Transforming the Army Division in an Era of Persistent Conflict

<p>When the Army transformed to a brigade centric force ground forces gained the tactical capabilities and flexibility promised. What the Army lost was the role and purpose of the division. Administrative training and expeditionary task executed by divisions throughout history identified shortcomings in divisional structure and encouraged change. Divisional structures flexible enough to synchronize subordinate elements and maximize adaptive behavior will be required in the era of persistent conflict. Unlike its roles in administration and training the division is unfamiliar with the expeditionary requirements the current environment implies. The era of persistent conflict promises to require more adaptive behavior than demanded of divisions in previous eras. Due to the stability needed in administration and training but the flexibility needed for expeditionary deployment the roles cannot be accomplished by the same staff. The division staff must be organized to readily absorb and integrate change. They must be as flexible as their subordinate structures. The modular division must transform to an appropriately sized and resourced joint organization. An expeditionary joint task force headquarters and staff that represent their modular components synchronize assets and exhibit adaptive behavior will lead the Army through the challenges of persistent conflict.</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>