Friday Odds and Ends

The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command released The U.S. Army Operating Concept 2016-2028 yesterday. The concept describes how future Army forces conduct operations as part of the joint force to deter conflict, prevail in war, and succeed in a wide range of contingencies in the future operational environment. It describes the employment of Army forces in the 2016-2028 timeframe with emphasis on the operational and tactical levels of war. In addition to describing broadly how Army headquarters organize and direct the employment of their forces, the concept describes the major categories of Army operations and identifies the capabilities required of Army forces to guide and prioritize future force development. Moreover, TRADOC identifies combined arms maneuver and security operations as the service's core contributions to the joint force.

Middle East Studies at Marine Corps University has posted the audio from the MES AfPak Lecture Series ninth session, "The Politics of National Reconciliation in Afghanistan" presented by Professor Robert Crews. Resources and information pertaining to this lecture series are available at the MES at MCU website.

The U.S. Army/U.S. Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Center will be hosting Mr. Jack L. Colwell, co-founder of the Regional Police Academy for Kansas City, MO. He will be briefing from the COIN Center on Wednesday, 25 Aug 2010 at 1000 CST, 1100 EST, 1600 ZULU. The briefing is entitled "Anicom S3 The Four Quadrants of COIN". Those interested in attending may view the meeting on-line at https://connect.dco.dod.mil/coinweb and participate via Defense Connect Online (DCO) as a guest. Remote attendees will be able to ask questions and view the slides.