1 Department of the Army G-3/5 Strategic Plans, Concepts, & Doctrine Division UNCLASSIFIED Modeling and Simulation in an Era of Persistent Conflict Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Presented by MG Robert Lennox Deputy G-3/5/7, Headquarters, Department of the Army At DoD M&S Conference 11 March 2008
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Modeling and Simulation in an Era of Persistent Conflict
Modeling and Simulation in an Era of Persistent Conflict. Presented by MG Robert Lennox Deputy G-3/5/7, Headquarters, Department of the Army At DoD M&S Conference 11 March 2008. Classification: UNCLASSIFIED. OEF-Philippines 900 SOLDIERS. Army Global Commitments. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Army Global CommitmentsArmy Global CommitmentsArmy Global CommitmentsArmy Global Commitments 255,000 Soldiers deployed / “forward station” in nearly
80 countries overseas
* Includes AC Stationed Overseas
OIF-IRAQ 113,000 SOLDIERS
OEF-PHILIPPINES700 SOLDIERS
Army Personnel StrengthComponent R/C Authorized for Mobilization / On Current Orders- Active (AC) 524,000 N/A- Reserve (RC) USAR 190,000 22,000 ARNG 353000 52,000 1,067,000
“America is at war and should expect to remain fully engaged throughout the world for the next several decades in a Persistent Conflict against an enemy dedicated to U.S. defeat as a nation and eradication as a society.”
FM 3-0, Introduction
The Operational ConceptArmy forces combine offensive, defensive, and stability or civil support operations simultaneously as part of an interdependent Joint force to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative to achieve decisive results.
They employ synchronized action – lethal and non-lethal – proportional to the mission, and informed by a thorough understanding of all dimensions of the operational environment
Persistent Conflict – a condition of protracted confrontation among state, non-state and individual actors that use violence to achieve their political and ideological ends.
Globalization
Population Growth
Resource Demand
Climate Change & Natural DisastersProliferation of WMD
Failed or Failing States
An Era of Persistent Conflict
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