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    A future battle on NATO’s eastern flank

    A future battle on NATO’s eastern flank

    This article is about what a future battle on NATO's eastern flank would look like based on the tactics used by the Russians in eastern Ukraine.

    To see the future of ground combat, look no further than the tactics of Russian-backed forces in eastern Ukraine. Full-spectrum electronic surveillance quickly identifies Ukrainian forces by their emitted signals. Once identified, a remotely piloted vehicle or helicopter verifies the Ukrainians’ position. Shortly thereafter, massed artillery and rocket fires destroy the Ukrainian force.

    The war in Ukraine is not an aberration. The U.S. Army’s adversaries have carefully prepared to defeat America’s preferred tactics and systems. In the next 20 years, the Army should expect its adversaries to become adept at achieving effects based on fewer intercepted electronic signals, with greater speed and lethality, over greater distances. The old ways of warfare will largely be doomed.


    Lately there have been many suggestions for tactical or strategic solutions to challenges like these that the Army will face on the future battlefield. While these are useful, they address only two sides of a three-sided problem — the U.S. military must also improve how it fights at the operational level of war, the critically important time and space in which commanders arrange tactical actions and purposefully align them to strategic objectives. The future is approaching fast, and the Army cannot ignore the challenges and opportunities that divisions and corps are likely to face.


    Now imagine the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division two decades from now. Thanks to defense modernization and professional soldiers, the 1st Cavalry Division will be devastatingly powerful, able to deliver massive firepower whenever and wherever its commanding general chooses. The 1st Cavalry Division will find itself standing shoulder-to-shoulder with NATO allies, ready to move into the attack. Their shared purpose: to expel aggressor forces from NATO territory, restore the international border, and save thousands of civilians caught behind enemy lines. On this imagined battlefield, the 1st Cavalry Division must take back a vital transport hub, much like the one in Małaszewicze, Poland [map]. In the process, the 1st Cavalry Division must liberate 4,000 locals in the neighboring village and secure a forward transfer and distribution point to sustain NATO’s push over the remaining five miles to the international border.
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    This article is utter nonsense. Everyone knows the Pentagon realizes the greatest threat to prosperity peace is human-caused global warming.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    This article is utter nonsense. Everyone knows the Pentagon realizes the greatest threat to prosperity peace is human-caused global warming.
    I think the Joint Chiefs just say that to keep the regime happy. Their planning cells are not working on global warming b.s. It is call patting the political fool on the head.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    I think the Joint Chiefs just say that to keep the regime happy. Their planning cells are not working on global warming b.s. It is call patting the political fool on the head.
    LOL (learning out loud).

    I know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    I think the Joint Chiefs just say that to keep the regime happy. Their planning cells are not working on global warming b.s. It is call patting the political fool on the head.
    So you think the military leaders are lying?

    • Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, USN (Ret.): "If the destabilizing effects of climate change go unchecked, we can expect more frequent, widespread, and intense failed state scenarios creating large scale humanitarian disasters and higher potential for conflict and terrorism ... The Department of Defense and national intelligence communities recognize this clear link between climate change, national security, and instability and have begun strategic plans and programs to both mitigate and adapt to the most likely and serious effects in key areas around the globe."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Common Sense View Post
    So you think the military leaders are lying?
    • Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, USN (Ret.): "If the destabilizing effects of climate change go unchecked, we can expect more frequent, widespread, and intense failed state scenarios creating large scale humanitarian disasters and higher potential for conflict and terrorism ... The Department of Defense and national intelligence communities recognize this clear link between climate change, national security, and instability and have begun strategic plans and programs to both mitigate and adapt to the most likely and serious effects in key areas around the globe."
    Yes. I do.

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    Granny says, "Dat's right...

    ... dats why next time Obama meets with Putin...

    ... he needs to reach across the table an'...

    ... slap dat Commie grin off his face...

    ... he's a lame duck anyway, so he can get away with it."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Common Sense View Post
    So you think the military leaders are lying?
    • Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, USN (Ret.): "If the destabilizing effects of climate change go unchecked, we can expect more frequent, widespread, and intense failed state scenarios creating large scale humanitarian disasters and higher potential for conflict and terrorism ... The Department of Defense and national intelligence communities recognize this clear link between climate change, national security, and instability and have begun strategic plans and programs to both mitigate and adapt to the most likely and serious effects in key areas around the globe."
    Yes. They are squeezing budget dollars out of the fools in Congress. They will say anything to increase their share.

    I have been around generals and they don't take this stuff seriously. At least as a military issue.
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