Small Wars Journal

U.S. Army War College War Room Podcast: Evolutionary Strategy to Combat Strategic Atrophy

Thu, 01/07/2021 - 6:23pm

Podcast: https://warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/usasoc-strategy/

In the realm of national security very few elements ever remain stagnant, and those that do are relegated to irrelevance. As the environment changes, capabilities are developed, motivations shift, loyalties fade, new players rise and old players fall. In order to account for those changes new guidance flows downward from the highest levels of leadership increasing in detail and specificity as it descends to the lowest echelons of the military. Bryan Groves joins A BETTER PEACE editor Ron Granieri to discuss U.S. Army Special Operations Command’s (USASOC) latest iteration of its command strategy. In the words of the Commanding General, LTG Francis Beaudette, this strategy “charts our course to drive evolutionary changes in how we man, train and equip our formations in the Information Age.” Bryan and Ron examine how USASOC forces intend to execute their mission in support of the national defense amongst general purpose, joint and coalition forces against ever changing adversaries.

The Army Special Operations Forces Strategy can be found online here or a PDF can be directly downloaded here.

LTC(P) Bryan Groves is the Chief of the Strategic Planning Division, U.S. Army Special Operations Command.

Ron Granieri is an Associate Professor of History at the U.S. Army War College and the Editor of A BETTER PEACE.

The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Army War College, U.S. Army, or Department of Defense.

Categories: News - special operations

Comments

Milkyway

Thu, 07/08/2021 - 10:44am

Very interesting. By the way, I am writing a column in a local newspaper on various topics and I want to take some phrases from your article, as I want to write a text on a similar topic. The topic is complex and I will probably ask for help from academic geeks But nevertheless, some of the facts from this article will be useful to me.