Meet the ION, Training for the Future, Today

How Russia Fights

Story by Spc. Tyler Morford. … As Soldiers from the 308th Civil Affairs Brigade, Homewood Illinois, and the 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, Kalamazoo, Michigan, gain experience at Fort Custer Training Center during a validation and evaluation exercise, a controlled network called the ION, utilized more than 15 miles away, designed to simulate current and future…

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The Operational Environment (2021-2030): Great Power Competition, Crisis, and Conflict

How China Fights China Landing Zone

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.

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MadSci Blog 284. The Convergence: Disinformation, Revisionism, and China with Doowan Lee

Mad Scientist Initiative

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…

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Mad Scientist Laboratory Blog Post 277. Insights from the Mad Scientist Weaponized Information Series

How Russia Fights

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/    

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US Army TRADOC G2 Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 3 July 2020

Global Tactics For Army Readiness

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…

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THE ARCTIC THROUGH 2035

How Russia Fights

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.

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TRADOC 2028 Visualization

How Russia Fights

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…

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