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1、TheOperationalEnvironmentTRADOCG2May2009FOREWORD:THENEXTWARHistorically,USmilitaryleadershavepreparedforfutureconflictbyanalyzingthesuccessesandfailuresofthepast.Theoncepredominantmethodofidentifyingandreviewinglessonslearnedisnolonger,byitself,areliablewayofpr
2、eparingforthenextwar.Inastrategicenvironmentinwhichthenatureofconflictisdynamicandmultifaceted,lessonslearnedmustbeviewedwithcaution.Poorapplicationoftheselessons–viewingthemwithoutthepropercontext–canbedangerousonmanylevels.WhatworkedinoneOperationalEnvironmen
3、t(OE)couldeasilyleadtodisasterinanother.Analystsmustknowtheconditionsofeachenvironmentbeforedeterminingwhetherpastlessonsareapplicable.AholisticviewisnecessaryinanalyzingtheenvironmentinwhichUSforcesoperate.Thisviewrequiresmorethanjustareviewoflessonslearnedora
4、nassessmentoftheenemy’smilitarycapabilities;itrequiresaframeworkfromwhichtoassesstheentireenvironment.Thechangingscopeofwar–oneinwhichadversarieswilluseallavailableapproachestochallengeUSforces–meanstheUSmustoperateinandmanageallaspectsoftheOE.TheWhitePaperthat
5、followsprovidesanoverviewoftheOEframework–themodelofanalysisforallpotentialfuturethreats.BeforelookingattheOEframework,though,itisbeneficialtoexaminefirstthetypesofthreatstheUSmightfaceinthenextwar–thecharacteristicsofthestrategic,operationalandtacticalchalleng
6、esthatmightlieahead.Ifwelookaheadjustafewyears–to2025–wecanmakethefollowingprojectionsabouttheenemiesUSforcesmayface:StrategicDesignsInordertodevelopeffectivestrategy,militaryleadersmustconstantlyassesstheiropponents.PotentialUSadversariesarenoexception.Overthe
7、pastdecade,threatsandprobablethreatshaveobservedseveralchangesinUSmilitaryposturethatultimatelywillaffectthewaytheyattempttoconductwaragainstUSforces.PotentialenemieshavenotedachangeinUSmilitaryposture–fromagloballyforward-deployedforcetoonethatislessglobalandb
8、asedwithintheContinentalUnitedStates(CONUS).Therefore,adversariesknowtheUSisnowmorereliantonagreementswithothernationsforforceprojectionandsubsequentreceptionintheater.Oppon
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