GEN Cone's forward is below. Note the new term in this concept:
special operations and conventional forces interdependence The deliberate and mutual reliance by one force on another’s inherent capabilities designed to provide complementary and reinforcing effects. Integration and interoperability are subsets of interdependence.
You can download the entire concept at the link below.
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Dave
Foreword
From the Commanding General
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
For generations, the U.S. Army has proudly served the Nation by winning wars, securing peace, and protecting national interests as part of the joint force. From Yorktown to Sadr City, the men and women of the Army demonstrated the ability to force terms upon our enemies when all other options failed. There are many elements of national power, but a force that can root out and defeat our enemies, and exert control to prevent and end conflict remains the foundation of our Nation's ability to deter aggression. Concurrently, through partnership activities, the Army creates shared values and interests that provide for our long-term security, decreasing the likeliness we have to use force in defense of our Nation.
The Army remains the foundation of our Nation’s security, now and into the future, by maintaining a force that prevents miscalculation by potential adversaries, shaping the operational environment, and, when required, winning decisively. Our Army must provide depth and versatility to the joint force; remain agile, responsive, and effective for combatant commanders; and offer options to national security decisionmakers in defense of the Nation at home and abroad.
As the lead document of the Army Concept Framework, TRADOC Pam 525-3-0, The U.S. Army Capstone Concept (ACC) describes our vision of the future operational environment, the role of the Army in the joint force, and the broad capabilities required by future Army forces. Greater speed, quantity, and reach of human interaction and increased access to military capabilities make the operational environment more unpredictable and complex, driving the likelihood and consequence of disorder.
The ACC provides a guide to how the Army will apply available resources to overcome these challenges and prevent, shape and win in support of recent strategic guidance. The ACC also serves as the foundation for a campaign of learning that will evaluate and refine its major ideas and required capabilities. Finally, the ACC provides a roadmap for development of a comprehensive investment strategy that will rebalance the Army’s force structure, readiness, and modernization efforts in support of national strategy.
TRADOC Pam 525-3-0 establishes that, to meet the challenges of the future operational environment, the Army must maintain a credible capacity to win decisively and support combatant commanders across a wide range of military operations at home and abroad. The credibility of our Army, robust, ready, and modernized, underpins our ability to prevent conflict, shape the operational environment, and win the Nation’s wars as part of the joint force. Further, the ACC retains the idea of operational adaptability as the fundamental characteristic of the Army required to execute a wide variety of missions. The ACC expands operational adaptability to the people and organizations that comprise the institutional Army as well as the operating force. Finally, the ACC also provides insight into the wide array of Title 10 requirements the Army provides the joint force.
The ACC hones the Army’s understanding of emerging challenges and informs our preparation for the future, ensuring our Army stands ready to meet the demands that lie ahead. In the end, if we build a capable, credible Army in peace, we are far less likely to use it in war.
ROBERT W. CONE
General, U.S. Army
Commanding
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