Posts by Ed Waters
The Latest from TRADOC Mad Scientist: China’s PLA Modernization through the DOTMLPF-P Lens
[Editor’s Note: As previously noted on the Mad Scientist Laboratory, U.S. battlefield dominance over the past thirty years has been sustained by three heretofore unchallenged pillars: 1) We have the best equipped Army in the world; 2) We have the best trained Soldiers and the most dynamic leaders; and 3) Our ability to conduct maneuver warfare…
READ STORYThe Operational Environment (2021-2030): Great Power Competition, Crisis, and Conflict
The TRADOC G-2’s new publication, The Operational Environment (2021-2030): Great Power Competition, Crisis, and Conflict complements previous publications exploring the Operational Environment (OE), expanding the Army’s understanding of Competition, Crisis, and Conflict with our Pacing Threats (Russia and China) in the decade ahead. These adversaries are now engaged in a race to compete with the United States globally. This Competition has extended to the two areas where the Army has enjoyed its historical advantages: in the ability to fight the way we wish to fight and in human capital. Our Pacing Threats’ challenge to the Army is more than a multi-domain challenge on the battlefield; it is also a challenge across doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, facilities, and policy (DOTMLPF-P). View the document below.
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 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.
Red Diamond Volume 11 Issue 1 Iranian Missile Strike: Implications of Iran’s Response
by Colin Christopher , TRADOC G-2 Iran’s national goals are to expand the reach andrelevance of its brand of Shi’a Islam across theMiddle East and to assume a position of regionalhegemony in line with its long history. Tehran viewsUS influence in the region as its foremost barrier tothese goals, and to secure them relies on…
READ STORYTRADOC 2028 Visualization
The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command recruits, trains, educates, and builds the Army, driving constant improvement and change. The pace is accelerating, and with the possibility of large scale combat operations and the convergence of new technologies we are at the cusp of a change in the character of warfare. Preparing Soldiers and leaders to…
READ STORYUS Army TRADOC G2 Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 2 June 2020
Hot off the PressOE Watch (May ’20) – This issue features 65 articles from the foreign perspectives spanning the globe with several COVID-19 related challenges.Virtual War: The Qatar-UAE Battle of Narratives – A short overview of the past decade’s information war between the two nations and projected future trends.Book Review: A Look Back and Forward…
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