Combat Operations
Jungle and Arctic training highlighted at AUSA Global Force Symposium
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command G2 Opposing Forces Directorate and the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center participated in the Association of the United States Army Global Force Symposium Mar. 27. Presenting at the Warriors Corner during the symposium, the TRADOC G2 OPFOR Directorate and JPMRC informed the Army and defense…
READ STORYTRADOC hosts 27th Annual Worldwide OPFOR Conference
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command G-2 hosted the 27th Annual Worldwide Army Opposing Force Conference from Feb. 27 to Mar. 1. More than 100 leaders attended the conference which brought training experts together from across the Army, joint, and international communities to discuss lessons learned and best practices, and…
READ STORYTRADOC G2 Threats to 2030
The US Army: Facing a Complex and Converging Operational Environment The US Army stands at a crossroads. The various, yet interconnected elements of the operational environment (OE) are rapidly converging, presenting a multitude of challenges. A Return to Great Power Competition The US Army transitions from counterinsurgency operations to confront a new reality: great power…
READ STORYTRADOC OE Enterprise DATE World Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific Region: Complex Challenges and Training Solutions Tradoc G2, the intelligence branch of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command, plays a vital role in supporting the Army’s preparations for warfare. They develop, describe, and deliver the Operational Environment (OE) that underpins these preparations, ensuring soldiers are equipped to fight and win in any…
READ STORYRed Diamond: Russia’s “Elastic Defense” Technique Slowed Ukraine’s Advance
by Dorsel Boyer, TRADOC G2 Analyst and Jennifer Dunn, TRADOC G2 Supervisory Intelligence Specialist The Russian Army challenged Ukraine’s widely anticipated 2023 counteroffensive in Zaporizhia Oblast through a well-prepared positional defense.[i] As part of this defense, Russia has employed a technique referred to by the media as an “elastic defense.”[ii] Although touted by the media…
READ STORYJSOU: Competing for Advantage: The Chinese Communist Party, Statecraft, and Special Operations
Competing for Advantage: The Chinese Communist Party, Statecraft, and Special Operations This edited volume highlights key challenges the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) faces in its rise and contextualizes the potential contributions of special operations to compete for advantage based on the CCP’s interests and vulnerabilities. Competing for advantage means accruing power and influence in such…
READ STORYFMSO: Describing Russian Infantry’s Breaching and Clearing Techniques
Dr. Lester Grau and Dr. Charles Bartles discuss the Russian infantry’s breaching and clearing techniques. Published in the Winter 2023-2024 edition of Infantry. Click here for the PDF of the entire Infantry issue, or click here to download the PDF of the single article.
READ STORYTRADOC: Three Dates, Three Windows, and All of DOTMLPF-P: How the PLA Poses an All-of-Army Challenge
by Ian M. Sullivan In its quest to become the predominant nation in the world, China is creating an armed capability to defeat the United States regionally and eventually globally. China’s military modernization covers every part of doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, facilities, and policy, or DOTMLPF-P. Click here.
READ STORYLSCO Challenge: Russia’s Nuclear Messaging in the War in Ukraine (INTELINK-U)
LSCO Challenge: Russia’s Nuclear Messaging in the War in Ukraine Available on Intelink-U at https://go.intelink.gov/jKMgAhl About This Series: The challenges that Russia has encountered as result of extended large-scale combat operations (LSCO) reveal key object lessons for TRADOC and the broader Army. This series—titled “LSCO Challenges”—will focus on issues that the Russian Armed Forces are…
READ STORYLSCO Challenge: Russia’s Sensor-to-Shooter Challenges in Ukraine (INTELINK-U)
LSCO Challenge: Russia’s Sensor-to-Shooter Challenges in Ukraine Available on Intelink-U at https://go.intelink.gov/jKMgAhl About This Series: The challenges that Russia has encountered as result of extended large-scale combat operations (LSCO) reveal key object lessons for TRADOC and the broader Army. This series—titled “LSCO Challenges”—will focus on issues that the Russian Armed Forces are presenting in Ukraine,…
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