What the 34-day War Has to Teach the US Army
Getting it Right:
What the 34-day War Has to Teach the US Army
by Major Irvin Oliver
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As the United States fights wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and continues its counterterrorism efforts, the US Army is in the midst of transformation. This transformation is affecting nearly all aspects of the institution, to include organization, doctrine, and training. While many of the changes are logical based on the current operational needs to win the ongoing wars, the Army has based other changes on a future threat assessment that remains subject to debate. Technology and the availability of other resources have also shaped these changes.
The current transformation draws the wrong conclusion from the current US wars and does not pay adequate attention to the Israel-Hezbollah war of 2006, and that the current transformation does not prepare the Army to conduct hybrid warfare. Instead, the Army should adopt an organizational structure and training design capable of winning decisively against hybrid and conventional threats in the future.
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Major Irvin Oliver, US Army, is currently an instructor of international relations at the US Military Academy. Previously he commanded D/-1-67 AR, 4ID and was the brigade plans officer for 2/4ID.
