A portion of the cover of the latest version of the Army’s capstone operations doctrine, Field Manual 3-0.
By: FEDweek StaffA new field manual was introduced by the Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Oct. 11, during the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
“The Army will be contested in every domain,” Gen. James McConville, the service’s chief of staff, told an AUSA audience. “The future Army must be prepared to fight in multiple domains at once. We must be able to get from fort to foshold in a contested environment anywhere in the world.”
The manual’s changes were based upon experiences gleaned during recent conflicts and the update marks the fourth such change in operational concepts since 1986. “We may have to operate from a position of disadvantage and that should drive changes to our organizations, acquisition priorities, and training,” noted Rich Creed, director of the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Newly established mobile training teams will be providing the professional military education at combat training centers. Soldiers also can expect to get additional training material during presentations by subject matter experts.
The large and centralized command centers that were prevalent in Iraq and Afghanistan are gone, McConville told his audience. Now, he said, command centers must be able to move at a moment’s notice, AUSA reported. Non-commissioned officers would take the lead in small-unit operations conducted far from the flagpole.
McConville also pointed to improvements in precision fires, which the Ukrainians are using with great efficacy against Russian forces. Replacing the Bradley fighting vehicle, fielding mobile protected firepower, and moving forward with robotic combat vehicle prototypes and thwarting enemy drones also are garnering considerable attention, McConville said. The Army is looking to deliver or issue prototypes for 24 new modernization programs this year, he added, according to AUSA.
“In the future, we are not going to be outgunned, we are not going to be outranged, and we’re not going to be outmaneuvered on the battlefield,” McConville said.
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