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Beyond the battlefield : institutional Army transformation following victory in Iraq / G. Scott Taylor.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, G. Scott (Executive), author.
- Series:
- Letort papers ; no. 55.
- Letort papers ; [no. 55]
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army--Organization.
- United States.
- United States. Army--Reorganization.
- United States. Army--Stability operations.
- United States. Army.
- Counterinsurgency--Iraq.
- Counterinsurgency.
- Nation-building--Iraq.
- Nation-building.
- Armed Forces--Organization.
- Armed Forces--Reorganization.
- Armed Forces--Stability operations.
- Iraq.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 75 pages).
- Other Title:
- Institutional Army transformation following victory in Iraq
- Place of Publication:
- Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2012.
- Summary:
- The Army goes to great lengths to capture lessons learned and preserve these lessons for current practitioners and future generations. Though the Army is one of the most self-critical organizations found in American society, a well-deserved reputation has also been earned for failing to inculcate those lessons by transforming the institutional Army. Change is achieved through a continuous cycle of adaptive innovation, experimentation, and experience. In Iraq, out of necessity while in contact with a dynamic enemy, the Army transformed on the battlefield with radical changes in doctrine, organization, training, and material, which significantly enabled battlefield success. As a result of the withdrawal of troops from Iraq at the end of 2011, this paper analyzes the success of the military's counterinsurgency strategy and nation-building efforts, examines the future of combat which the Army may face in order to recommend a suitable force posture, and makes recommendations for future competencies and capabilities utilizing the problem-solving construct of DOTMLPF in order to ensure future victories in this relevant component of the full spectrum of conflict.
- Contents:
- Army adaptation
- The four schools of thought on posturing the future force
- The turning point in Iraq
- The instruments of national power
- DOTMLPF recommendations
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- "November 2012."
- In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-75).
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2016.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (USAWC website, viewed May 23, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Taylor, G. Scott (Executive). Beyond the battlefield.
- OCLC:
- 936898295
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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