Relevance of Countermobilty for Force XXI

<p>This study examines the countermobility support requirement relevance for echelons brigade and below from the time period of Army of Excellence and Force XXI through the form of a comparative analysis. The thesis begins with an overview of development of countermobility doctrine and equipment during the Army of Excellence from 1985 to the early 1990s. Initially development of doctrine and equipment was largely based on the Army's experiences during World War II. Additionally I will present current data that addresses countermobility requirements for Army Force XXI units as the results of a survey conducted with Engineer Officers of Command and General Staff College Officers class of 2000. This statistical analysis will highlight many of the current trends in the evolution of countermobility as a functional requirement for the Corps of Engineers as part of the transition to the battlefields of tomorrow. Later development of doctrine and equipment for Army of Excellence was largely designed around a threat based enemy that was forward deployed in a mature theater. Finally countermobility doctrine and equipment has transitioned from a Cold War threat based force to a capabilities based power projection force. In conclusion the thesis compares current doctrine and equipment of the Army of Excellence to Force XXI doctrine and equipment designed for Force XXI. Recommendations will be included when shortfalls are identified.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>