THE ADAPTATION OF THE US ARMY TO THE BATTLEFIELD OF THE XXI ST CENTURY

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the U.S. Army has undertaken significant changes in its military thought, strategic planning, doctrinal foundations, weapon systems and organizational structures in order to achieve the Revolution of Military Affairs that promised to change the art of war; to adapt...

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Main Author: GUILLEM COLOM PEILLA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Nacional de Estudios Políticos y Estratégicos 2017-12-01
Series:Política y Estrategia
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Online Access:http://www.politicayestrategia.cl/index.php/rpye/article/view/121
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description Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the U.S. Army has undertaken significant changes in its military thought, strategic planning, doctrinal foundations, weapon systems and organizational structures in order to achieve the Revolution of Military Affairs that promised to change the art of war; to adapt its forces to the post-Cold War strategic environment; to face uncertain future challenges and, now, to overcome the operational requirements stemming from its involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq. This article analyses the transformations carried out by the U.S. Army in its force structure and capabilities catalog from 1991 to the present day.
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spelling doaj.art-1cb8dbef2b834cf2954ed1a569b63c8c2022-12-22T03:02:54ZengAcademia Nacional de Estudios Políticos y EstratégicosPolítica y Estrategia0716-74150719-80272017-12-010118668810.26797/rpye.v0i118.121106THE ADAPTATION OF THE US ARMY TO THE BATTLEFIELD OF THE XXI ST CENTURYGUILLEM COLOM PEILLA0Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla.Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the U.S. Army has undertaken significant changes in its military thought, strategic planning, doctrinal foundations, weapon systems and organizational structures in order to achieve the Revolution of Military Affairs that promised to change the art of war; to adapt its forces to the post-Cold War strategic environment; to face uncertain future challenges and, now, to overcome the operational requirements stemming from its involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq. This article analyses the transformations carried out by the U.S. Army in its force structure and capabilities catalog from 1991 to the present day.http://www.politicayestrategia.cl/index.php/rpye/article/view/121Planeamiento militarfuerzas terrestrestransformaciónAfganistánIraqdoctrina militar
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THE ADAPTATION OF THE US ARMY TO THE BATTLEFIELD OF THE XXI ST CENTURY
Política y Estrategia
Planeamiento militar
fuerzas terrestres
transformación
Afganistán
Iraq
doctrina militar
title THE ADAPTATION OF THE US ARMY TO THE BATTLEFIELD OF THE XXI ST CENTURY
title_full THE ADAPTATION OF THE US ARMY TO THE BATTLEFIELD OF THE XXI ST CENTURY
title_fullStr THE ADAPTATION OF THE US ARMY TO THE BATTLEFIELD OF THE XXI ST CENTURY
title_full_unstemmed THE ADAPTATION OF THE US ARMY TO THE BATTLEFIELD OF THE XXI ST CENTURY
title_short THE ADAPTATION OF THE US ARMY TO THE BATTLEFIELD OF THE XXI ST CENTURY
title_sort adaptation of the us army to the battlefield of the xxi st century
topic Planeamiento militar
fuerzas terrestres
transformación
Afganistán
Iraq
doctrina militar
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