to develop leaders for the discriminate use of force and effects-based operations, a commitment that will require changes do DoD personnel practices and professional military eductation.
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The author challenges the careless thinking that perpetuates such cliches. Convinced that strategy and logistics should never be studied independently of one another, he blends the two fields into a concept he labels Strategics-a ...
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The author challenges the careless thinking that perpetuates such cliches. Convinced that strategy and logistics should never be studied independently of one another, he blends the two fields into a concept he labels Strategics-a concept which can be applied to military planning, force design, training, and tactics. Strategics offers a sensible , pragmatic approach to the planning and conduct of military operations, especially in the increasingly vital world of joint operations.
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The author urges defense planners to determine what strategic--as opposed tooperational--benefits might be derived from the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). He cautions against being so focused on the technology of the RMA as...
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The author urges defense planners to determine what strategic--as opposed tooperational--benefits might be derived from the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). He cautions against being so focused on the technology of the RMA as to divert attention from the critical relationships between purpose, strategy, doctrine, operational innovation and organizational adaptation. He concludes that making the internal reforms that will be required will be as challenging as coming to terms with the operational and strategic implications of the new technologies. Revolution in military affairs, Technologically-driven phenomena, Military technical revolution, Information revolution, Technical legacy.
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Examines the role of deception in war by reviewing how military writers from Sun Tzu to Liddell-Hart have discussed surprise and deception. Develops a process for planning strategic deception in consonance with the overall strateg...
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Examines the role of deception in war by reviewing how military writers from Sun Tzu to Liddell-Hart have discussed surprise and deception. Develops a process for planning strategic deception in consonance with the overall strategy being pursued, using results from recent psychological research and Barton Whaley's insight that deception and magic are closely related. Examines the applicability of this planning process by comparing it with what actually occurred in planning and implementing a successful World War II strategic deception, the Fortitude South Plan for the Normandy Invasion.
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The Navy has made a concept known as network centric warfare the centerpiece ofits efforts to transform its forces. Under this concept, a data network of advanced communications and computer technologies would be developed to conn...
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The Navy has made a concept known as network centric warfare the centerpiece ofits efforts to transform its forces. Under this concept, a data network of advanced communications and computer technologies would be developed to connect different and widely dispersed forces into an effective, coordinated team. The Navy's transformation also means (1) using innovations to introduce new technologies and advanced concepts, doctrine, and organizations to increase the Navy's capabilities and (2) conducting organized events (experiments) to explore and validate the major force and operational aspects of those innovations. Because of the importance of military transformation and of the changing threats faced by the United States, we assessed the Navy's plans, processes, and initiatives to transform its forces to meet the challenges of the 21st century. This report provides our observations of key management issues that are affecting the Navy's progress.
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Effective preparation and execution of war plans require that Joint plannersshare and apply a common mature understanding of the relationship between centers of gravity and critical vulnerabilities. Dr. Strage contends that we sho...
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Effective preparation and execution of war plans require that Joint plannersshare and apply a common mature understanding of the relationship between centers of gravity and critical vulnerabilities. Dr. Strage contends that we should retain the current concept of critical vulnerabilities, but should return to the original Clausewitzian concept of centers of grivity, and that Joint Pub 3-0 should be revised accordingly. Clausewitzian concept of centers of gravity, and that Joint Pub 3-0 should be revised accordingly. It also introduces two new conceptual 'critical capabilities' and critical requirements'.
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The campaign planning process is the essential link between the strategic and operational levels of war. Since the final large unit operations of World War II, the American military has lost its expertise in campaign planning. The...
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The campaign planning process is the essential link between the strategic and operational levels of war. Since the final large unit operations of World War II, the American military has lost its expertise in campaign planning. The study examines the deliberate planning process of World War II and the contemporary Joint Operations Planning System (JOPS) in relation to campaign plan formulation. The study begins with the development of a theoretical construct to analyze the campaign planning process. The study then proceeds to analyze the strategic and operational deliberate planning process of World War II by tracing the formulation of the campaign plan to defeat the Japanese in the Pacific theater of war. The study progresses to an analysis of the contemporary JOPS and its ability to link the strategic and operational levels of war through the process of campaign planning. A comparison and contrasting of both deliberate planning mechanisms yields insights and conclusions that are applicable to the current status of campaign planning. (kr)
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Military innovation has recently become an important topic in both civilian and military circles. This document, completed under IDA's Central Research Program, is meant to provide the reader with a basic understanding of some of ...
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Military innovation has recently become an important topic in both civilian and military circles. This document, completed under IDA's Central Research Program, is meant to provide the reader with a basic understanding of some of the key issues pertaining to military innovation. The topic was researched through the collection and analysis of open source materials. Military innovation represents both a process and a product. The current debate seems to be characterized by miscommunication; miscommunication that stems from the participants use of intuitive (as opposed to universal) definitions. Military innovation, as a process, is influenced by several internal and external factors. Assessing the products of military innovation requires that the decision-maker not only consider the degree of change from current capabilities (evolutionary innovations versus revolutionary innovations), but the context in which the innovation occurs (i.e., the relative effect of the innovation).
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