acceptable results. By identifying unstable conditions
and leveraging whole of government efforts to deal
with them before they become a problem, we have the
potential to avoid large scale deployments that can be
costly in lives and resources. In a resource constrained
national security environment, the need for regional
experts who can thrive in complex environments and
work seamlessly with international civilian and military partners has never been greater.
Army CA, with changes in doctrine, training, and
force structure, can fill this role, based on the following recommendations:
1. Add Operational Preparation of the Environment to the list of core CA tasks. This is consistent with current doctrine and employment of
CA and will clearly define CA’s Phase 0 capabilities to supported entities.
2. Develop a new paradigm to enable CF to conduct CMO more effectively. This change will
mitigate risk to the Phase 4 mission and allow
changing the balance of the CA force. Support
to conventional units is best provided through
better SOF-CF-JIIM interdependence and the
development of hybrid command and planning structures at the strategic and operational
levels as well as expanded S9 sections at the
tactical level. This will also support the regional
alignment of conventional forces.
3. Re-purpose the Reserve Component CAQC into
a non-branch qualifying CMO Planner course
for CF soldiers and expand S9 sections at the
maneuver battalion and brigade levels in order
to institutionalize CMO within maneuver forces. Employing CA qualified liaison elements
with CF will solidify this interdependence.
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