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| Army Releases FM 3-0 Army Operations To Milbloggers |
| 2008-02-27 |
| In a conference call with bloggers this morning, the Army outlined the newest version of its Field Manual (FM 3-0 Army Operations), the first revision of Army doctrine since 2001. According to LTG William Caldwell IV, Commander of the Combined Arms Center, the manual has finally taken the step of elevating stabilization operations to the level of offensive and defensive ops. An Executive Summary was passed out beforehand that outlines the chapters of the manual, which goes like this:... |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #1 ...exploit the initiative through combinations of four elements: offense, defense, and stability or civil support operations. Huh? I count three unless 'stability' and 'civil support' are mutually exclusive elements rather than synonymous terms. |
| Posted by: GK 2008-02-27 20:54 |