role of tactical small units with notes
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MG Brown 2011 MCoETRANSCRIPT
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The Future of Mounted and Dismounted Operations The Role of Tactical Small Units
MG Robert B. Brown
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Fort Benning, Home of the MCoE
Fort Benning, Home of the MCoE
Invasion of Sicily – WWII • US Forces – 3 Infantry Divisions • Allied Forces – 4 Infantry Divisions • Allied Invasion forces numbered upwards of 160,000
Sicily is 10,000 square miles. Roughly the size of
Vermont.
Afghanistan is 251,772 square miles.
Slightly smaller than the state of Texas.
• ISAF 130,000
Through Technology, Soldiers Do More with Less
Dynamics of Change
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Fort Benning, Home of the MCoE
Fort Benning, Home of the MCoE
Fort Benning, Home of the MCoE
Fort Benning, Home of the MCoE
Fort Benning, Home of the MCoE
Fort Benning, Home of the MCoE
Fort Benning, Home of the MCoE
Fort Benning, Home of the MCoE
Relationship of CAM & WAS To
Full Spectrum Operations
CAM • Application of the elements of combat power • Defeat enemy ground forces, • Seize, occupy, & defend land areas, • Achieve physical, temporal, psychological advantages, • Preserve freedom of action
FSO • Offense • Defense, • Stability & Support Operations
WAS • Application of the elements of combat power • Protect the population & forces • Infrastructure & activities • Deny the enemy positions of advantage • Consolidate tactical and operational gains
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Live Virtual
Constructive Gaming
Blended Training Model
Repetition
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