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(U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup)

1st Lt. Robert Wolfe, security force platoon leader for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, provides rooftop security during a
key leader engagement 25 February 2013 in Farah City, Afghanistan. Civilian and military representatives from the PRT visited a newly
constructed family guidance center run by Voice of Women in Farah City, an Afghan-operated nongovernmental organization, to discuss
gender issues, conduct a site survey, and monitor programming.

Continuity and Change
The Army Operating Concept
and Clear Thinking About
Future War
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, Ph.D., U.S. Army
Anticipating the demands of future armed conflict
requires an understanding of continuities in the nature of
war as well as an appreciation for changes in the character
for armed conflict.

—The U.S. Army Operating Concept

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xpert knowledge is a pillar of our military
profession, and the ability to think clearly
about war is fundamental to developing expert
knowledge across a career of service. Junior leaders
must understand war to explain to their soldiers how
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