Archive for 2020
Read the NEW TRADOC G2 Newsletter December 2020
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READ STORYDATE Pacific Update
The update includes the addition of new sub-variable content across the PMESII-PT Framework (totaling over 500 pages of OE content with over 250 sub-variable topics per country).
READ STORYWEG Updates for November
TRADOC G-2 produces a training tool called the Worldwide Equipment Guide (WEG). The WEG exists to support opposing force (OPFOR) portrayals in training events (constructive, virtual, live, and gaming). As such, the equipment portrayed in the WEG is representative of military systems, including variants and upgrades, that U.S. forces may encounter now and in the…
READ STORYMadSci Blog 284. The Convergence: Disinformation, Revisionism, and China with Doowan Lee
Editor’s Note: Mad Scientist is pleased to announce our latest episode of “The Convergence” podcast, featuring Mr. Doowan Lee, discussing disinformation, changes over time in approaches to information warfare, and revisionism and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Please note that this podcast and several of the embedded links below are best accessed via a non-DoD network…
READ STORYDr Sue Canedy on how to promote inclusion in the workforce during COVID-19
From US Army TRADOC As part of our ongoing leader professional development series, leaders from throughout the TRADOC enterprise are fielding questions that were asked over social media. In this episode, Dr. Sue Canedy, Chief of Staff, G-2 shares how her directorate is promoting inclusion in the midst of teleworking and the COVID-19 response.
READ STORYMad Scientist Laboratory Blog Post 277. Insights from the Mad Scientist Weaponized Information Series
Today’s Mad Scientist Laboratory blog post captures the key insights,organized into a dozen themes, that we’ve gleaned from this past Spring andSummer’s series of Weaponized Information Virtual Events. Following eachtheme, we’ve provided links to assist you in drilling down further toexplore and learn more about each of these insights. https://madsciblog.tradoc.army.mil/277-insights-from-the-mad-scientist-weaponized-information-series-of-virtual-events/
READ STORYOE Watch, Vol. 10 (Iss. 09)
The September issue of OE Watch features 54 articles covering various security challenges from the foreign perspective from over 30 different countries and regions around the globe. It can be found at FMSO’s website: https://community.apan.org/wg/tradoc-g2/fmso/Also, all of FMSO’s books, studies, and OE Watch issues are digitally available there—a great OE resource for ADTLE! Notably in…
READ STORYOE Watch, Vol. 10 (Iss. 08)
The August issue of OE Watch continues to feature foreign perspectives on the OE, particularly on how Russia and China are leveraging emerging technologies and foreign presence to exploit opportunities, as well as a variety of topics related to COVID-19 and security affairs. In the Eurasia section, Russian military advances to note include their development…
READ STORYUS Army TRADOC G2 Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 3 July 2020
Hot off the Press OE Watch (June ’20) – This issue features 62 articles covering various security challenges including a Russian Perspective of Regional Security in the Arctic OE Watch (July ’20) – This issue features 63 articles from across the globe including one from Latin America examining the Gulf Cartels PYSOPS During COVID-19Red Diamond– Iran…
READ STORYTHE ARCTIC THROUGH 2035
TRADOC G2 has recently completed an unclassified assessment on the Arctic,
“The Arctic Through 2035: An Overview Of The Operational Environment And Competitor Strategies For U.S. Army Training, Doctrine, And Capabilities
Development.”
The Arctic is a unique region of growing strategic importance. The dynamic and extreme Arctic environment and advantageous positioning of competitors
will pose significant challenges for U.S. Army components to overcome to ensure land dominance and successfully complete their missions in support of the Joint Force. This report provides an overview of the Arctic as an operational environment (OE) from the present through 2035, identifies OE implications for the U.S. Army in multi-domain operations (MDO) and across warfighting functions, and discusses competitor approaches to exploiting the Arctic.