1. 1 6 May 2003 6 May 2003 DEPLOYING THE OBJECTIVE FORCE DEPLOYING THE OBJECTIVE FORCE

2. 2  Security Challenges of the 21 st Century  Pace and Proliferation of Technology  Compelling Need to Respond More Rapidly & Decisively  Across the Full Spectrum of Military Operations The Army Has a Non-negotiable Contract with the American People to Fight & Win our Nation’s Wars The Requirement to Transform

3. 3 Emerging Joint Operations Concepts… Joint Operating Concepts Joint Operating Concepts National Military Strategy National Military Strategy Joint Vision Joint Vision Service Concepts Service Concepts National Security Strategy National Security Strategy Strategic Guidance  CPG  DPG  TPG Joint Functional Concepts Full Spectrum Dominance Joint Operating Concepts  Homeland Security  Major Combat Operations  Stability Operations  Strategic Deterrence Service Concepts  Army-Objective Force  Navy-Sea Power 21  Air Force-Air & Space Expeditionary Forces  Marines-Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare Functional Concepts  Battlespace Awareness  Command and Control  Force Application  Protection  Focused Logistics DRAFT Joint Operations Concepts National Security Strategy  Champion human dignity  Defeat global terrorism & prevent attacks  Defuse regional conflicts  Prevent threatened use of WMD  Ignite of global economic growth  Expand societies and building democracy  Develop agendas for cooperative action  Transform America’s national security institutions

4. 4 TRADOC Pamphlet 525-x The United States Army Objective Force Operational and Organizational Plan for Maneuver Unit of Action UA O&O TRADOC Pamphlet 525-x The United States Army Objective Force Operational and Organizational Plan for Maneuver Unit of Employment UE O&O Battle Command (C4ISR) for Army Forces in 2010 and Beyond Operational Req. Doc For WIN-T Prepared by the UA Maneuver BattleLab Ft. Knox, KY We now have the conceptual foundation for the Objective Force to guide all facets of Army Transformation We now have the conceptual foundation for the Objective Force to guide all facets of Army Transformation Operational Req. Doc for the Comanche Prepared by the UA Maneuver BattleLab Ft. Knox, KY Operational Req. Doc for the Future Combat Systems Prepared by the UA Maneuver BattleLab Ft. Knox, KY The Army Plan 2005-2020 The U.S. Army Transformation Campaign Plan Final Draft Conceptual Underpinnings for The Objective Force Conceptual Underpinnings for The Objective Force Revised

5. 5 Objective Force-Joint Nesting Strategic Guidance – Assure, Dissuade, Deter, and Defeat Objective Force Characteristics – Responsive, Deployable, Agile, Versatile, Lethal, Survivable, Sustainable  Defend the US  Deter Forward  Swiftly Defeat  Decisive Defeat  Other SSCs  Strategic responsiveness - operational maneuver from strategic distances strengthens deterrence and preemption  Promptly responding OF formations conduct entry and shaping operations to assure access and set conditions for decision  OF conducts decisive operations, to include simultaneous and distributed operations, that achieve accelerated decision through overwhelming tempo and direct attack of decisive points and enemy centers of gravity Objective Force “Space to Mud” Objective Force “Factory to Foxhole” Leader Development DoctrineTrainingPeopleFacilities The Objective Force HSOC Factory Train, Alert, Deploy, & Sustain Home Station Joint, Interagency & Multi- National UE UA FCS UE FCS JIACG Full Spectrum Dominance  Homeland Security  Strategic Deterrence  Major Combat Operations  Stability Operations Future Joint Force Attributes – Networked, Decision Superior, Fully Integrated, Expeditionary, Decentralized, Adaptable, Lethal

6. 6 Capabilities Underlying the Objective Force  To achieve increased mobility, lethality, and survivability, Army forces will have -- in real time -- dominant situational awareness and networked weapons systems. More strategically responsive New way of war Technology enabled Capabilities based  To execute preemption and crisis response over strategic and operational distances, Army forces must have lighter, more air- and sea- transportable platforms and operate with less accompanying support and sustainment.  Advanced automotive, engineering and systems technologies will enable Army forces to operate with a reduced logistics footprint and reachback for critical capabilities.  To both counter and/or rapidly adapt to enemy asymmetries in combat power, regardless of the nature, location or intensity of the conflict, Army forces must provide the broadest possible array of capabilities to the combatant commander. 3

7. 7 CSA Guidance  Enhance strategic mobility & deployability  Reduce the deployed sustainment footprint and replenishment demand  Reduce the cost of logistics while maintaining capability and readiness

8. 8 “Our goal is to be able to deploy a combat-capable brigade anywhere in the world within 96 hrs...” “…a division on the ground within 120 hrs, and five divisions in 30 days.” General Eric K. Shinseki CSA Army The Army Vision

9. 9 Unit of Action Deployment TSC CINC AO Ports of Embarkation SEALIFT CONUS Ports of Debarkation PREP O Marshall Air Movement Sea Movement Move to POE Time Decisive Operations Alert Entry Operations Theater UA Sustain Minimal prep time required from alert to deploy More deployable with reduced tonnage Insert into austere theater through multiple unimproved entry points without relying on fixed ports and staging bases UA deploys anywhere in the world in 96 hours after liftoff, a warfighting division on the ground in 120 hours, and five divisions in theater in 30 days Operational maneuver from Strategic Distances Deploy by air, ground or sea in support of early and forcible entry operations Deploy for Immediate employment using vertical and horizontal maneuver without undergoing reception and staging REHEARSAL ENROUTE AND MISSION PLANNING BE DECISIVE EARLIER

10. 10 Operational Maneuver from Strategic Distances Objective Force deployments: Use multiple unimproved entry points to overcome anti-access measures, achieve operational surprise or preemption, and conduct sequential and simultaneous joint operations distributed throughout the battlespace Use multiple, parallel routes to increase force throughput and close gaps between decision, early entry forces and campaign forces Rapidly deployable and tailored force capability packages to meet the JFC’s requirements for any contingency Units capable of beginning operations immediately upon arrival (no RSOI) Reduced logistics footprint means faster force closure Objective Force units capable of conducting forcible entry against critical objectives at any point in the campaign to assure access and set conditions for decisive operations Objective Force Concept

11. 11 Operational Maneuver from Strategic Distances Strategic lift capabilities require the use of improved APODs and SPODs, limiting access and creating patterns of operations that are easy to interdict Deployment system not responsive to forward commander’s requirements: Combatant Commanders presented with limited options since current strategic lift capabilities can deploy only light forces in a timely manner Incorrect sequencing of force flow during deployment provides incorrect mix of forces and materiel at the time and place required Requirement to optimize strategic lift space outweighs need for unit tactical integrity resulting in extended RSOI periods Requirement to transload aircraft at an ISB creates intransit visibility problems for personnel and equipment flow and extends RSOI Current force structure and lift capabilities provide limited ability to conduct operational maneuver (primarily dismounted forces) Lessons Learned

12. 12 TODAYTOMORROW Incremental build of combat power. Four interrelated segments Operational maneuver from strategic distances. Deploy = Employ Alert/Train/DeployTrain/Alert/Deploy Lengthy TPFDD processImmediate data entry into DTS Lengthy task organization process with below the line forces Prompt “as is” deploying modules with basic load POD dependent/susceptible to anti-accessMultiple entry points/bypass choke points Joint deconflictionJoint interdependence Large, layered organizations for deployment and distribution gap between early entry and follow- on forces Agile teams with space-based persistent comms for both deployment and distribution Uninterrupted deployment momentum Ammunition in theaterDeploy with ammunition Iron mountainDistribution-based; intermodal (configured loads for prompt force) Developed theatersAll theaters Limited to surface movement in theaterOperational maneuver by air of one division Summary

13. 13 Key Objective Force Joint Messages The Army is at War and Transforming The Army brings a campaign quality to the Joint Forces Commander for conflict resolution (When you control the ground you make the rules) The Objective Force is an integral component of the Joint force and is Joint, interagency and multi- national by design Army Transformation is a revolutionary change in the way we fight as part of a Joint Force The Army is fully nested within DoD Transformation The Army is at War and Transforming The Army brings a campaign quality to the Joint Forces Commander for conflict resolution (When you control the ground you make the rules) The Objective Force is an integral component of the Joint force and is Joint, interagency and multi- national by design Army Transformation is a revolutionary change in the way we fight as part of a Joint Force The Army is fully nested within DoD Transformation 13

14. 14 The Objective Force is the Transformation of the entire United States Army … the dedicated efforts of the entire Army Team…the Joint community, our sister Services, industry, academia, DoD, and Congress are ensuring Transformation succeeds! The Objective Force is the Transformation of the entire United States Army … the dedicated efforts of the entire Army Team…the Joint community, our sister Services, industry, academia, DoD, and Congress are ensuring Transformation succeeds! The Army at War---and Transforming Our Nation’s Future 14