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STRATEGY RESEARCH PROJECT

COUNTERMOBILITY FOR THE ARMY AFTER NEXT: AN OBSTACLE TO MANEUVER ASCENDANCY?

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COLONEL DANIEL W. KRUEGER

United States Army

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USAWC STRATEGY RESEARCH PROJECT

Countermobility for the Army After Next: An Obstacle to Maneuver Ascendancy?

by Colonel Daniel W. Krueger

Colonel Patrick J. Slattery Project Advisor

The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Defense or any of its agencies. This document may not be released for open publication until it has been cleared by the appropriate military service or government agency.

U.S. Army War College CARLISLE BARRACKS, PENNSYLVANIA 17013

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Daniel W. Krueger

Countermobility for the Army After Next: An Obstacle to Maneuver Ascendancy?

Strategy Research Project

31 Mar 1998

PAGES: 41 CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

The Army After Next (AAN) effort seeks to provide the Army of 2020 with the physical speed and agility to complement the mental agility inherited from Force XXI. AAN developers have concluded, "mobility, characterized predominantly by speed of maneuver, proved to be the most important factor contributing to battlefield success." With any concerted efforts to build a future force of knowledge and speed, countermobility will remain a significant operational capability that we must address and that we will need to integrate for successful operations of the Army After Next. This paper examines AAN operations and addresses why countermobility will be significant and how this battlefield function should be addressed integrally with the technological, physical, and doctrinal developments that will forge the Army's ability to rapidly maneuver and to strike with precision.

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