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Quadrennial Defense 
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the Hcpurtmcnt i^I'lJfrtTivcLiTTrjiLlyiii EuiJ theditvcuon WL'bclLcvcit nocd^logQ 
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has gulhef^d momcnttun since Tlie release nf its prcdccc^rirO'^R in ?00l_ Nnw 
m the Jinhyc^r(]r[his ^LabAl war, the iJeis jitid proposals iq thl^ dociJiiient are 
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PREFACE 

vtjH bca long war 

Since the atucfe of September 1 ], 200 h oar 

T^tmn [i2s foLi^t ^ gLcb^l i^'ar 3§aiii5E 'V]o]ent 
dtiunists who usT roTurKm as thar w^ipon 
of choice, and who srck to dcsiroi" our fnse 
wa>^oriifc. OurcncmjasKt wcafunsof m3E 
dstmaionjndp if thcv^ Jie^cfcsJijL will liti:l>^ 
attanp: to use them in their conflict with free 
people evcjj'whcre Cunentl^^ the stru^le is 
centered in lixi and .^h^nistmi, but we will 
liced to be piepurcd and jrran^ to 5ucci;^nll>' 
dcicnd our F^hon and its interois an^nnd the 
Elobcfar>taj5to come. Thjs 2001^ i"J[iadrcnnial 
Dden^ Review issubmitred in the fifth >arof 
thjElong^^ar. 

h developing this Huadrninial Detensr 
Review^ dieKnior leaders of die Dcpanment of 
DdcELsc -civilian and mihtan -worked aide b>' 
ade throughout 2005 to 

■ te5:thecDncluaonsofthe?001QDRi 

' apph die important Fesi^ns learned ftom 
more than four jeara of ^^'ar j^inst a ^obal 

network of yiolcn t ex tran is&". and 

■ tc5r affiumpDons about the conhnnoiisly 
changing nature of the ^rorld in v^hich we 
flndonn^dvc^ 

Then: is a tendc^c} to W2iit to si^gcst diat 
documents such as this n:prcscnt a "nChV 
beginning" Manifcsth; thisdocnmait" is not a 



"new b^lnning'' EarheEn this DcTsutracnt has 
brm^nd L^crjnsformingalongacontjnunm rhac 
reflects our hcsi nnden^cmding of a world rhac 
haschjioged agrcjt deal since die end of the Last 
centuij: This study reflects the rcilrrj' diat die 
Department of Defense has teen jn j period of 
continuous change for die pist five >^;us. 

Indeed when PrcadenL flush mo toSice In 701^1, 
d]ecotmr[> was m man>~ tesprcis sriU uwru^ 
■victor)" m the Cold War - rhe culmination of 
diat kii^ struggle ±at occupied generations of 
Aracrlcjns But the fnadent undcrsrood svcll 
that we were entermg an era of die une:ipa:red 
and the unpredictable ind he directed a teview 
of die D^HTLmcnL of Defense and ur^ us 
to cranstbrm our foms to hcttet fit dus new 
ccntui): 

IBc tenorB attinks on September 1 1 imposed 
a pDwerful amse of urgency ro iran^nnutg 
die DcTxutmcnt Much has been accomplished 
smce that tragic day Wehai.^ Betalxutmiikutg 
\J,^ ioTZ^ moie agjie and more e:i|]editiouar}i 
ToihnoJogical ;id>^mce^ including dramatic 
improvements m infonnation man^ement and 
pnniaon ^"cipDni); haTC albwed our miLtarj" 
to gcnetatc CO naderahlymoie CO rahar capability 
widi thcjiimeor. In same cascs fewer numbers 
of weapons platforms and with lo^^et levels 
of manning We abo have been adiustmg the 
U i gbbal military fotce posture, making bng 
Qwrdue jdlustmcnrs to U 5 hasmg by nmving 
a'^ay from a stauc defenz in obH^lereCoLd War 
garrisnj^ and placing emphasis on die abllEt>' to 
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3Q'^CcatLin'to thcZl-CcnLiuj 

"Jlic nOfi 15 not ii pFogiamuutJC or bud^ 
docuincnc. Instodn Jt icflccs ihc thiatLng of 
thr scninr c:iv]liaji dnd militui}^ Icados of the 
DcpujtiDcn L of [Jdmsc 

' Nrcd to "^fiodr Ba and fintslT combat 
opcnitJoQS ij^iii£[ Dnv^nd duslTC fern 

■ Ntcd for conadcrably better fijsion of 
mtdligcncc jjid opcrahom to produce actran 
pLu^5 ttuir un be a mured in ml time 

' RcklLzaEioii tbat everythjng door jn this 
DcpujtiDent musL coacribute ed fOLiit 
Wiufighti Dg cifubilrrj' 

' Centml rc3lit>^ thai succcs d(^]cnd5 an the 

dadjcjELcrir pfcfcsicimliEni .md stills of the 
men ind wojDcn m uniform -TOluntccts all 

If fii]e vrerc to attempt lo chjuacrenze the 
nahirc fif how the Dcpanmcnt of Defense m 

tran^nning and lio^ the senior Ic^derf of [his 
DcpujtiDenL'virhVthjEtraiL'^^niutiDn, [[ is useful 
to ^ew it as a shift of cm phase to men the nr^' 
strategic en virnnjnen I: hi tJiisecL chxinicrerizcxl 
b} iincerLiinrj'iindsurprECa com pksofthjs shift 
memphjistsjncludc: 

* fiDm a peacetime tempo - to a startjme sense 
ofrngcncy 

* Rom a Umcoriomnable picd[ctabi1it>~-to 
ao era of surprise iind uncerLiln[>~ 

■ FiDDi smgle-focuscd thracs - eo raulti|ricv 



complc:^ chxillenges. 

* Rom naiion-state thrcits - to decentialcflJ 
network chrcacfrom m^n-srate enemies. 

' Fiom conduccing ^"ar agicnsi nations - to 
cfindiictiDgw'ar In countries ^^-cjieni^cjt war 
^'idi Tsafo ha^ms). 

■ Frarn'oncsucfitsjll" deterrence- to tailoral 
dcrencncc for rogue rowciBi rarortsEnerrt'orbs 
imd ncar-fcercompetltois. 

^ from rcspnndmgattcracrisisstans (rcKot^ 
- to preventive .Ktions bo problems do not 
become cnscs (pmactj^. 

■ Fiom crisis nspom- to diaping thefutnic 

' liom thrcat-bozd planumg- to capabihtKSr 

hisrd plannmg 

* from peacetime planjung - cd rapid iMkpti^t: 
phnnjn^ 

' Fiom a fncus on bjnetrcs - to a focus on 
effoiis. 

■ Flora 20'* ccntuij'pmccsE- to 21'' cca[ui> 

intc^ratad approaches. 

* Fn]m static dcfonser garrHon forces - m 
mobiler CRfcd i tjonaij" opemiio ns. 

■ Fiom under- rcsoiiiceda standbj'foicc {hoUow 
nnjts} - ro full}-o:]Ujp[Hd and fully-mannod 
foicQ Tcombaircad) unjts). 

■ Flora a baitlc-ready force (pcacd - to battle- 
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Froni Taf^LrtHftutJonal faits (taclj -ro more 
powerful opcfatjoiul c-ifubilrcla (teeth) 

Ron] [lujjor coawntioiral comlut 

opcrarknos - [Q iDuluplciricgLiLir, j^Tnir^ctric 
0]]<:raEiGii5. 

Frora sixiiatc miUtai}' Service cooccpts 

of OpCTillUDD - U] IQLQE Jiod CDHlbLRlZd 

From fores duit Dod co dcccafljct - to 

lnEcgr3ti:dH Intcrdcpcndcnf Ediuce. 

Fron] apnscd forces forrt^rd - rci rachjng 
bGct to CGNUS ro support oifcdluoiuj}" 
iijns. 

From [ui cmpbasH on shcfEi E^n^ tank iiod 
pLuiQ- to focus on inftrrnarjojiT tnowkdsc 
and timdy, i^boiublcintdltgcnec 

FcDii] inass]!^ Ediucs-eo id u^ng dloits 

Fron]icr-pjQ:tJiiiU]cu"W3"iirwl raaa - ro 2gLln>" 
and prcctsion 

Fioii] sitt^c ^crncc azquLafcaa s>^raiis- lo 
loLiif pontblio iium^^cmcnl:. 

From bro^bscd mdusLrld mfibilizaEkHn 
-[□ tafgood cornnicniQlsDluluDns 

From Service jind agency inclLgcncc - lo 
tml} Joint Intbrm^ don OfcraELDru Colters 

Fiom vertical smJctums iind pioccss [stovr- 
pLfcs) - to mare tmnspaien^ horizontal 
inEegrstion (rnaLrix) 

From movloE die user m the data -co movjug 



dara ro the User. 

* Frfim traEmental luimd^rid astscmce - to 
inti^nred homd^d K]:iirEt>^ 

* Friiin static alltances - to d>iiamic 
partrien^hips 

* fiiim picdctefmjjicd fiirce packages - ed 
Enilorolr hoibleforca 

* Fiiim theLT.S milj&rj" fcrfiirrniJig tasks- ed 
a focus on bujjdii^ pircner capabilitfes. 

* ftpin stLdc pDst-apenlHjns jnalysis 
-lo diTuiujc dugEiosElcsaiid rcai-tjmc fcsnns 
Idiaed. 

* Fiiim Ebcusuigon mpLfEs fctEort)-t[j trazku^ 
OLirputsirQult:^. 

* Fiiim Etpartmcnt" of CWcnseajLutloas - ed 
intefagenc)' ^pproachs. 

The 2006 QDR in ±e Conrat of ContinnloE 
CIlu^ 

"tic 2<ia6 {^JujdrainLil DcfcDse Eevic\T {QDP), 
abave iill dsCr rcBecG i pfoces of change eIue 
has gadiered mduienrnni since Ehe rdosc of its 
pnilcccffiar QDR jn ?D01 A grcaE deal more 
ts undcrwiiy - ^1 in die nudst of a continuing 
Gkibol "ftar on Tcfifir A bncf sununniy of 
seme of tlie svark and angomg inittatjvaaf die 
Department dLiringthjs period ts outlined bduw 
m set diecontctt far the 2(106 nDH_ 

* Lberated more than SO million Al^ns 
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dLrtacDi^ip, i]<:nnltlingthcfii3Efrcrda:tEa[is 
In the rcordffl htsmi} of cither n^Huon. 

' CanducEcd Jtuc}:^ against the aL C^ub 
\ns€r\st QcrworkH nsulcLDg m [he deaih 
or uicajucTiiluDD of die m^iont} of lq top 
Icadaship. 

* Wortoj widi J gbhil coallhon of P>n" 75 
countna parUcj^stLDg jn theGlobul ^A^aa 
Tcrronsn 

* Ftfrr-iimH ur^enJ> oecdcd tTEajisfarrn^tnn. 

As 11 rault of rcccnnxmhaicipcrLeticc US 
Armed FbnrcsEodjy jiemorehGEde-hardetKxl 
EiJid com but ready thjin in dar^ds 

■ Tr-insformod ji wirictj of dements 2i\d 
jcELviuQ in die Ei^panmentp LQcludjng 
contingcojiy [i|^nji]g> strategic 

roiGnnaisanirc, nun^cmenLDfdeplQ}Tncnt]> 
jjid rQdcplo>"nin]E5p logistics And rul 
j^^ics^nient. 

' hicoTj^omrcd hundreds of red ^'nrld Icsans 
learned from rhe butdefc^ds in die GJohnl 
VAki Qn Terrortan jind jdapted the Ebiue to 
ongdingimd future operations. 

* Initiated a i»si-"Jni Global Mjljtary Force 
Posture ri^n co larraneeLlS ftrccs around 
die woild, while reducing the Cold ^^^ era 
Etadc loDtpriat abrojd, resulting in more 
eipcdjtinnini'^nd depbj:ible Jcircc^ 

' RGirganizcd die oper-icloniil forccSp crcihng 
NDJthern Ccimmaiid, s^idi impDitant 
rcspQnsibilitiiS Ebr homdiind delenjc, ind 
merged 5p.ice and ^trireglcCommandsiarcia 



single c(i mm jjid, Strategic Command. 

Initured a ne^' concept for Anuyn rganizaluon, 
including in tegnilmg j^ti^ Guard and 
Jtesrrve forces amund a ne^vmoduliir Brigade 
CombutTcun sinicrnre. 

Stiengdiened U S. SfccLiI forces Itk increasti^ 
majipcwer, inti^mrmg ne^v [echnnloghc^ 
piucnring ne\* aircraft ^nd including die U.S. 
Maruits m 5pccLd Crcratmns farces. 

SfC3Thc^ided steps m rransform NATO, 
including enLirging die memtcf^ip oF 
Nj^O, enabling die rapid deplo>Ti]cnt 
of fiiFccSn and catending XAIGs role ro 
jAiglunLstxinjmd lr.u|. 

Inveifrod in nevi equipment^ [echnolog>~ and 
phtlbrms for die forcOj includu^ jdvcmcoJ 
ccimtutcajiabili tics' ^ti>^er Brigade:^ Uttm^ 
Com but ihipi convcrred cruEC-misile firing 
sutmarme!^ unmiinned vehicle jmdjd^uncoj 
ractical iiirauir - all hnkcd bi>" Na-Centric 
WaiJare^siems. 

BiDL^t on-line an Jnltjjl \1iffale Defaise 
S>^rem3 s^hile cnnrinumg rc^circh and 
de^clopmenii providing ji njaient defensive 
cafublll^ 

Inittated the Largest Bjse Rcdignmait and 
Closure (BRj\C} procos in history, nght- 
sizingUS. infTiaarLicturcco future needs 

Supported the Defurtmenr of Eiomc^d 
Securm in narumld taster relief for hurricines 
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' Lbdcnaab. nijss]^ di^Mcr rdjcf dions for 
the Soud] M\2. tsuiLUTiL And [he TikLicy] 
canhquiikc. 

■ Emrgimccd the G&cc of the Secrctijj' of 
Defease, ciutjng die posLuons of Under 
Sccictaiy of Dcfcnar far In teLt^cncc 
.^isLant iecrec3J}"of Ddcnjc ftr Hfimdand 
DcfcEtse, j^siHstiinl SccFctar} of Dcfrnse for 
>trhvcrk5 2nd [nfanin^tjoii Inti^rjEian lUid 
Deput> j^Elstiinl Soiretao" of Defense for 
Detainee j\£Eaji^ Initiated pa> for 

rcrfiirjTiiinccand a rc^nai^ .ViSflw/yViirf j^?7 0" 
Fe^v^ff^ SUjtTO. The Depuncncnt e 
dr^doping 1 strfijigcf furtnerahip widi the 
DeinartmeDt of Horadand !SQ:Lini>"iicroBthe 
^KCCTLirn of pocentia] miaonK. 

CGncEuQDQ 

[t JE clear we cjnnfir iichwrpT Ai wt might 
wjdioutsignjficuit help from thcrsiof dieU.S 
gnveraincru Wlthjji die &:ecu[LT.t Dranch, wc 
air scekjDg ^^u>s tn jichjir^c greater eHizjencjcs 
in the intera^encyp in am work ^'Lch ;:artnef5 
In die DcfurtmcriG af ioatc Trcasujji Justjcc 
and HomeLuid Secunr}^ the C\X ^d other 
paiticipanlE in die Qobul W;ir on TerrDr. 5till 
cut. ujnbcred widi a Cold War oieinizaiian 
and niea[2li[} lq mjjiy asfccts af Depunment 
cqxntJiiiiSi die Dep-jnment \m[[ ktI new Eind 
mare floible authontics in budget^ Enanizc 
acquisition and perajnnd No^^' is the time tn 
InsDtute sdII further cttings necesuij" far the 
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Review reprccnis a siu[Hhot in time nf die 
Dcpartmcnr 5 stcitegi far defense of the Nidon 
and the upabiLrLes needed to etfecti^> c^oiure 

diat defense In the [ciges diJt fajlosf^ die 
Dep^tmenr 5 sen lo r knder^jp setsour where die 
Department is-md where 1 c needs tn ^ in fu Ihlling 
PLir raponsjbjhtis to die j^mcrican pmplc_ To 
renljze onr goaK die Dc^:ujtment stinds ready 
ro join in a colbbarad^ panner^cp vvidi kcy- 
sukehnlders in die piaccs of implemenuluon 
and aecutinn - ieCongrcSr other agencces of 
die Eienuri^ Branch and dllianceand co-Eilidon 
partners. It will elIx unit} of eSort ro win die 
lang war m which am Nation Is engaged The 
tcne&isfToni such eoafcralion will be rental h>~ 
fnlniiejoLnc war&ghters> Presidents Emd, mnsEof 
aEL by^lheAmerjcan people ^"eserHT. 

Fmall)^ It is hnportant to note diat ±is lOOb 
rjujdrennal Defense Review m port af die 
can[inLiumafrr.msformntion in die Deportment 
Its purpase is tn help diapc rhe praecs of 
chimgr ro provide die LniJcd litaccsaf Amcrics 
widi strong, Jsonml and eftru>r warfghring 
capabihtje^ in the decade ahead .Aswecontinue 
in thehfeh >T:araf thisJnngglotalsvar, rhe ideas 
and proposilsjn this document are provided as 1 
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INTRODUCTION 

"Die Dcpunrncnt of Dclbi5c conducts! riic2{HK> 
OLudrainjal Ekfmsc Rcvn:w (QDR) m the 
Iburth >rajof3 long war, i ^v^ that js imrguUr 
in Jts JiJhirc The cncnus in thjs wai ait not 
trjdicLcndl a^nvCTitianal j71[Ilelu>^ force but 
lathcr djspcncd, ^otul terrorist Jictwarks that 
aplDJt IsLun [o sdvinct: r^dicLiI pcljticil ^iins 
ThctcjicmLahiM: thcavus^cd iimofacquinng 
ajid using nudcir and biological weapons to 
munlcr JiundKila of thoiisajuk of j\mcncaiis 
ajid others around the worid Tho' ua: tcirorr 
pnspa&iJid^ jnd jJidLscriininatc violence in An 
atlempr tcs subjugate ihc \fudjju v^orid undcf 
a [adical thtncratic tjrjnjiy wiiiie seeking to 
pcrpciuare con diet wjth die United /^utCh jnd Jts 
alljQ and panners. This i^ar raiuiies the U.S. 
mLlLUj>^ to adiipc uncon'imnonal and indirect 
appmachc. Cnnend^^ Iraq and j^h^uiislan an: 
crucjal batcic^round-S but ihe suugglc extends 
&r be^Dnd their holders, 'tt'lth its alljs and 
pirtnciSr die United Slater must be pniured to 
wage this war in m^ny locatji^n.^ simultaneously 
and forsomeitirs tD^:l^me j^the Dq^nmcnt 
of Ddcnsr ^orts to defcit that encmjSn it 
musi jk3 remain v^jlant m an en of surprise 
and Linceriainn'and prtpanrto pre^^nr, deter or 
ddQtawjderrangecifas>Tnn]etnc thrcan. 

"IhjsODR define tw3 fundjmcntal imperatives 
ferthe Dcpironentof Bdcnsc: 

■ Continuing to leonc^it die Depirtmencs 
capjbiliiLG and fonzG to be mon: agile in this 
dmeof ^rai; to prcpaielbr WJder ^Tnmetric 



daOeDges and to bojge jgalnsc nncertainty 
o>cr die na t Hf >Tais 

* ImplcfDcnUng cntcrprEC-wjde changes ed 
ensure tharorgamzationjilsLructurcSi process 
and proccduiaeHecti^> support its strategic 
direction. 

j^sssing hovT die Defurtmenc is organized jind 
operates has Ixen j centcipicirc of diis QDP.. 
Just as US fane arc IrccDDiJi^ more agile 
and capable of rapid acrlon and are e:^ploiEing 
inlormatjon jdvant^ts ro incfcse openiDonEil 
etEceri^mc^ hudquanets organizattons jind 
proces:^ rhat supfcrt diem need m de^dop 
smijJar attributes. Changes should focus on 
mcermg the needs of die fresidenc of d]e 
LInired Sutes and joint minting fames, 
irprrommH \yy the CombataoE Commanden^. 
"[hts HDP sought to pm^e a bmadcr range 
of militLT}' options Jiir die fresldcnr and new 
cajiabiljUes needed b>~ Combatant Com munders 
ro confront as>"mmctrjc threaE The principles 
of tfiinsparenc}^ consmjcd^ compaiclon eo 
encourage mno^ntion, Jigjht> jind adaptability; 
colldbomrion and furtnerdup sbould guide 
rbe formuljEion of ne%\' stiarcgic proccsss jind 
OE^njzauonal structures 

The Depanment musi also adopt a model of 
continuous change jind reu^^esmenr jf Jt ta 
ro defeat ht£hl} adaptive ad w:rsu"jcs In dils 
sense, rbeQDK 4sno[an end sute in itarlE^ but 
iad]er an inierim Report designed ro Ciiprure 
tbe bot contempnrar>~ thinking, pbnnjng jind 
decisions during thL^perhnd of profound change. 
The Depirtment wjII conunuc this proces of 



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contiDUDUE nssscsoncDt 2Jid impro^^micnt 
wjth tcTkndlc upddt^ III [lie nocnjDg }nu^ ind 
l:i>' diramoe ibt dcvdopracnt of follow-aa 
"^m^diiidips" ioT iircis of [rirclculiir emphasis in 
the QDR, including 

' DcpurtiDcnL insDhittnoal i^nn 2nd 
gfivcrnjncc 

* 'BtiUdLngpmtDa^ipcafQcit}^ 
' ^EEntc^c cnmmunLc^iluDi] 
■ Intdligcncc- 

Thoc n?ad[n^psslin u Ld guLdc \bc LmpJcmni tsfm n 
of iixy CfDS. propoob iiDd ccQELnuc the 
rcfinnncnc of die Dqurimcnr's -ippr^njdics Ln 
thc:z impQrtanrarcs 

The cci[nplc:ijt>" of die challcogcs fiuung the 
DcpujtiDcnl: iiDd die changes ncokd rei iddrcs 
than [K:cc^citrjcD[istdcn]blyclD9:rpartni:i£hLp 
between the Eiccij rise jnd L^i^jtiiftrbrLinchi^of 
gfivcrnmcni jnd cornLQUous dtilngiic. Without 
theaipponaftbcCongrcx^ it v^lU qde tc fosiblc 
Ibr die Ocpanment ro undertxike nuLn> of the 
dii^ngG outlinol in this KepDrt The idos 2nd 
roxmraendjtjons prcsencod rcpiccnt 2 scirhng 
fcint for such 2 dLiloguc Ihc Oep^nment 
vrekcmcs adier vurwfcints jnd innavjtive 
proposals friim die Congfcs^r ^is ^d othei^ 
thai bLiild upon diaeidcisar provide prcferjbJe 
iilternjiti^es. 

This QDR builds upDn die uunsfbrmjtbnal 



defense ^cnda directed by the Preadenl: and 
articulated in dicJnniODHchiinecsjndieUS 
glotal dd^se posiure and Ease Rolignmenr 
and ClosLiresnid /rand, most imponand}^ on die 
□ peralioniilaperienasDfdieixisi Ebur>ears. bk 
addiuan ixi Jtscpcratmnsin j^tgh^ntsaniind Irjq, 
die Li' 5. military' has conducted 2 host of odier 
misionSp from providing htimanltanan leltcf in 
die iifternuth of die hidjjji Ocean Ginuimj and 
dir !k\u\h j^ian eardiquabe to supporting ci^l 
audiorluQ jit home and ropondmg to njihiral 
disaster^ sucli as Huiijcane Katrina Lessens 
iiDUi ±Qrmi£aonSp whjch informed theODA's 
ddibcrationsandcoocliisionSi include the cniEC^ 
[mportunceof 

* Havmg [be uuthoritics ^d resources ro 
build purtnef^jp cipucity, achjevr unirj^ of 
effortn and adopt indirect approaches ixi act 
widi and thmi^ odiers to defcaf common 
enemies - shifting from conducting jccivieics 
Dtirsd^ra to enabhi^ (zortnera to do more for 
diemjcl^cs 

* ShifiJng fmim rnponavrjcdons toward cadu 
preveuci^T measures and increasii^ diespmj 




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.MLjh tK.W^^^in^^h Id [iic rin^un ^lalf cam mu mci [T 
thioiifj] jn \nbrc innsLuir {~i»lj[i[in Iculo iie 
^nirkug wiih Eriqi [uiiol -aKclMinu roiiucffoiE lodciTh 
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of action to stop problems from bozomJng 
cddS lets or crises. 

■ IncrasmEthcfrccdomofacluDnafthcQiJtcd 
St^[^ jjid \Vi jUjcs jjid |:ujtncr5 m mccluDg 
dirsaiunt} challcngcsof thc2l"ccaciiiy 

• Minlmirm^ cose to tbc QiLtai ^Litcs 
yAi\\c imposing costs on jd^nsiriOp m 
p^culur by aisuming An]crlc^ aztcorLfic 
jnd [cchiio logical ^idvajiLigc ovrr pntoittal 
compctitoiG. 

j\ppbing thoc k^ns wHI increase the 

adaptjbiln>" of tic (bm when coofronlung 
surprlEC or ijnccrtamt>: MainUinjng j point 
proccs ro idoitilj^ Icsons Icirocd i5 impcirunt 
to support ii proccs of coiiunuous dumgc iiod 
improvement. 

Tbc fonndadon of this ODR ts die NAifs£?fiJi/ 
D^m.^ Jj^jSx^ piihlidied in March 201}^ 
"Ihis SLTJTcgy calls for coQcmuing to reoncnt 
the Dep^tmenrscafubilmia ro address i wider 
range of challeneis Althou^ LIS miliLuj" 
ibrccsmximLun dieirpredomiiuncein Li:iiditio[ial 
WiU^r^ the> must alsD be impro^ eo addrcs 
the non-tiadirio ruiL 3s>'mmetnc challenges of rhts 
new ceorii[> These challenges include inegnLir 
WiU^re (conljicts m whjch enem} combatants 
[ur not n^ular miliLU}' forces of oaHJOJi-raEC^. 
carastiophic Terroru^m emplo>ing ^e^pcms of 
maffi destruction O^'^vID). and disruptive rhreits 
to tbe L'njted States' abjht> to maintain Jts 
quahtatj'^e edge ami ro pmiect povver. 

To opcrationalizc diescraJcgy, the Deizortmencs 



senior civ]liaji ami militan Icidersjdentjhed Ibur 
pnonrlcsas the focus of the H DR.: 

' DefoariDg rerrorisi networks. 

■ Defending rhe homeland in depth. 

' !{hapLE€ tbechoEccs of countries Jt ^ratcglc 
cfosmads. 

' frewmrine hostile stares and non-stare 
actoisfiom iicquirmg or usmg ^'ZvlD. 

Al±ough thoc prion tjescleirl> do nor represent 
d]e full mnge of opcrauons rhe L."5 mihlar>" 
must be preizorcd ro conducr, ibc}" do mdjcare 
arc3s of ;:orticuLar concern. B>~ focuang on 
diemn die Depanment will continue co increase 
iG capsbjhtics and fomes ro deal with jm^ular, 
catastrophlcanddtsrupri^echallenges. hnpiuving 
capibiliUei^ and forces to meet dioe challenge 
siill ak} incrcaar the forces o^v:rall adapoibiljt) 
and ^.Qsatjljt) jn responding ro orher JireaLSjind 
contingencies 

Qiised on tharrpoluadonofthefonrnDR focus 
arcaSn the Dcturonenrs senior fcjdera decided 
ro refine the cjpsione force plannmg construct 
dut cranslatcs die Deparrmenrs stmrcgj' inro 
guidance eo shape and sue mihtar> foiua. This 
svartime construcr, desznbal m detail later in 
thts Repon, nuikcs adjustments ro better cjprure 
the reallEJCsofa long war by: 

■ Berter definmg rhe Ctpartments rcsponsl- 
bihucs for home^d defeiue within a triader 
naoonaL fiame^'ork. 

' Giving grciter emphasis to die war on 



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tmnr ^d luE^liir ^^r&rr ^cdvltds^ 
mcludLRE lQi]g-dLirarioj] LinainvcatLQrtiil 
waj&rCp CQimccrtcrrorismn CDijnrcnD5UJgcnc>F 
Eii3d [nUiti[>^ suppon Eor snbjLziitlDa 2nd 
roBiismjctJDn dEorta 

' j^ouiiung fiifr and diawiag a disiinziiQa 
bctwccB, stcady-staJtfonicdcniands jjid SLUgc 
jciLviuQ oic JTiLikl-jar pcrrads. 

Ar [lie simc tJiiir, [ht&vrajtimccnii£[ruct rajujra 
the c:apabilit>~ to c:i}[idijct mulnpl^ avcrbppmg 
waj^ In ikddjtioaH ir izalls ffir chc farces ind 
cjpabiliELfs needed Ebr dcrem^mre, refloicLng a 
^ift fjDiD ''one sue [iG jU" deicrreoce CG^^anl 
mere taibr-ible cj;x]bi]jtKS m deter ad^nccd 
milLmj" po-ftcra, re^Ldoal W]v1D stitci or 
naa-stacTerronstv 

Tlie ?006 QDR pr]^Tdes ne^' direciian 
Ibi anizdenitiDg the [r^osEbnnjlion of tbc 

DefUJtiDenL tci focus more on the neat of 
Ccmbacant Commandeis and to devebp 
l»rtlci]jD5 of |oiDt aijiubLljlues cither dun 
indLVjdiJil sto^iC^piped pid^eIids. In 2GQE, the 
DepujtiDent ^nlrLUol a shift frDm dircir-bLScd 
pUnnLDg tDsvard capabiliuo- based pLinningH 
changing dieMuy ^^r-lightiDg needs are deEoed 
iind prjontiied TheesenceofcjpabihELes-biZscd 
pUnning ts ro jdenhlj'cafubLlrclcsthiiE jdso^rjes 
could einp]o> and up^bilLEles that could be 
a^jLjble to cbe United Sutes, dien evulujre thar 
LnrcnacclonT rjdier than oirtT-optimire die KJtnt 
Ibrce Idr ;i hmjted arr of threat* sceaanrrs This 
ODR continucN diis ^ifL b>~ emph2sizing the 
Deeds of the Combatant Comnundas js the 
boas for prognuns jnd bndB^tajj" pnonoQ "The 



goal Ls to Dnnsgc the Deinrtment incFeasin^} 

chroL^h die use of loinr capabLlit>~ pnrdollos 
DQing s? should cmpro^ the Depunments 
;ibLlLt>~ ED meer die needs of Ehe PresidenL and 
die Combutjnt Commiindcrs Gloving to-flurd 
a more "^dcmand-dniitn" iipprojch ^ould 
reduce unnecc^^^ pio^eUD redundancy, 
improve Jomr interopenibjht>p and sueamhne 
acqUtsiEJon jind bu^^eting pmceses The 
DeparEmenE tscondnuing eo shilt frnm stn^^ 
piped ^n'Elcj] structures ro more tmnsparenr 
-md horiioncilli-integnitcd SEruchircs Jus: 
as the Ll^. foiccs operate jojndy, 93 roo muse 
hon^ontal integmtlon become an organnu^ 
pnnci^^e for the Depircmenrs investment and 
enrerprise-widc functions These reforms wjII 
DOE occur o^rrnt^tp and Ciire musE be Eaben 
iioE EO i\'cii:en wh^t worts eWecti^fldi" durti^ 
die tnmsition to a more cros^-curDi^ approach. 
Eiow-Cirr, d]c complea strategic environment of 
dir 11" centur} demands grciter mtc^ratjon of 
foic^ oi^imizaEions and prnceses, and closer 
^nchronjziitlon of jctjons 

Thts environment als ptics nrff dcmanct on 
the Df^srtmentsToLiI Fbice concept .^Ehoi^ 
Ehe all- volnnEcer force hjs been a ke^^to succc^ul 
US nijhtar>~ operations ovu the [xist socnil 
dccadon couEinned aicccs m future misjons 
ts not prcnrdiuned. The Total fbice of jcti^c 
jind reserve mihtar}, civiluOr and contrftor 
peisDnnd must continue to devdop the bcsi mix 
of pmple equipped with die right skills needoj 
b;~ die CombaiimE Comnunders. To this end, 
die nOfi updates the Departments workforce 
maiugement policies to guide mvotments in 
the fom and improve the worbftirces abjht> 



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ID jdapt EG new cttiUcngc For aamplcr 
to meet the dcmiiids cf iirc^uhr ^"ar^irc 
and opcniEc dfccti^y Aiiigsidr adicr US 
agoiclcx ^FHSor pc^tno^ [lie Ei^^:ujtiDcnt will 
Increase in^dmcnQ IbcuEcd an dridoping lUid 
nuLnQlniDg ippropiLUr b^r^u^gc^ cuJrLiraLi lUid 
InEonnjlion EaihiioJogy' sblk The Depunmcnt 
IejiIs] adopting new |]asiaDels>^reni£tDrewird 
Fcrffirmiincc r-ithcf itum ktogciflt} Micrt" loinl 
tninjng iDJdaELVi:^ ^ould help CD^re eIuc the 
TqqI ffircc ts capable of adiiptii^ cd emc^ing 
cballcDgcs jis die Mjljtan De^xirtmeo ts nan iinue 
Id rctuhnce farces between diar j\ctivr and 
Efsene Compaaenis. Acquinog the r^ht 
knowledge and ^Us rdevant ro die challenges 
of\i]c Zhccnitu} will rccavc new craptiiEH m 
rccTLiiEmcntH retention, [raining, jsignment]fr 
cafcerde\dopn]enraiid jdvjnccmenc j^ignjng 
anthonties, paliclcs and pructjccs will pnxlucc 
the bat qualilied Toial force co atisl) the new 
demandjf. 

"This QDIt benefited fram the change in the 
Jc^Lsbttnn nundjting the review Q> stiifung 
the cnmpleiion djre of itie review to cdlrckIc 
wjth thcsubniiHitnn of the Prcsidenrs Faal Year 
2007 budget rcjquest the Cangns permitted the 
Deinartmenl: to "^fiuni lajd" j limited number of 
Initlndvcs into die budger Eubmisian lor Fiszal 
Year ZW^r radicr thjn having m Wi3it until the 
ncit full budgCT cjrtrle "this QDR d]erefbit 
recammends a numhcr of jdpu^tment]f to jhgn 
Defease plan^ ixihcjcs and pro^iams wjth the 
broader strategic diiectinn js 'leading edge" 
moEurcs jn die frcsidcnrs budgci itquest for 
FiaLiI Year ?DD7 These proposals represent only 
die vjnguiird of changes thni die Depunmcnt 



weII Jni^ate in earning yrais. The DeportmcnE 
will develop additional propoobi bused on d]e 
SLTJJcEic direction set in this P^eporii mcludntg 
nnom mendjEia ns foi the fiscal Ycir 700 H budget 
siibmjsjon. 

j^mang ihc key progmmmatH decisons d]e 

QDR prapDscsK] launch in Fiscal Year 2007 are 
d]e fallowing 

* To SErengdien forces eo defcit tcfrorist 
ncTworii> die Dcparmicnt will increase 
Special Gpccitjons forces b>~ l^% and 
increLise die number ar^panal Ibices Dat- 

Lihonsbv one-third US. Special Opcraluons 
Command (CS SOCO_M) will escabhi d]e 
Marine CarfG Special Openi dons Command. 
The Ajr force s^ill esublish an Unmanned 
.^iiil\thjcleSqLtilron under US SOCOM. 
Tic Navy will suppnrc a U.S. SCCOM 
increase in HEAL Team manning and wjII 
dc^dop a n^crlne warfare caiiabiljtj. The 
Dcpartmcnr will aim e:ipind I^halogical 
Dpeiaiians and Civil .^Hiiis units b^' 3,700 
pcrsjnneL a 33*^<j uicrase \lnlripnrpose 
rtnny and \1arme Corps giDund forces vfjII 
mcrejse thnr cifabjhtjes jnd cafuclty eo 
canducr irr^ular warfare niLfttans. 

* To stren^hen hamcLmd defense and home- 
land secunty; die E^efurtmenE will fund 

a SM bjlhon iniEUEi^t: o^^:r the neit fis? 
>i:ar5 eo develop brojd-spcctrum medical 
cauniermcasurcs jgjinsi die chrciE of gcneEl- 
cally engineered bjo-Ecrror^cnG. j^ddmonal 
mjtiiiEi^cs %*ill include devdopjr^ jdvinced 
deEecEian jnd derennit technologHS and 



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^llltattog FdQ-amlc civjl-mlllt^ ocrcisa 
Id impravc mrcna^cnc} pl^niung farcomplct 
boxDcLmd 5a:unt>^CDa[ii]gcnctB 

* lb hdp ^pc the choice of counms at 
stiaEcgic ci^sroad^ strcagthci] dnorcDccv 
jjid bodge ^Eun^liiturrsirdic^lc: unccnaiaEj; 
die Dcpartrncnt will dn.dop a voider [nngc 
of con^cDilarul 2nd non-bjnctic dcrcrrcnt 
optioiu while maiDt^Lajng a n^btis nuclear 
dctoTCDL J[ will CDJival a aaall number of 
Trtdent ^bmarine-l^uniibcd biLllisnc: mjsilei^ 
lb[ use in ccn^oiELaQiil piDuipc globiil ^jke. 
The Etpiftmcnt wjII Aio mcrose procurc- 
xueacof uniiiLmnal jeriiil ^rbicls to Locrcse 
fcjasfcacsuntilkncc, JicirlydoLibline rod2> s 
cjpacLt>i [t^lIsd vviUbcgm devekipcnentofthe 
nat gLTieTiiluon laDg-ianee stijke sywmis> 
jccderaiLng prnrcctcd jniculcipenitional upa- 
bilit} b^ jilrnost twDdecado, 

* To Jmpfii^c [he lurion's ab[ln>" to dcil with 
die danger pDsed b^^sL^rsthjiE fcscs VFcap- 

ousof uiasdstnictknnjind the pcsijbj|jt>~ of 
tcfrarist5giLnii]gci}ntr^]l r^fdieniT theU^^Mit- 
meac will gready ctp^uid its cjiEubilrcla 2nd 



Ibnrcs ibr addnssing swh conluugencLi:^ h 
lusasjgned U ^, ^[[ntegjc Comnuind a^ die 
lG]d CombLJtant Command for intc^iatLi^ 
iind ?KnclirQn[Zjn£CD[nbL3[LnE W\f [^ whJdi 
piuvides J fiicj] point" for the Dcpanments 
ctfojts. The Deii^tmcnc will ilas csciblidi 
:i d(^o>uble JoiuL Tast Foiue bodquarters 
for^t^CD dLmjnjtJon to besbfc in provide 
immedu^ command and contiDl offonis for 
oecuting dioarmLs^nas 

Adijevjng the viann set nur in this Itefcrt will 
a[J> be fQSjble b} majutiunLng and adapiu^ 
die Lbjted Stars endunng ^illiaficcE j^llt^mccs 
ireclcnil} nneof the nations grarai KunrtsoF 
strengdi. Crtcr die pasE Jour jmni die Nbrdi 
AlLmiic Trcat>" OiganizjJkjn (XQ^O) and 
US biLateraL alliimces widi Austf^ilta, Japan, 
KfifQ and other naiicins tia^Eidapred to retain 
dielr viialit} and rdcvmice in die fact of new 
dircits to larernaluonEil £a:LirLt>i These allbmccs 
make numlcst ibe str-it^c SDhdjTJt) af ficc 
democrauc states promote ^n^rcd ^us and 
^cUitate the Ehxirmg of milrui}' and security 
bcirdens dround the wnrld The United Stated 




A hjU la tiF [hr United Kii^cm Ifkck '^2\j:h. R^unrm ^nicrj ttiank^i U ^ jar Iicd' v rjintncctcr d n^'c^ wlio 
has nfdy ddn DcJ bis VL^dQiLv^nnLunJ ^ rtiflc ai ^ij iIm [i lusc. Dd^n^fiETd Lf^ d n'.^ Hm Lli Imn.VnrLtiUntiLl. [raq 
.\ij^tr^ liin 3 nd L' S |iciMini):l d iblliq cncmv tnK:f> mw rmrnls Jn nn^^ in o:€tl is Lll^iliung Nu^ 1 . "iiwvs. .^LrKniuc. 
MnnncjiiJ ^pr^tiJ t'cmcB uniQ It^ UnjEiiJ kii^nEnnnl AujinliiiK bc}' piniicn in mi^ng upcnLinns inlrsL] 
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pbca ^TGit vnlucoD itsUaiqucTd^uoiishlfGwiEli 
thcUiiLml Kjngdom dnd j^ustrEalii^srlioKfarccs 
ftimd with Lbr Ll^ mllLcnj^'in Iraq, .^tumisLui 
and nmDyotbcf apcrattQDS ThGcclosrmLULU}' 
rchtlQos Jirmodcteftr the breadth imd dcpdi of 
CDopcTiiluDD ttuiEthcUbiral SLausaxksrci foster 
wjth (ithmlljQind |:ujtncf£ JTDUod eIic wrrrld 
IraplcmcriLiluDJi of the HDF.Siigcnda will a3"vc 
lDranfDiucihi3cerHlijnng links. 

"n]c2{H>6nDH^'a5dcs^na3 toscPitasacital)^ 
tD spur ihc DcpartiDoit's contLQUjng jdiptaikni] 
and rmrlcnutLDn to produce a truly jntcgratsl 
Joint force diat u mcirc agGc, more mpidl>" 
dt^oy^blc 2nd more capable j^iiist the wider 
mngeaf [bleats ThraL^h^proccsofcdatmuQus 
ImprD^cment, constafit rca^iCs^meaE iind 
appUeaELan of IcsDns learned^ cb^rt^a bused on 
thj5EirvirhVVFLllcDntinueDTfl:r ome. CfiUectLvriy; 
and with die coopcFaoon of the Congrcs, thcar 
changes wjU ertsuie thjE the Dcp^toieriE adapts 
tD meeE the mcfcsingLy drngerDus KCLirLE>~ 
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riGHTlNG THE LONG WAR 

Tftjj a^f iffil/ tf&f Af iikr l/r war iigf^nif Ifug j 

dJ?Y^iI JWJ/T ffltfJjdI^iW£ /f ^'j// Tft?f toti* A+f f.'t 

5lDcr 2001 die Li\5. milLtnT}^ has btm 
CDDtinuoudK^^^^ ti^t SghiLitg a cnnfiicE dut 

Ie mm~hi:dl^~ ditfcrcDt frocn 'wass of chc fust 
The cncmjcs wt fjcc ire i]ot" nadon-statcs bul 
EJtbcr disposed Jifin-scatc occwuiks. [n mjjiy 
rases, 2£:ttoDS muse occur Dn rruiDi conDnents m 
cDUiitncswjth siliLcli the Lbitcd 5u[cs ie Dot Jt 
vwr. Lnlitt the inuge nuni" tui>c of vwr, ihts 
stnigglc CiUiniit be ^fiQ by railjLif} force aboc 
ornm pnncjimll} .^d jLisasEruggle that may 
laafDrirame}^^!^ tDcainc. 

On jny gLitn d^v, acirly _^5UpOOO cneo ,ind 
women cif the US_ j^rmtd Fonrcs iire deplD>Td 
or scilioncd ld apprDximjtdy [X countijes 
IhQ lift buttk-h^cned from [jpcfahons over 
the pasE fDur ^orSi G^Ung die enernis of 
^cedom as parraf thtsJoog ■hT.ir lhc>~iiiaia[aii] 
the Mnuons [TQtj^abl^tJDiis jud interDatioaal 
commiEcneats. They pmcecE and ad^amrc U.S. 
IntensES aikl olucs. Thev are often jisked rci he 



pratectDis of the peace aod pm^deis of rdjef 
They JIT a farce for goad. 

Wllhjn weeks after the ^/ 11 attack^ LJ5 and 
alked forca cLmdescmely enrercd AJ^hxioiston 
and hnboj up s^ith indigenous A^hoji fames, 
forces on die ground levcra^ Jomr acr power 
and s\^\h\y roppled the Tahbons represl^ 
rhoDcniEu: dictstoisliip Defeat of the Taljlun 
and thar fare^ patrons - al Oajcti rcnortsE 
and cheir a^Kicuts - vras s^^'ilt The war in 
Aigh^lstiin demonstfiited rbe atiht> of the 
U.5 nijljtiir> to proiect power rjpidly ac globtil 
dkcLDca. to CDDducc openarrans tir jnland. ed 
mtf^fiire air ground spccjal opcratjon^ and 
nurjtime fames jnto a Joint fairer to provide 
humanLLirLui relief, and tfi sustain opcraluoiis 
with mLRimal local lusLngsupporL Tbeaduons 
in 2001 in .^tianisi^Ln reinffirccd die principles 
of adaptablhcy speed ofjcrionr inti^fiired lomt 
openitionSp economy of farce and die ^ucoF 
ntirkii^ with jind throu^ mdigenoiis fares to 
achieve common goals 




cciaJ D|:cmKic& E~ihl^ juJc iknij^idc ^f^h^n 
r^'cmhrni .^IIuclc liifici dinng i pjrnil m %up[^iQ 
iit ^1pcrjL#::ai tnliTuii! hrucdcia]] ^jicuiil Dj]cmiuc& 
1 jiLC^ rmpLTird I-liI crj mpiir u [^ in inl ^crml do^ly 
WL[b uriJiJ "ipiLcs^KLh so brumHcctsiDn fiicE i£i EOEt 
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Since 200 1, U-S forces ha^ bdpcd to stablEh 
the jUghan NatKinal Armj; to suppon thar fij^i 
Ircr dcction in a gaiaatieiii, ^uid ro arr sccurLt}^ 
condlhom lor enduring Ihrdnm m .^Igtumiscui. 
\1tal [Qn^TuiluDnjl cnniribuclDns have hdpKl to 
achjcvc this rouLc. An JntcrnancioaL ^oiLirLt}^ 
.^isLancc Fbmc (ll\F) of ^^ddO dieIccuj' 
fCJHjnndp led by NATO smccJOUS, ofcnarcs in 
Knbuliind jn Incroang fcrhon ofj^lghjini^l^Lns 
tcrrtroi}^ with pbns to apujid inTo hlU more 
.^ttm piDvinccs brer this >ar As pare of 
\bc 1%AF [niaonp clvil-[njhtar> fiovincLiI 
ErconstructiDnTcuDsopcfaccLR diccoiioioadc 
Qjid undertake reconstnictjni] proKrt^ In 
coQrdLaanoi] witJi IdciI AJ^hxUi oUizLiK ro hdp 
aJcnd the Ji]thont>' of ihe ccntml gQsernmcnt 
bcvDnd K^bulaod build jt]fCdifU£:lt} for die long 
terra 



wtU rwt bcj threat to JtsnetghbciStand that can 
jscncasaraadeloffjecdora for ihe Middle Ejst 

Lbe j^iglianistii], Iraq ts a cructal Imetk^mLiJid 
in the long wiir jgnnst tcrrnrEcn. Al ("^aida and 
lis iis^ctaccd mfivenieiiES rccogniEC h^q as die 
pbceofdiegrcarsibaEdeiif Ishm in Lhtscr;] As 
frcedcira and deniocrac}^ take mDi in h^q, it vrdl 
piovifleanactTacciTCalEcniJtivetD theraf^geof 
ctueraists for the propfcof the region Nueces 
in building J sceure, frcch^q villi dcil t]ieenan> 
a cripplii^ blow. 






Iraq 

\1uch has been acaira^di^cd in kiq stace the 
LJ.S -led coalJtMJQ icmoTCd the [>Tannicil regime 
of ^jddam Husein 2nd libemted die Jraqi 
fCDplcin 2(1(13 holding frccdcctioni ratjfking 
a consiirLiclon, improving infosLructnre after 
decada of neglect, trainli^ and equlppiag Jrxii 
SQ:Lin[>~ fnrccx and incfcsuig the cjpabiht>^ of 
diDscforcarfi takeon thecneniKS of freedom 2nd 
sennrc d\ar nation j^though mjny challenge 
remiiin, D^jq is sieadilyrcco^idngfrora decades of 
avicicinsrjTinnjT in%*hichgci>ernnienrauthnrLt}' 
stemmed Jiuldy fmim foTn tcrrafT iind brutality- 
The internatjcinal coalition is sncceedu^ hi 
sciung seciiril> cnudirionsfor thceraergaiceoFa 
democratic h^q diar s^dl tc ible to defend itzlf> 
diar iviU not he ii ofe ha^m for tenortsL^ that 



O^tr die pas four ye3i5> Fohit fores ha>c 
jd^ptoj to the demands of long-du radon, 
inegular opemtions The ■hvaghr of efEort in 
Iraq has lifted ova tim^ from dcfcaring die 
Iraqi miliiar)' and liberating die Iraqi people, 
ro building up Imqi security fores and Incil 
instininon^ and tn transiuoning roponsibiht} 
for security to the h^qis 




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cDDtinuc CD grow Ji] DumbasjmdcifubjLt} Ihc 

\1ultLnatJiiml Sccunt) TrjusiluDii Conuiidmd- 
lri3q(MN5TC-lJlLa5hdpalcrca[cii]nrcihim 12^ 
Iraqi CDmbul: tartiilLDDS th^t jrc ni\yF ofcniluDg 
wjtli US. ikod otbcr cnjLtion units to find lUid 
deaf cut enemy Ibrcc:!^ j^mfirc Iraqi UDitigam 
CDoSdcDcc ^md opcrafjoiul c^pcricnc^ diq will 
IncTQSiDgly tiikc ibclcad in sccunEj^QfcraEmrt^ 
This cKiim pic ui.1 mndd for the future hdpjng 
Dthcis tci hdp ±cm5dws is cnclcjl to wmnmg 
the Iciug yw 




IticL !h .Vri]]! ci liiJL^iMii[^ tlk~iii>ciiiii ii[..a^iiLjn 
socxwy In' lu^niuRg iiEinuiT tr^krh [it pjnYiii 
biUa^ to licncu tnruJauri iihJ inonfiruKn /. 
SBEJ fiE the dd witk 1] 15 Lu^fc [nmciJ) is LnEErpmmy, 
Ibr k fs coEninn iidn~2ti Vml pcljcc rccm j irf; tac on m 
lisq Tnd^ru. ihf.^JEni [iii jrcru unJ ^"'^ ickl n ul d j b 
inio [hr hairjF^ Epcilo pR^nin. 1J? of ^bom air 
ci rmnLi} dqik^in] 

Oncof thcpacca clullcngcs £ictE^ U 5 . forces IS 
EadingLliraicniyand then rspldlyjctingon that 
bfonnjlion Tg ;iddrc3 thi^ cbdllcogc in Iraq, 
the EkcpartmcDt Ii2s stjtlidial jn [be iliGJtcr 
the Jojnc InTdltgLTice Opcfatjons Center - loq. 
Tins Center intf^nrQ cardhgence foom all 
sources -imuger)^ signjkinEdljgenc^and hnniLif] 
Intdligeuce - iind dien iu^a that infofmaEion 
wjth pJanncc^ jnd executiDn fonctlons to support 
opoaEinns that are often cdnducied wnhin Iidliis 
Drew3iminutcofrcceivinE jji jntdl^eocetip 



The Fight Bejood Afghanistan and Iriq 

The long wat jgjinsi termnsi networks otcnds 
&r bckond ±e bordets of lr.iq 2nd AJ^jnist^in 
and includes many operauons choiacEcriEed by 
irn:gubr warEaie-npcfatJonsjn which thecnczn)^ 
m not a K^uliir militai}^ fonie nf i naclon-state. 
In recen tyrant U S forces have been engagol in 
many counmc^ figbcmg rerronas 2nd hdping 
partners to pclireand gavem their naiicins To 
succeed in such ofcn^Eiart^ the Unired Stares 
musi often take nil Indiiect appmachn tujjdji^ up 
and si^rlung svidi others. ThH mdirect^ppRTJch 
sed:^ to imbGlance ad^^TsariCh ph^sicnll} and 
p^Yhologicall}^ radiertlun attacking chem where 
d]c>"afestrongi3:iirin die manner the}' cipcct to 
beattjcka]. Taking cbe'liaeoflcasi raistonce" 
Unbalances die enem> physically^ er^ploctmg 
subde vuJnembilitiiS and perca^ weiijicscs. 
E:^ploi[ing the "^line af least eiprctadon" 
unbalances the enemy p!»ydiok^call>p setting 
the CDnditlDns for the cnem>s subsequent 
deEcat. One histotKal CKampIc thar illustiarcs 
both concepts comes fram the Arab Peroll in 
l?r m a distant dicjteraf the Fira World War, 
when British Co la nelTE tjwrcncc and 2 gnsup 
of ]ightl>' armed BcdaUin tntKsnen seized die 
Cttn man pon city of Alpha byanacking from the 
undc^ded dorrt-sid^ mdier dian confrfiatmg 
the garttson's coastal artillery by attacking fmm 
the sea Today efforts large and anall on fiw 
ointinenis tlemr>nstrate the impurtance of beu^ 
able to VFork srith and dirough izortnei^ to 
opn^tecLuidesiind} and to sustain 1 pefstsrcnt 
butkiw-visibllit} ptcsence l^uchetffirts represent 
an application of the indirect ipproach tfi the 
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In ihz RrpabJi: iiT C JcufgUr d lwi>-}i3rU5 oiiijt^iy 
nirinniid equip mmjiOJi wliIl keh^IL [qetu nf [nilritiTV 
Diinni raaliol m lijc enutHn oJ tJui connEiy'i 
ccHntEnrrnvikm force ^jcoif^n EdrcD: in 
■uuttiLJiir^ sq:u riE% LnlEiiuil}' ^iid ^lu Likjn^psQ m 



In East j^frica, the Combined JointTask Ibrcr 
Hornof AJha(CJTF-HOj\J iscunmtlyhdpjiig 
to bujld ho5t-[iatLcinc:a[ucjt} in Kcn^-a, Extiiapa 
^d Djibouti. Operating xius large areas but 
iisi|]E on]>' anall dctachmcntSH CJTF-HOA is 
a prime namplc of distributed o;]cratLci[is and 
o:o[iDm> af fcrcr Militan; civilian, and allied 
rcra}iind wort toectho" e piuYtde smrLt>' 
tiaiiung and tn pcr&nn pubLte ^vofts and 
medtcal astsEancc piDJcctSp demonstrating the 
bcncits of unjt}" of effort Sters towajd moie 
eHectivr host naiion go\^:rTianee ba^e improved 
Joeal condEtioiis and set die stage to minimize 
tribal, ethnic, and rd^ous conEicr, decrc^ng 
the pcsbililr of failed states or nnginerned 
^iza in ^vhieh tenonst eiuemists can moie 
csil} operate or take shelter. 

In the Trans- Saharj ic^ionT the U 5 Euiupean 
Command's Counter-Temjrism iniitatj^ is 
helping i^ional states dc^^p the mtcmal 
S3:iirit>^ EoicG and procednrs ncreEiij' for 
pcJieing their national [erntorics. This initiative 
uss [nilitar}" and civilian eE^agsneats ivith 



partners in nordiem and wcsicni ,Mncj2 ro 
connrer emerging [cnunsi ctcrcmist threats 
In NigLTr fnr e:iample, a anjjl rcmi of comtar 
jvtarion jdvimi^ b^ helped Ntgers Air Force 
hone Its ^lUs eo pre^Gic die nnder-de^dofod 
eastern panof diecountr} trom hazomingasJe 
hjvcn for cmnsnational rermrias 

Humanitarian and EeiHt 
Preventive Measures 

US. lames continue m conduce hnmnnltmian 
aslstanix and disisrer relief operations arnnnd 
die globe. Preventing crtscs from wejescdu^ 
and alieviating aii^ering are goab eonsctent 
widi Americm value 7hc> are also in die 
Unita:9 Stares interoL D> alieviating suHertng 
and dciling ^'idi crtss m [heireariysiagK Ll!^ 
fonres help prevnit dimrdcf from spiraling mro 
wider conflict or crisis The>~ abo demonstrate 
the goodsvili and compaxton of the Unitod 
States 

In the Qstetn Indtan Occin, the U5 militai> 
i^as lit die s^nguaid of an Inceniatinnal eHort 
CD provide rdicf ro stranded victims of die 
dtsastn^us December 2004 tsunami. The U.^ 
Taci^ Command and US Trmsportation 
Command responded rspldi}^ depio}li^ a Joint 
Ta^ Force to Thailand, [ndonou and 5ri Lmba 
"Aithin hvc dj}s of die caEastrophe. ^tr^itegle 
airliftn suppiemenrod by theam^ of an alremJt 
earner, amphibtous shipBi and a hospiGil diip 
pnivided nigent relief Thoefnrccs maintamod 
24-tionr operauons and helped coordinate cbe 
'bartons interaatiDna] relief cfforis Over a su- 
■hved: period, US. (bn:c5airiiftedQ>cr 8,500 ujds 



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and rcszuc opcrauons ind crc^rcd rnorr dun 

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ii> I [ic U^3 Donhoin mr P iLiiird unLad^iiDEruni^nriiJ] 
iulc[ iatip[ia JD [iiccih nt MmLituk. un djc E^UnJ 
of SnETUcn. Inlonii^Li U .S njlirj rv cicncitfi gu icklv 
ir^punlnJ cr nrnvhlrnuJ gi l l-eieei^ dF ilir Dcmnhdr 
2UH I rd an Oca n ihiiun i 



Simctirlji [D Octobcf 20<}5, wbai ^ dcvdSHlung 
onhquiikc struck Jiordicra rjtL5cajiT U5 
Arcs pro^ diar ad:iptGbj]jt> b^' rspQndjDg 
wjdun ci^tcca hcuES. U^. militni}^ ainri^LfL^ 
anidiig tbc Gm an ibc szcnc, trartspDrtcd iind 
diEtribntal humLiniLirldin 5upplis dircL^hout 
the ailcctsl ^C3s, A combined rakist^ni- 
US Civil-iVlilltjf}- DiEistcr .^ffltscuicc ilcntcr 
Ecamlcsly JiiEc^nital coQErLbLiuoiis fraiii ^anQits 
mhonK and intcrndEknnaL lUd OT^iJiLZJELart^ 
US suytt^K jjriift jugmcnrcd the cjpa:it>" of 
partner conn msby'iransporting rdjcf pasonnd 
and supplies i:om jcros die gleibc to Pakistan 
Dcplo^Tiblc U.^ mjlltjfj Add liofipLcals wot 
quickly srabJishcd tfi snpplrmmr dan^a^ 
Pakisoni mcdlcil bctlcclc^ and VH. mihtiry 
cngLRCcn hdpol ki rc-arca hundreds of cnjlcs 
of roadsn pcrniJttine the How of ajd to remote 
CDDimunjtia, 







rjkisund E3uhLjua}r ^£uns nmmJ aniund d U ^ 
'iJik' l'[-[-^ Lbmuk bcliCDpccr del n mr^ doaNvcr 
idr f til pntii3 ii3 Lkr dr- [LTULfd ^ici iunoLiiULr^ die 

in Ibc mi] liiiiic^njJ dTiTi to pfUhLdr huEnnnibraD 
^nau ncr n fmr die OcEriici 2005 aTcliqua kc 

D^^T the [U5t four narsi U.5 forces haic 
alsD pbi>rd cnhul nils pnrvcnting crisG 
from becoming moEC sinous cunJIict^ In 
Lbma in 2001 civil wjt jnd die diHclutJon 
of die govcmment piDmpted 3 mnlnnanonal 
JntepmtLon U3 iChtoir onJer and pnr^oit a fnll- 
bbwn hnmanjtarun c:\s\s, A U5 Ennjpon 
Commjind jojnt tast fome accompanied a 
fonre from die Economic Communit>' of flfet 
.ytLcan itJtcs (ECOW.U) dinaughoLit die 
mjES]on The U-S team, working ^idi r^onal 
panncrSi ssiuml and i^opcncd the conn[[>'5 
major 9:apQn to permit the J]ow of human imnan 
3&L5t3nce. The United StaiE jnd ECOWj\5 
succeeded in ^bihiting thecoun:r>; fcrmjttLng 
a raptd tumo^rr of humanuarian aaast^ncc 
laponsibilic}' [o the Uniced >Jath}n5 jn suppnrt 
ofthcncwintCTLm Lberian govcmmcrn. 

Simj1ari>; in n^^pQU-se to increasing politLca] 

virslencc in Hjlci in cailj 200-t U S loint forces 
rapidh deployed as part of a mulnnanonal 
siabjljzacion force Tliis carl}" achon prercnced 
the collapse of pslmcal and »cul stnictuns 



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J hi Li-iijiijjiu^ia n U !i ii]cca ud^L ji-ij\. .^^li jmi^l 
Lihcrn t[;ciL^ wiih M:4dicr^ Jium Lihana. <inc 4]f the 
^^1 ."iTrcin Eunncrn:^ ih^c fed ihrc^Liri ili nihiUfr 
Ubcrli ^11 b rbc arrnjliif Y/iibc .bfrrcsn Ei^n-o;, Lbc 
nxunn iin^ immniini ard b u nji]Liu ru n Lundil uim jd 

Liberia impKH'Cil Nrgni£caiitLi 



Ui the [luuntn^ avcrtol ^ human itarun crista, 
^d csijbjj^al a moTT sruic and siabJr 
aivirDnmcntr which enabled thcspcol} transfer 
of rcq?on5jbj]jt> for suppartJiig the Hairtan 
tranatLonal go^rmment to die United Nations 

LJ_i_ Southern Comnuinds support for Pl^n 
Colombta is >Tt jnodier ajmplc of pieventrvr 
antLon The Unjted Slater ius wortoJ with 
the Go^rrnmcnt of CoLombia to cojntuf the 
pn^duction jnd md^biiiig iif illegal dru^ la 
2002, af the n^iiiesc uf the j^miiiistTatLcu], 
CongnSh granted ecpajided authonties [d help 
tlie CoLombBn Go'^^ment w^e ^ uiiLfied 
campaign a^insE roTDrisin as ^vdl ^ dn^:^ and 
then:b>' as:rt clfccti^ control over is tcrrLtoi>: 
"Ihjs broader mtsion his helped theColombLan 
Go^A:rnment scue the initiates against ille^l 
anned gn^ups, demobilne thousjids of ille^l 
|iir:3jnilL[ru"iKr decrease "violence and nrrurn to 
go^ponmenc JU[hcirLt>^jiros that had been under 
die coutiol of mmo tcf rcrists tor decado. 

Integrated jojiic operations have als pla>r[[ 
critical lols in dercmng conflict* aod prociving 



stabJljty [Q the Pacific FDrward-deptD}nJ forces 
jmd flciible deterrent options hjve succi^^Uy 
dtsuaded pctenrul enemla jind asurod jIIecS 
jind isrtncis, I^unng operations jn L^q jr die 
spring of 2003p regional detenence CiipabLlirEe£ 
jind glotxil repostrldULng af joinL Jcirca and 
piecLHon munjhons demonstrared LIS k^I>c 
jind comminnenr to mujnujning the Armisuce 
on die Koran rcninsulii. 

Ii]ghl> dlstTdbnted global operarians o^u thr 
past soual >Qis - in the Tacific and Indian 
GccanSr Ccnti^ Aaa, the \liddlc East, the 
Caucasus, the Ba1kjin£> j^trjca^ and Lalun America 
- makr manifcM ±e importance cf small ccims 
condiictu^ niLs^ins uniquely tailored to locil 
condittfins. These operations alsD demonstrate 
the aphty of Lli forces forwairl-deplayed in 
and near dioe ngions ro tiansirion quietly from 
deren^:nce tn humLmitarliin or other opefahons 
as requlreiJ In some places LJ.S forces tui>c 
concen [rated cm attacking and du^nipungenem} 
fonrcs. In othcrSa LIS forces hj>t: wujled ro 
improve tbe livrs of pcaple m impoveri^ed 
regionSn or to build Up the cifucit) of local 
security forces rci police their own countries In 
almosEallcases, updated authontie^ pmcescsand 
practices were required ro ensure unit> of eWorr 
in tbesedtstribumd operations 5tilL addluonxil 
CGopcratitm audionties will be required if die 
US Elk}^G~nment istn beabletoachiei.^it5goal£ 
in the most co5t-cfiecti>c manner 

Rczcnt operations ha^ remlnrced the Eteed for 
U.S. fonres to have greater language sbili'^ and 
cultural aviuimess. It is advantageous for LIS 
foicQ to qicah the languages of the regions 



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U ^ .\iEni' pciBOQinl d[>Lribc pnrimtn'c [icikl] 
ncjiuiQ 1L» ucaL Citizens New ["[cruiin^ LcttudciJ 3 
crih jc 2C tHJQ piT)>x r whici] piGi tdcJ ncJ (ci L iNU^rj ILC 
hLsib, r^n ii.~w u Umt Jiu tij luu cJinm in a ros Uli Iti 
a n hq u^Ilee Id -CUl 



what the 4mcnL>' will upcTiitc- In 20043 the 
Dcrtirtmcnt" of Defense bunchoJ die Defense 
Langujee TrnjisformaiLOJi [nituci^c to improve 
the jbLlLC>' of the jVmcd Forca to siuri: more 
cticctivd}" wjth intemacLfinjl furrncra The 
\1jljtir} Departments h^ve also \x^a more 
incensj^ culnjml Aud Luipia^ trjijiin& vrhmh 
over time will ciQte i more culturjlk irwajTr 
IdJigujstnially capable fujtCn better jble to forge 
7ictDr>' in die long war. The Dcpanmeni must 
ovcitome j Icgicy of itLahyJ}' Mmitcd emphasis 
on langui^sand cuntinoe to eripand efforts to 
plaj:e]iiigLitstica]l>^ca|mble mdhndualsaf all levcb 
of the mihlai>^ -from ihe [jcilcjiI squad co the 
operational commander 

The Department's Role di Home 

"The long war b^ alsD Km U S foiucs taking on 
gratef roles at home [mmedjatdy following 
the 3111 attacks, U.S tbniea wue ulled upcm 
Id asst in SEuring the homeland V^'orhing 
wjth odier Federal agencjcSn die Depjnmcnt 



ans^rrcd ±e cjjl M the TresdcDts diiectjon, 
active ^Lod reserve Ebiues conduered eombiit air 
patrols av3" major clucs ro prevent follow-on 
att^bs, reinfbnied ±e lotions hnd borders, 
gujided ^jpping hnes> proceered hartciis, 
secured critlul LnfrastToecLiie, and guarded 
jirpofLS jind other transportation hubs until the 
ctablidiment of the Tr-insprircatLnn Secunty" 
j^minisu'iitjon SfccLilizeiJ anti-renDnsn and 
ctiemieal and biologieaL incident lespcnse Ebnics 
deployed roW^jngton^ DC jn the wake of the 
KHflandiraj; attacks 

The Department has undertaken a nnmbcf oF 
major clumgcs to strer^ben Jtsabilit>^t(i defend 

die homeland and support cjvil authorities In 
2{Kh2, die Depunment creatoj a new Combatant 
Command, LJ_S Narthcm Conuncmd (US. 
NORTHCOM), wLdi the raponsibjhl> to 
consolidate homdiind defense mi^stons under a 
smgje headquarreis Tocoordinjtejtsetiortsand 
ro mcrcase die emphasis on homcdand defense 
isucs, die Department QQblished die new 
CEViltan pose ofj^ststantSecreiaryof Defense lor 
Homeland Defaise. 

The Departmoit has pla>rd an jcti^ role m 
federal eSons to diore up defenses aeunst the 
threat of btologiciil rerrortan It js he^pjng to 
dcwdop vaccina lor Froicct BmSliLeld, aoational 
crtort to accelerate the dcpriopment of mednral 
counter-mcsurei^ ro defend against potential 
biological attjcbh [n Project BjoWatch, the 
Department colbLxirats wjJi other Federal 
^encies on impiDving technologiQ and 
pfocedurcs to detect and identify blologtcal 
jttacts In 2004, the Ctpafiment led the 



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oablLshcmmt of dir [^Etoruil QknEN:fcDsc 
Cauipus 2.1 ft]rt Dctrtcbp MfLrjiaod, ■hvtuch 
piDVjda a [Qcuts hi cfHidLiiatJDii Dmong 
zigcnciQ working on nsGin± und dc^ijprnisii 
ofmcdKral tiolagjizal dcT^rta^ 

At tbrstitrlcvri the NhliQniil Gujid q Gddjng 
55WMDCjvLlSupponTcini5(CSTs)-mcadi 
Etat^ tcrntojy ;ldcI ibc Detnct of ColumbcL 
"Ihcsc 22-mcmba cams cui provide cndcal 
communjcjEicins ]jnk^ quLct jscsmcal: of 
dam jgL' from jny W\[ D j tticb ;md consequence 
m^ruEemcDlisuppDn ixi Jdc^lI, sure and fedenl 
agencies The Midonal Guanl ts ^Isd ciohng 
l^d'ic Enhiiacal fsponse Foiuc Pack^a 
Ibr cbemicaLi biolDgjCiiL nkdiok^CiiLi nuclear 
and l]sh->idd cpbavc irtacki Thoc Linjts 
piDV]de c jfobjljtics to locate and eitfiicf vtctims 
ffcim a WMD-contimjnjtsI environcncnln to 
conduct caaii3l[>~ jnd paocac decern trniLiuELa a 
and ro provide medccal tnatmeni. To improve 
command and ciintr^]! liinctiDDsEbrancfscncis 
and mjilDf pLitlLH events, die Miluona] Guard m 
crcaungajtjint FcutcUddqu^rtcr^Lncjchscite- 

Ju5t 3S die>~ have pm^ adaptable ca prDvidjng 
rapjdiesfcnsecodisiscefsabTDadrUS Eonrshave 
been called lipoa ro nspcnd to oahiral dtsster^ 
ai lincnc- In dicwatcof HufTKaoe Katrma, prc- 
pMJtHJQed fonrs ajTJVol jn neigliborlioDds of 
Gulf Coast cfimmunLEies vridiin Ibor hourf alta 
diesiGim hjL tn asist Ksrueei^orts Moredian 
50,000 r^tnnaLGuajd pci5Dnaeldeplo}rd in the 
disastcTZjaor. j^luve (bnicsadded an additconal 
22,000 persDnnel, mcludji^ amis pnr^ausL}^ 
depb>t:d ro .^haiuftan jind Iraq Tf^edicTp 
WD±Lng wjJi the Coast Gtmrdi diey conducted 




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£imh and rescue mtsiDrtSr e^^uadons, and 
medjciil jiiriilt from the aifr land, and ^£a. IBe 
Deparuiienrs nrspcinse to Htimcane KatrJnn 
jiikl odier c[V]l suppon open^Eiaos pro^doj 
^Liable lesDQs Ibr Improving foiue integranon 
jmd command and control in lai^ compio 
mterJEefiQ' □ fcn^tEOEi^ 

OperaEJanjI Les^om Learned 

Gpen3ELonal eiperjenca - m Al^hamsun and 
Iraq, in irider opecihons as parr of the vrar 
on terror^ in humanitarian relief efforts and 
prrpcnti^ actiDrts and in the Depunmcnt of 
Defenses role at home -have provided importanr 
ksi^ns and principles that the Department has 
alrcad} b£giintDappl> Theseo^irairhing Ics3ii£ 
hiive broad applicabjht> to many af the cliallenges 
die DcinartmeDt &ccs. Ibcy hai^ inibrmed die 
nert" appruachQ de^^Qpcd dunng die QDR 
aimed at coarmujng tberefirientatwaaf mjljtnry 
eafubllitjes and implementing enterprise^ wide 
lefotms to ensuie that structures and proccscs 
5upponthc%varhghter l]K>~incliide 



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Haying ^cAiidiorltJcsaiiJKcsj iirccsEQBuihf 
Fartnodup Cjpa:it>- Recent opmtfcias 
daiidiism^tr die cnucal impD^tnncc of bciDg 
ojgmLzcd tr> work wich jud dircL^h others 
jjid [}f shLftine cmphiiiis fiiicn |H"fr*['[njng 
1^^^ ouj^dws tD cDjhlmg othca They also 
Lii]dcra:oit the jmpnrtancc of adopting a 
mnrc indircci jpprojch ro adiLrrc coramfui 
objDiciws "tlicDcpirtracnrrnusthclppajTncis 
Ln]prD>rthcirDbilit>~ra |H"ftirmihi:irLnTcadcd 
roks iind misjons This laduda ffiragn 
gavcramcriB trjiitg tD police thcmsdws ,ind 
gavcni dicir popubtjciis more jii5il> ,ind 
d^ti^>~; ^f liDcncv it induda other FaJcral 
jgcQcla and sutr jjid loul go^unmcnrv 
The Ui_ dilIlcijj's inccraciiiui wilt ftragn 
mLlLoriQ prnvick^ s^uiblc opporruniEn:^ to 
ctp^uid ftirmcrcjpaiLry'jis wd] asrei otjbltsli 
tm^i and build rcknuon^ipG Rccc:n[ cfEoits 
tD build partnership capacit} jilici hi^til^ht 
the impDnance of fleiibJe icizcs to funding 
through pmgrams ^ch js the Ccimmujiders 
Emergen^' I^csponx rri^ram (CERD iind 
Tram and Equip luthonttc fbropixilinas m 
Iraq jnd j^^anuhtan Eiiyndingaudiontjcs 
to build on the leioi^ns k^ned m \n^ iind 
.^igb^nEtan will hdp enable die Lbjted 
^Dtcs to defbiE [crrorisi neTrtfirks wherever 
thc>' JJT located- CongFca is ujgcd co vmit 
alon^ide [be Eiepartment co provide the full 
set of authorjtKS needed ki build K]:nri[>~ 
partnei^jpe to Gghr die w'ar on terror In 
addidon to die rorcndy enacted audionty to 
Build dicCapacjt) of foreign Milicarj" farces 
'jnd Ejnergenc>"TrandcrAuthon[j'forthe5[ate 
DcpmtoientsCooidinaKirtbr Reconstnictknn 
and Stabjljcatjon amend meni^ neokd 



andicnda include instimtlonfLlizing CERf 
(or named conungcniij'operations uodtf-mii^A 
expanding die FrevHlents authont>^ eo ta^ 
and roonjue bot-sicuiited fcder^il ^encKS in 
an emcfgcnc}. and bfoader reimbuisenienE 
andinnt} for coalition suppon foius jind 
expanded Jc^lEtics sup^rt ra adier oaluoiis 
partnering with die United Stata in the war 
on cenDE 




Mcnbcn crTash Riorc i'lurM. Ii^l.i .1 .n 
dilAid ^EntzrJ, cund«i an 3MEr-JC[#jn K^tciv irah 
_^igtuD KatHni .^nny mU HHi V^itli [iicaiil iiTU !i 
h[[[>, Af^ n BoU im 2K becoming J ncmucr^ I V kU"- 
inSuriQil 



Taking Fjr ly IVcifl^ tivc Mosurg Dravring 
fin IcfflDns from nucntopcTiHuon^ theQDR 
eniphaazod die importance of cul} masnrcs 
ro prevmt problems fmni becoming crises and 
crises trom bcroiumgccnfljcG. Operations in 
liaitj and Lbi:riJ dcmonstrarc the advanuge 
of Qiizing prompt action to quell dtsorder 
b^re It leads to the collapse of political 
and 9>cul structures Those operudons bc^p 
set condinons for die restor-itjon of secunt)" 
and cl^ 5Dcict>^ Tabng carl> meisniQ 
rcqums grciJcr spmd of action and a elcir 
Lindenfundrng of die siruanon, including die 
svay potential ad^muns mjibe doitstons. In 
many rorcnc connrcrtcrrorHC operations^ die 



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timc amiable to jppirbcnd a tcrrorisrH ancc 
loizaEodp h^ been mca^ird jn mar minutes 
5ui][Lirl>^asthcTcrronsTJtuc}'JDn Ss^Jtcrnbcf 
II, IGQ L sfaos^, defending the hfimdund 
a^insr ^rcir nnsUc atme^witb Ltilc or ni? 
warjiii^alsD rcquLraihc jbilJt>"CDicl:an>crj' 
^rt noELCc. C5. forces tu^cdandnsErjlol 
time 2nd D^in dieir Jgillt} in respartdjng 
lapjdly to crEcs Ho^TiCr, orcnaiional jgiLij" 
has our yn bcni maidied b>~tbcii^jbtilit)~of 
suEricady biDad ^luthonticsor ihc pmccsa 
[uid procedures needed to supfcrt the 
wufighcr. lai QurabcrofrorcaiorcnaiioaSi 
die lack of needed atitbanluei^ hindered the 
Qbj|jt> of U a. fonies m jce swifdy, and the 
process Eo gef appraprure autbontKs has 
ofcen Liten mnnchsto jchjevc 

IncrcaFtr^ FreaJo m of Ac tron Recent 

opeiatlaDS abo reinJarce die need to locEcse 
die ficedom of JctkiQ and the r-ingc of 
options a^a^Lhle to die Lhjted ^taro, as 
well iS Jt5 jUiesand furtner^ ed addn^ the 
Ea:Lint>" dullenees of the 21"' ccntuj}" The 
abjht> of US and aLEed ibnres to coaduct 
opeiatlaDS Jo land-locked .^hanistan odL}^ 
weeks alrcr Ehe ^f\\ attacks deniiinsLraJcd 
the ^iicaf operatjoiij] leadinss and ^ohul 
roch Bujldji^ jxirtner^ip cap.icit} and 
stEer^thcniiig alLanccs to dcfcir Ecrrorist 
nct\\'[}rks is an c:iani;dc of tow die Lhjted 
^Eatscan strengthen freedom of jctioaarthc 
stiaEegic Jevd The QDE propoaa mcBurcs 
to increase both nrat^c and afcn^tional 
frcodoni of action b>" combinLDg a moic 
jndiiect appfojchp steildi, pcn^srencep fle:iib1c 
baang and stEaEegic reacli. 



' ^hiFrmg C"!n^ Pabnrre. for a (cw hundrod 

rhnii^nfl doELars and die h^^ of nineEeen 
cerronstSa on is^Jtonhcr IL lW\r al Qaidj 
murdered SDJue IDDD pmple and jnflHrtod 
enorcnous economic coses on die Uaitod 
StaEes In ccotTonting the range of £ecurjt> 
cltallen^ ie wiU &ce ca ±e 21" ceoELiE}, 
die L^aLEod StaEcs must consiandy sltitc ixi 
[UjnLmjEe its own coses in Eerms af hvsand 
crcsuEC while imfcsing Linsustainable coses 
an LIS jdvcisfic "IhcUhited StaEes, NATO, 
cdierallLQ jnd partnefscan impose coses bf 
rakmg actioa*^ and niakuig in^cstmenES Ehat 
compltcaEean adv=r53r> s dec«on-makmg or 
pranioEe^lf-dcfcitli^actJon.'i EifectiiitcosE- 
LmpcsjngstjaEegLesals] hagliren an xl^nsarys 
sense of unccnacnE); pDEenELil]> creaEU^ 
internal fisuEes in lis Ic^dei^ip. Sustamu^ 
Americas arienEtbc and Eechnnlogical 
ad^noEages aver any potential compeiiEor 
crmtribuEcs ed Ehe nation s abilit>~ Id dtsuade 
future foEms of mill tar} competiElan. 

The Depunment applied these Lc3ons aver die 
caUEseofEheHDRasit idcnEtGed changes to die 
mo: of pouit cipsbihties jnd the enterprise^ wide 
reforms needed to fight die lon^ wir. 



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OPERATIONALIZING 
THE STRATEGY 

The Naoon^i/ JVmj? S^us^jfi publidicd m 
Manili 2(1(1^3 proifldcs ilic smtc^LC foLirwIaiicin 
of the QDE The straic^" jcknowloJecs Uut 
althnu^h thcU !i inilitajjTnaLncunscoiisldcrablc 
advjjitj^a LR [Tiidjttan^ forms cif mot^fc, ihts 
realm ts i]Dt the onlj, onrvca rhcmoHlikclfiDnc 
hi which jd^^nariQ will clialln]gc die Lbjtol 
^Dtcs dunng chc [DLod immaJLitdy ahead. 
^□DECs lire marc likdy to pcEC dis^Tninctni: 
thiQts, Includcag irrcguE^-, catasuopliH: ,ind 
disruptive ctuiUcr^ts. Some, such js non-scitc 
actarSa wjU chcHHC JircpjLar ^^arftirc- Lncludjng 
trriirlsmn in£U^Tic>" or gifcrrilLi ^arfiur - m 
an attcmpl: ixi bfcii: our will through piD[racti:d 
codSicL Some sq^Ch and sddic uon-souc; ^ctor^ 
wjH puraucW^iDtointiinidiccoihasprmunlcf 
huadr4:d5 of thDu^^md&of fcnpic Fiually, seimc 
EtjitQmayscrkciipdbLUElcsdGigncd todtsrupior 
ucgaEctrndiluoDa] US mJioryad'onQgcE. 

To opcTiiiuonjljEc ihc Nunon/^ Offense Sffij^uv 
the Dcpartjncnrs scnjor civiLan 2nd miiitiry 
lodcr^ idcacihcd fDur prLr^nrj^ iircas for 

rtimliKi^Inn dU£UI£ ihc HD £_ 

■ CtfatiDE tcnorEt nrtwarki 

' Defending die lu^rndand in depth 

' ^hjpmg the diojcs orcQuncTLG ;it scratcEic 
cmsfOiuis. 

' Prcvrnting hfistdr stJKS jind non-sUEC .ictoiE 
fiom JcquLrlngor usmg WMD. 



IhcEc iQtcT-fdatcd ^ltq^ illustr-itcd die typcE 
DFc^PL^bilitia .md fores needed to address die 

dullcnga dcsiribed in die N^fWij^ Defense 
5fflj£u' "Ttic) helped die Department" ro ases 
dut ^racegy and review \\s Jcirce planiiing 
cnnStiuLl 



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^ ibc dugnai ithim^. ibc Uc|uj[ikiii ik NhifcLn^ 
in ptidfelici LiT cjfubiJiliQ in sddiEit incguhir. 
1.3771 ^1 niphjc 2 oL diTJU |K n c c [la ItnOz w^ ilc iiEoljiLng 
4. jpj bLlj[£3 111 niLJiQh [] Jiljcijiu] LULlkii^. 



A]±ougli diescJacuEiinasdo noc eneDm|]u^ die 
fiill range of miljtaij'acuviua die Dciiartmcac 
mii> hA^ to eonduet JfoiDr Icidera jdentjhed 
diem as iimong the moa prcsmg problems die 
Dcpartnientmustjddn^ Allofdiemha^bctii 
ncir-term jnd long-term implLcitions Iq ^ 
burarczSn dierejreimmedjjtenicsiirc^duteiin 
be put in pbee to leduce mrar-term risks while 
odier [Qcisuies jire being devdofcd rei incrose 
die mnge oE* aptjons a^iLible in rhe future. 
Sbeogthenjng cjip^biLrles in dicse jtos v^iUa^ 
unprove die "^crsalility" of die force tn ijcrfarm a 
wider range of milimj'orcnatiDDsdian inday: 

Senior leadeis eon.'vHlcied the nature oTeaeh 
problem, tdentihed desired obieetivcs in each am 



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QycraENhnAl^rit^ chc Smtip 



and dcvdQpcd appioaclKS Jcir jchicvjng diosc 
objectives The focus jircas bdpcd to jdoitiJj^ 
die izapabLlLUG diat Jic necdod to CDatLnue thr 
rmrLoiatJDD of tbcjDiDt farce ovu time: Thotr 
dungs villi not occur all 2toi]ccv burwdlbcpsft 
of J pr[}cc:s^Lifcoa[ii]UDUsd]jj]gc 



Thts chapter dueLcocs each of tbc IgUi locus 
jirca^ |[ [bm describes the rcGDement of cbe 
Dcparmiears ioTzc pLinamg coimnici to bciter 
jiltgn tbe^jpciiDd SLZf ofU^ fonrs to addies 
cbese uo\ ch^engcs jnd to conduce die Full 
i^mge { [qjIj tur} opcr-itjoiis 



Cocnmon toallofthetbcusaFOSLsdieimfcnilive 

tD vrart vfitb other ^vcfoineac jigeDcie!^ olbcs 
and [t^tners jud, wbere jipprnpnitep to hdp 

dieiD LacrciseLhi:irca[xicjtie!>jmdcjpatih[Lcsii]d 
dieabilitj^towor}: rogedier [oEillciK^ [be four 
locus 2TC35 nrquLie die jpphcatiou of cnultiplc 
derQefit]f ofruELonikl povveraud clof cooperaiiou 
vrjdi iDteruiitlou^Ll dhe!> jjid jzuitnerf Ibc 
DepujtiDent cannot solve these problems iiloue. 
"Ibe nOR prorcisc5> tbeirfsrc thai the Lhjtcd 
^uta sirengthea eKisUug ulljajics Jiid de^op 
new iiartnendij;^ tn jddies cnmmon chrcits 
"nuDugh [bse [armer^irSa the OepAnment 
CiiD :isist others in dc^dopuig die wherewithal 
to pfotccctharown pDpuljttQDSdind police thar 
D1VD rcrntone!^ js ^ell as co piD|ectand ^usuln 
lb ream piomoie collective securjl> 




j\n -\im\ lii] ^iir E~[cE3[ rnj^hSkOQj] 

P^niEEtnrcLiiU] .c^m . i^ lucii iHkh 1 1 1 Incu Lorplin lu^ 
^bAif^ DO fnT- incii] liEU]n5[njcuin TnEniakij^dc 
pcDonnc] Frnm Ltic U ^ "luirllicpanjnrjiL NATujnd 
otloa]|ic5. V ^ ^rLi3 aiE fann^Rg 3 ^cmc Df mmtky 
h] nunofu iicu cd .\igfaininin 



Defeating Terrorist "Ne i:\vorks 

The FEC of gkibul non-state terrorist neTrt'nrbs 
E one of the defining characteristics of ihe lasc 
decade TheenemjQvre bice .ire nor cr-idluonxil 
con^n:n[Lou;il niUitir>^ Ebiu^ but rather 
distnbnta:] multj-nxilioiiiil and mtikL-ethnlc 
networ^Ji of tcrrorEts These net\i'nrks seek ro 
ticit the will of nations [h^[ hA\c loined rhefighr 
alor^de die Lbjted Suts bv ^ctactlng diar 
popubfjons. Terrnrtsr net^'urbs use Lntim idadoD, 
pfopagiinda and Lndiscnminate violence jn an 
attempt ro subiugare die Muslim world under 
a radicil dicDcratic EyFann>i These netwncks 
a^ aun ed exhaust die s^lII of rhe United Stated 
and Its alljQ and furtnef^ including those in 
the Muslim si^rld, co oppoar them TenotEC 
networ}:s seek ever dcudher means> jncludn^ 
nuclear and btolo£ical sreupems, to commit mas 
murder 



- y-|7l74in d'-Zlim^lJTL 200 f 



[bf the past srieral decjde:^ al ("^ula and its 
asDciated mo>cmenis hjve Ibcused their eUnrcs 
on their ''near encmv'' moderate govunments 



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□poi^Bibiq [he ^[rjir^ 



thiougbcuc d]c giQtcr Middir I^Si la the 
\^^0^ thc>' sfaifrol Tfiwjrd jruckiDg thar "^Eir 
CDon/j the Unircd '^u.ia jiod □[lii:r v^'aiE:rn 
pawDS - In an aiTcrapt ro change the chiiractef 
of the conflLcr, e^Vimlie pin-Id.imir aipporir 
bleed the LInired Isti^a Tas die Mkirjihidcai tuxl 
done ro die Sovia LTntoa in Al^honHcin dunng 
the l?S{te}T iind woken Wcsrcm suppurt for 
Middle Estcrn goTrtJiunents. "nK>" uar ccrrorist 
altjd:^ u] fcrhnb the jnterDdEknnal c(][nmQnL[>~ 
and tjj^cr actjoas that could ^roigthen thar 
fcation and mo^ diem doscr toWdird thar 
objDiciws. 

^uch teimnsi octwnifcs oppoEC glotolizaiion 
and die etpansion of Irecdnm it brjng^ 
Rnadoucalli; die}' use die >o}" LDSLTLinieDts of 
globoljZiiclDn - dicunfetceHil fli^waf inlnrrnaiion 
and idci^ goods jnd service^ cjipital, people 
and tcclmolos - as dieir preferred means of 
^rwffc IhQ- larger symbols of modeinitj like 
^>^tnipe[s widi cjvdian jeiUao^ nscd as misiles' 
"IbcK" eiploit die Jntemet as a cyba-^miruai}; 
vFhldicnabksibeiransfef offiindsand thccroB- 
tmiiungofgragraphicallv tsolatcdcdk Hie^^uar 
cell phons and teit mcs^igjng ro onJer atQcks 
and defon^tecar bombs Thei'scnd pre-recorded 
VidoD midges to symfu^euc molia outlets to 
distribute dieir prapagirwla 'freeof dujge'* and 
Id spread thar idcsilogvnfhjJe Th^^ encoLiragc 
terrorist "^soirtup fruDchisoF' around die world 
diar cfinducE attacks in copy-cit Jastuon. The>~ 
ds^jend on J-1/7 QCrt-s c>i:ks for die p[ihlH:n>" 
thc> seek Eo attract new rccruiis The>~ pluu to 
alLiek Qugetsfrnmsafc-hauseshalfawoddaway 
IhQ seek weapons of max destruction from 
trmaiational prolH^adon net^tirks. 




A U ^ ^i]U LO~ qiQCpnns 3D Jr^qi [ODn [in j KKifm^ 
during 3 niiUtEimc hkI 3l [lie LxjIlcioi tif a kixiwii 
LoiDJtsc in \1iHuL Inih] Appmlcnding lEzmuLSb e 
^ riti] Ibc KCi nt^ irkl srjDilritv m liaq 



Cun^ntl>; Jniq and Algbanlstan aie crucial 
lutdi^munds in dits^ar., but die siniggleo [ends 
t3rbi:>"0[iddicirbonfcrsand maywdlbcFou^tin 
dozensDfo[liercouncrjQ5imultancoL£slyjmd for 
nLan>">iinstocome. j\IQaidaiind itsafflxiated 
mo^«oent]> operate in more than H(] couarries. 
They have conducto] attacks arcund die 
i^tidd-jn f^cwYnrkp^i^hu^lDn, D.C , Jakarta, 
BjiIlh Istunbuh Madrtdp London, Mamatxid, 
We\T Ddlhu Moanw; N\nrohip Dar Es Salajm, 
Caablanca, TuniSn RjyjdhT iharm d-i"hi.nkliT jnd 
j^man- killing ordinar} pcsipleafall filths and 
edintcLcics alike They c^plocr poorly governed 
arc3s of rhe world, uku^ aanctuarj v^here stars 
lack thecapicit>"or die will tn [xlicerhcmsdws. 
Stare spDnsDJs such as han and 5>Ttii pruvide>rt 
anodier form of ^fe haven Dicrcsuigly in manv 
SLitcs in die devria ping world, ccrmnsr ncTrt'orks 
posca greater dircir than orcrnal thrifts. 

Vicrojj' stlII come when the enemy's crremHC 
tdeologies are dtscfodltol in the e^es of diar 
hosT [xipulatjonsand ucjt aippoitoSi becoming 
unJashkinabLc and foUnwuig other di^roLired 



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creeds aidi as CommiJiitsm ^od >^13Dp into 
obLvlDi] Thts rcquirs thccnudoD of a ^ohul 

environment inh^i^itjHc id tcmjrErn It 
rcquins IcgLtimjrcgciscrnmcQtBSTLth thccjparLtj' 
tD police ihctnidi^ jnd tD dcni" ccrronsft the 
sinctuan iiDd thcrcraurca thq need tfi survive. 
It jAs] viiW KX|[iLic SLippon iai the establishment 
of eilailuve irproentntl^c civj] aDCLcUa around 
die vroridp sinirc [be ^ppcai of Irecdom ts tbc 
boa brtf terra counra to the idmlog) of the 
eitrerams The ultimate ajm ie ittat n:rror4^t 
nct^'Qrbs wjII no lon^^ hawrthcahLlLC>"or5upport 
to Ecribe g]obLill> iind cjEastrophiizallyr and their 
jbjht> to Etnkc rcgrariiillywjll bcautwet^ed b^' 
the Ciipaciti" and ical^rof laoil gow:rnraents to 
ddcil diem. 

Ju5t as thoe enemies cannot defeat the Lhjted 

5[ata m[lL[aril>^ the>~ cinnoc be defeated sidy 
thn^ugh rai]jtiir> ffirce The Lhjted !{tiirc^ Jts 
alheif and parinen^ will not vrra this long war in 
a grcii battle of cmajhllatkjn Viccijj'cm onlj' 
be jchjevrd through the isoent accnmulaiLaa 
of quja aicccsa and che orchstrau^n of all 
dements of naLunoaL and mrernaluonal power. 
LIS military fares are ccmtribucing jind well 
continue to contribute rci vridcr gnverameni and 
uirematmnal eHcirts to defend die hfimeland, 
attack and disrupt cerronst nct\*"orl:i and 
counter idoDlc^lca] suppDrE Jcir terronan over 
time. But bmad cooperadon, across die endre 
LJ.S GnwrnmenL 5aciet>"r iind with Nj^O, 
other aUics> and furtnersLvCsenttal 

This ihVar is End] a hattt ofnfEns aud a batde of 
Ideas-ahghtapmstter roust netwc rbsand a^inst 
diar murdcTfius idmlogy: The Depanraent 



of Dcfcnz Fully suppcFts eUcirtS tD cotfuter die 

idailog>"of terrorEran although raoscof dieU.S 
GD^rmmenEE capablhus tor dits activit> nslde 
in cdicT US Go^rrnment ageucis and in die 
pnvarcsectnr Je isimforliintp howevcTr thjr die 
DeparEmenE conEioues to improve its ability ro 
understand and engjgewiEh ke^^audienca. The 
DepiTEmenE will %*"orh closd) widi mrcfagcnc> 
parEuers eo [nrcgFaEe strnteglc coraraumcation 
into Ll^ [UELonal security fallcy planning and 
opi:ratioas The battle of idcis ultimatd^ will 
bewun by enabling raodefate Muslim Lcideidiip 
to pir^il m cheir aruggLe agajnst die vicilenr 
c^cremists 

The Lnitcd ^tatOr [is allis and paftnerti must 
maintain the oltensL^c bi}~ Eelentlesly hndin^ 
artiicting .md dtsruptiug Eerrona networks 
waddsiide. They must increase global pnsure 
on tenDEisi netwoEks b} den>ing diem K]nctUiii> 
in bcth die ph>^cal and calbrmaDon doraajns 
TheywjUccnEmuetosum:^; inhltiaEe and attack 
theenemy s global netvvorks and to perturb chose 
networli'v ^lich d^orts will >idd acElnnaEile 
mtdligence diaE can he cperationdl) c^ploiEod 
WLEb fnUow-on actios combraing mill taiy and 
non-m i IrEary mo^Ainrs directed a^nst die visi ble 
parisof die enemy s network as a means to icadi 
whar 15 hidden There is, howsrw^; nn "ane are 
fits all" appraach, no "silver bullet.'' To achiCpT 
global eSccts acms countrieSn legions and 
gn^upSntheLlmEed l^tatcsmLstlocalne and defeat 
Eeri^Eist eitiemist cells widi appEcadies that ate 
tailored tci lacal conditions and dLFEerenttatcxI 
waddsvide. Dning sd s^lII hdp to di^igiegate 
the global network and sever transnational links 



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liiag-d notion, camples afcotinrts [avolvjng 
±c U.5. mLlltiir}, other gD^^!rnn]CT]f a^oicjcs 
and ]nEcniJlk}[ijl jzortncra ^'lII be wjgol 
snmltanoDiJ^y in n]ul[iplcixiLia[rLQ.irDLii]d the 
VFOildp rdiing on jcorabiiuhon ofdiroiL liflablc) 
and jDdcroit IcbndaiLnd jpprDfhs. Abo^allr 
thcyihTill icquLfcpcnistcntsuj^nlLajiccand vjstly 
bctrCTLntdl^cncctolociitccnciTi) cjr^bLljtjacind 
Fcrwnjid TliLywill jtj r«|LiLic global mobilLty; 
mpid strike susLUiicd Liac:i}[ivaittoaal wjrEirCr 
Arnga jntcriLiI dcfbisc, counterrcrrDnaD, and 
countcnosuigcac}^ ciipabLljluc:!^ MjiLntJLnmg 
a long-rcniiT low-vi5iblh[>" presence jr mjjiy 
anss of die svcirld where US forces do not 
ti3ditt(i[ially opcTiitc will be required. Quildjng 
and leveraging farmer ca[ucit> wjII iiisa be an 
abEolutely issenuil p^irr af this approach, Eind 
the emplo>Tnenr of surrogates* ill bdnectssu}" 
method for achleviDg cruny goils Working 
bdLrectl> wi[h ind thnmgh othos, and thcreb>~ 
denying pnpLiLir support ro tliecncoiy s^lII bdp 
Id [r^nsEbnn the chjracrer of die conflict hi 
niia> casQr U 5 furtners will hivegieatcf local 
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Llonsi^teQE widi thjSdipprojchpdefeaEuigtcriDrtst 
nciworks htghlighc the need for the foUowLr^ 
types of upabiliEiQ 

* HumLin incdhgencc ro discern the incendons 

* Itrsisteni suneillnncc co End and prccisdv 
Luget eaero} c^E^bilrclcs in denjol Arcs. 

* Capabilities to locate^ tag ^nd track tenDnsts 

in all doin^LrtSr including c} bcr^isfc 

* SpccialafcraHQiLiforccstf] conducLdirecta:- 
[lan, fnrejgn uitern^ddcnsCpCounrertcfrorEt 
Dpa^donSdiud uncnn^^mtional svar&re. 

* MultjpurpDscfojiiffirotrarnpaiuJi^ and advise 
indigenous Ebrecs. dcpio)' jmd cn^ge with 
partner nations, conduce irn^ular war&rei 
and supfcrt secunt^; stability^ traiLsttlfin, jind 
reconsinicEion operations. 

* LZapabilitics and oiganizalions to bdp fuse 
inteUigence and operarjons to sfccd a^zdon 
basod on [ime^ensidseinteHtgence. 

^ Language and cultural awarcncs ro facihtare 
dieeip^nsjon of partner capacity 

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' Uton ■hT^£iic izapiibLlLtJG 

■ Promp: ^otul strike cd Attack tlcchng enemy 
laigcE rjpidly^ 

* Eivmnc ^"affiirc capabllltjcs cd Jinpiri^c tbc 
iibjljl>DfLJS. ftrccstowortvfidi [hcsorurLn" 
loFca of psjtncf cfiUQirES to dcn> rcrrorisi 
gro u [H the use of warawa}^. 

' Tl]c^bi]jt7 to cDmmunJGircUS acUonE cf- 
Jccti^V rei mtilELplc audlcnca s^tiilc rspldl}' 
countcnng enemy jgLQiTiDn and prDp^andj 

' loint CDordLiuiELan, piuccdLircv s^^tems ,ind, 
vdicn [lixc^ar}, command and contRi I ED plan 
jjid conduct CO JuplcK mtcna^cnc} operations. 

' Broadp fle:ijb]e au±orius to ociblr ihc 
L^tol ^UES ED rapidh dir^rlop thccap-^it}^ 
of nations tfi jiurticip-jrc etfccti^y in dL^upt- 
ing and dcfeticij^ ccrronn ncTrt'orbs 

Defending the Homeland in Depth 

Himughout much of its hlstDiy, tbc UutoF 
Slates cnjoyrd a gmgrapfuc poation cifstrjti^H: 
LnsuLarLt}^. Thcnccans imd unconrotcd bcrdeis 
fcnuirted rapid aronfimic growth jud allowil 
die United ^tars to spend litde at home to 
defend jgainsE ffiragn threats The advent 
of Inng-rGngc bomho^ iind misilBi nuclear 
wciptjns> jjid mmc recently of terrorist gmnps 
wjth gjobd rochr fundamentally chajiged 
die rehtlonship hcrwcen US gfflgraph> and 
secnncy" Geographic insubnrj" no Inngcr en nfcK 
sccnncy'Ebr diccounuy. 



Gtcbolizarjon enabts man} posi[i>e 
de^clopmcnG such as the free movrmcnt of 
capital, goods and service^ informaEionn people 
and tcchnolc^, but Jt ts abo jccderaring the 
cransmiBinn of disosc thetrandcrof ad%m]cal 
wcipciDS die spread nf er^iremtsc jdeologjcsn the 
nioTitmenl of rernsnsG and ±c vulnerahilic>" of 
major economic it^mcnts ThcLli popnbcc, 
toTJtoiy and infrasirucnjrep as ^ell as Jts a^srts 
m spjcc mai be incrcBmgl> vuhiefable to thoc 
anda'^anet} of other ihreut^ including s^eui^ons 
ofmu^datructionH misileand other air threats, 
and elecEfonic oi'c>~ber-attad:& 

GlobuljzaEJon alsD empcweis small groups and 

individuals. I^uon-siats no Jonger tia>c a 
monopoly over thecatasrrophlc useof "vinlence. 
Todjy, anal] teims or even siu^e individuals can 
wcaponize cbcraical, bjok^cal and CfcOi ciude 
radinlogical or nuclear devum and uz diem ro 
murder hujidredsofdiousmdsof people. Loosd> 
organued and vvidi fo\ asets of tbar own ro 
pioEecE, non-stare enemies are considerably more 
dilFEult thau natjon-stats ro derer [hrough 
craditjonal militaij' means Nun-stac enemies 
could attempt to aimck a wide range of targets 
[ucludjng ^vemment facilitJG. commercial 
and hnanctal systems, cultural and hjstoricil 
landmur}:s; food, vratefr and pcwer supplies, and 
information, cmji^KuL and energ} netw'ntks 
Ihe>^ ndl emplo> Unconditional means 
to penetrate homebnd delenscs and aploit 
the ycTf nature of wesiern sjcieclcs - diar 
openncs - ed atmck their cjUzens, economic 
instirutjon^ phi^ical inf[a5truc[ure and social 
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The thic^c [0 die U^. homdand, ho^irva; is 

bmadcr than diit posed b>' tcmirLsis Hostile 
stircs could .^Is? attacb the Lhutcd St^tCh uang 
W'TvID ddivcraj by misilcv or b> ks &milar 
moos such £ comineniLal shipping or general 
^ViHtion. 7hc>^ could attack surrepticLOLisly 
through snno^tcs Some Iiosnle stats are 
pursuing adv^iiccd wcapcns of uias dcstnictLonp 
iocluding genetLcalh cf]^iieen:d biologjcal 
miJaie^ents diatcan o'^rcome todaysdcfcns^ 
"Ihcieisalsci adangerdutttic\t'\f Dcarabjiitjcs 
ofsame states could Ml into the hands o£ or be 
gnm to, tenonss v^ho could lis: them to anack 
the UiiM States. 

M sa fordi jn die Bdimsc Etrtirtmeats 
A^j2i?iflM/ A/tZTPjJmf Secmjiy Po{i{j and jn the 
Slm^iijjbf /forat/jjffrf Li/CTZif i^ii/f Ci^rf Support 
the Departments stratcgLC goal lor homdajid 
ddcosc js to Kcuir die United Stansfrom dirtct 
attach To achie^r this goal, the IDepjrtmcnt 
vtjH work as part of an Jiiten^encj cHbrL with 
the Department of Momdand Sanint>^ and 
Dthcf fcdaalp state and local agsicicsH to add res 
thnats to the U.5 homdand The IDepjrtmcnt 
vtjH mamcajii a deterieni: posnire to persiade 
pctcntoE ^gresi^Hh that thdr obicctivcs in 
attacking ^ould be denjcd and that any anack 
on VS. tcTT^ton; people, critical jnfrasmictuie 
(including thii>ugh c>'hci5p3ce) or &nns could 
l^snlt in an o^^Tpvhelming ZBpoqsc. U.S. feiccs 



must be capable of defeasing [hn:^t]fa[udt5tance 
and of5wifJ> mitjgiitlng die consequences of an 
attack. CapabjljtKS to uiJti^te j tucks on die 
US homebndmj]yiila)pla> urolejn rQ]Xindutg 
[0 natumi dissterih, as thenspcnseto Hurricane 
Katruiademoa'^mitcd O^iUtimcvdiegOiilisEhac 
die Ci3iycit>'ofo[heragenciffiund state and tocal 
S:3^R:rnments to nspcnd lo domi:sDC incident 
will br suEkieni to pertbmi ±ar as^gned 
n^nnsibllluQ svidi minimal leliance on Ll5. 
mjhtjfj support To diJt endn die Dciiartmenc 
will devdop conn^Jls of operations ro leverage 
its screngths in Jieas such as plannutg, trajnutg 
and couimEmd and coniroL jn support of its 
interagency ho mcLiwIsccurjtj panners. 




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PiDtecting die CS homeland requjies an 
active and lj>"Cfcd defense stmregj' The strati^" 
emphaaza piroier^hifK wjth netghbDni^ stars 
and allies, as well as wnh other Federal, sutejind 
bcal agencies The Depiftmcnts Slfnifsjjbr 
/fo/?jHyjwj^ D^hzsn' ii^ Opj/ Siipparf idencihcs 
threedjHercnrroksirpLi>s. leading E^epirtment- 
speclhc asagncd mt^ions: suppoiTUiE other 
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lad. At the defection of die Fnsldcnt or the 
irrctarj'of Eicfrrta:^ the Dcportracnrcif Defense 
aozLirs [niJjtan [nisions di^t disujd^ deter 
or defcjr ateroa] arucks upna rbe L^ted 
5ratc^ iG popubEknj], iind its defense cnluciil 
infostructure 

Tbe DeportEicat pb.ys ;m ImpcrtaDt role In 

idoitjfyiiig iiiid chjiGcterlzing threats at the 
cirlKst fcsjbJe time so that, ^here pci^blc; 
tlieK' izan be preventcdn dtsnipted LnrerdictedH 
or Gtbervrise de&bired In tlie air doniaiiiH 
±e Deparrmear has prLimir> nspniisLbiLo^ 
Ibr ddcndLng C_S dlisFace jjid protechng 
tlie ruEians acr apprajcheif [n rlie niarLElme 
jppro^^ the [i^eparonenr works dloikgslde the 
DcpGJtiDenL of HomeLand Security cd mtc^rite 
U 5 rrtaniLme defense - optim izjng the mnrtLili}' 
supForhngcafubilrclcsof dieU.^ Nivj^and the 
US CcustGuard Forward deployed na^aseis 
work "h^Ldi other ^igenctes to ideDtif^ trscb ^d 
inrcnrep: thrais bdore dl^^ thicaren dieLhjtcd 
State The Ctparnnenr remjjns prepared to 
reiDfcirce the defense of the hnd ^ppfojcha to 
dieLbitcd States if djroired b\ the PrcsdenL 

"Ihiot^ its deterrent" fonre poslnire and 
capabihties, the Efepmtmenf axks to con^nce 
ndvenamzs diit the>~ cannot adileve that 
objectives Uirough jrucb nn theU.S hfimetindn 
nnd ±Jt an> Jtuck will prcimpt a swjfi re^nar. 
Lli Ebrces are prepared to" interuc^Jt" 2nd 
defc^ dircais apjDst U.S. terncoT}, within UH 
tcrrLrorjii] wateraand airspace, ^d at a distance 
from thehfimeLmdr protect against and milu^te 
die consequences of an> atcsck. and/ or conduct 
md[iar>^opeFatJons In nspcnse to an> attack Ihc 



Depoftment has l:c^n^^cplclJ^n&^ntcrceptoI5^o 
protect theC5 htimdand §om baHisitc mtaile 
artack It is tabj ng steps to ensu re lc can continue 
to perEbim its astgnod dutKS dunng or after an 
attack ftensuKsdienatJonsnbjht> tonspcndro 
an Jttack by'pn^tectingjts forces and diedeluiJE- 
cnucal Lnfrasinicrnre ncrc^mj^ to pn^joic povver 
and suscajn opcrarjons 

Support Al die diraitlan cif the Praitlcnc or 
Sozntajj' of Defenses the Depurtraenr supporcs 
CLvil authoricla for designated Iuvf enforcement 
and / fir other jctivities and as part of a 
comprehensive national rsponsr to pirw:nt and 
protect agilnst terronst incidents or to recover 
fiDUi an attacl or a disisier. As dtscnsed, 
the Departments substantial human Italian 
contriburjons to idief cfforis jn the aftermaths 
of tinrricmes Katrina and Rita lall Into ±ls 
categoT} In diefiiture^^onld other caEasirophes 
ownYhelmciviltanca[ucit>, die Depanment nmy 
becalled upon to respond rapldLywjth add monal 
refflurcc as purtof an ow3^l L- S_ Governmenr 
ctfort In order to rcsrcnd ctEectiTCly ro future 
catastropbc evcntSi die Dep^artmcnt v*ill provide 
US XOPTHCOMwjthaudiont>mstagefcircQ 
and cqujpmenr domoDcallv prior to porential 
incidents when poaibic "Ihc Dep^artmcnt wDl 
alsD seek to eliminate cuirent kgL^usr ceilings 
on prc-noit spend ing 

Efiabtc. "Ihc DtTHTtment seeks co improw die 
homebnd defemcand consequence managemenr 
cafubllltjcs of Lts national and uiternauonal 
partners and ixi impro^ the Depanmcnts 
cafobllltics by- shartng mJormatloD, eipcrttse 
and teclinolog> as appn^pnate aoo^ mi]itar> 



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this by JcvrTiiging its comfurjti^iicl^miEagCh m 
plnnning, crajniog, comrruDd ^nd concrol lUid 
acfCHin^ajid bj^dr^clopLJiginiHindcnnfidcDcc 
through idurcil tminji^ ^Lod acniQCE ^ucccs^til 
|]onirliii]d defense rcquins scmdirdlzjiig 
opcraEkiiul concept]^ dndopmg comfudblc 
tEctinr^k^'ailuEQiLS^Ddcooidjiutiiig planajng 
Tfiwjrd dut end the Dcpirtmcac will wort 
wjth the DepincneDt Df hfimd^nd Sarorlty ^ind 
wjth state ind Ik:lI gD^crncneDts ra improve 
homekmd secunt} cap-jbilitia ,ind ccoperaimiL 
"Wbctli^ together will impiD^c [[itcragcnc>' 
pLumLng jud scerurLr^devdopfDentandenhiince 
hiEefDperabLlrrj duoLighapenmeotJUDaHtesLJDg 
and trainjng »en:iscs. 

DiCiilla cnnsiHcnr with the A'LiJ^rwfl/ A/^7ftm? 
Sea/i£f iioZrrr ind die Slrnifsj Jbf Mw&^Airu/ 
D^mc djw>/ Qifil SufiporCr ddcnding the 
bonieliii]d jji depth iiDd mju^ting the 
[lODScquencQ of ^ittiurks hjghl^L the aeed for 
dieiblbwrng [>pcs of capabiliuG 

■ Joint CDramand iiDd control for homehiJid 
defense jirvd civil supfart mision^ includjng 
communjuEiarts jjid comiiuLod .ind control 
systems duf ire larerDperable with other 
ageoclcsandsute jnd lociil gavz^oicriB. 




I' ^ 'h1'.; ^PiiiLL iJxJ J^^^u^ ji^ik-iji^b ^~i[jr>L jn 
Ci3LLicr ^iTCiEn of HiiirK-an: K^inru IriHii a iruFup 
Id ^Ja^ ^.^rtinsr LiMLiLEnj ~nic Ndivi in^i]t>cincn[ 
riCi [iic ]] D miniu run iitKiktijrc opzmtiHb iktJ Ifi ihc 
iTiJcnJ rmnrfjv^ MarugcMKH ''t^p^'^ <JT}-]A'^ in 
ccTfif u nc ncik vFMi] ihc DciunnEiii o] l^cl^nrc 

* Qmad simtnim mcdtc^ countcrmcisuiG 

ro defend a^inst gcncticjib" engineered or 
natnrilb^mutJting puthogens fof which their 
2LC no cofieat defense 

■ TajloAil dctcrrenci^ including prompc globol 
SEnbecapabjljtics to defended [B|]ond jn in 
o^tPff helming manner jgjinsi ^'M D irtacksi 
and jir jnd mi^ile defense as ^] asodier 
defensj^r mosurOi [u deter attacks by dem- 
on^triting the abili[>^ [u den) an advers^'s 
cbjectivs 

* Ntht or ar^nded authonns to improwac- 
ccffi to Guild and rocnt fonra fur use in die 
e^mc ofa man-made iir ninjml diaster 



All and rruiritime domain aw:irenc?s capabili- 
tie!>ro provide incrasrd sjhiaELonaLavvarenes 
and ^ared infomnauon on poEenciaJ direits 
through rapid ci^llectinnp fusion and analis^s 

GafablllbQ to maoage the conmiuenccs of 

m.i|o r cacastn] phic evoi ts 



Shaping the Choicer of CouDtries 
al Strategic Crotsroadf 

The chojcch that major and cmei^ing powers 
mahe will afTect the future srratc^c position jnd 

freedom of action iif theUnjted Slater itsalliG 
and p^Lners The United 5tat(3 will atiempt to 



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^apc thcscchci Ics m STij^ tiat fDsrCTcaoiJcriaiLa q 
and rnutualiccurLrj'Lntcrats. j^l thcsimctimcv 
the United Sti3rc lq eiILq and paroios cnu^i 
alffl ho^ ij^iii£[ the pDsibilit>^ that a ciupr 
or cracrgLQg povFcr could choose a hosiilc path 
in the future The piiELin of acJuaonjj}" or 
coercive poLcLG iind the dcwdopcneQi of high- 
end iDjIjtar} cafublllhcs thai t^Lc^cr US or 
coolLElaa fonrSdireof purtLTLiLLT cdiuzctil 

BepDud EUfopc and the jAEbi-racihc: n^ion, the 

\1jddle EasT, Central j\si-ijud Ljiin j^erma are 
m fluiandrcpfiscncucwEm-sirati^ciiriiHsraids 
ThcUuicod itatcsvFjll sccktofilufcuDtonl} the 
diDJCsafcGLiaLrles m those regmru^ biitchojccs 
of counu~iQ outside cheui duf ha^ jutenstsor 
QjubLclouswjthiii than 

MaDycGtiQErECEta theMjddleEasfhod themsd^^ts 
at siTiit^c ciDsroads Dcmocracj'KCfDerELng In 
h"aq, giving poljtiCiilTOJCc to i]<:oplc who sutEenil 
IcirdecEsdcsLindera rudiles[>ianjiy. Fmxkim is 
jIed tiiking TDDf jn Lebonca Iib>a has decided 
tD giw:up 115 nuclear piDgram McUiy countries 
in die rc^on jrejictjng in [xirtncrijp wjdi the 
Uhjtol Stata [£] combat cerrorM aecwort:s 
Aldini^h pD5i[i>c devdapments ha>c been 
made, the rc^on remiuns wlatit Many stats 
continue rci Jace internal securjt> [hrcjts "The 
puisuir of ^^'cipcns of mas desiTLicUon b>~ Iran 
15 a destabilizing ^tor in the r^on Terrorist 
oet^'orksrcmajn active in man^ suta and could 
dinara] regional cne^ supplies in an atiempt 
tD CTJ pple die gla bul ceo UD n]> 

The coun tries of Central jAsiaha^it emerged from 
decades of Communjst rule buE^ome countries 



still ba^ a long way co go to^^nid adopiii^ 
basic |xi|jtjcal liberies and tree miirtets States 
in [he regjon face die threac of Mamisi tennrtsc 
ctcreraism The encrgj" resources of the i^jon 
otEcT both an opfortunirj" for economic 
de^clopmenCi as well as a danger [hat outside 
poweni may seek to giln influence otct ihnsc 
ns^ujccs. 

In Lithi Amcf hza, thenr has been sready p[ogn:s 
[oward pnljDcal and economic de^opmento^cr 
the past sncal decadex ^[ilL ^w economic 
^D^cb, svesk democratic uisDtutions and 
contuiuing scark oiononijc mequaljt>~ ha^ leii 
to a rcsuigence of popuhst audiontanan polnicil 
mo^i^mentsinsomecountne!^ suchasVenexudj. 
These mo^^rmen ts th[e^ ten the ^ns achieved and 
iireasDUJiieof fell tjcal and economic instabilit>~ 

De>T)nd thez regions the choice of maiorand 

eme^ing pcweiSi mcluding hidia, Ruaia and 
Chinai will be kQ tjc[ois ui dnernuning che 
international secunt>" environment of the 2h 
ccncuij: 

India IS eme^ng as a grcjt -povici and a hey 
strat^c [iirtner On July IB, 2^}^}^ thefnsldcnr 
and Indian rnmeMmtster declared dieirnsol>c 
[0 [ranslb[m che L^^-lndja rdatiQn^jp into a 
global |:ajTnefship that wjII provide Lcudeidijp 
in arosof munial concern and mterst ^'hand 
^ufsaslong-sianding, mul[l-ethnlcdemociacEc£ 
pfovide che foundatton for couEinued and 
inc[e3seil SLratt^c coopoatjon and represent an 
important pfcrtuuLr}^ lor our tvvo countries. 

Rusu remans a countr>^ tn [ransitlon k is 



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tinnkdy Id pose .1 militan thrat to dir Lbjtol 

^DtcsorLtsalLiQDn dicj^uncsutorLarcosit} iS 
the Sov]ct Lfakij] durLng tfarCold ^t^ Where 
fcsbt^ the Lnited Su-ia s^lII cooperate wieIi 
Kusa enquired Intercsis sudi asccLinterlngthe 
proljleralion of i^'cifcns of mas dcsinicEmn, 
com baling tarnrEcn, and CDUDtertDg the 
tnUizkingoriLiniotJcs The Ubi ted ^tuts remains 
coDceraol jbcut d]e erosoi] of dcmociai)' m 
Rusta, [he eLirLiiliiient of onn-gD^rrnmental 
DiginizjtLDrtsiNGOfi) iind frccdcicn of the prcs^ 
tlie ceoET^iEanoii of fchtmaL fewer and [[cnjts 
on econoniLc fnxdnm IntenutLoruilb; the 
Lbjted ^utcs svdcncncs Ru^a :i5 ii constructive 
pojtnef hut "virhis widi mcrcEing concern Jls 
siks of disruptive weapons techno logis abmjd 
and actiQQS duit com pro mix ±e pohtkal iind 
economic mdt^iendence and terntoriiil [nn:grL[>~ 
of other stata 

Of the EFQinr ^d eme^ng powers, China has 
the grcjtsc poreotJiil to compete mili[aril>^ 
vFjdi [he Lhjted Staca and Geld disupti^ 

mLL[ar>~ technologjcs tha[ conid o^^rr time Dttset 
tEkdidcinaL U5 mtlitaij^odvEmtagQatsent US 
counta scnitf^cs U.^ policy remains Ibcuzd 
on eDCDUiagmg Chjnj [o pby g constiucti^ 
foceliil n^le m the A-ht^-l^cihc region and tn 
serve as J parmer in addicsmg common K]:nrL[>~ 
dtalleDgSp JneludLDg terrorism h pfDlLlem[Lonr 
narco[ics and plmc}. U.S pnhc>~ seeks tn 
cncouri3ge China [o choose a path of pcHreTnl 
economic giowdi and political libeFalLZJ[Lonr 
mtber[hjm miliGLTj^thieacandmtjmLdiitlon The 
Lbited l^taEG goal is EbrChina to continue as an 
economic p^irtDa and emerge js j rcsponable 
stitdioJderand foiue Jorgood in the world. 




c^iEriEncruil ctcrciu: Ihc Li^!S E~kirida ikonc cl~ foir 
riDEtiJ IqIIe^iil miailr ^itunannc^ bcin^ ELimiTial 
KJ ca^^'c^tHxu t-w3itLC]d giiilcd ndKit NLiiwunro: 
."Jet Lum iiraiifL tkciibmiuia will bcabt iih Lamb 
Riona [lAwk Vt KKi k^ Unvunncd UnkrA^ccr 3 nd .^cral 
\'ch h't^ i] nd Sixvtal ri]nri jci^ifincl 3 nJ n[D ipmcnL 



China continues to in^r^ hc?v]l>^in its mi]ita[}^ 
panicnlarl} m i[S5trjtegLcan?::nalandcapjbLli[LG 
designed to impfi>^e itsabiUi^^ m pmiect poster 
bevT^nd lq boidcrs SLnce l^3<x China has 
inc[t:^s:d its defsis^ sp[:ndLng by moie than 
10% m leal rcnns in evrrh" >T^r occpt ?003_ 
Secra:^^ miiim^tr. LTi>di}ps mosE aspccE of 
Chines; saznrLtv'jft'LiiJs The ijuisidc worid has 
little hnnwledge of Chines; motivations jnd 
decision- nuiking or of hei~ c jpabilities suppo[tLng 
iQ milita[>^ modeniiz2tLon The Lhitcd ^tJta 
enfxuragQ Chioa to take actions to mate [ts 
intentLonscJear and c]j[i5'iQ mill tan plans. 

Chines; militan~mDdemization h2s accdemtei] 
since the mid-co-ljtc I^^Osin respond to ccn[ral 
bider^ip demands to develop mihui)^ options 
^inst Tai^^-iin ^enarios. The imceand aiopcof 
Chinas militai>^ build-up alic^y puG r^onal 
mjjitar^ t^Uncs at risii Chcna js Ukdy tn 
con nnue mating Uige meatmen ts in h^h-cnd, 
3s>Tnmctrjc militir> cap^biLicieSp emphisuing 
cLcctrontc and c>'tcr-warfaiei counrcr-space 



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0[raiLj]uJL; 111^ ik ^u^s^ 



opcnitlaQsi balliBtEc^nd cruiEcmtsEks: ad^anizcd 
mtcpatcd air dcfcDsc Ph^tans; ncit gcDcraEian 
torpcdacs. ad'^^nord subflijriiiG. sltjIi^m: 
Qticlar strike from modcrQn JsphtstLCJJcd l^nd- 
^md bOrbiscd si^tons. ^ifid thcan:r [injiiiinacd 
acfiiil "wiLiilcs fiir cmpkijTacnt by ilic Chmotr 
[HLlLCLrj^jiid IbrglQtiiLlc^pQrt HxsccifubjlihcsH 
die \Dsi di^tiioccE of die sW^n tbcatcn Chiius 
contiDcntiil dq^r iind diccbiillcngcof en routtr 
jjid LR-chcitET US bdSLDg pbccj] pirmiun] aa 
Jiirca cjpabic of susti^JDad a[ii:r2liom Dt great 
distoDC^ mrodcnjcdarcs. 

The Lhttaj 5tnlQ will woifc to eiuuir tb^f all 
maFcir 2i\d cme^ng powcre aic incegTiitcd as 
coa'^ucEl^ jctirs jiod i^LikcliDldcfs lara the 
mremGttQDal £>^iefi] It \M\i il^ scd: ro ensure 
dm no foreign power Ciia dcctate ibc tercns of 
regjoiul ar gbbul jfcunt}. k s^lII attcnipf to 
d LSI] jdejm> m i Ij tor} compctLtfi r from dridoprng 
disrupci^oradicrupabLLELes diot coidd enable 
rc^oiul b^enidiiy ar hostile actJDn ji^inst 
die UiLrod S^ta or other fncndl} countiJCSH 
and Lt will seek ED deter j^nrsloi] or cocrcknn. 
Should deterrence ^ll, die United ^atcs woLild 
deny a bdEiile puwcr ig stmrc^u: and afcn^tiDrtiil 
Dbjccti^cs 

Shapjng the cbclcs of n^ufc: and cmoEJng 
fc^^s:^^ requjics i^ bulnnccd appmjicb, aoe diat 
seeks coopcniinn but ols3 cicitcsprudenr hedge 
jgilnstihe |xsjbjbt> ihiitccKipcrativeipprojches 
b} dicmsclsram-iyftijl to preclude futurccnnfljct 
AsucccsJul hedging 5trati^ rcqujrcs improving 
die cafucjt) of partner scat^ jnd rcdijcing 
diar yulnerabiljlueif b diis regard, die Lhjted 
State will work to achieve grater inti^miiaQ 



of dcfcostw: 5>srcm£ -unong ic iniernouonxil 
paruiers m %va>s diGt svciiild compbc^ite jm> 
iidwrKuj'setEonsro decouple [hern TheUmcod 
States wjII work with jiUie ^md partoers ro 
intcgiate [arelljgence Jcnscus, commnnicatjon 
network^ mEbnnjlion s>sreni53 misile defenses 
undei^Q vvar£ire jnd councer-mme wjr&re 
cafubllltjcs If wjII seek to srrengdien furtner 
njEians capablliuQ ro de^d cbemjcl'iis and 
wiLhstjnd attact, including j^iqsc amtiguons 
cocmivc dirciis 




."in l^-l^ lingt mkK sisigncJ us a n cirii jnff i)B]En~ b 
NmiD tuni !^ir n^^n J jpi n |j[gl]i^ d nruiEct LicttcN witb 
ijjpan .'lIJ icil Dcfcnic ISirLrr-]"! pilit [lnfij tuiftim 
[n[!HjDii 1tK U S iJlianLr wi[h Jj|Hn l^ impccunt b 
Lkr %[3 bill]}' in E^r .'i&LE-riuiL' nrgkin. 



To disuide makir and cmo^bg powefs {mm 
developing capjbiliua dut could thieaten 

nrgional 5i:ibiht]^ to deter cnnfiicE, and co delear 
aggrc^toa shoLild deterrence l^iL, the United 
States 15 further divrrsil>ing is lustDg posture 
Based on die DcTsutment's Qobul Defense 
IbstureJtevievi; die UnitedStLts will ccinrlnuero 
ikd^pt IIS global pcsture to piDuiote coustrucnve 
tiliiteral leljtionsH mitjgate ^Lori-acc^ss tbreiLS 
jmd oEser porentjjl pcljluciil coercion dstgnod ro 
limjtC5 jcccstoanyrcgiDn The United Stares 
wlU devdop capubiliua diar wuuLd proent an} 
ad^Qsuy witb c^implc^ Eind mulridimensjon^ 
clnllengi^ jnd ccmpbciire its otfensi'vc pLinniog 



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d^ rt5 Iht^c jnc I udc the pui^uit of in'i^stmcDts 
thi3[ capitalize on. cndunng U^ advantiiszs 

In try ^ir-it^ic and Dtcmtjoiul nica^ 5Ui:li as 
[EiaacDC surs^illnjicc jind long-nuigc stijkcr 
ftolth, opcTJEional miuicuy^r jnd susLunmcnt 
ofDir sea jnd ground ffirccsaEsu'.it^c: dt^Lajicar 
ajr domjiiiLDCc and undersea wjr^re Thar 
capabiliuG slifiLilfl prcsnc US fradocn of 
anticii] and provide future rnrsldents svidi ^ui 
ap^anded set of options to addrcsall of theODR 
&CLIS iiKbis and a wide r.ingeof pccential Future 
contingeDcies The Jim e ed poscz^ sufficient 
cap[ibilit>~ ixi coavince 2n.y potentjal jxlvnsu}' 
that ]t cannor pirvail in ji conflict ^nd that 
eng^ing jn confljcE entjils sulEiannil scraTt^ic 
risks beyond miht2r>~ defeat 

CcDsstent wjth ±js approachn ^p^ng the 
cbojccs of countJje!> at scrategic crossTDjds 
highlights die need for the fDliowii^ tjfa of 
c^pubiliuG 

■ SccLiTLrj'coorcraitnQ and cr^agement activi- 
tia jRcludcDg pint trajnmg aenrtsA senior 
stikff talksi iind oErcr ^nd forngn internal 




U S .'llf MuLiojuI ^jianl pcjvmjjil fimiJ^n/c itLCir 
niLisU ■l^ilidtutiq ru wiiii xipcLL^ i]4 ilic T'-IC^ I igtiung 
Fakiin during ilic U b ] ■ruKin H_'4jfnniJiJ c4cjcac 
Smir, ^hilE FjIli^ 2CKi^ En J^KhA iJic Tolisli Ja\ 
Fdctc wjIL \x^n \z.LC\\\i^^c\f,€ri n4~4B P-16 l^ighrjng 
Fatnns itm^ nun.lu.iQj Lfi Lx'gm Jctibi'i r^ ibcir SiKfi- 
[n-Ldc MiLj Igkirii as Lhc ccvnLn mcdinnjich lUt 



defense [Enining ed incicase nndeisundcDg, 
snrengdien albes and pmtner^ jnd accLimtdv 
ccmmnnieateCS objccti ves and jn tent This 
well rcquiie both nrhTauthDn[Lcsand2r"ceii- 

tur> mcctuiniansfnrtheinreragcnc} proccs. 

Conaderahl> impmved langLtJ^edndcLilcunil 
a%v.irencs to develop j greater undetstjnd- 
ing of emerging powere ind how [hc>" niaj 
2ppn]Eich STiit^c chDcca. 

rer^Lstent 5urvnUancc Lncluding£>^temsth2t 
ciLn penetrate and loiter indenjcdorcontcsred 
arc3s. 

The capibLljt> to deploy lapidl}; 
assemble, conun-ind, pmiccL reconsiiriireparkd 

fc-employ jcrnt com tat power trom SR 
donuinsro Militate asun:d jcccs. 

Prompt and high-wlnme global strike to 
dercr a^rcEflon ar coerctonn jind if dercr- 
rence hiky to provide a broader nmge 
gC ccn^entJiinal rspcnz optcons to tbe 
Praidcnr Thus will rcqujie bra-idcr 
atithnntjaFrDm theCongiTS. 

Secure broadband communications Into 
denied or contested iros to support 
penetrating surpeillunce and strike systems 

[nregramd defertscs gainst short-r jnccnuDit- 
2re-r and intercontJuenEal-range bulljsiic jud 
cruise m tsile 5>^tems 

AJrdomin^ncecapabLlLtiQtf] deleat jdvuiced 
dircats 

Undersea war^re capabilities to □: ploj t stcil di 



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iDrinsEyifliftOigfic SitfEr 



and cnlimccdcrcntncc 

■ Ca[MbLljtjaroshapciUid ddbidcibcraiycc 

' Jomt coiiuiiaDd ^nd cantTDl izapjbLlLtJG diat 
Euc survivjhic m die fticc of WilD-, dcc- 
tiDQic-, orQtcr-iittiicbs. 

Prevendng the Acquiiition or Vk 
of\^pDQsafM^ss D^sLTUcdoa 

Durtng die Cold W^, the miin challenge fijcing 
tlicLbitcd States wssdcTCTTing die farmer 5ov]c:t 
LhjDD frnin uaog svcspoius of mas dcstnicELaa 
(WMC^) againa the Ui]i[cd ^yrsand iis jUjcs 
TG[b>^ the Lhjtol 5utcs I^Q J giUEcr d^i^cr 
fram an OLftrndrng nuintcr cf bostik nrgLma 
jjid tcrrortst grourG thji seek m acquire and 
use WMD. These acrojs miy ni^r rapond to 
tiadiELanal [oqLs jjid concepisordererrence. 

A iiumtcT dF pD[end[i]1y- bosttle ^ees pnscs 
orsed: ^^'cipDDS of iii.^s dcsEruchon. For dioe 
stacK WMD - irartJcuLifh nuclear weapons 
- provide ihe means co ascrt n^onal h^:mojiy 
jjid jnhmidace adica 'Jhcy may bmndEh 
nnclcjr, chemical and biologlcj] wcipons to 
ensure n:gime survis^ deny die United Siata 
jcccs to cnticalaren^ or deter Dibos from oitjng 
jcEian ^jnsl: them. Even when die^^ do not 
fcsea direct nij|jtiii> threat tn dieLlninrd SatcSn 
\bc^ states may thieaten the Unired States or 
Its iilLa indirccriv bj tmjisTerrLitE weupDiis nr 
aperttse ro cermnss. hJnnli Korci lias pni^cd 
nnclcjr, chemjcJ and bLological wcipnns 2nd 
tills devdnpcxi and sM ^t^ixiiiSi including 
long-range nijfflilcsi to odier stata of concern- 



Iran's pLii^it of nuclear cj|:»bj|jtksi suppnrr 
for terrorism, and chrcitening sutonentsatcut 
regional neigh Ix [!^ misesun 1 Inr concerns abont lis 
inToiticiiis Iran isEiapidlyde^doping long-iange 
delLvcrj'ffK^icmsanda full nuclear fuel c}cleihat 
■hVcuLd enable IE tn pn^ducenuckar weapons 






In the event of a conflicr, ^'ZvlE^armcd states 
could use dieir weapons jgalnscrheLTn [red Stated 
or Its allies preempbvJy, durutg conhict or ixi 
slow follow-on stabiliEiluon efens. hi si^me 
C35a suites could ha^ hundn:ds of aispccc 
^cUitics and storage srs chat sicrnld need ro 
be secuidr £urhed and remedjjtcd Ebllnwu^ 
the end of combur. ^uch operations could 
o'icnYhelm stabilizaluonefEorts. 

Several odier W^ID-anued sntcSn aldiougli not 
neccsiri1> hostile ro the Lhjted ^ratOr could 
ka rhe pnssibiljt} of internal instabilit>~ and 
los of control over diar weapons The Licl of 
eE[ecrl"w goverjuuce in many pares of the world 
contributes m die Vt'\ID djjigct, providing 
opportnniEies for terrorist oiganizaooiis to 
acqucre or hiubor W\[D The pmspcct dial a 
nuclear-caimble sture ma> lose control of irame 
of Its weurojis to tcrrorjsis isoneof thegicattsc 
dangeis the LTnired 5rates jjid its allies face 

Technolc^cal trends heighten the threat. 

NiicLeur wcapoas> sopbtsricated and/or bio- 
eogjneeied biological ^igenis, and ni^n-tCdidmoiial 



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cJioDJcal agents - cii]cc ±c sole punTrff of 
lajgc^ camplct stac wcajwas piDgrims - will 
be wjthjn ladi cif j grovFJi^ nLimhcf of-ictDis 
In ticcDcnmg daijdct Tcdiniilogicil jdi^Dccs 
and s^idd^' distributed caihjiica] jnEonnitiDn ni? 
m.iking cvrr marc dArigoaus ^^'cifCDS oacr to 
produce Ar d]c s^mc time, afundol rdijncc 
Dn s^pbjEiicjitcd ckctToajc EccbDalogiG b> the 
Lbjtol StLita> LQ iilltc^ jud |:ujtiicfs incrcias 
their vulncrabLlrrj" tfi ihc dcsLruchvc effects of 
dcctiDiiuEQCTic pull {EMD - tbccnoK'tnj^ 
gi^cQ otf durjng a nuclear wufanc^plDSLan Ihc 
effect cifa nucJcar bUs could br camsiraphic to 
both [nj|jtar> Ibn:^ and thecivilun pnpLiLiluoD 

[t Ls eNtremel> diUizijJt to colkcL rdjjblc 
Incdligcnce on ^'MD progFams and artivHueSr 
whlchaFcclosd) guafdislsDirets The previlcncc 
of duil-usc tozhuologjcs jjid l^ltjmatc cjviltiin 
appUcjEiarts mciJis nuckafn chcmlcil iind 
bjological ri3ean:hcfEoTtSdirecas>~[o coucealiind 
dlfBcLik to dcrect and moiiLtor. S^scd od the 
dcmfinscTJtcd gisc wjth which LincnaiKrative 
stara dud Jifin-sutt actoR can ccinccal Vt'\ID 
pn^grams aud rcUted JctivjtiBi the Lbjted 
Stats, itsalliaand pdnners mustopccc [iirther 
IncdligenceE'dpsand surproes 

[t J5 LQ d]L5 cnvimiunenr dut tennnss - 
Indudcag O^mg bin LkIoi and his j^soctats 
-seek toacqucrethoecatasLrophjc w^apcmsand 
tcchnolegici preyingon vulnerableEi^^trnmentSr 
ungoiR3Tied terncurjes and susceptible 
Individuals IhQ benefit from derenmnisl 
pn^ljferatoES and criminal cnrerpriscs thai seek 
to miEic in cacastrciphu: cechnoJogis and diat 
continue m aid and abcL diem. 



Posits Mi^FfdiTi/smftirf I L ]^^ 

Osama ^.v La/^ "A^Mintu u^tipo^sfitr fi^ 
jjcffj^/prflKSf w^yuwj. la/}/ o^nyiMsoNft^^fiiy 



The pnncLful obiecn^r cf the L^lttil States is 
CO prevent hostile sutffnr non-state actors tjum 
acquLnng ^tAID. This invol^a diplomatic 
and economjc mcasurOi but lc c^n alffi mwlic 
active measures and die usr Df milicaij' fonx 
[0 deny accs^ to materialsn inteidicr tmn^cr^ 
and disrupt piDductiitn pmgrams. Rir 
enamplcn tn Oztubcr 20UX Gennan and Italian 
auchorms acting under the fram<:worl: of die 
PinliferaiLon iccunt}' Diiciativc (PSIJ and bisrd 
on infonnanon provided by die Unired SviiOj 
Slopped a^ipmannfadv:mccd ccntnfugc pans 
tound for Lbv^snuclarpiugram Twomondis 
attd confronting Lb>an oHiziaJs with this new 
evidence ofan active and ill^lnuclcirpn^riim, 
Lib>a volunanl^ .^rccd to end its WMD jnd 
long-imge misile puDgrams Yet dcpite such 
succcscSi additiojuil states and »me teriDrtsc 
or^nizauonsmayaricrtheksacquiieWMD in 
die earning yais. 

To addres such thiats, theLhiteri States must 
be piepaied to deter atticbs; lucate, cjg and trjcb 
W^ID [naterials, ace in cas^ where a state that 
pQ9:sQ W^tD loses ^:l^ntnDl of its vrsponSi 
Chpccially nuclcir dcvjco; detect WTvlD acras 



r^LULiimn £j1 rk±3B: Hq iiff flcpon 



33 



OpcQ llilUl; mg IkcStAf 



dll donniiisi EU5tain opantEcosrhta^liELcLiEulcr 
WMD jrcjt±. hdp [njtiB]tc the consequences of 
WMD jtEcbs Jt home or ow^scas; and dimjiutc 
WMD iDutCTtals jn ixacccLmc dLirLng comlutH 
and attcr cfiafljcQ. Natioad dtors to counter 
dieLhieaf poEed by WGipn[isofiiu:^de5inic[L{]a 
musE mcojporjEe bcth pfrpcntiTCiiDd rcspaosive 
dimeasiDrt^ 

Prnqiavr Di mcnEion. The Lbjted Stares seds 
Id bdikl aud cipund gjotul pLUtnei^i^s ruined 
at pirventiDg prolJIcratLDnr stopping WMD- 
rebtod cra1fx±jng. hdpjng fricodh gr}^G~[iment]> 
Lmpn}^contTDl£fi>rreiJ5ting v^cj^Dn^ nutenils 
and eipcrttzi and diarredlung ■hVQpons of rnas 
douuctlon a£ lit50~Liment]> of nadonal pD^u. 
hnprovLDe theabiLt}^ id detect, jdcndfj; locate^ 
la^ and tJi3ckhc> W\fDiiss:tsiiiddcifldaprQcnt 
intosiruccure in hostile or dcnjcd eItos and to 
mtodici ^'Zvm their deli>rrj' sysierru^ and 
rebEOJ ni2Eenak in tfiinat asc c^cniidil to [his 
appmach Id ikdditiDaH the United States musi 
Lmpmw Jls iibLln>" co jdcntifj" and penetrate 
cnminjil netwQrks bent on prn&ELng from the 
pmhlrratiQU af such dangerous weapons and 




U S 1 nd ra hc^^n [u ^ lyji^ j jcjufc llkoju u>. ~ .k iji.lo 
riEi a SLEnubmJ EiLLiLiiinc iiuoiJcc^n apcrjIiLin In 
2D0J. liTTcrm [iDra 1 4.cujM:iiij:]n led co LlLcinEEnljc ttnn 
of a siiipncnL cH 4.cnl[irii]^ pjic u Lihyn ILis 
^ticfL cuEnbiJKiJ wiii] I'lki^uj]! a nuELK cl~ . L 41 Klinn 
ncl viirlL i1l]]an^ lirlpciJ eh iHLLH^Ei l]y ^tiai JcTwn Lkr 
s]f>l] lECiTivca blirk En^rkEL ncm'ojk 



opertlse MuLthi^itJonal etfarts such as T^] 
piuvidea mcdel toeKpand global ccoperaiLan ixi 
piTpcnt pmhlcraLunn. 

Rgyona vc Di mcnsjon If prevention cllnrts tnl, 
thrLbjted Stuns mast he pirpiired tci respond. 
jAn ctEeciLTC nspDnsc requires thai ihe UnLtal 
States use .ill elenienES of national po^^'et, wnrkti^ 
viiih iLbe-mlmkd naiunos, ed locate Eccurc 
jind destroy WMD The LhjJcd Sutes wjII 
use rcaccful jind coofcmtjiit means sihcnercr 
poaibic buc will employ ffirce when neccauy 
Thts nill KX|uiie grosving emphizsis on WMD 
elimination ofcraiinns thai locitc chaiactenze, 
securer dtiible jmd/or destroy a sate fir non- 
scate acta rs WMD capabiUnes and progiains in 
iihostElcor Uncertain en vjroiunen:. The\ljljtiii> 
Deparmienis v^ill organize train and ojujp loinr 
IbnrQ Jcir ±is increasjngh important mL^^ion. 

There are rwD parbcularly dLTtcult opeFauonal 

jind technical ctulleriges asDciared vvidi WMD 
elimination detecting fu^Lle materul and 
leuderLug ofe nuddTr chemical and bkilogicil 
devices. This requires tjie abJjt}- m locate; tag 
jind track hsiJe muteruh rapidlv^ including in 
denied ^css, jind rei d^o^ specialized tcims 
trained to render Jiifc nucfcir wcafous qulc}J> 
in>"whejtin the world. 

Finally; if a WMD attack cannot be pfercnred, 
ibe Deparcmeni must hcprepaied in re^jond m 
requslsG] help mitigue die ctlects of die attack 
it the earliesT oppDrtunirji inmate or suppnrt 
ongoing consequence managcmcni c^rt^ and 
actjvc^> support local, sutcv Inderal and allied and 
parLuer authottiles To ensure ituc ie^ lespGuses 



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tD the Qcw WMD LhfQt air coaadcnil boib 

cidiblc jiod IcgLclmaE^ the Lbjtol Scsts will 
VFDit clo^y wjth Its [VLrmcr^ 2i\\^ ^d other 
mcmbcES of thr Lntsrutjojul cf][nmLiait>: 

CcDsstcnt VFJtli ±L5 appfoachp pmmting^Qtc 
or DCQ-statc iHTtois ffom jcquinng or uaij]^ 
WilD btghligliE the need for the foUowjiig 
types of C3 imbilj dcs 

' ^pcri^l opcrauons fbiucs to Idcjec, duiiactcr- 
ucajid sDiLiic^'MD. 

■ CapablllcJQ ed locate tDg and tract WMDr 
their ddi^.cr> si^ons jod rcbrcd nuircrijLvr 
includcag the moos to mi^^c i^uch irems 

' CapablllbQ to detect fisile matenikis sudi as 
nucldrdevnrGjiE stand-QtE rEiiigcs 

' Inteidiccloa c^ip^bLljlua to ^mp aiir 
nurLnmc Jiod gmuod sbipments of 
WilDp their di:ll"w:r}" ^wcms -ind iclated 
rrucerriik 

■ Iti5i5icnt5uncill[ij]ce over widciireas to locate 
Wii D cipibiljluafir hostifc ftrccs 



W]vl D diniLnatJGn misan. 

Thccifubilitj to deplo>p sustjji], pmrecL sup- 
port and ie-deplD>spii:lii]openitiDn5Ebn:Gin 
hosEile eo v]TDn jucqq 

"[hcciEubilitj'to dudd cnncal ind vulnerable 
^siemsjind cechnoJogis from diecitasLropb- 
icdlcctsofEMI! 




AU 5 Ni^v EicH|Hti] Cncpni n {kfrUniJ Dcpicincni 
of ChJiiTEC driL jIq a Iqn LjinxjiT ^fvctilL5[ [it^tr d ochev 
jHnnblLog J ^[Lcn^u] ntol:]^i] I'nifucti^'c Biclnir 
JiriE^ J imnLig 5CUCD jr C^D n^i C^oi^ilr. K u i^j 11 The 
Ckpi run lint lo'cn^ opcrtts: m ill cicmcna of ihc 
Tfia] I\~arc to mnlaLi opciBiimi. 



Refining [he Deparimenis Force 
Planning Constrlicl for WarlLme 



Human intdltgencc LingLi^e skiils iind 
cnJtufiil awjinmess ed under^cand bcrter the 
Inten dons and motl^atjon^fif pctenttil ad^^r- 
siHE jjid to speed iccdiw> ctEoni 

Capabllms aod spsnalued iam^ ro render 
sifc iind an ure Wil D. 

Mbn-leihal weapons to secure ^'ilD ates bo 
thai maEen^cuinoc be removed. 



The lour locus areas Inibnned die Oepanments 
nrrtevF of diegiudcmce for suing and "duping die 
US Armed farces, Thtseuldance iscommool)" 
icfaroJ ro as die Dcpanments Force rianning 
CoQstnicL Such guidance iriforms the analysis 
diat provides a guide to dnermine Ixth die 
appioprtaEcsne of die force (napacity), as^dlas 
die t>~FQ of capjbiJitKS (forces jind equipment! 
needed acrofs a range of szenarios. 



Joiuf command and cootml t^loRd for the 

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"Ilic^OOinDRJcddicDcpaftinaittDdlraitthc 
milLLir}^ to Di^iiiLZCr crajn ^od cqucp SLitEicicni 
Icirca u] ddhid the U.S homdiiDd. o|]cia[c in 
and iiom four fonvdfd r^ons. "swiftl) dcfcalT 
jdvcnancs In twDorrlappjng cniLtJfj tuimpLUErts 
while prcscrvinE Jcir the Praidcnc thcaptjon to 
Vlq doiisiTCly" DQC af ihpsc cimpajgns: 2nd 
conduct 1 hmltol number a flr!Qcrmiht^~.^d 
hum^j tanan co n n ngcncta 

Duf Ef^ this QDR, scnJor lodcra cnnGnncd the 
LmpD^Eancc af the 11121a dcrocnts of ch^t force 
fbniiJi^ Construct [luiintJLnjiig ibc jbjlLty to 
defend tbcUS bomcLuid. continuing tfi npi:rate 
Lii jind fn]ni farsvard aro^ jnd ^bc^ jUh the 
Lm pof tance of mnjn ujh i ng c jp^biJitKS ^md ffirccs 
to wacc multiple Lunfutsns m iin averJuppmg 
time frame - for whjch theic nia> be htde or 
nn wjimjng of altadi This Latter cjifutuhty Ln 
particular remains a stmng deterreni ji^inst 
opportunistic aggreaicm nr attcmpied coefcian. 
As die ome tim^ lesions kerned fiDin recent 
opefiitlans suggoi the need for SDme rcEnement 
of Lbecaosmjct to tabe bctrcr account of w^ilme 
demands 

■ The DcpiTtmenis homdand defense rcspon- 
sjbjlltjcs^ould bcmareclcirl^'djstingLiEhed 
fram dicnspciJisLhLlrclcsDfDdicri^encjci 

* US farces mnst CDntiiitJC to operate In [br- 
vraid areas, bucopcraEicmal demands o^^rr the 
FUST four imisderaanstratechc need ro oper- 
ateaianml dicglobrand noronh inaudfrom 
theftiLirn^ons called out m lhc2^}^}l ODR 
(Eiimpc^ the Middle East, die j^iau Uttoolp 
and Northeast Asu) 



* In the past- September 11 wnrldr trr^ulnr 
^^^rEire bas emerged as [be donuuLinr tbnn 
of wajfire confranting the Lhjtcd Sates, le 
aLlccs and lis panner^. accardingly, gulddincc 
must account far dtscrjbutcdp k>ng-duratJon 
opemtion^ Ineludmg unconvmuonxil war- 
k^ foieign internal deEenscv councerterror- 
tan, councerjnsujgem:); and scabjliziitlanand 
leconstmcaon ofcrarinn^ 

* For [be foreseeable future steady-scateopcra- 
tjanSi including operations as pan of a long 
^^^ragainsi terra ristneuworLv and asocBEOJ 
latation boar and snstainmenr requiremencs, 
will be the niajn dcierminanr far s^Ilng US. 
fonics. 

* Consisteni with tbeHDRsemphaason pie- 
^mrici a, gu id^mrc must place greater em pbasls 
on forces and cafubibcla needed for deier- 
lenceand odier peacetime shaping acrivitifs. 

* Finally^ operauonxil end-st^tcs de&ncd in 
renns of 'swiftl> defcitij^'* or ''winning de- 
ctsrtdy" agunst ad^CTiincs nia> be Ics useful 
forsDmet>pcsDf operations CS foiucs nia> 
be duectcd to conductn sudi as siipponii^ 
cnil authoricia to manage tbe cnnai|nenccs 
of cacasirapbic, mascasualt) ^.^nisat borne, 
or canducring a lang-durattonn irr^ular 
w^rEare cimpajgn against enemjes emplaning 
as}Tnmetrjc cacrics. 

Based on thez canstderations, tbe Deportment 
hjs refi ned its fbite f lann ing Canscruc tn dj vid lu^ 
IIS ac[iviuQintnthieeob|ectJ>c areas flomdand 
Defenses ^t^ on Terrar/ Irri^ular (Asvinmcrric) 
Waj^re and Canw^irian-il Camfutgns Jn 



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tnnJDCiii^ DpzninHG m ncccviJ^iiLC wflli Liir 
Fcir^r rijnniiit; ^'imcruci luBncd fcv ^3Tiinc ~]hc 
DinntiibiiHi a^uuh iiiip U\S [^ Jiuu tiES ti^^^ 
m New DTkainr Lcnutinru. m ^uppcn of HirrEinc 
Kjcriis ki mj ma ran xiiLsu rvr opcnLxiEU (.■ 5 \sw\y 
Kukl tc Pi 2 ill L' ^ MnnncE kxi4: for ^capcfu c3L~hc^ aru 
UELii^^L^ Dciribc \LTian h]n]in in [nil AFl-Z Spicic 
Lcm l:cj ^D^Pi d ari]^ 1 dcpfcyi ncru [i> .\iilcrycn \jrlc:auc 
i]j^. ^jiidm. aijun [ifj mu i ilvi i ks t kds juui dol U ^ 
Pici&c C[»ivu 111 3 concimiiKi^ Imnbcj pk^irc i]] L^ 
.^.ui-I\j^i6c rrgji'n (pbuun iDp m hHuun h 



ocJi arc3p Lr^urcounts bctli (or jcelviuq dnc tbc 
Department conducts contiauoud^ (sicady- 

SEHld as ndl as eIkisc it CDndLincs cplmdically 
(sucgc) In ^iddirjoi] u\ oonnjl frrrcc gcni:fanon, 
susLunmcnt dnd uuinLngacl:jvitJcs> this vraitunc 
(bnrt planing construct calls fiir US. Jdrccs in 
bcjblcto: 

Dcfend-ihchDrndiuLd 

' Sladi^aalc - dcicct, deter, and if oecc^afj; 
tIeEbir external thrcits to die U.^ homdand, 
and enable [lartncis to contribLitc ro U.S. 
n^Eicinal axurirj^ Examples of such actLviuQ 
include: routine homclajid sec unt} trajning 
and aercLses v^\l\\ other Inderal ^enctesand 
slUc jjid local gQscrnments. stracegLC deicr- 
n:nce. roLicinemarilunicDpefatJonsccDducred 
with theU.S CoasE Guard, ^b^th AmerjCiin 
air defense Lncluding air a3T.tragnt> opcfa- 
tlaasimisiledefenscand rcjdjncstci provide 
suppon Eo civil audiontiB Ebr consequence 
DunjgeTiient event]^ 

■ SlllEC - contribute ra die nations response 
to and manJEemcnt af die conicqucnccs of 
'^'\1 D Jttacksnr acaraarophHT ei^mtn such as 
Hnrnciine Kacrjna. and alsu tn t-^mx the level 
of defense rcspnnsiTdeiffl mail dnniajns le^, 
aifr land, mariUnic sfuce Eiod cibcn^n^ tf 
tlirectol 



all casK the DcpmtmenE shoukl increase Jts 
capjbilitLcs to cond uct oixratioiis .^jnst enemjcs 
vfhocmpio) a?hTn metric approaches. Thisrcfined 
Force riannjnE Cnnstnict for wartime dcsznhds 
thcidatrclevdofcrtort die Department should 
devote to each of the thiec objective aiee, la 



rrexarl i n the ^gkr on Ter ror and Conduct 

■ itcadisalc - deter and defend agihist 
HTCTual transnational teriottst atEacks, en- 
able piftneK through integrated secunlj" 



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OpcQ llilUl; mg ihc Slj^e^ 



coDpcFatdon programs, ^ndcdnducE mijltiiricp 
glabullv distributffi [rrcgLibr opcnaiLans of 
vujiRE durjuon. Employ eltic-iI puiposc 
Ibma conluiiuGiisly to JiircfESCc ^'ith jUis, 
bdUd jzuitncr c;i|:abLljt>, coDduct lor^-dura- 
tion coLiiircr insuTgcnc} opcranons .md deter 
JEgns^is dirougli Ebn^ard prscnct 

■ SuJEC- conduct a brgc-azjlcvpoicntiiillv lojig- 
duradon JircguUr wjffiur campaign includ- 
mg couDtcnnsuTgoicj'jiDd soiunt), 5tabLL[>; 
tianatLDn and ircon^nicticin opcrarioiis. An 
caaraplcDf-in irrcgLiLirsuiEcc^jnpirsn ^tmld 
be the current level of cffijn asDcated with 
operatlQQSjn Iraq ^md AlghiinjEiim 

Cmiduu^d-SQiiJ[]imKnibnalJ[Jamiia^ 

■ ScidjiSlatc - deter inter-^ie coenzian or 
aggnsjoji through fcirwjrd depkjjtd ftrccsn 
cjuMe piTtncra thru ugh dicjter scclitlIj' 
coopcFatJon, and condLic: prcscmrc mL^hUins 
These icuvitjcs include diiy-co-da^ presence 
mLftLCinSi rnihLirj'-co-mlhciJj'cschiangQCfiJTi- 
bined cteictscs sozLincy'coopciatknnactJvilucs 
iind normal lacrcLsei^ in rddim:!^ during the 
EosonAl a enitsQ of porei] tiiil ad versirja 

■ Surge - ^vage twt} ncirly sjniLilLincniJs con- 
vrntJOHxil cjmpojgns lor one aiQvcntLDriiil 
cjmiraign jf alre-jdv cng-.©sl ui a L^t-sukv 
long-dLimcLon irregubr canijx]jgn\ while 
sdoiluvd) reinforcing deterrence against op- 
fcitiinLslucacQofa^rcsknn. Depreparedin 
oneof thrnvo campajgasto remote a bnstilc 
regime, destroy its mihtar> cjpacLr>" and sa 
condltjonfi for die [ninsiluon re, or for ±e 
rsEorjtioa oE^ civil si^cicEy 



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Th& retinal force planiijng constnicr for 

wartime wjII be used in lioi of the force pLinnLC^ 
guidance published in dieMuich 70D5 N^f^o^ 
DeffTis^ JftMifcS/ The Depanmcnt will use tiil£ 
ccnscruc t as the basts for future anil>5i!> ofneedoJ 
captibtlldaaDd fonrcs. 

In CO aductLQg follow-on analiscsjmd asessments 
to determjne more full} the impllcjtiDrts of 
thts gujdjnc^ US. operatjonal ^d fonx 
phnjijng wjII consider a socne^'har higher Lrhri 
of contnburiDrts from interrunonal alljcs and 
parruers, as VFdl as orher Fbderal agencies in 
snjgeopcratioQS ranging frum homeland defense 
ro iTi^uliir warfire and crrn^^ntional campa^ns. 
Thts a^umption tsixristscent v^idi the incrcasoj 
IticI of EecLirLt>~ conperadon and other JctLvitLes 
to enable ptirtners as rojulrod bv the refinod 
Force Planning Cnnstrucr "Ibc construct alsD 
acbiowlct^cs that fcllcy decisons, such as 
mobjijzauon policuzs and w^ar ajms, ma> change 
o^o* tjmeand have implicarions forthediapcand 
azeofU.S lames finally, as part of a piucts 
of conunnous roses^nenc and m]provemenr. 



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thsvraitinic construct win be further dcvdopcd 
Dvcf ujnc to ditlcrcotLitc among the MlIlluj" 
DqmrtmcntBjisED how chc} ^ould bcMEizciiiid 
dupe diar Linjquc force strucrurOr fnr use hj'thc 
Ccimbaunc CorniiiADdi:!^ stoce Ai piris cf the 
coDstruct do not ipply eQu^l>~ to all i:api]bLlL[>~ 
fcrtfbijizrs. 



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ftmbdi^i^sp jh ifaiAib And Tti\L^ 



REORIENTING CAPABILITIES 
AND FORCES 

DurtDg tbc ODEp the scojor ladcndup of the 
Dqiuitmaif c:DDadcr4:d porcDtJiil adpustmcnts 
tD upatiLLiLfs ^uid ffirccs jh li^ht of the 
i]tir locus jiicis and rdincd force n^nniiig 
CfiDscrucL "I1k>" jdcntjficd dcsnil future force 
chansctcristkfi prjor ro dcvdopji^ propzrsds 
far [he following ufubiUt}' pDitfoljoE. locDt 
gfcumlr sprcol opsarjoos foicsi joinf air. locDt 
niLirLciJTie: Lillorcd deterrence, com buhng^'ZvlD. 
joint mobjLt>~; I5A .^d space cj|:»ti1itkE. net- 
centnc[[}'i jnd lojnc comiiiaDd iiud CDntrnL 
M pun of a proccs of cciaELnuom chjjigc the 
DcinartmeDts cap^abiljtics ind fonrcs wjII he 
rconenred P>cr tjme co refloiE these daircd 
cbaiiicterMics. 

Ibis icDfjenti^ELaa builds LipQn [raiisform^ttDaal 
changes ;ilrc^} Linderwa), sliifting [be }mux 
force fiDcn dependczicc on Lai^ permanent 
Dveiscjs garrlmns toi^^rd oipslluonu}' 
opcQtjnns ucjlizing more austere hiss abn?-jdr 
torn focuang pnmirjiyon cmdiUonj] cnmbjt 
□p:raEions coward greater cjpabjLty to deal wieIi 
a^mmecTLC clullefiges. liDni doionllicting pint 
dpoatJiins ro Lntegmta] and e^m inrenlependent 
Dpcfacjcins - all wliile massng die CLimuljti^ 
power of tciLnE forces eo achieve s>"nciEJ5tk 
eJJcclS- 

Inslgbls doival frfim j jetIcs of com piemen Eai>~ 
^njly^cSn includjng die Mobility Cafubjiltjcs 
StudyAud the Join t l^tatEsOpcntloruLl A^iLibLlLE>~ 
[OAi Studio, mfonned ca;x]biljt> ponfolio 
devebpment TbeO[£ri3Emajil Av:ij]abi]it>^serjcs 



oFscudiG lsj] fDur->T;Lr ongcLf^ point futaLytJcal 
ctton ro j^^icss force cjipabilLElcs and cjibciuq 
ro raeeE the prionties of the Nsi{k>firif Dtfrris^ 
.^ffljfi^' "Ihoe anal>^a hclrcd u] identify die 
DepartmenE 5 pn^rcs in cjch i:apabLlL[>~ pcrtfo llo 
smccKKHn ^fG m cjpatihELes needed eo rcalJEe 
die futuit foite visjon, insights jhout poEcntlal 
Gcc£> cjpacLt}^ jind future oppDnunities for 
in^^tsunent FDreiiimpl^OpefatJDnalA%alLihdJty 
ascacd EheasalLabiljtj of forces prmr ro, duru^ 
and foUowmg maior combt^toperiidoi]^ as^vell 
as ro meet iDutine mtslons and the incimsed 
ckmands of rhe lar^ war It revealed stKirtfalls 
in c^ip^bUitja for special aperations fores jind 
tntdllgcncc suntillance jind rcconnaL'sincea 
among other cajxitilitKS. 

fiased on dir Operadooa] A'vajlabjht> analysis, 
Ddier rdjrcd asc^mentSr and atecsj^i: senior 
FodcT djaza'annSn rhe Dep^tmenr concluded 
diat die Hze of Eodays forces - both the .^ci^t 
and Rcsenc Compcnenis across die \1jhtary 
DepartmcnB - is appropriate ro mccr cnrrcnE 
and pmpcctal operiidona] demands Ar die 
same Emic diese anal>^cs higlilighted die 
need to continue re-bolancing the niL^ of lomt 
cajiabLlj ties and fnrcK This chapter summarizes 
recommended changes in the mil of capabihues 
and the Departmcnrs resource pnonlics. The 
f residence Budget for fiaral Year 2007 reflects 
the HDRs "leading edge'* pnonrics to change 
die rnJn of cup^biljtKS in key^ arcis The full 
budgetao and programmaEic Implications of die 
ODR vtlII be irilected in die urcomlng budget 
cjrie 



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Joint Ground ForcM 

ViHon . jauiigroLirwl EbirffiwillcnacmiictD tatc 
on more of die Lists fcrformcd by codays^jaiiiil 
Dpcratlaosfoiucs Ibcroult will tciiicw breed 
of warrior lablc m niavc mfirc tisily bctwcca 
d isparjtcmHK] q sctssvhilc prcscp/ing diardcpth 
of still [fl pr^mar}^ ^?cct^DK Fucurc: wjirioi^ 
wjU be 2S pradclcnt cq jrrc^Lar orcri3iJO[i£> 
ji]clud[ng ccuntcrjiisurgaic} and ^ubllizjEmn 
□pcTiitlaQS, jis diT}^ arc Eoda^ In bigh-LDtoLsttj^ 
combat Tbc> will be mcdLibr m structure at 
a]] Irvd^ bfgd> sdf-susuLning, and cjpGbJr 
of opcrauiig bcth LR trEsditLi^ruil J^irciuiElfins as 
wdl ^ di^ggrc^rmg mio snuWa, JurouiimDus 
uRLis. Thrh wi]l be able to susluh loiig-duraiLan 
irrt^uliU opcTiiluoni while aploiUng rc3ch- 
hsct tD oflQ-deplayed demenis of die faizc. 
Ihcy vtlII Lindcisciiid foreign culrkira and 
BDCteusand fascs die ^ibllLty to traiD, mentor 
and jdvise faraga Jsecuntj forces iind conduct 
countcnnsujgcnc>" campaigns. TbcK s^ill b^vc 
incrcscd cijiabLlilues ra conduct tume-sensiti^ 
opemtlQDSi bi>~ fusing intdligenceand ofcrGEiorts 
at the lacticil Ind and with larger numbers of 
JomtTaciLcil .^rConcmllcrs ro jchiei^ a higher 
level of |o mi ground-air intcEmtion. 




U ^ \\u\' '^■kJ^~^^ LiirLlii. I J |iji.iil m ' 1i^u lui. 
riu ELipfKicL ci L J pen Liun Iriqi i KcdiKn Jbcirbintcr 
^ctidc^ cnibt Lknn id mjnci^cr npblK in lucii 
■rtan cctf iTGDMicnE and open tcmm 



rmen^ ro Da g Conasfcnc with diez future 
Ibice characterEDCSn the Army is slgnjficantlj" 
c^pinding \Vi upabilnies ;yid capacirj^ for dir 
full ringe of milicu)' opcrju^nnSi mcludu^ 
iricguliir waitireimd support" co secuntj, srabiljty 
jind cransihon operadons It is irarganiiu^ 
IIS combat and support ibnres mto modular 
brtgLjde-basrd uniis- including brtgade combar 
[cims{QCTs)and diesupponbri^dcs to sustain 
dicm - to increase breaddi and depth for die 
k\D^ war. Tbc>~ aie incrcisii^ their pn^Gcienc} 
in irregular wu^Fe, dieidny freeing up S3mc 
special fipemtions forces for more comple:t 
[ask^ TacElcil and aperalional hc^idquaners 
hsivc been redesigned to support gcD^aphlcaUy 
detribumd tngudeofcmEiansand provide Joinr 
cfimmund and conirol. In 200-1 ibe j\rm> 
[enninated the Comanche hdicoprer progriim 
and reallncited funds to leinvigoiaEe its jviation 
cafabllines> includutg unmanned jh:rtal "vehiclG 
The rstructured Future Cfimbar S>srems (FCS) 
piagiam is jccderating "spm-outs" of adsanccd 
capabilities uiro dienewj\rmv modular fnrcc^ as 
wdlasforUS.SDCOy anddieManneCorrs. 

The Marine Carps has Uicroasl bcth its capacity 
and IIS capabilit>^ ro conduct irreguLir waifire. 
Since 204} Ir die Marines CoTps has real^ned us 
foicesDiictuiTEnaddn^lcsanslcirned mrecenr 
operation^ itsulcii^ m a I2^tiincfc35trin in£inti> 
capacity and related mtdltgence suppon ixi 
in^uy unitSi jn additinnal .^tive Component 
ritai} Sling aircraft squad fon, j 2V^r mcfcscm 
ligh tannor uniiSi a iH^-^ increase in reco nnaL'&mce 
capacity, ^^^moreJomt Fire LaHon Teams and 
a Xl*^tJ mcicuse in resent inrelligence sinicrure 
|[ hasairo ctablidied foreign Milimjj'Tmining 



42 



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Kiiftili^lllspjh ikii:^ And Vii\r^ 



Lbjts to train 4i]d^aiDis tbnics woridwidc 

Uli^ irtxiLuiCJJ^ h^ rnrn^Kfvl pOECnuol MjITLRC 

Corp& coQiribLiiLarL'^ c^jccally for preventive 
Artnlis Eind Lirc^ular 'A'ar^uc ofcraiLart^ 
Addi[K][iik[L>; dicM^tacCor[GliJ5incrG]£cd the 
capabilit>~ of tbe indlvuluiil Manne ki conduct 
distributed operaELaa^ piDVjdjiig dieCombutiint 
Camm^ders in c^pcdiELaruf} force [ible to 
conduct "^lo-rt-end" iGF ihhIdos 3e vFdl as 
tEkditrci naL openiELa ns 

QEHLDctanflS Toadiievcftiturcjointerouud 
&nx ehaiachTi5uc5 and bujld on pfugies to 
date the Dcpirtmcni wjU 

' GnumnuecD rehiLmcecafubLlLrjQt^ cie^diig 
luadnbr bngadcs in all three j\rni} cfimpo- 
ncnts 117 in die Ecgubr .^my (42 BCTs 
[uad 75 suppon brj&idcs). l(l<i m the Aimy 
P^tfoctal Gujid CS BCTs ind "8 support 
brjg2dcs).Lind "^H support brigades in d]cLJ.S. 
j\rni} Resent. Thjs equates to i 4G ixrccnt 
jncroscin rendilyjivailableaimtutpD'hVCT^d 
J bctrerbLibncebrtwccncdmlut and support 

■ Transfonn Anny UnJis jnd htidquartcis to 
madnbr dojgns. 

* [ncarpoiate RZS ^^]praveD^cn^5 jncD the 
madnkr Ibnie tbroLt^ a spiiaL de^dcipnicnt 
efiart diatsvill mtroduce ne^' tedinobgics as 
they arcdeiidci psi . 

■ Exizand tbcj\ir Fonrc jainiTiSctJCial .^rCoo- 
tml pn]g[ani by icLnily cralRLng [cn^mnel for 
jji/grouiid QfcratLonsand use of Lnminned 
j\criiil \HiLcks 




Ibc ioulL dlcl^J IU^ej] luuiijiuuI jauS h^iiii-t 
tr m cumpk of L'Wb \xu^ caipkvird h i^rcvnl 

Jlvlc^ 111 pnn'ulc pn^stoiL i^vhicc tunciUjn-f and 

m.iinjQ fiu nLr br (J.S IbEQlHnxinLl I [lclf Ji nc l:4~^ie4i 
]]]i^ Kjihoi r^Eiiol at boncim A u^ u» udnitih jnd 

drlnr ibc pliciivicnt cf inpiu^ ocd cxpiiiuic daiLOon 

J^ciaErTnitB- ^m. Tnq 



* Stjbiloe the Annys end strength at 482,400 
Actnt jnd ^33|000 Etsrw Component 
pcra.]nnel h FjaiilYcar ZOll. 

* ^tjbilde the Marme Corps' ^rnd strength at 

175.000 .^j^aRd 31.000 Rsr^Compa- 
nent pcrffinocl b>" Fiscil Year 20 1 1. 

Special Operaliooi Forces (so F) 

\^Lgnn The futuit spccul npcratjons fonx 
will be rjpidJ} deplooble, jgilc llciible jnd 

tailoiable co pcrfDnn the most dem-^ding 



niaibnin fll pcby fcAJ^ Btron 



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ftcurcD iin^CapntibtD jmj Fdecis 



Eind s:Etsitf^c ihkIgqs woridwidc j^ gcocol 

puTfasc |OLDt groLiDd fares ^.c oa \3sks that 
Special OpcratlonB Fcuts (SOf) currcnily 
fcrfarm^ 50F wjJI incrcisc thdr capacirj' to 
fcrJarcn monr dcmandjng and j^pxi^lLnzd usksy 
c^Kct^lylong-duriiluDD, Lndjrair^ndcLindaiLar 
opcnitlaQS In pnljbciill} sctuiel^ □iviranmcnt]^ 
Qjid dcaLi:d -irca^ For djiac zicEiarir [hi:>~ will 
fcscs aj] ajxiDdod organic: Dbilit>~ ro loestcv 
ta^ jud tf^ck dangerous mdividiuls and other 
bgh-valuc Li^'Q glot[^l^~ SOF will abo have 
greater izatacit} rei dcrccL locjrcand render ^fr 
WMD FcirunconventiDHjlvraiEirecind train ing 
Ibragn Jfirccs funjreiGFwjll lu^e diecjpJCLij' 
to Gtcnilc in dozens of countries simultimcuusLy. 
5GF ■hViU b^vc increased atiht>^ to train and 
wort wjth [i^tBei^ empty surrogate^ opixite 
clandotindy and sustain i Uiger posture 
wjth Inwer viabjljl> SOF will SLEtajn cuirent 
langu^e and cuknral ^ilt ^vhjle incrcsmg 
rc^oiul proficiency si]o:iGc: to bey geographic 
operatloD^Ll areas: chcMjddle East, j^u j^frjiza 
and L^tjn America Linger dnnilinn ofcmEinns 
Will emphasize building pcrajnEil rebtjnnships 
vrjth foreign mUJGLT}^ jnd secnnty Ebiucs and 
Dtbcr [ndjgennus ascts tn adilevc eonunan 
objectives 

Pmgrgs to Dare Tbcre have Ikeq impnsive 

gams In SOF GipabilLEles sinee 200 L aippoited 
by an 3Ph increase in Ehe buadine biuret 
"This incitise is consisient wjlh US_ SOCOM's 
dc?agnaoon as tbe lead Comhatant Command 
lor planning^ s}'nctifonizing and cuxntjng 
globul operations apjnst renDnsi net\\'nrks as 
^joiilied m d]e li\it4 Unlhed Command TLan. 
Supplemental appmpnations of S^."? biUmn 




Ihc -f -] SO guruJiLj^V j^imun' nnEtcms ucrcksc iir 
inprciHr itr iniind k'Cinn nnJ Ji]Clc nn][iiiii]n Ibir 
alHun to C3 II on d icuc [ fi ru cu^rr fmn clic^irbh pi^ini 
k]zza DO tbc tyiiu nl gjh □ ^^F 1 u mq DC cJgE m iiban 
aiiJ ru n I en. liTioiEncruK 



bcnvecn Fiscal Years 2(1(12 and 2{KKJconEribtitai 
Eo improvements in dedicated SGf inEelligencc, 
survnihnce and reconmiL^^mce (ISR), organic 
human intelligence and teclmical capabilioa 
The Anny Special fbrcts (SF) Schnol increased 
Its ErainingEhroi^hput from 2S2 new jctive duty 
enltsred Spcctal Forces personnel in 2001 eo 617 
nert" perffinnel m 200^ - the cqiJiralc^it of an 
addioonalSF BartalionG]ch>Tnr-with a further 
goal of mcidsing ro "^^0 smdcnE per>ear_ "the 
demands of Gfcrjtii^n Endunng Freedom and 
QpcraEion kaqj Fnxdom ha^ ak} led to a 
dranuEic improT«nent in liOFsunconvmoonal 
w^rEirrcapabtlioQand ±ills. 

ODR rjccigrtns To jchlevr the future fnrce 
cturacti^rtsElcs for^GFand buiLd on piogrcs ro 
date, rhe E^epartmen twill 

* Further lncrcaar5GF capo bllltyjind ca|Mc]t> 
EO conducE low-vtsibilit); pcfsistenE prca:nce 
misionsand aglotxil uncon^mclonal war&rc 
campa^ 

* Increase (starting In Razal Year 2(1(17) a:tl>t 
dut>~ Special Forces Djtialjons b> one-chird. 



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ETjiaiid rsynbologjcal GpcFahonf Eind CI'vil 
.\tf2iK units by 3,7DD poiannd {i^^i cn- 
citisc) ro pm^dc increased supparc far SOF 
jjid the AnriysmoduLufaniQ. 

^tabltsh J M^LacCar[K5pa:ln1 Opcrjudos 
ComjDtiJid CvL\P^OC) aicnixMcd af 2.6(Ht 
^anDQ^md Niv>" fcraDnnd Tr> Ltjiji ftragn 
niLlL[2J>~ unjt]>jmd ciinduct dirorf acclon iind 

qjCCoL rrt-nnnjiganrr. 

IncicKC SEAL Team farce ]cyds tci conduct 
d ijrcE gcEia a misiDrt^ 

Establtsh a HOF unnuiDuad jcriiil ^jcJc 
HjujdTDD rci provide nc^dinic cap^bjJjtKs to 
lociitc iiDd toign cnciu} upabiliiLcs in denied 
orcanEotcd jtqs. 

EuhjnceoipLibLljtiaEf] sLippDft SC^F inscnknn 
and citnictiDn Into denial are^ frDm scrGtc^ic 
dlfitancs 




A VKEnthcr nf U 5 Ni^ r to. ^jr LiJ^ (^E \[-J 
[icLncR' VtJict Tcin prrpjm cu iinr^k cm a 
mrimng CTHTCiK fRKn Ltic do-k oJ ciir tu bma nnc U !S^ 
nulEdclpfcu Die ^iife iLt3 a rE circ moliixJ dJ JiHTl un 
jiiJ C4 [ncLXjn cf^^iccii L C3 p:n1 £fii fojuc^ 



Joini Air CapabilLties 

3Mqd- Jojutair capjbLlLtJQ musT be renncnted 
tD tavnr wbere appropnaic, sy^emsdi^t ha^£ir 



grcaEcr tm^ dnd petststencrr br^er and moFC 
flnible fu>ici:id£ frrr ^nnlkmrc or stnbc. jiod 
ihc abilit}- ixi fcnctiatc lUid ^usuln operiiluDiis 
in denloi oieas. The fururc farce will pLacc r 
pfrmiuiu □□ cjifubilrcla diaf are nsfcusi^c jind 
surv]VjbJe_ Ir will be iblc Lo destroy mavir^ 
Cugets In dl wcidicr ccndiEicns, nplmt non- 
Lrodnuonol Incdbgcnce and conduce acit- 
gencratlanelcctroQic^^affcre- Join tiur forces vfjU 
becapable cf rjpid \y and simul tunmud)' lociiELng 
and atcickjDg dinus^ds of 6'^cd .md mfiblLc 
Qjgcts a[ gbtal rai^Tv The fiimie fonx vfjII 
e:^pk]Lr ftcilth jind jdvTinccd elcctriinic vrar£ire 
capibiljlucs when jnd wbcre d]cy lut aecdoJ 
Miirinmc avutLon ^ill Jncldde umnanno] 
ancrafc for tcdi suncilhnce and stnke. Jodnl 
air capabilities w^JI acbcri? a grcjter levd ofalr- 
ground intcgratiDn. 

rmgrs^ ro Dare Conastent wldi diese fut\iic 

faice cliinicrcrislucSr ihc .^r EA|]editio[iary 
fbrca O^F) concept has numrod o^R:r die bst 
faur >i:aj^ jnoeastng fcrsi^nnd a'injIabJe far 
deplojTuent h,- Hf% HUKKJ) The Air Fbicc 
B^rtleAeld .^nnan coocepl: bas jmprcivad combat 
miinLng to incie^se joint air-giDund inEegr-itJon 
far djiectJi^ air strikes ca snppon of ground 
fames dunng convmtiona] and JTT^ulnrwaiEire 
operations iuiceHKf U Air Foite Joint Tactical 
rtrack Concrolleis (JTACsIt uuny -irtiichcd to 
SOFuuitSi [undirected over 85^^^ of airstrika in 
rtlghanistan The AjrFbrceisoptjninjng Kescnc 
CompDuenc |]Cfsonnd far new mis^ons thai can 
beperJdrmed fiiim die United Seated includutg 
unmanned aenil vehicle {UAVJ ofcraELort^jind 
ISP, reach-bacta trcragLne die core competencies 
ofdie resents while mducjng seres on thcfonx. 



r^LULlimn £j1 [\faig Hq hiw flcpon 



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ftcurcD lin^CapntibtD jm! Fdhis 



Since 200Z the ?^vy and Muriac Coips have 
mtcEJUtcd ±dr tactical ^nzniti progrjiiis to 
rcduix c^cczi upacLt}' .md provide equal or 
greater corabot cjfubJjt) with fewer resources. 
The Navy and Marjne Carps kiw Ji]rcp^cd 
tlieir turtdizal JEmralt sziUadroos within a 
comiDoa aihedLiling prcccs^ rei .iddn^ thar 
lUr requircmeaE, arhLevutg grcacer afcratLDruil 
gains. Their Lntegratlon cut pocential cpse b^' 
jpproTJUiLitel) i_Vt billLCij] iJid roduccd future 
Dcpurmentof the >iiv>" pmcurancru by nearly 
50U DcticaLajjiimfL 



ivc^her Hie .^rfbnrc Etas set i goal of incrcasti^ 
115 Iciiig-rimgeEtJikecafubilrcia b} ^(l^^i and thr 
penetratine component nflong-cu^sLrifcebKa 
fecrciroffi>rb}'2025 App^0J:LnlJrcly45^^^DfEhe 
future long-range strike force vf ill be unmanned 
The capacity for lOLnujr Ebnrcs ki conduct glotxil 
cnn^nmrmnal STLtsa^Lnsi time-amsirLK; ta^os 
wlU iilsD br incrosed. 

ODR Dn:i5 iQn5. ToachcTpCthefururelolntfonrc 
charactertsclcs and build on prcigress to dare, che 
Deparrmenr pLins to: 



The Deparunent is continuing to reconfJEunr 
its EtiarcgEc bomber fleet for enhanced 

conventional long-range sinke miscins 
l^relhtir ccnimnnicatjons na^v permit the near 
ui£[antancoiE i^taigeting of bcmbers and 
cruise ml^cs In flight. Ibe intcgnitlon of 
snartscindfifT wcipons keeps alder ^^lems hkc 
tlie D-^2 irlevant in the modern, hlgh-chrcat 
botdopacc New weafons provide increased 
capacity" the new 5D0-pound Joint Diicct Aruck 
\1unition (JDAM) give a angle B-2 dieabiLry 
to strike SG separate raiget]^ wirh precLvionp in all 




. : '. I'-ii I I .■,- dm^ li^'c Gcdmncc oi'cr ilic 
Nr>Ji]j Il3i jckl J njuinfj Ring: dunngj Brqum? 
drmmhcrj [Pi^n in j^ irili decide oF^rLtcCr D-5b 
Eonimuc Lo pn^uJc l[in|rnn|^ ^mhr cj|T3biJit^~ nn 
tbc ^ni foiLc Ihc IkSI cc:u]tLnuci lo be iji^dol lo 
pjuLiJc T^^ Li pj I'lJi I ic^. inLJDJintJ, LVifJc nr iuppna 
to U !S uihJ nij[:tr ^mid iofC3, ibrc«gfa Ike u^<i[ 

pKCLBUin %iriHE ^^apHB 



Dcwiap a new Und-buscdn penetraring long- 
i^mge strike capabiJit) to be flekkd b} 201B 
while mndcrniiing the cuntnr borabcr force 

Roiuce d]e B-^? foiceto 5(J aircraft and Use 
jiivings rci fully modernce 6-^25, H- Is, and 
D-2s to support glotxil suike operations 

Jtrscrucmre the Joint Unmanned Combul Aji 
S>sran fJ-CCA5} program and de^fldap an 
unmanned lon^-rai^ carrier- based alrcrafr 
capable of being air- refueled to provide grearer 
srandii? capability; ra expand pa>]ojd and 
bunch opiianSi and ra incfcastr na^ rcjch 
ind persistence 

f4carl>"dauble CAV coiffTJgc capacirj" by ac- 
celeraring the acqutsiclon of Predator UAVs 
andGlabul Hawk. 

Rc5U"ticrure the f-22A program and cstend 
piuducclon thjough Fiscal Year 2(1 1(1 with a 
multi->Tar acqnisirian contract, ed ensufe d]e 
Deparrmenr docs nat hawragapin V^gencm- 
[ian stealth capabilicis 



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KnfinifHgfjfiOtfcBjnd rcicca 




SS^ I'lcJ J LOJ ^JmUJ^IKii . l[ Id I hCll^k ll #."1 ■J^:■^^ J] <iic 

pcTft idc of lijc U^S^-jrL^'icison Ihc llifjic W34 ciic 
ricdnk^E 6n^ i]];iri[i[nc [natKiQ ^ icti 3 Lirr#:r tuick 
^HLpard [in3MJnJ rviij-icj I-e imc inJnjcd juJ njlLw 
V Ued iinngci of I he ^ ip 



■ OiEanjic the j\ir fbnir iroujid S(3 izumbiJt 

wjiigsfcE_p fighh:i; bomba; liRVBictlcMan- 
.^gcnicnt/Camm^d and Ccntro], mobLlLC); 
j\ir OrcfitLons Ccntcrei Hartlcfidd Ajimcn, 
other misiuns jnd 5|mcc:'MtShilc) ivitti cni- 
pluHS on Ic^rjeLRg nach-bacb to mcnimi^c 
lam-iFd (borprin(5andapcdLrcfan:cdcpb>^ 
mcntSi while rcducmg .-^ir foitccnd strength 
b} 2pp[Dii[ndtd>^4[l,DDD full-time cquj^nJc^it 
pcnunnd vvidi hit^ruxd cutsacros the Total 
Force 

JoinL MaiJumf Cap abili lies 

Viaoii . Jointmantinicforc&jncludiQEtheCoast 
GitanL^vill conduce high]} distributed opcT^io as 
VTJth a oetworted fleet that js moir capjUe of 
pnsjnitinE power in the" brown and giccn vrjtera'* 
ofco25tal areas Th^'wiU bccapjblecfpfujechng 
Ibme jnd otending ajr and misile dctenss 
^m &r greater mngcs. Coast Guard jnd oaial 
capjbihcLG will be fulL>^ inregrataJ (Jndcr^s 
capibilitLGi both manned and unnmnnol, will 
UK srcalth, sunnvabj]jt>p cnduiance, pa>'lQad 
azc and hacbilit)^ to izomplicatc potoit^a] foes' 



planning cUnrs and sticngthcn deterrence The 
fu turc Ibnre wi II haw capabiliiies ffi r con^m uonsil 
global suites a^insc ume-sensjtive ta^ea. It 
will hj>t: gieater cs^citj' for rlwrine operadoiifi 
and ather irregiiLir operarjons The futuir lomt 
Ibnre wjII oipkiic die operational flajbjilty of 
SGihasing to counter pnlrclcjl anti-jcccs and 
irregular Wiirfjit challenges. The Maritime 
rrepasitjoning force IFuQjre) &nijly of ships vfjU 
advance the cip(ibjbt> ofsabu&mg eo support a 
wsdc spectrum ofjointfoiucafcmtions Special 
Opcnaoons Forces will aplolt Aflpul forward 
Sti3gji^ Bases fAfSB) tu pravide mure flalble 
and sustainjble locjEknnsfium which to openrc 
globally The hen wiU ha^rgieuter picsence in 
d]e ract^Gcean, consistent wjdi dieglnt^shjfc 
of CTjdc and cranspDrt. jtorojdjngly, die fiivy" 
plans m jdjnsi ig force ^nsitiic and buang to 
prcivide at Icist jfii ofcmiionjilly available and 
susEajnable carriers and (lO^i^ of its submarine in 
d]e Pacific in snpporr en^Jgcmcnr, presence and 
deccTjencc 

T^iipts r o Dare Coaastcnt witb these fiittirc 
biccchariscterjsticsi theNavK basde^doprdand 
unplemenmd seviral EnittaEiws co incrcise tbe 
operational avaibbiUt}^ or ''emplo):ibilit>;" of 




AVeiL []tuid. S^iEliDnd Selzu tu lum. ^.ihbliiji^ of 
V^ \j>i and U ^ C^cau Ciiicd silon. approiEDa 
ibc^arbcniiJ sHk [^ ui n nJilciAfQi d^n? EUijcL [cd 
orsniij^lji^ [hL uu t of die lisq b 



flninrflcpon 






Pturtn iiD[f l' jp jl ibtEsmd AiiF 



>hvy iifld Miirinc CorpG Sect fiircci .^plying 
distnbutcd opaarinE coi]ccptSr the Nivj' 
mcrcscd the numtcr of jviuIjUc [adcpcadcnt 
strike graufsfiDcn I? ki 3(> The Ren Papoose 
VIar (Fnr) [Qodilied the >^v>s dcFcd rcadiocs 
pzrstuie [£] JDcrcase die .imount of [ldic j ship 
orodicr 02^ unit E fully rcad> CD deploy. "Jbc 
FP^P pfcducQ ^dipublc fonx [uckogs and 
sustaiDS hjgber rcadjDeis throughout a units 
operiitlnruLl c>i:l^ doiieiiijng [be Fleet's dov^Ti 
tjine-md eCdiblmg LcnjnediJtcdt^oyiiieacofsLX 
of the P^Vs eleven CiirrjcrsirLteEroLips> with the 
Eiddltjonoftwo morevrithjn ^Oda>-5 ICrmtionjil 
cjThiLRg has fiirdier iDcreasaJ die ofcratiortiil 
aT^liibiljty'afEbnrab} up in 33"u 




UlL~ L-^SHlTuJi a flCklcrwi^ Ul [Ll mIjjjIil ^i^cdh 
A jxvi iTcarjn^ fl^U Hull Inlsabt Uuic |R]-]]i^| l^ 
■iilcrwn [iff [hciurlNunJ iiJc Ihc L ^^ l~kird a is 
oncul Jim NLib[rujL03 bcin(^ con ^'c rial kj j [^iHkJ 
n^it 2 rrJ spcLin I Gp^irB riLins pliifLMin 

* DujJd J larger heet that indudei^ II Ciirrler 
Strike Grauffii tulamre die need t^i [[unsthrm 
jmd recjpjtiilL£e cbe f\cix \iupiu\c jl^ord^ibil- 
it>^;L£kl pmvidc stabjijt} ^r the^pbuildu^ 
lodustT^ 



The t^Vy is E2pidl>~ de^dopiiiE and GeMjng 
tlie Ltifiral Combut ^\p [liZ5] to provide an 
cidvjjicod Ijtioral wirEait capabilLtyi The Coast 
Guaid K recapiEalizjng lq dcepwater ships and 
Lmpfovutg Its ability ro conduct Jomtofcnaiians 
With die I^v>: In 2003, the fiiv> tcgan 
convertiDg four of the aldst nuckar ballistic 
mt^ile submarines l5SDNs) to guided misile 
and special aperalions platforms The four 
subnuriMS will re-cntcf service by is^Jtcmhcf 
2007. MadiScatJODSwilLalkiwenibarbed SpecLiI 
Operations Foite (50F) ixnonnc^ to penetrate 
denied aros eo locate high-^ue individuakH 
desgnate taigeisJiir precision Btrike, or conduct 
direct action mtsions Ejich snbnunne will jk) 
can} morcdian I'^OTomahawtcnitsemiEiIci 



npR Decisions . To achieve the ftttilre fomt 
marttlmc Ibnie chiiiactenstjcs and build on 
pnsgrcK to date, the Deportment will. 



i^ccelcnac pmcnremcni of LttoraL Combar 
Ships m provide power pmiection cjipabiliEics 
in litEoral ■hvstcis. 

Pnicnre ±e fiist ei^t iiis of the \farlrinie 
rre-PoHlion Force (Fuiure) fo improi^ the 
Dep^runenrs abiht>^ ixi operate m restncto] 
iicces en viro n men ts. 

Providca Ni\y riverine cjfubilirj f^irnwi pi- 
uol inrerdictionandtiicbcal tiDop movement 
on uJand ^"acerwii^. 

Build panner capaccty to EmpTDVD global 
main jrae security by ranvtgoratine die f-iavK 
Fbragn j^rca Officer program and pfocurtng 
Disisrer Eeicf Command and Control fly- 
jivvay communication support capjbihtJG 



4S 



* Jletunt ID a Sfeidv-stitc pmdi5clio& mlc of 
two attack submarine per >ear nor Later than 

2013 while jchicving an avzrage per- hull pro- 
curcmcnrcosEob|ectJ>cofi2_0 btUion_ 



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Tailored Deierrence/ New Triad 

VjHon . The Df^srtrncnt iscdncLQUJng ies sIilR 
&om 1 "oi]c azc fits jII'* notion of dncrrcncc 
tmmd [QDic ciiloi^bJc appmjiclifs .ipproprutc 
i]r advanced mJIlt^ comprtJtDFS, nrgLoaal 
"WilD stars js wdl je aon-stirc terrorist 
nctwDcts. The liiturr (bjrc will pm^dca full>" 
hilanrfvl, t^Llorod Clfubjllty ED dcto" boili 
stare jnd ann-sLUt ihrcjts - indudmg ^'\ID 
□npb^moir tcrrnrt^t arLscks jn the ph^s^izal 
and inffirmafkni] domajn^ and opportunjstn: 
agression - while asurmg alhcsand djsuadjng 
Fotenitjl corapctiJocs CDnsEiear with the 
NrwTrud pnonti^s devdopcd duni^ die HKH 
Nudcar Pasture Peviev^ the force stlII include 
a wider r^ngc of nfin-tinecic and canioitinnal 
stnkc cjpabihtks, while maintaining a robust 
nuclear dctcrrenr, which remains a tcy^one 
of US nadonal fewer The foice will also 
hiclude int^rjted txillistic and cniise munle 
deJcosc^ and a responsive infrastnicnife Theif 
capabilities %vill tc supporred b^' a robusc and 
responsive National Cfimmand and ContJDl 
S>steniHadoni:ed intdliBmccvadjptiT^pbanning 
systems and an abilrrj^ in mainsin acccs to 
^idatcd, high-q[tiil[[j' inftirirtiiiian for nmely 
HtuaEional avvarencs Non-kinctic capabilities 
will beahlcrci achieve so me ejects dut cuirenily 
require kinetic wiaixins. The Dcpirtmcnr will 
fight with and a^inst computer netwDrt:s as it 
would odicr w^arcn s>stenLS fbrpiDrnpt^obal 
stnkc, cajzabilidei^wiJl he a^ilablein attiick hied, 
kird and deepl} btinedn mobile and re-locacable 
taigns v^idi impro^ accuriic>~ an>~VThere m 
the world prompdy upon die President's order 
Nudar weapons wii be accurare, afe and 



ndlabl^ and inUored to meer modern deternmcc 

nrquirements 

TtL^jnE-K-Dalc ConMcnt -^\& diese ftirtirc 
foice characienaics, die Department has reared 
die rcicekec^jer ICQMr remowd four tuUtsac 
misile su bnurina fni ui strarcgic n uclc^r service, 
and remo^ h uudnrdsofsviirhGids from deplayed 
Mmuteman lllintercannnenral biillistic mL'ftlcs. 
The Dcpartmcnr has fiddod and d(Tjlo>cd new 
can^R:nacin^ pnxisiiin-guided uiunltioc^ 
including die canvenaonall^' armed Joint Air tn 
iur&cc icandatf Miffiile and impm^ Tactical 
Tomahawk cruise muBile, which can hold at risk 
Lugets diat mighr ha>r lequirod nuclear (oicg 
in the past, fialhstic misile defenses ha^ tcgun 
limited operations ro defend gainst a range of 
potential thiQts as system devdopmeni^ resttE^ 
and fidduig conrlnue- In tite 2004, the flavy 
bc^an limited defimsive opcraaoos In die Sq 
of Jap^D ixi idai[i5 ^d track ballistic mtsile 
bunches aimed jir theLhited States or usjillics. 
Ll!^ eltoits ra expand incemational mtsile 
defense cooperation ha>c alsi seen succcs For 
oamplev rhe United 5rat^ and Japan nuentJy 
^reed m principle to caopcrare in the ar^ of 
misJe defense thmugh die joint devdopmcuE 
of an adi^mccd iM-3 sea-based uircrceptar The 
Dcparimcnr ts si^rking with die Dqnirtmcnc 
of Encrg>' to aacs die feasibility" iind cost of the 
Rdiable Replacement Warhead andp ifw^rrantcd, 
begin development af rhat 5>^em This sistem 
cauLd enabkrreducrians m thenumba of older, 
non-deployrd vrarhcids mainramed as a hedge 
against rdtabilit)' pmblems in deployed systems, 
and astsr in dieevnlutjon to a anallerand more 
n^»nsive nudeir wcipons infrastructure. 



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The U i. liiratc^c CommikDd (U.S. 
STEATCOM) tiiE been jsigncd a lailiDbcT 
of nrw mlsion^ JDcludiog ^obal stukc: 
mtcpadon of global misiJc dcri:rKr: sfucc 
opcnitlaQs: mtcpation of cc[niiui]di contJDL 
comiDUDJCJEr^DS ^uid iDtdltgomci ind 
combutiDg ^'ZvID In tbc cnliirmjitlDa domam^ 
the r>TitutracnL jHijentd LTi. STRAKZOM 
rspDrt9bi1it>~ for gUntxil JictwDrt orcnaiicins 
The j^Elstanl Sccrcurj" of Ddoisc for Nnrwor^j; 
^ Inlbrni^itloQ hitcgrjtina (die Ocpanment 
of DdCTSc's Chjcf lofonnitjon Offccr) In 
coordcQ^iwn with L'_S 5T]tATCG_\r, has 
dcvdopcd a dcEcnse-tn-dq^ strategy' for 
piDtoiting thcDcinrtmcacscoinpLiccrQetworls- 
U.S Joji]t Fbnrs CocniiiLind le dc^dopli^ an 
inEonnution opcratinns cvaluiiELaa upabiLt}^ 
tD [QTcgracc computer oetwort apcralions into 
wajfighii[iE-ictiv]ticsmiircdJfl:tJTrtd>p consistent 




A ^inUnl Mdnjl:-] |£^l-Ja it buriLliaJ truEn ihz 
lIe^ ejii£[ US5 L^cn Enr as [qtc n[ u H^ltiscc 
Mbtt Dctnc SjWn. (i3MD^J con co Jdnt 3 
Doliiin [3i^ EnUiftk nfiiGc argCL 



WEth Its mtisr^^Lnt Rirce intf^raKir otibli^od 
bj'dieLTnificd Command rianof^DD-i- 

ODR Dcctslons . To achjeve the chaoctenstlcs 

DfthetuturefQcat Ebiceaod build on progress ro 
dute, die Departmeaf will 

' ^Ithjn two >Tars3 deploy an minal caFubjLt> 
CO dcliva" prectpon-guidcd conw3itJfinal war- 
hods usmg lojiE-mnge Trideai ^ubjnin"me- 
Liunched Ballistic \1ia1cs 

' R^uce die number of deplo}ird Mcnutonan 
III txillisuc missis from 500 to 4^0 bt^m- 
nmg m Fiscal Year 2007. 

■ Pjrtiic four E-4B P^tJoitJ j^libomc Opcra- 
Ekins Center [NAOC] aimafl: and jccelerate 

pracLirancnc of two C-3? aircraft with 
state-of-d]e-iin mision sujtcs as rcplaccraenr 
atnirali. 

' Ucgradc £-(JD T/^AMO conunand and 

CGOtrol ajmnift tosusQlnj] airvi'^ablealrbcnie 
link ro stiategLC aucknr forca and provide an 
aiftarne cdlLiLar hoz Btahon lor domcsElc 
catastrophic nmis. 

■ RetJrcthcLMSTRATCOMMohJeCansol- 
Ldata] Command Center in Flazal Year ?DD7, 
while ftjndi Jig n new distribiitcd groond-basai 
comraunLcaluDiis ^wcm to provide surviv- 
ahlejind endnnng command and conirol lor 
mjckarfhrcastaning in Fiszal Ycir2Q07. 

* Make addidonal m^iCtmcnls m InJbrniahon 
asurance cifubjllhcs to pmtect inlbimanon 
and die Ei^^srtinents computer neuvraits. 



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' ^trcngthni CDordiiutLDn of di:Ecn9vrand af- 
InisiKrcybcrrnifflDDSiHrmsdic DcpartrQoit 

■ Lir^cragc kscDS fcirncd from cocnputcf 
i]ctwo[t artsck and c^pbmtion ^tivihcs to 
linpfD^c i]ctwDrt dcEcmc and jdopt a dc- 
fcnsc-Ln-dcpth ptinnjng appmach to pmicct 
inEonnjlion. 

■ Impravc tbc Dcroruncnr's jnEbnnitJDn dtar- 
bgvrithDtbcriigaicKSjind vvLch mtcrnatioaal 
illjcsjind iimtncraby dridopiiig inlnrrnaEMi] 
protection fcllcJa ^nd »[ilciini]g tbc brst 
commcrcij] rcdiniilogits. 

Combating WMD 

"VJaon. The fiimir larcc wcC tc oiganLEcdr 
trained^ equipped, jud roounrcd ed dcil with jiU 
aspoiQ of dir threat pnsod b^' weapons of m3s 
dGtnictJDn. h wi]l hive upabiliELcs to detect 
WMDp indudjng bsilc niLiteniil Jl stand-oil 
nangG. lacarc ^uitl choractcme thrcics. inrcrdjct 
"WilD and rdatcd shipraents whechcr oji bind, 
al sea, or LQ the ajr. sustain aperalions under 
"WyD attack, and render ofe or oJierwise 
dim injte'Vt'^f D beEbrc dunng a r afccr aconfljct 
"The DcTHftment wjII dcvdop new dcfcnjAve 
c^pabiliuQ in .mELcLfaluoD of die ctintinued 
crolutLon iif ^'ilD thrcits Such ihrcits 
hicludc dcctro-maEQeric pulse, niLin-pnruble 
nuclear devicOi genei:lcall> engioeered tiologjcal 
ptilhcem^ and nerttgrnentLan chemjul agents 
"The Department stlII be prepaicd to resrcmd 
to and hdp other i3gencje!> to cnjti^te the 
conseqtiencQ of W]v1 D ati^ks. 




Manner ol lijc D con n Lj m iiu ticoi Tcwrv [nrnt ihu 
tbcmju I □ c^^KJ I [ii:Hlrj][ l^spjmc Fbnx pIIDI Flf) 
lEspixkkLJ u DcuiirBi ^[ucbs in ^"xiii ii^uirL DC- 
CblKl? tunk [li^c alsj been dcffcyi'cJ in^ppurraf 
Open [cn ] nq I rcrnJom 2iid J re tniivd Lnvuiu^s 
hvi of ccxiiJiigcncc^ 

rtfigps tfi ]>jtc Suicc die 2001 ODE, die 
Department h2s ncirl> doubled lcs indictments 
in diemical and biologtcal deEenss and 
implemenmd sc^g^ imixirtant ofganisatJoiLiI 
cttinestfiaddresithechiillcr^tspnseiJ bj'Wy D 
mojtetiectjvd} Fbrthene:itfi"w;}anib£E(nnLnE 
in Rscal Year HKKX die Depanment is furdicr 
mcrciisij^ funding ffir the Cbemjcal Biological 
Defense rmgram (CBDP) b^' an addmonal 
S2. 1 billLoa {an increase of a pproiiimatdy 20%), 
focused pnmLirily oa jmprnviDg its research, 
dewdopment and testing LnfrasinictLirc as s^ell 
as e:ipandli^ cSons to imprest: defenseifa^inst 
emerging chemical and bjolc^cal diiQis. In 
liH.t4, the Dcfurtment led die atablisbment of 
a >^tio[ial BjoDefensc Campus at Fort Deirtck, 
yarjiand- widi theLT S. AnnyiVledjcal Pescirch 
Institute for Infectious DtscBcs (LTSAMELLD) 



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and the DcfaHc InrdljECEHrc Agency's Anncd 
FomsMi^lical InrdligcncclZcntCT f.^EyiOat 
itscDic-tD jm prove coopcnclQJi iimong [kgcocics 
conducting rcscirch .md drpdopmcac Df mcdjciil 
biDJc^lcjl di:Ecnss. 



Thts designaEiciQ srabJi^s im die Qist tinse 
J angle Ibciil peine cbafgcd widi intc^iacLi^ 
the DepurmenL's eflons lor combahng W^ID 
in support of die gcogniphic CnrntMcanf 
Commandcf^'atcmlioniil requiremeaQ 



h 200?, die Uaired Stata Jed a NATO effort 
to esablisb tbc j^lluno:^ mLilcLnatjnii^ CBRN 
Delertf Bjirtiilionp a tinjt dm can provide rapldL}^ 
depJoyjblccheniicaLi btnlcigicaL r.ulLalogLc;Ll 2nd 
Quclcu (CQPN) dciectton, identlficition 2nd 
tinzifd rc^jonsc support in dien.tnt of j WMD 
jtQck Ibm unique muJlLnatLonjil unjf bciiame 
opentlau^Ll Ln July 200^. To dac^ more dun 
seventeen NATO countries have contnbuTcd 
larcaandcapabjjjtiato dilsbaruLon 

In 7^K\X die Lhtccd States tiunchtd ±e 
Prohl^luon SecuiLty Initiative (rSl] s 
a mtiltiniitlnuiil effort tn cntenllct WMD 
pmhferatton-rd^tcdsliipoients Suicethoipmore 
dian(]p[l coLintrusha^hcgun jxirtLcipiiting in the 
LnLtutJT^ In diepusT joTt dieUmted ititcaud 
tcnof ItsPil purtnersha^qujetlycoopcTiitcdaQ 
mcire than devcn smro^ijl W'^ID mradictian 
cIlfirE The Department" has pbijedii lading role 
in dtarts to icnpm^ theopcriiluonjl capubiljlua 
of the Ltaitcd Stam and fidier r5l natkn[i£> 
wjth mojr dnn ^ countries hiivjng hosted 2nd 
pujticipated in TJ multinaluoiiiil TSl inrefdictioa 
tiainjng aerctsa and Riming actl'viucs 

hi 200^, the Sccrclary of Defcosc modified the 
LhjfiaS Cammand TJan b> dcagnating the 
CacnmaiiderorLT^ Strategic Comnumd as the 
lead ComhGtanr Commander tor uircgEnhng 
jjid 5>'nchjoniiLng elfcircs to comttit Vt'MD. 



ODR Dectsians . To achieve tbc chaiLCtenstlcs 
of the future locat Ebireand build on progress ro 
dutCp the Departmenf wlU 

* Dcsputc die Defense Threat Reductjon 
i^gencj' as the prtcnjrj Combat iuppnrt 
i^gency Jar U.S Strategic Command in m 
mie as lead Combatant Commander far mte- 
^atLog and ?Kiictironizjng combating WMD 
efforts. 

* Etpand the j^mv's2ndi SupportCommand 
{CDKNE] capabllltjcs to enable it ra scn^isa 
jam t Task Foicecapable of rapid deplo>Ti]enr 
to command and contiDl WM D dmijnatjon 
and sire exploitation misaonsby 2007. 

* Expund the numtcT oFUS Ibmcs with ad- 
vanced technical render-safe^tUsand increase 
their speed of response. The Dcporcmenrwjll 
develop further recommendaacms to jm prose 
rcndcr-siic capabjhtic for die Flaial fcir 
imi budget. 

* Improve and cxpund U^ farces capabilities 
to locater track and tag shipments af WMD, 

missis and rdated materialB> including the 
transpciftatian means used to mo^e such 
Items. 

* RcJIueatc funding within theCBDP to [[^vaz 
moiedian i] "t billion ci>ertlie net t G^>^ai£ 



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ID dciflA]p bFoad-sTKctrum mcdLcal comira"- 
mcasurc .igjinsi jdvLincod bjo-rcrior [trcuK 
IncludLag goicriCEall^ cngiDcrrcd LQErjcdluLir 

buntcrlii] pnEliDELTtSdUid hnnorrtijgjc: fcvcis. 

Ibc Department wJU caoducE tlus lose Imdativc 
in CDopaatJDi] witb ;]mtncr ^oicics Licilizjng 
the >trjoiul Bjoddoisc Cimpus .Vtci 
Iculiiig thr iriLCLiI i:£EDrtH die DcpiLrtmcnr will 
pjs ra]:on£jbiljt} fai furdicr rociEch to thoar 
agenda tcsfsLiLEcd to rruri^c [mrdm^l projects 

Joint MobiliiT 

\1aon. Kapid glob;]] Enobj|jt> is coiEr^l to 
die cIlailuvcnoH of die fiiELiEC foitc The foint 
i]n:c ■hVlU babnix speed of d^ovuieor wieIi 
dcsrcd vradighter dEecis eq deliver die right 
capabilities at Ebe ngbc ELme Eind ^t die right 
pbcc El1a:tj^^rfic£> of mobilit}' fames iviU be 
mcisurcd qoe only by the qUdUitit} of material 
they mD>^ bu[ aim by Ebe openittnnal effects 
they help m achieve Mobjljt> cjpjbiljtKs will 
tc fully mt^natcd jceds Emgraphlc Ebciteis 
and bcrrt-ceD wajfightLDg cnmponcntsand fome 
provjdeis>wjd] roponse tjmcs measured in bonis 
and diys rjEher than wxks They wjU enable the 
Dcimtments move fmim a lai^ institutional 
fi]me to a future force thai concoiEratts moit 
operaEknnal Cjipabilrcles ac the front line They 
wj|] underpin the transjtton frumaCfild Wir-eni 
garnmned fome to a future fcime thaE ie mjlorcd 
i]r ertpcdjtjonaiy opcfations. Fucure rnint 
Ams will jncreastDgly i^se tiast-nation ^jlltjcs 
wjth only ji modes supportLng U^. prcaicer 
decreasing rbeneed tor cmdltjonal ovetseasmain 
operaEing bjsa wleIi L^" infrastmctuies and 



n:ddcli^ c:ipo5ure to aiqTnmetrjc thrats Ibe 
Lli oifl35cas posture will jneludc upgraded 
air supporr in/nMrucrure, additional ffirsvard- 
deplci}ed c:ipedjttonary maritime CjipabiliELes, 
brtE-rangesinteand liP aaets, and cu tune-edge 
ground forces aich as rotalinnal JtJ}~b£:r unics. 
The efEecELKT combination ofseubsmgr owiseas 
pnsencer enhanced long- range Etnkc rcach-bfk, 
and suige jind preposiuoned capabditia vfjII 
niluceEhcftirsvard faotpnn t of Ehe Joint (bice. 




d-] 7A ^bocnjiEr [ll JiKnli opcntii^ in %i[p|Uft 
nf Opcncxjn Fndnnnt^ FioixJurn ~\ni ofKJDCijn 
Qiarml clir im suLVCi^EnC JirliEi npcnnon bp 
C-] 1 liunn JiuL? J n u ndn'clcficd d ir[ Liu li^KET^ 



rrn grs^ to Da te The Departments oirascaE 
posmre plan and the Integmted Glabul 
Trccnce jnd Basing Srrat^ inlbrmed QDR 
ase^snents of mobjljt) prtcinns [n addltjon, 
Ehe rccommcndauons of die BRj\C> now being 
implcmencalp WLllsup[inrtnmscErc5U"ucrurLng 
and die imperative of mptd fc^^er pmiection, 
with domestic txismg that provides needed 
Erainmg mfrastmcture Q P.AC changes will atu 
prfimoEC Fomt and muld-Servkebasng in order 
ro achieve economies of j£ale Global mobihty 
has made signiGunt advances in the last decade. 
The Deizortmenc has procuied IHJ of ISO 
cnncracred C-17 havy-hft aimnift and 27 hgbrer 



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C-I3OJ5. Ho± arc tcmg Ackkd wLih dcfcnsiT.t 
counramcasuic sistcmSn improving tharabiLtj' 
tDopcTiitcin irrcgLibirsviir&icaivirDQmcnts The 
DcpuitiDcnt tSiilsDCDDsidcringthrjcquiatLonof 
a future KC-X ainiinlt thai wjII Kjvc defensive 
systems ind provide signjficajiL cugci cafrking 
cjpacLt>~ while 5up|]DnLDg tts ueriiil Kfudjng 
mtffitfin. The U.S Air Foite is uf^ridiJig Jts 
C-^ Dinirali wjth oew eogLna and moderaiitd 
avionics to improve fleet relijbilit>~ and mtsmn 
capabilit}^ rates The Dcpunment is pui^jng 
±e dcidopmcnr of Jmni lit£h ipmd Vcsd 
[JH5V) and inter-dicatcr high-siKcd scalcft 
wbile niLilnulning sealifr cjpabiliEis to 5up|]ort 
±e oceds of the future jojnt Ionic 

r>DR D ccigons In accordance wjlh ScrtlDn 131 
of tbc.^thnrizatrtin ^tt for FhkiI Year 2(l(Hl the 
DepujtiDenL provides die followLogascsDent of 
±e Lnter-thcacerairlLfc oiimbiljlues 

' Estea-avr LnvesunaiG in caiB^ tmnspDrLahl- 
jty; strategic Ijfi^ 2nd pr^xsiuoncdsmcksover 
the past dcCdidc hive viddcd mjljtiuy Jcirca 
capable (ifrspcnding u] 2 brojd spcccrLim of 
5Q:Lin[>~ch^lenges WDridwide. 

' To maintacQ and enhance chEc^liubtlJt}-, the 
Department must cnntinuc eo reupiulizc 
and modernize its mobiljt} p^tfonn^ ccm- 
plete the C-17 raultjycaf contracrn replenish 
preposEiaoed ^xks consumed lu recent 
operatlaoSi and proceed with C-5 modemiza- 
tioncflorts The Depif tmcnt plms to jcqujre 
and muderane a fleet of 1^1 mEer-chciter 
ajfhfreredSO C-l"^sand UZmodcraizcdind 
relL]bilit>-cnhjincedC-5^. Ci-17 ixioling mM 



tcmfi^ni rci oiJstre storage rci prc^nctheop- 
ciiin of procuring iiddujon^ C-I7s 

* [n addulouT the Deirortment must continue 
EO puj^e enabling EechnologiG Jcir tran^r- 
mauoual logistjcs and jnni^^u>c opefauonal 
cnnceptssuch jsscibaang. 

The Ctpafiments Mabihrj' Ci|:abiljtjes litudy 
OvICS) aimincd Ehe ra[jhilit>" foicc ^ructufe 

needed eq suppon the jVjiflflWji/ D^ffir Slfn&ij. 
Study panicipants included the Mjljtiuy 
DeparEmeniSi Ehe Combatant Comnunds cbe 
Jamr Sciil And die CSicc of the Sccrctaiy of 
Defense. The stud} iinal>ied die deplo}TncnE of 
ibniQEE] thVGO^rrUpping marorwaisisou timed in 
diejomt 5latf-lQ:iOperatlon.ilAraiLibilit>-{OA) 
suudccs. k alsi e:tammed concurrent demands 
□ n die mobjljt) ^^lem iisDct^ited s^ith mulupLe 
homebnd defenar nmis and aintln§enc> 
cperalions hi OEher dieutefs. hicluded m these 
belter iictjvitjei^jire the demands :i54Dciiired vridi 
Special Gperalions Forces world wideoper.itJDns 
Additionully, tcdi die OA studies and the MCS 
Eook hiEO account aLrcraEions jn thedeplD>inenr 
of foii:^ a^socidited vvidi die hiregratcd Global 
fresenceiind Basing icratcs 

The \1CS and OA scud lesascscid diecjipabihries 
pnivided bv a combination of forward -dcployni 
foic^ preposinoned equipment, and forced 
Elci}k]>~utgfTom dieLnited Stares TheMCSfound 
diat programmed mohilit} forces were capabtof 
Elepk]>~utg.md sustaining cnmbm forces calkxl for 
in die scen^ios The sunulatinn aploited die 
au* tian^JDitabiLt}' of modular brt^e combar 
reams m suppon of Combatant Comnundefs 



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ncnis The swift era ployincnt of lajgcrdl'VL'aDn- 
sjcd Units rdjcd upan j combjiuiluDJi Df^Lrlcfir 
^tsGiljli jnd prcpnsinoiicd mut^Lcl. Tbcsnjdy 
dcradoscTJTcil the mobLliry' systems ;ibLlLt>~ to 
d(^o>~ \bcsc UDLQ di] tLmdinQ con^L^ait with 
thcCamluGLDtCommjmdcr^ accds^jis^listo 
provjdcongQingaippDn tocombutfDrcavFidiLi] 
the d]C]tcr ofopaarjoiis. 

To aducvc the chariKtcrtsclu of ihc fiitUfc jomt 
mobilrrj^Ebrcc^d btijjd on progn^ to dat^ the 
Dcputmo]!: will iilm 

■ Complccc thcC/KC-131} multL-jarcoQiract 
Id procuitJUixIdnicinal IR AjrfcirccC-IMjs 
and 3MirLncCariEKC-130is 

' Qftabllsh a Joral: pio^^jn oSxc iar ^ new 
intra-ihatCT Ijght caies ilrcrjfr for future 
ctpcdjttoD^ neoR 

■ Rccapltaliic ±e tanker fleet to ensure §]dIuI 
mflbilrrj' jjid pDwer projection. 

Inidligence^ Si]rYEJIliiice> 

Recannaissanee (ISR) 

iliUQll. "Ibejbilit>"ofthefijcurcfoiuecociublHli 
M^iinbljntlj^ cyrT Q>rr thehGidc-spacc thjDugli 
foasienrsurvrilbnizew^]] be kc^' to couducUDg 
cficctiT^ Jorat orcnatinns Fumrc cipubjlltjcs 
In iSR, tncludiDg thnse operiitii^ jn spGecv will 
ajpfcrt operarjoiis against an> tafgei, d^y or 
n^ln Ertani'svcitbeTpind in denied or concsied 
aj^:a£ The jiiid \s ro Lnti^nre global avvarencs 
wjth Jocal precision luteUigence fiinctionj^ will 
be ftilly [QregraEol wiib openittoosdovm ro the 
tKtJCEil le^rWitb fargreuterdtiljrK torcacb buck 



ro JHEelhgcuce cullecELon s>^rcni£ and Einal^tjc 
capabiljtjes oucsjde the thciuT. ^upportLitg 
diQ vtsteii] svill rcquJi? an ^rchltoiture that 
mows JDtdl^ence djtn collected in die tiicircr 
ixi die usTi rjther [ban deploy mg useis rei tbe 
thcateL Future I^RcapubilitHSSTLll bedesgnoj 
ro collect inJoFmatknii that will hdp decisoQ- 
nuizers mit^te suipr^sejind auticLpiite i^tentlnl 
adw:rsLrla jctions. An. csomnal jzort of tbe 
fu ture 15 R arch I tozture 45 ii robusr mtEile vrani LT^ 
cajzabibtyi 

"tbe futiare force will define ISP^ needs bv senmr 
fir t>pe of [nrelbgence needed mther thjn tbe 
pladbrnis diat earn dieseDSJisor die medium m 
wbicb ibe>" operate. Tbts approach wjU facibtarc 
tbe substLtLirjon of one capability' for anotber 
ro acbievT die sinie ctEecii aud %*ill allow tbe 
suppliers of Ecnsor cafubllit} to meet tbe needs 
gF Combacant Cammjnders mtire etfujently- 
Tbts sensDr-ccniTLC appFOJch will aim impraw 
die iibjJjt) tfi integrate data honzouLiillv iKigs 
sensor Inputs, diereb} eimirjDg tbar informadoD 
£ asQildble on a timely busis tfi a mucb wider 
taf^ of users. Future l!iR ^^tcmswill employ 
faster and more secui? tecbnical solutions ed 
improve ±e automation, intc^taEknii, jnjlysls 
and disinbution of informadon to operatjonal 
foiucs. 

TbeLbited StaEcs ^ould coounue to cnK>y im 
advantage in sfuce capabilities acros all misaon 
■2scas. Ibi5 advantage will tc m^ntamed by 

staylog at lc£[ one tec bnolog>~ genera don abeid 
of an> foragn of commeictal space pawer. 
Tbe Department will continue m de^dop 
rc^nnsive sjiGce cap^bilrclcs in order to kec^ 



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^urvL^abLljt> ofspoficcjpabilitLs will be jsuid 
by ImpTD^Dg spanc attuitlDruLl 3vran:a^s 2nd 

piDTOItlDDp i^d thjDUgll Odicr SfOflC contiDl 

iDGisurcs r-cnetraling aiibomc ^nctlkncc will 
complcnicacEiiGcc-bEcd cifubj lines in firdcrto 
laciiEonaicsofiDtcrai Lncirnc]! denial iircas 

riQEKffi_tQ_DaC Experience (tdid recent 
openitlaQ^ supported ti>~ the fuidin^ 2nd 
raxiinDend^hDm [a the ZOOF ODK 2nd a 
[iLimbcr of 9LidiB and cniiimLsiDns ctuirrefed 
b} [be Cfingres and die rmidenE - indudjng 
those on national axniLrj^ ^pouc nunj^emcntn 
remote among, ^vcipnosofmasdestructinn^nd 
tcrrarism - ba^c tiiiderarorcd die LncrcEingly 
CTJtkal TDle that Jntdligmce cifubjlltjcs, 
Lncludmg those ^n space pUi jh supfcrtjng 
milLCLr)' o|]cra[k~inSi pDJJC} and pLuinjng 2nd 
acquiotinn decisions m the E^efurtjnenc. 

Ibe Dejx^rtmcnt h^is undertaken 2 number of 
OT^inczaUDnal and cpcrattnnal change^ and 
has defected ne^v cir addiueinaL m^^^mcnts to 
mcrcse uitelligence and space capabilitKS and 

better manage die liP resDurccavajlahlcto the 
wajfighier TbeDepuitinentcsublishedthcL'nder 
iccretao of Defense Idr inidbgence to pmvide 
IcadefsliLF^ guidance and overagbt af Defense 
Intdl^enccv iecurjtj'ajid Cnunterinclbgenceto 
meet Combutimi Commander requiR^mcnt]^. It 
also created die Esecutivr .Tgent Sir Space and 
unplemented steps to meet die demand for spuce 
service^ Lndudmgjnrelhgencev fmm defense and 
nn n-defertse useis. 

Tbe Department has implement:] mcsnra 



[0 screngdieo human mrdljgence (HLI^ilNT) 
capabllltJCSn jncludiog sieps ro uupn™: cultural 
jind Ungui^iic ^lUs across the joint Jofce k is 
improving tbe [utegiarjon of mtelli^ence vridi 
operations as ^^ell js Incegm tion across mreUjgeoce 
dtsciphncs (eg., Un^er}, agnaLs and liuman 
mtelljEence]. hi furtjcular tbe Depurtmenr 
ts esubltsbmg Joint hiteU^emre Operatjons 
Centers siitbrn the Combatant Commands 
and devclopji^ Inidligence Camii^gn flans 
IbralldKaceK Under Ui STP^^COM, die 
DeparrnieuEstabltshed afunctional command ro 
^nchronjze srac^^and plannutgand integrate 
Jill national, diciterand taccical [HP. upabiLiies 




A U Jy njluLFy imclJ^JL^ lJilcj iiiihJL.L:i .nni 
^^fgkin military kDEJLi^a.c mUct frit^Li^ ^fP^ 

wall 1^ Distrcir .^J^am^a Cculiuiin ^'cina 
u[c bviUring cirncin of inJ^iyia]^ t^ncH, Jc^ing 
rEb tioisk i|K wiu kvu I kudcn ^nd prc^nitini; Jjlitan 
u tccnpu Ki rcai3 bl lU] [iicm^zh'o m liic ^iq. 



To manage moie eHecdvdy ±e Depanments 

intelligence rcmun:^ tbe Depirtmoic bas 
iipphisnl die cicition of a Militarj" [nrelligence 
rmgram and ts implemefiung an enbancod 
Defense CiviliaD [ncdbgence PeisDnael S}stem 
to better compere ibzy de^d^np and fetain 
tbe profcsional midligcnce wuittbnre "tbe 
DeparunenE bas mcfcscd die number oF 
intdUgence pRifcShicmals working in collection 
and anal>Tical discipbna ro support grnwdi in 
bomebnd defense and war on rermr misaons. 



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Combat 5tip|iDn .^gcncia tia>c iils] rcboital 

or dcplci}Dd sigDiGCdUiE numbo^ of mtdltgcDcc 
anoly^t^ LDidUgoicc colkctois ^ukl cnlloitkni] 
nnnagcTf n^ arcis whcrr tlicy can bcnf ^rcirst 
^uc ro [tar cusionicis. 

QJjmJccHQDi ToachjciitibcfutuitK^intfomc 
chaixtcrsticE ^Lod build an piL^rcs ed cktCr the 
Dqiuitm oil: will: 

■ Inipravc both the cjiz^bihtj iind capacit>" of 
ddcnsc liLimjj] inrdljgcncc jacts to jdcnril>" 
toTiirlEts jnd ctuiraiiraizr jjid pcnctmtt tbar 
i]ctw[jrbs3 LQ coofcralion wjlh other e^vcrn- 
mmra^cncjQdiDd [arcrruiluDDEil pinnae 

■ IcocEC mirKiirrmmr and sTertaturc Intd- 
Ijgcncc Cvtj\5lNT) capjbLUtjQ to jdcntil>" 
aiai]>"W^1D2i]d d]cirdcli>rrj'£>5Eaiis, lUid 
to EuppniEDLhcr jpphciiElaDS. 

■ Eipii]d Hgnals mtcllt^cncr fSlGCNT) calla:- 

doD wjth sulhclcnr rcwai rare jjid gcfl-locj- 
doD up^biljua Ebrmilit^o apa^ttQos Ihc 
Serial ComiDoa ^cns^r d^CSI pm^EaiD will 

be rstmctufoj jis the E^cfurtmcDEopjQirEii 
i]cw [rL-scPrtccjajluclDQ to cncct ^'mulu-jncd- 
Ijgcncc'* roqujroDcnta 

' Fond the C5 contubution to cstabli^ j 
NtLTD Jntdl^cnccfLELanCcrncr 

' InooEC mSotiDoit ta tjnmjjinird 2cml 
>riilclcs to prov]dc raort flalbic cipubjlihcs 
Id idcn[it}"and track moving Qugcts in denied 

' RcallgD capabilicKS ro frcr up nsounrcs for 

uaL gcacrjELcn s^^tcros dod luodcmlzc Euid 



5U5inji] sckctcd ]c^s:y gy^rms (eg., 3 new 
atginc far d]c Joinc SunttLtmccTiiiEci Attack 
Rjdciri>5icinJ. 

LnploDcnL j new imagcfj [nrdligcncc ap- 
pfoadi focused on Lichicvij^ p^J^i^^^tii col- 
lection cafubllltJQ LR coopcratjon wjth d]c 
Draztorof National In rdhgcDCC- Lniffstmcnra 
in movjng toigci LndicaEDrands>Ti[hcacapa~- 
rurcrsdaroiimbiljtjc:!^ including ^^paccRadjr, 
will grow to prov]dc a highly fcisisfcnc capi- 
bility tD idcnti^' jnd ltjc}: moving groLind 
targets in denied areas 




1hc Spicc Fl^ir pK^jin ^in do'ckifWKnir wiJI 

^ncLlkirc ^nd lO-imiUdunLC ci[ahilirja: in 
Jcjiiq] 2IUS feir tlic DcjudEncni iiT [^rJiimr n n] clir 
I ncclljf^r^c Com mu nilv Onac It coircpcunj 



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nccair- nnd lipacc^bcmc I5P capabilities 

and jntegnite diem widi od]er lorcOn jind 
in^^tsogare the Lta: of htgh-aloQjde lojtering 
caiiabiljueif 

Full> fund E-IOA technolcgy demonstialnr 
while tcrmjnadng pfocnrcment. 

LnproKT rc^nave space gcce:^ sirdljte op- 
ersdonSp and oihcr s|:gcc enabling capabilioQ 



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Qjid tflrlmQkig) dEorK ind die j^picc pmfcs- 

aonJ c-idrc 

* Increase ^^a^L:l^]cCt^JTlilL^A^vi^c^csdl^olJEh 
unpfDwil LQicgratJon widi mrcna^cnc} ind 
mtcraational panncrSi ^ind janrkrarcd mvcsi- 
iDcat LB DiLiltJiunDiu] jnEonnjliDn ^nng 
5>^tftn^ aich as chc .^ucDmanc JdcntiGcjELan 
^>^iftn jnd dir MuJtiDuttoaal InJiircnjELan 

Achieving "Nei-Centridir 

YiaoJl. HirncHijng ihc power of inftircruiLaQ 
coiuin:tLvit> dcfinn nct-ccntjjcit>: B> orabluiE 
cntm^l rd^honshLfG bco^Fccn oigiuiiLiliom ind 
fCDpt ±c Ctpartmcru is jHc to -iccctnitc 
die speed of buEincs priHrcsXi QfcrGtiDruil 
da:i9f>n-m iijiig jnd sutseq ucnc ^urdoiu Recent 
Dperatlonal c^perLoiccs Ln Alghiiiijsiim 2nd 
Iraq hjvc dcraonstrarcd ihc vjIlic of nci-centnc 
Dperatlons. Ground forces svere able ixi radi 
buck ro remote UAV pjlots ld Nevada in direct 
UAVs in HipponoftharDpefatJoii^ jchjevjnga 
levd of air-gmLind jntegrjtion duf ^^asditFicult 
to Jmagine Jnsti decide jgf] Sucliconncctivii}' 
L5 hdpjng iGLQE fonrcs ^jn gfcito* sihutinnjil 
awiaicms? rci attack diecnemv. 

.^hicvin^ die full porearul of nci-centncitj' 
rcquiKS vje^'ing loJiircnjELan as an caEerprise 
j^^fT u] be ^iircd and as a weapon s>^ein u] be 
piDtoited- jis an enreiprisc aatTa die colleciLon 
jjid dtseminatLon of [nfcirmatloia Ehould be 
maruiEed b^' fcrtfbbos of captibiljlucs dst 
cut acraE Icgacj' sioi^r-ppcd sy^ems Thoc 



cafoblllty portlbbos would include networb- 
basrd commjnd and conti^Li commnnLcahons 
on diemo^cand Infbnnahon liisloia. CLirrenr 
and evDlvjng threats tijghjjghc dir need ro 
dcs^n, operate and defend [lie netvivnh ro ensure 
con tLnuity of |o lqe opemElo ns. 

EosnffiltLDiUc The foundation lor nct-ccn trie 
operations is [be Global Information Gnd 
{GIGJ, J globull}- inierconnecred, end-to-end icr 
of trusted jind protected jnfonnation networks 
The GIG optLmjza die proccscs tbrcollecELi^ 
pfoccsing, srorjng> disemin^ringr managing and 
diarLng infoirmauon vvidiLn tbe Oepanment and 
widi other panners The Dc|nrtmenr has made 
sEcid> proErc5Hjmplcmen[LnEnet-cenirics>5[cins 
jind concepts of operation k has deplo>i:d an 
enhanced Iand-ba5cd netwoct and nev^ utellEte 
consudbtjon as part of the Traa'^rmauonal 
Communication j^fchLtecrnre ro provide 
high-txmd'rtLdthT survisnble internet protncol 
commimicatjons Togetber, the> will snppnrr 
barde-spoce asvarencSn tLme^«msL:iTC targaic^ 
and communications on die mo^c. Deployrd 




.\Jt JnffiL CLVun^lizr^. miiiJ i^'iilH \u liic Carrrcr Jui 
ToAe Conunl k'unicr jt^unl ibc VSS XiEnitf. Ihc 
ccJtutcn inl Nfajfrin^ c:d dnJcffmjten Kuch ^k th^t 
ntiQiiiciJ hh tbc USS Kjimiu m iutipon orMiinimc 
^unti U pea Ltonk dcn«i3 iricof L^L^ IK qF ttic En^TLLimr 
[HiLmnMiEn] Ji d mur fcir inDcL ur tc transptiri 
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tcFEnJiialE - torn coiiuiiaad ;uul cni]trDl (JocDt 
TactiCial Radca 5>5tan) ki wtj" Lli^ hindwidili 
15 K 5}^cfD5 - JIT ntoidiiig the com m udjc Jikn os 

'ha:tLx]i]c' dowD to diran^llat E^nttcjil unit m 
thctickl The E^c^x^rtmnif tuisala} imptcnicntal 
a d^[A stiaEcg^' cnobijDg the fuskn a of inla rrnaodn 
tcm an}- pb^tfcirm or Ecmicaal Tullli^ all thts 
tD^dhn; die irvtscd Lhjfcd Carnmjjid PLm ha^ 
Migncd US STEu^rCOM lead n=pjn5LhLln>- 
to Qfcratc and protccf die Dc^:artiDaiL'5 Globd 
[nfonDattoa Grid 

ODR D ccianiK To mo>c doscr m^^ard 
this vtsiaa and build on prcgnss ed d^tCr the 
Dqiurtmailiivill: 

■ 5ircngdicn le djta strati^ - includlitg the 
de^opfDcnt ^]f common diiLi lei^HTdnSi stiio- 
dardsp Di^anLzauoi], and c^it^i^nAiluoji - to 
jiDprD^CLnffirrnarjoi] dianngand inlfirrnaEioii 
asuianizc Jiod citend Jt xi<i^ i mLikLnjdc of 
dojnLUrL"^ ranginE frfim Lnclligcmrc m pason- 

* bicrcEC in^tstment to impleracnt die LIIG, 
dcfaidind prfitcct jnforcrutLrinand aetworts 
lUid iozws rocirch and dridopmaiE cii] Jts 
protection. 

* Dodop an inEomiation-dianiig stiatc^ to 
guHleapcratiDDSsvLdi Faderal, sL^rc, loizaLand 
coalitknn furtJicra. 

■ Shjft finm MtLccii}' Servicc-focuscd eHoHs 
tDST-mJ a mmc Dcpartinenr-wjdc cnrapriar 
nct-centrlc appmach, inclLiding afunslon of 
the Distrihured ConiniDn Ground S^ston. 



fotructUfe the TEnn^nnolinnal Satelhtc 

friAT) progTiim to "spiral dcwtop" its capa- 
bLliuaand re-phi35trlauiicJ]QJc:c:[TrdLn^l}^and 
add resDurca ed incrcise space-based rda> 
ca|:u£jt> 

Dnidap an inregraEod approach m ensure 
al^nment ju ihe ptusii^ and [xicjng of termi- 
nal and s[xjce>dilcla 

Dnfldnp a new bonds* iddi niiLJiremcnrs 
Enodd ro determine opfimal netvvorksEieand 

caizabihtj to trasupfort" operational Ebnis. 




Jlic mj&ia nr 31ul1l plin ^VI.u'lTJ tonlLic \s jn 
otimplc iiT^c^^rc Kxnk chjt ^lI] lEnprwc in-uiici 
3rd Ij^'iLiQirnbnnLn^ nic hhUlt l5 dQEgncd muuhr 

order L]i] u-kzr J r^ k^h prune m crmr 



JoiDC Command andCoatrol 

Ybdci- The ratnE force of die future will lia^ 
more Ecbast and coherenE FcLnE command 
and contEol capabllins Rapidly dept^able, 
stand u^ Jomt Lisk fbme beadqaarterf v^lIL be 
a^cLable to che CombutanE Commandeis in 
grcaEer nnmbcis to meei ihe Ean^ of poEcntial 
canEingencie^ These hodquartera will enable 
Ebe Eeal-time ^ii±css of opeiatlons and 
mtelligenire Functioa'^ and pmccsQ, incrosmg 



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JoJntlafcciHlapt^bilit} ajid^Eim] ofaztioD Ibc 
\omi bc^qu^iXoE wjII kivc bctu3~ iiLlcir[nau(ii]> 
piDccsscs and rools to dotgr] ^nd coaduct 
Dct^'Qrk-OLablcd upcraluons widi cirhcri©nic]cs 
Euidsvid] iDTcrruitlfiruLl faroicrih [mpJcmcnti^ELaa 
of j^dupciTC ri^rinjDg lr dir DcjxjitmcDf well 
Hinhcr cnluncc tbc Icthjalitj'of bodi suboidjiutc 
standjng puiat usk iora hcAdmiAiics^ and thar 
fuicDt CcmluLuiriZamrruDds by oublmg dinn 
to pfcducdugb-qiulity, rdcojitpljjis m asltctlc 
jssjx months j^djplu^ PLmniJig is dircaLal}^ 
thaisTill tian^rm die DcpLaitmcntsafcrjtLDnal 
pUnnLDg process^ dod sistons Furthermore^ 
Glolul Foitc \ljnuEcracnr3 the Dcpurtjncncs 
mcdd ibr force nidmaEaDcntf rcporElng 2nd 
jjuli^LS, VTdl] provide ComrruiDdcr^ viiih an 
unpicccdcotcd depth of up-tn-d^tc jud dcctHon- 
quoljt) inlbmiatJDn on UDitradmcs, personnel 
jjid cqujpnicnc JVJJlabiLty. 

Pr oEFcs to Da re 5jncc 2001, the Oepanment 
hnsnudemiirbed pi^grcsEOWEarissurngthenjng 
loJnt opcraiLons jis a locus of ddetsr 
tian^nnauon. The JccLotlonoFftamling K>Lnt 
ta^ force hcjdquiirteiskis improved dieabiLt)^ 
of d]c fonic m respond to cnscs. W]± a ''core 
dement^ - a standing comnumd Eind contml 
team wjth fiinciional and emgraphlc exfcrtiac 
- these headquiincrs provide p^cetlmc planning 
Ci3patih[Lcs for conungcnciBi a d(^:arturc from 
fo^ipfiictjcsnfimplcmentmgad tiDC approaches 
jfccr crises occur The Gise Stjndli^ Joint Force 
Hcadquarteis (core doncnc) v^^ cstablEhed 
m 2Q04 and hjs smce deplo>Td lo haq, the 
Hgeq of Afnca aod ixi rdjef cffnTts asocLited 
with HuTTdcane Katr^na and die Tiiizisianc 
eanhquabe. The [mpJementi^EEfin of Glotal 



Force \1jnagcmenr b^ inrcgrating data on 
^^'orldsvidc a^ilablht} and readmcsfr allovf^ die 
Deparunenr s iGsdeiship to a^unre Ibrca Qe:iiUy 

Ibr opcnittonsH regirdles of whor die> are 
heated or svhat CO mnuod die>"hawcradjtJDiii3Uy 
supported. 

ODR Dcctslons To achieve the chamctenstlcs 
ofthefuturepocut Ebiceand build dd progrcsro 
date, die Dep:nlmei] twill 

* Tnndnrm desJEuacod ctistlng Service op- 
eratioiul hudquariers eo fully functional and 
sciUble jnmE Command and Control Joint 
Tad: Fcircc-ciFuhle Hodquartcra bcgmnEDe 
mftaral Year 3007. 

* £sciMid a axond opcmtionjilly ready and 
immcduiel^ deplorable Stimdii^ Joint Force 
Hodquarters coir elemenr at die US. Joinr 
[brcQ Command coustsientsvidi its ropcm- 
stbiliuQ as Joint force [nregraEcr under die 
HWHLbihcd Command Ttan- 

* j^ntonurcand lin}: bev planning proccscs in 
a neo^FDifcedi virrual environment to enable 
n^-timecoUaboiarion and rapid production 
ofhigli-qualit} pLinniug products 

* Implement Adaptive Pbnnii^ acros die 
Dcparrmenr by increasing the numhcr of 
fully quiilifiod planners, in>rsiing madsmicol 
phnnij^ tnolseis, and oi^mizmg planning 
stalls to aploit the advjntages diai new 
technology and titghl} trainedn Qperlencaj 
phnner^ provide. 

* Incicusc rcsjunrs tn develop fflfrwaiev tacucs. 



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RESHAPING THE 
DEFENSE ENTERPRISE 

Just us ix f^tusl lf^i^?vi Amenaii fflH^iirrj' 
jf Jtt?F*j OIL Wf msa{ ^uiM ^ Dfp^^rftr^ii^ wfjcTV 

^rfjffO/0£}' j7P^ ^Kf^TWff pJUfl/CH SilCCSS^Si/ 

jfljn? if^nrnil^t^L Jtf^ fsap^ ft? A? fiirriMe in ffje 
DGfhi/jJff, ffrmijifa^ Seneiii^jqfD^piisrt 

Tp win die long wjfT ihc Ctpircmcni of Dcfcnar 
niLtsE rc^j[r the dclcna: cnrcrprisc: in Wi3>5 Uut 
bctrcrsuppon Lhcsv-irlightcr jjid jjciipproprutc 
i]F the thfQt cnvirnnmcDt' Todjy, the ^Lrmol 
Arcs arc tt]im|]cral bv jDdfmlcnt buuncs 
practices Tbc Dcpafimcnts currcnr structure 
and piDc^scs ^rc hiiDdicjps lq die pn^tractird 
fight VFC now face agunst jgilc -md nctworkal 
fi]cs CTrtrd]cla5trffcntj'}cai5> die ITtpanmcnt 
hjE Incrcaangly jntc^rat«l lis w^rfightjng 
coDccpc, orguilZiiElfin, tiaiDjng ^nd opcraEioos 
tDcrsrcthcwaddEinoEi IbnnLd^blcjomt force 
^usulniDg coDtinuous D[iixitional duage nnd 
bnr^^uon ai? a halhDaik. of U.S. lares Ihc 
Dc^Eurtmcats □[g^nizatioosp piwrcscs ai]d 
rtwhling audiontjcs Licgoitly require j sunilur 



mm^oniutLDa TheDc^JGitiDent'sDppiciad] sto 
im pro ves^Q ificai] tly oiganizalional cfEecil'^imes, 
and In 5:3 doli]^ rcsp die rewaids of unpfuvrd 
cfErdCLs. 

Tic 2{Kf I ODE highliehtcd the losof rcnuitcs. 
in terrrui of [mple and dolLai^ caused by 
inetfujeacjcs in die E^qmrtmeats supporE 
fujictjons. "Die Dcpuncnent rcspajided with 
a cfijnpfchcriavi: cflort ki strcimljne busuics 
and decLslon-aiatmg pniccscSi wjth diec^pns 
S^\ of bctcer suppnrui^ die iglqe wurfighra" 
Since 2{KHh the Department has moved sccadil) 
rowafd a cnorc jnregratsl and transparcnc 
senLor deci^on-mabing CLilmre and pmccs lor 
bodi operadonal and inwsmienE m^der^. Ihe 
Dcpaftmoit has made ^tetanttal stijda in 
ksterlng loinc solutions, includrng tbc cradon 
of new OT^mczatinns and process thai cut 
acrosi trad [Clonal sto^^ipa. It has standardiied 
buBincs ruks and diLi srucnirQ Ebr common 
use \1ostLmportandj^ dicDciiartmenchasmjde 
notable pm^rcs toward an outcome-QrLencaJ, 
cajzabLljdes-basrd planning approach [tuc 
provide the lomcwarfightcrwidi [be capabihues 
needed to Eiddrcs a siidcr range of asKmmetric 
cttillcr^K 

Peccni operational CKpcrlenca haK 
dcmonstraEoS die need ro bring ftirdier ^l]t>; 
fle:iibjht> and horizoacal [aregrauon ro the 
dcEenscsLipporE intiascrLicinire The DeportmenE 
has responded to diat need widi £cw:ral 
inno^tiDos in its OTganizaliDas and support 
services. Three CKampks of such inaowitions 
arethejnini Imprnvtsed E^ploslTC Device (lED) 
Defeat Ta^ fbice, die Joint Fvapld j^qnlsidon 



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Ccll^nd ii7iprDvrd5uppl>-c:lujn iDSLStLns 

In both kiq ^d AlgluDist^mH die Ecnonsi WQpc n 
of chQicc irmaiDS tbc impiDviscd npjosivc 
dcvicCr nonnally Eabjjig the fom] of iDadadc 
bcmh^ suicLdc car bombe ;ldcI ii sm'ict) of 
roDDtdy injtjjrcd devices TocDunEcrthcdircat 
fCKd by diQcsvcspon^ ihcDcpujtjncntcfcaJcd 
thcJojntlED Defeat Tj^ Farce- TbrTask fbiK 
urlGoI all Dcpanrncni ctEorts tci di:(cat lEDs, 
combLnLng the bca tcdiaology saluboDs with 
rdnani jntdligcacc dud inQoratiTC opcfuhng 
mcdiods in Fiaijl "fear 2005, the DcpAnnicnt 
LHwstcd miirc dun S 1 3 bjlljon lr IED Defeat 
LnLUxitd^^rSr LocLudLDg cQLiatcr-mdjD conETDlkd 
IED cksrtFfinic n^FEiFc^ TED sutpciIIiIjic^ the 
Joint IED Dcfcai Center a f Excellency countcr- 
bcmter pingrEmis jind 5Enjid-oE IED detecEiaa 
iind nnitrjlLZJciciQ. The Tisk Fbnie has ids 
piovjdad funds for training co mihtai}^ [injtscn 
mutein afcr2lk}[ijl tlKater^as^l 3se:^pert held 
tonts duit VFOifc diiecd} widi units in Ir^iq ind 
j^ttmisLin. iince die Task Fbnies inccptiemn 
die IDepironenE has doirciscd die IED cjsualt}^ 
nate b>"a tscior of rwu . 




.'iTakxi-in im-linJ inline W2i\h funis rm l j-unna nl 
^ficr un LinpnAtTcd c^|tI::«i>'c dc^JLC ^~j^ dacvutcd 
in Fli^bdnd. Inn Ue inznrusin^ iiiL' o\ ii]bntiLi 
[ii'i ii]]|Tfa>cd Ll^ kxuz piutECEun 5^L&4.3n[lh~ in 
Ci [KTJ I Liin [raqt ficnJciEn 



Ibc JoEnt EapJd rtcqujation Cell (JRAC) 
ts another inno^tloia thiit grew out cf LJ.5 
opcricnca in Iraq and .^hanistm The 
DepirmieaES sandard pmccsscs lor [ifcvidLi^ 
materld and logistjcs provol to^i slow and 
cinnbeiHjnie ro mccr the immcdiJte needs of 
foictsjndaehdd RecagnjrinEthjsdeGcLcncyHd]e 
Secietnj'ofDcTertsccsLiblishcd a cdj dedicated ro 
hnding JctieinablcsDluhons tn uigent Wiidighter 
needs The JRAC has supixiited ctEorts diat 
piuvided mjljtaf} fcnffnincl be>" force protechon 
iiems such as the j^vanced ConiluE HclnieE, 
lighhwaght Global Poalinning S>5ran rccci"w:rs, 
improved iimmunjdon p^ds and individual 
wcipon opclcs Working with die MjljtuE} 
DeparEfflenis and Comtatnnf Comnund^ 
chts [QiEtaEi^c has accdeiaEed developmenL and 
ddivcrj'of mare diiin adoicn cntical pnigrains, 
from jntelli^encecoUecuon and diserajnation ro 
enhanced foicc pmEectinn 

Improved sitppoit to d]c vraifighicr hjsoccijrrai 
in ±e logishcs cluiin as "Aell The Deportnienr 
wsted ludei^ip of the coinple:! distubutjon 
pfncesjnaangleovFnen EheLlS TiansporEahon 
Command QJS. TRANiCOM) Esocbie^ 
IIS nert" lok US TEu^NSCGM isLibhdied a 
Deployed DLArtbuElon CpcraEjems Center in 
Kuwait to speed Eheflosv of maEerjdjnLo Iraq and 
AlghanLstan in suppofE ofcoalmon operadons 
The Center qujckh asembleda Ecim of logistics 
ctpcTES and gase them authi^nij" ro djrecc jjr and 
jicaportoperatir>nsandcroHi-CQUQEr> movtsin die 
chciter. lad Eimes for SEOcked items di^pped by 
moieEhan -j5° U since die peibsrecfirded m 20(13 
Betta sy~nchn]nizat]on of cmnspcrtaEion iisrts 
allowed die ATm\ co cue costs b> S268 miUion in 



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al D^cr !JO*^tJ_ The Centers proccs Liuiovjikncis 
liDpro^cil mtx^nj] [crEbrm^ccalilcscDst ed the 
DqzGJtmcDtaad ihc j\mcf man oixp^ycr. 

DqmrtmcDf reforms 9Dc:c2(](] L Loduding those 
ImiD^uoiis turn of wjirclmcncosity, rcprocot 
the tifa af changes ihc ("JDB hjs sought Id 
^cderjte. 

Toward A "New Defease Enterprise 

"The Dcpartmcar's cnrcrprisc rcfonns iiic gLiLdcd 
by ii dmr^p^t VLSlon 

■ Ristn ihc DcpiTtmon must be responsiw to 
Its scatcholdos. Ndi onli" cniisT die Dcpmt- 
jncnrs support fuocnojis enhance the US 
jTuLiajj's -ihLlL[>" to serve the President iiud 
provjdciistroDgTOJcefDr ^cpint warli£hter, 
Itmuscalffl provide the hsE pns^ble value to 
the j^roerLC-in Lupajer The [Jepiruneoi will 
VFDil to Impfove etEeciiTCnts drjimtically 
jcros cjvilun and cnjhtan ftincEmns as the 
fi]tindj[Lan for Lncreused eEbZLeocy 

■ Sccoudr die Dcpirtmetii must provide 
inEonnjlion and eUuI^^q neccrar} to uiukc 

timdv jnd well-reusoned dccEkins. The 
Deimitmeufs culhjrer jiud](iritJQH and ocgj- 
nL2JtLi^n.s musi be jiUgned jr i manner thjt 
EiciliuteEs rjiher than hjnden^ etEecti^c deei- 
sjoji-mokmg and enables ropansive mL'^t^nn 
aecLition while nuLQEammg Jceo[intjbLlL[>~ 
hnpraved horizon tJ mregnition v*ill hecrjti- 
CeiI ED die Ei^panment's success. 

■ "Ihiid, die Depiinment must iinderta}:e 



n:forEE£j to reduce reduodanctes and eoslue 
d]e c^ieoE hovF of buancs^ proceses j^ 
vic CiipicLlize on e:ijsting tEin^rniatJoiial 
dEons jcroffi theenrapnst wes^ill continn- 
all^'e^almtesuppein^^iemsajid process ta 
opcimne dielr responsivenes. 

To JchiTht ttus VBon and praduce strata- 
driven oUtcoEncSp the Dc^BitmenLs roks 
and rcsponabjhtics, and diose of each of its 
cGinponent digiiniEanDn^ must be cleady 
ddmeated Roks jud respnnsibihiies within 
d]e Ctpircmeni of Defense fell Irg] rui^hly 
diicc c^egorics. rtl die seniar-mos: Ic^ds, 
leadcra 2TC concerned wjdi jniwKr/wj? - setting 
stratcEXF prjontmug enterprise cffori^ asi^ing 
rc^nnsiblhuQ and luthontiOi allociiEiitg 
roi^uTi:^ and cnrnmnnicaung j Glared viaon. 
[n order to meei die sinreglc objecil'^G sa cut 
by [be Defurtmenis anior kaderahip, mmc 
components act" jn i ni^PUi/r^T^if lul^n focusmg 
cm OE^njEing ta^% pco|riev relattonshjps and 
rechnologj" "[hevasinuiorjl>afdieCtpafiment5 
peraDunel dien wof^ to e:^ecute diesErateg} and 
plans esiabltsbed al manogemenc level 

[n die 2006 HDIL die Dcpinmenl looted 

acros these dure irxk af rsponsibilit}' - 

governance management and svcirk - to ensliie 
diat oi^mizaEicmSi praccscs and audmnluesafe 
vvellal^ed. 

Governance Reforms 

A y.ct' mcHure of succes is the o tent to which 
die Dcp-jroments senior Iciderijp is able to 



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fuUiJI d]cfaUDwingfunct[D[t^ 

■ SuulSiC-DiKCXiOJi - IdcDtjIj- die try out- 
puts - not Lnputs - dicy afcci fium the 
Dc[xutiDcnt'5cc[i]pDDait]fanil dctcrmiDc: the 
jpproprutc nor-, mid-H 2i\d loug-rcnn stratc- 
gccslbrichicvij^ them iuchourputswill be 
locuMdna thcotcdsofthc PrcsidaiiasCom- 
rrundcr m Chjcf jnd ihciojiirwirfightas- 

* idcaUli'- Escihlish iia oiguiizjjjoiiial culture 
dm loHerK inDDOtlDQAnd acellcucc. Cam- 
munjcac die Dcpirtracnrj; or-it^s pqIlcj' 
jjid LiuiLQJtJDUEil ethos u] d]e Interml Vrorh- 
Icirceand roc^rerrLiI judjeuccs 

ADQcatiPQ - ^bape d]e DcTMitraent's [rupr 
in^cEtiucnts in pmpic cqulproenL concepts 
Euid OT^mLZJttoDS [0 aipport die \dEknQ5 
Db^cc[i>cs mosi d^echvd} 

■ CanMratc Dce^^ oh ^^^a^■Tr^g - Impicrnent 
jgile jmd svdl-aligucd ^verDancer imma^ 
racaciind warkproccscB. Ertsuih: the Dcpuit- 
mcQC h^ the piuc^scSh tools and iXEinspLumt 
EuuliKS ixi suppon da:490DS. 

* fcrfoimancc-jisQinciiC - "Monitor pcrlor- 
mancc eo cnsLircsu^ti^c: jlignmcnt and mAc 
jdjustments ro suuti^tc directicin bu-scd aa 
fcdarmanizc 

* Farr c Fm p faymcflt - Determine how LTS_ 

Icirca are utilizoi ;md meet the diiy-to-day 
DVCEshl DcaJs af die loant fonrc. Op- 

emiiarLil maiters aie die rc^unsiblllty of the 
joinc svarhghtcn. The Dep^artmcnts seniDr 
izdvllinn Eind mj]jtiir> leaders ensure char Jcirca 



iireemplojrd in ^'a>^th^ meet the Trcsideats 
SLmti^icfibjaiEL^B 

The [Jcfuruneni will srork to bctrcr -iltsn 
pfoccsCiStrucnjjnf jnd, ^neci^KU}^ authDnEies 
[0 imprDvc Its senior loidos ^bilit}~ ro ^wm 
in dioe core jtce. Todiyr die Oifrc of die 
Secietajj" r>f [tfcnar jnd die Jojnr ^tifF perlhrm 
many fLincELorts bciond those jdendfiod aLxi^, 
including pro^jm m^jgemdnr iind c^ccudon. 
To ensure diit isnjor leadership cjn mjinLiin 
locus on die try gfivenunce i^us djboiaEoi 
jbdv^ the DepLirtmen twill idcniifi m^na^cracnr 
jnd c^ccudon acil'viua curienEly beti^ 
cfinductod at ihe gowrrianirc Ic^ri jnd coflsldcr 
diem for djmuuitoa or luLtgnmenE, 

CyjJd Cjpahljty ro hfnrm ^trarcEtcChiilcc 

To better support die joint warfighter, die 
Dcisrdnent is konchLng grvcml LrututJATS 
to tntc^ratc the pi^cesiB thjr dehne needed 
{^pQbiliticsH jdentjl>^ ablutions .^d ^locate 
ns^urca to ^qujn: diem. The folb^LE^ 
four Jntcfrdatcd nJanns anphasizc die 
need for jmpiowd jn&rmation-shafLEig and 
oillahDiatLcn 

FiRTa the Department ^lII implement a moic 
uunspunsitr open and agjle drcisiori-matLE^ 
pmcc^ Tc do thi^ common audiontati^c 
infcmiation sdufcs will he jdentjlied, 
Depirtment-lrpd hnancul datLitu-SS will be 
combmoJ, and common 2nil>Ticmediods will be 
jdoprcd FbrcjAmplc dieDepurnncncisnsiLE^ 
J nimibcr of tools diat could provide common 
carabilit}' views using eiisting nsuunic and 
pf^giammcngdambi^sQ Gne^uch pilot proietc 



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ditatosc LipcnmcDtJng thn^i^h such pilots 
the Dcpiftmcol will seek to jdcntjlj" jDd mpidly 
dcvdop pirl^raj cjpatilit)^ 2SC3. sqIlicIdqs tlut 
vfjH ^ciJJtiitcDfCT] iiiid jgilc dozLvton-m iizing 

5ccGi]dr tbc DcpartiDoil: will reach iDvotmcnt 
dcctaons tjirougli colbbnTiiluDD arnoDg the 

lomt ^^urfightcn acquiaiLan .md roDuirc 
commuiiJtia, Joiof WLirfighECf^will ascsocrds 
In rcrais of desired cWccts And the time frjmc 
In which capabiliuG uic Ki|[iin:d j^scsoncDts 
of porcacLiI j£]lutloDS sh[>uld br iDliirmal 
by the jurqUtsLuoi] commuiiitys iiidgmi:a[ of 
tEclm[)lD£iCiil feasibllit} and CKt-pcr-iDcrcmcDt 
of cipubiLt} irnpfD^cmairT ind by the rojuite 
communjt>'s asc^mcac of ^LffordabLLt}' Thrf 
InptiG will be pmvHkd C3jl> id the doztson- 
m^Lkbg procc% tdbnr agniGciinE K^ufcs jjt 
commirccd Gncc 2i\ in^rsuQcnt dozstoii ha^ 
been appiD^icdi cbanga wjU rcquii^colLiborjLuni] 
aiiini]g;ill three ci}minLi[iitKS ai die^ipproprute 
decision Icvd to ertsurestiaicEi'-dnTdp afford jbic 
and JchjnableoutiiocnQ. 

A iDXQL much-needed rotructurlng of the 
tiDLibkd Joint" Tjchcal Radjo 5>^eoi IJTRi) 
program e:iempJi£a this collntcirati^ approach 
Because die Tadjo ?h^~tem mu^ be inters fcrable 
wjdia±cr£>5Ecm5iicroscbcfullspa:tn]m of the 
Joint fonrc dozLftLrnsr^ndm^ the futuieof the 
JTES progtim had profound eflecE ihraL^hout 
die Department To ensure a ajlLirmn chat will 
meet die jojnt warEtghcers needs and pmvide 
\xst ^ue EG rbe mxpa>er, rhe w^rGghlung 
and acquiatiQFi cnmmuniELes worked closely 
Hjgcihcr to devdop the LQVcsonent smreB'and 



rhe Mjhtar>~ Departments coatrcbuted needed 
ns^uTTslfir dierstrucnjrLDg 

Thtrd, the Department will begin to break on L its 
budget accDidLng tD ioinrcapabLlL[>~ areas Lsmg 
suchiiiaLQrcapabjht) view-m pLceofa\1jhlar>" 
Ctpartmenr or rraditjonal budget catt^rv 
dispby - diould jmpro^c the Ctpanments 
unden^undrng of rhe babncing of strat^c rtsbs 
and required capjbLhtyTiadc^itfsiisKiciatedwith 
parrjojUr decisions TheDeportmenrhasalrcad) 
dewdored and rofod at U5 TacLfic Comntiind 
an jmranmred process dut maps rcs:}urcc needs 
ro dlszrere openrianal pl^ns and mi^ons. For 
rhe first umc, a Combatant Cnmmander is able 
ro aszertiln rhe resource leqinremen is asxLited 
with parclcnlai capubilitics, such as suiting 
flceaj^ rajgets The Depircmenr Lh WDrting eo 
e:<pand on this program co enable E^cfurtmenE- 
wideasc^menEnfcifabjht> arosand facihture 
cajiabiljt} pDrtfoliomanagemenrandMillc^pbre 
rhisappmach widithcCoDgns, 

fbunhi ro manage Ehe but^aalbDcatrtiEi ]»^M:es 
WEthacccnntabllii}^ an acqntsLclon refbnn smd^ 
injtiiired bi>' die DepLi[>" iecrecnj" of Defense 
nnommendcd the Department work wjth rhe 
Congn^ En establish "^Capital j^ccoLints" lor 
Malor j\iX|iJisltJon Progr-ims The purpose of 
capital hndgeoi^ is to provide stability jn the 
budgeting s}sa:m and ro csubltsh JcconnEabdjty 
for acquistion programs din^ughatJt the 
hierarchy of pmgram nspcnsiblllt} fium 
rhe pmgram manager, thmi^ die Service 
j^quiation E^ecuti^ the SccretiirEQ of the 
MiliQuy Deparonenis and tie Ofiice of the 
iecrcujy of Defense. 



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ToEcthcr, these LmpfD^aiciG diould coablc 

mwstracnr straccB" icflccting KJint wirfighnng 
priorities. 

Aiding AutboFi ty and .^fc ountabjijy thmugh 
J piHtCapa b ditj- FortfiiLos 

\1ostof die DcpLirtmaitsnssurcCharrpfuwlcd 
thiDugh tiicMLlil2j>'ScTvicffi Tha irr^jigonoit 
un Ic^ tctli [Q s^ps or nxlundincica ^idiin 
Gipabilit>^ ^rcas 35 each Scpncc attempts to 
supply a aimpletL' i^'arti^tjjig pictage rather 
than oi^^izerodciKndoncafubilLnspruvidal 
b>'othcrMilL[.in' DcptLTLmenLS. To ijpcimizc the 
p[DV]gon LifcafubiUcia tor die jmnt siarlightcrp 
±c Department wjU work tn ic^rteac Jt^ 
piDuss arcund fOLnt cap;dbj]jt>" portlbhos. 
If] the acquisition kHij]^ the Dep^rtineric has 
aln:id>"LnHLQj red scleral joint eapibilit}' irvurivs- 
Thoc n:v]cw5 lont anioa major feme programs 
to ascs needed iJi'^stmcntsjn sparitie upabilLtv' 
rortfoljo arojsuch js incc^ated ajr and mjaile 
defense, bnd artjct weiipDns .^d elcjtianic 
vrariarc 

"Ilic CJDE usd such a portfolio approach 
to evaluate surveiJUnce cjpabihtLca. The 
Dep^tmcnt hc^n b>' accounting fcr all of Jt5 
Q]JTentand pbnncdsurvnIJancecapabjJJtiChand 
pmgr^ms ThisincJudol J trjn5pan:nt reviewof 
cjpabiMtLca at all le^sufcJasLlicarjoii. \^cwjiig 
cjpabihtLca acms die entiie pcirdblk] of a^^^rt^ 
enjbJcd decision-niLilzen to mike informed 
chojcaabuut how to rallocacensourccsamojig 
prrv]oiid>' srovc-pifcd progmmSi to ddrver 
needoJ capjbiMcLG to the jojnt force more mpid[>^ 
and elFK:jend>' 



The Dc^Bftnient \m[[ buiLd on these ininal 
efforts [0 integrate ta^J:^ |]eDplc lelation^fe, 
techno logiG and j^Dcured roDurccs more 
ef[D:il"wdy acrcrs the Depunments man> 
acdviluct By sbiftjng ibe (bcits from Service- 
spec lEc pri^mms co laint capubilctjc^ die 
Department should be better postioued ro 
undef^taud die Lmplicjtious of m^iCLHient and 
nssurce tratle-oJJs among comiietLng pnontiQ 
As a Gi^ step, tbe Depunment will manage 
three capability' iiros usiug j ci;]abjht> fcrtfcillo 
concept. Joint Command jnd Co ncroJ, Jo inc Wct- 
Centfic Gpi:ralions and Joint Space Operadons. 
As we learn fromapcrieuceand^n conhdeuce 
in this appmadi, vve plun ro njund it to odier 
cafobllLty'areas 




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Span! \tljct [|-HS\"J L5 1 lujn npcfiinnit L^e^tcu 
ihz Na^h. MnnncL "iiwvi jjxJ Spccul DpcniKKis 
donvurhJ aciLizjiig^ EncdiSfiJ iiigk^pxd. l^t^ctgbr 
conncrcul fcn> picducol in \iNCiiilLj iuM noErntEal 
U S mintaty nn^- Fil uru yh riina iif lijc J-li ^"^^ i?j11 



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EifcctLw: goy:jnance ls lacilitated by die clear 
al^iunent of authont); rcspcmsibLlit)^ and 
ressurcc at the management lew:l Some of 
the most difficult chjilengs in go^onance 



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arisr 'rt'lica loinc niEio^aQcnt ^raiigcmcnts cdnrmually 
cut airos the tiadiEmruil jmd ofrci] ^[Litor}' 
ai3thDrit>"stn]cturtDf the MjljLif} Dcpiftmcots 
and Ddcnsc rtgcncis Thcscihlishmaiiafthc 
Camtuunc Commands crc^rcd new saufcs of 
danand far Fomt cap-jbilicKS jfiionitc f:om the 

DT^inLZJtLDrtSVFld] KSpnil£[bLL0^tO5Uptl|> rhrm 

For example when ji prDgram or [qisjdd e 
Idcndfcd zis a pnartt}^ arc3> [be ^ccretiir} may 
daoDsc \D diiccl: an organ laHudu to mjnage or 
resource the Jomi: eHorr for the Oepanment 
In dir past, this has teen accomplishad b>~ 
ddgnamiig a compjneaE or jctivitj' js the 
'E3:q:li[|"tc Agcac'-jccni] die meaning of sihich 
^QTja wjddv from one ajmnecmcai rci ihc ncit 
"When die responsiblhris Ebr icilnc nunagL'ment 
activiELeE arc Dot cJorly dehncd or scrjtegtiially 
aligDoi im piemen ticlon is pr^blematjc iind 
iQQ urea are U5cd les^etBciendy 

"IlusODR EinderaxKS the need (bra better way 
to orgiiDLze and manage K>int ancivitJG to ensure 

thi3[ ml^on asfgnjoent IE aficomfunied by the 
anthontiA nsDun:^ and dor pcrfnrmjnce 
aiiccaluons [iecc£^[> for mision SLiccsf 
Cflosequcndy, the Dqiartmcnc is Lmpleracniung 
^ diaiiplined pmccs lor a^tgnii^ roint 
mtsunsmid tjsbsjmd eoluatjng ±ar roDunie 
priority. "The Joint Tjd: j^sgnracnt Process will 
centialLy astgo dnd av^TEce pnmt nunagement 
ajTEangemenis u] ensunr Jomt actjvilues qj? 
aLgfied to die Oepanment s strategic objecti^^rs; 
designated vrith die pfcfcr audiorHueSr 
rcsponsihilitLes and resDorccs ctEectivriy 
Etnicmred ro minimne o^^rrtaps and gaps; 
Gtablistied wjthclQrhne!fofjcc[}LintabLht)':Emd 

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DmiJieJjtaD^lLansJaimailQn 

The Defense Busmcs Sy^ems Man^oncnt 
Commitree (DBSMC) was established co 
jmpmvegowinanceofthe Dcpanments busmca 
transform jtLijn effort ThcDBSMC tsatup-lc^a 
single point-cif decision mechanism rhjt bnn^ 
together scniijr Icida^from acmss the enterprise 
to dn>e bu5ineE priHcs chaj^e and jmpiuw 
suppon to the jiJLnt wajfighrer The Department 
alsD developed ^r En rcrpna: Transition PLjn jnd 
aBDCiared j^hjtccnijr to guide transfoimatjon 
of die Department'^ bosincs opcratjons. TEie 
DDSMC willgDicrn eiecnuon of the Enterprise 
Ti^nsjtion Plan by ensunng accounubiliti jnd 
increasing senior Icidership direction 

To ensure aFignmenr with the busincs 
transformation 5t^at^^p the Deptiromenr has 
created bi^Chtment P-rvicw QoanJs to evaliute 
piogrjms of recoid against the Enterprise 
jVchjtectmr Funds cannoc be obligated forany 
businc^ Th^tem in^Btment not ccrtihed b>' die 
appro prianrofftial and appru>td bydieDBSMC 
to be in compliance s^idi the Dcpanments 
amhirazture. 

More nsaiith; die Dcfrnt BusincH 
Timtfonnation Agenc>' (BTA) was created to 
intf^jte and oversee corporan>le^el busincQ 
^sicms and jnirutivis. The QTA is the 
managemenr linlc responsible tbr int^^Jting 
wotb acros the Depanment m arras such 
as human rcsounre^ hnancLAl nunagemenr, 
acqiJisiuon, and logistics. Itisaccouncibleio the 
DBSMC govcming body fur results. 



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In riicJOOlODIt, the Dcputmcnf intjcduccd 
a TLst majugcmcnt f^Amc^vl^^lL m oublc the 
Dcinrtmcnt's senior lodcrahipto better balancr 
iic^-tcrm demands j^inst prcpfuratLcns &r 
thr fiitun:. This bjUnccd ret jppfD^ch has 
bc:n sumcsfulh jniplcmcntcd in a number 
of Dig^jucions Lhroughiiut the Dqsnmoit 
to guide stTiKgLc planning and dj>-tL^dj>' 
jTunjgcmcnL Tlic Jlti^rtincnt ie ni}^ utjng 
advant^c of losDns Ic^mcd from diis injtLjl 
implcmoiLidon ph-isc co refine aj]d dcvdL^p 
a mon: robust framchvorb to enable dccLsion- 
nuting 

"The Dcntirtmcnt iviir rce^afuarc its entcjpria> 
vndc Dutcume goals [o jnainiain srrjttpc 
aljgnmcn t and ensuie the Depurrmeni sobjccti vk 
aic clearly set fordi "Jlic Dejunmcnt will jIso 
evaluate and develop or rdine the metrifs to 
measure eHors ro implement the strjteg>' to 
pmiv]de useful infonnation to s^iicr leadership 
hnprtived mecncs wjU allo^ scncor lodos at 
die B^vcmance lew:l co mjnjge h\ Qccptiaii — 
monitunngtheovcnll halthof dieoi^niutLon 
and fociJsin£atlcncion on JTCis needing top-level 
direutLon and support Eazhle^nfthcenrapnse 
IS ajiciountible tor jncisunng perfbnnance and 
delivering results thar support the Departmait- 
wide strat^i Grganjzjtions must hj^ the 
autonomy ncialal to perffttm withm gLiidancen 
but VTLth adequate oversight to ensure stratip*^ 
aljgnmenL 



Additlp nalGpScn LmccRrfaFins 

The Department is consjdenng addidon^ 
injtBtL^cs aimed 3t imptoving ^vrmancejn eich 
of thefiw:coipjrjie focus areas "Jlicc include 
the fallowing' 

* Draenating j single lead advocate fat the 
futuir jojnt wathghtcf jn onict to jmpra'pc the 
IDepittments Lcm^iange, Foint pcr^Kctive 
on the requirements, acquisLdon^nd ttsuunx 
aUccatton proe^sG 

* Creating new horiiontaloi&3nizatioji5 to bet- 
ter Lnt^^^J[e the Dcpanmentsacuviticscniic}" 
atea^ including strategic communication and 
humiin capiLiI strategy 

* M^iating towQid a shared sauces mode{ for 
supiun functiimSr stifh as administratjon, 
management and computer support. 

j^though leforms cannot occur o^iCtnight, 
the couT^ Ls clear The complei stratc^it: 
envimnment demands that oat structure and 
process be stieamlinol and integrated to better 
supiun the Ttesjdent and joint warfighccr The 
IDepittment is ciimmitted co doing sd 

Mnn^tmml and Work Reforms 

Be>"ond B^iffinancc dijs ODP JdcntlfioJ 
oppottuniries fat continued tnmsfbrmution of 

jicqutsmon and logisiics ptoctscs 

lmiin?yuieJI)c&3tscAaUQiclQii Zctfoji^anfr 

There is a gnjwjng and deep concetn in the 
IDepittment of Defenses senior Ic^er^jp and 



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In ±c CoE^rrs Eibout ±c;icqUL5ltJon pmccss 
Hiis bcb ofccnftdcDizcrQulG frfim an lnj]bLlL[>~ 
tD determine icciu^Jdy the true sLarc of raa^or 
anquiatioa prDSfiuns whcD mo^Airol b^' cost^ 
^hcdulc and pcrffirmanizc. The unprirdLruble 
ii2ti]re af Defense progoms ciui tc traced to 
Iii5tabj|jtks jn the broader anqnladoD ^^leni 
FLiadaiDentiill} rcduping that system shaLild 
nuke die stJte of die Departments ma^or 
anquiatiDQ progr^nru moir pmlicmble Emd 
Ksukjnbetrerste^drdsbipaftbeU.S tiudolL:Lr 
"Iteie aic Bc^cml oneDmg reviews of dcfcnar 
anquisitmn impro^^^oents bang conducted boili 
wjthjn jjid outside die Depanment in an effort 
tDaldrcs [hi3e Esues Their results will mfbrm 
the Df^srtments efforts ixi reshape deEenar 
anquiatiDQ mtfi a tn^ly 71"cenrLi[> pmccs thjt 
isrcsponsL^tD diekimiwarfglirer 

The Department of Defense ts facusli^ cin 
■ringing die needed cjpatilitLes trr the Fotnt 

fame miire rapidly, b>~ Ei^joning a mLicli more 
e^ti^ acqumrjon system iind asDciaied set 
of proccscs "The Ctparoncni is considering 
adopting a rl^-based sluice selozElnn pfiiccs 
In place of die current cnst-tasod approach 
Soiuue Eelecttf>n decisions would qde use cost 
as die H^le cnreru bui latlier siciuld he baasi 
on rechnlcil and niLin^ement ni EtEeciivriy 
tuliincing coSi technical rtst and management 
rcalitJG vvcuLd require closer int^mimn of the 
Deptirtments |omt cajzabilitjei^ identiGcaEifin, 
resource allocation ;md i^qnisition pmccse^ 
widiclcirrespcnsibLlrclcs defined Ebrcich 

In an ction to CEtsuie ncedoi capabilifces are 

fielded rapidly, jcquiation devdapment and 



procurement pragnuns will shilr in a tmie-certain 
approach Early in program devdopmentr senior 
bidefs will make the bey tiade^offs aecQQi>~ 
ro bulance fcrformancc time and a^oikble 
ns^ums. L^radc^ and impro^^rments can 
be added m subsequent spirals bused on the 
niatunty' af die technology Combinmg dme- 
certain devekipment and procurement of 
cajiability with a risk-bazd appmach in sotuce 
selection ^ould provide mnch grcarer stability in 
dieacqutsitjon system ^tLibilicy ^ould alkiw for 
more pfcdic table acquisition pn:^ams measured 
b^'costHSzhcduleand perEbrmance 

ManafiJngSu ^ly Chain Lo g istics 

In rcsponarco die200IQDR, the Depirtmcnt 
undotoob a number of inmativcs to impra^ 
the ettectJvonH and cffjcidnc>' widi which 
die Depiitmaic muYS and susctin.^ militan" 
Ebiccs. These iniciativK included dJorcs to 
improve die deplo}Tneni pmccs and reduce die 
kigistLcs tborpnnt and its jsociated coses. The 




A C-^JOdTups sipplf^ daru^ in oiicnrKin mccnkd 
11^ [icr-cni rrcvKrg:ii.c ^if lamriEi diiiMtKi in 
.' il^fiinL^mi U ^ iiu [u icnci Aklcn irms nn [giLini in 
nmi bd I infj 3 iT| new iaiixL5[ n^ nun ii[ kiiEQ 



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DcportiDcnL aIs VForkol to pro^c stimdjng 
JoJQt ibnrc bcadquartcra with .m mrcgnual 
loglsda pjcmic ^d accdcfiitcd the crcitJDi] 2nd 
UEC nf IcigEtuiK dccuiJDJi-sijpfcrt tiwis. In the 
FGST four >Tars3 die Dcrartmcac bas cruftcdl}' 
mcrcscd thr [nrcgiarioii of fidd ocrcisa 
Qjid apa"Lm«itauoji srith die precedes for 
dct^mmmg logiEiMZ e} sterns, doctrLDranil force 
^niccLirc requirements In ^iddLuoi], 2s notol 
orliOH the Di^:uniDent IE di^ngjiig \\s logistia 
piDc^sscSdiDd proccduKsasdictJEed by die needs 
of current ofcnaiLDrti 

As a roult of duse LnjtBti^rs, die Ocpanroent 

has made sigaihcEint strides m mt^JELQg m a 
Ci3pabili[L£s-bi35cd lagisucs jppiDacli. In ibis 
ODfir die Dcpaftment focusai on improvjnE 
visibllLt>~ incD aippJy chjjn logistics costs 2nd 
fcdarmance jud on building a faundjimn for 
continuous improvements m [crtbnnmice Ihc 
stiaccB" for -ichieving dii3e obnxtivs scans by 
ImtingrcsjurirGro supply chjin bgiBticsEictivitja 
marderrci undersLuid dieirnstsihey'cnLiil. "The 
Depuitment must al^ ii££ss nommerciiil suppi}' 
chain mecricsjispGcential perEbrmiince targets to 
bring down die cosg and to sptcd die delivcrj' 
of neodcd items. Trnmi^ng ongoing inL[iJtiws> 
such as die smgle dcpb>"ment proccs Dwner> 
musE be concmLolli" Lmpnwil and jccdemted. 
lasdy; diere is 2 need tfi develop rcilistjc and 
defendable simt^c pa~Ebnnaiice migets for 
lacusod lagisucsnafubllltics to gLiidebcth capital 
m^estjuentand priHrcsiLmprovemenL 

"Ibc Deportment ts implementing ^ ntirabcr of 
^niAc [nitBEiws aimed jiE meeting supply ch^iln 
objectives for eiample, die use of active and 



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pasl^e Rjdio freqilenc}^ Identjfc^inn {KfID) 
[echnologiG will play a kc>^ role en acblevu^ 
die Ctpartmcnis viaDn for ^^]plemcn^i^ 
km^wledge-enablcd logistics support to die 
i^^rG^ter thiDughsutomstedasarr ^ability and 
majiagemenL RFID is dragnaJ to enable die 
durmg, inregranon and s>TiclironiziJ€ of dam 
from die strategic to theiacttc^ level, inlbrmii^ 
e^erj' node in the supply chain netwoct "Ibis 
informjitlon should provide gn^ter la'gghr 
intn die cause-and-etEcct relaoonship bcrvveen 
ns^uiccsjindrGHlincs ^uch ^t-based inagh[s, 
coupled widi theimplemeniation of continuous 
pfoccs impiD^onent rooblite Ian, Si\ Sigma 
jind fedormance BaaxI Logistics, will hdp 
optimize die productiiit output of die nw3^l 
DeparonenE of Dclcnie su pply chain 

Tran^rm mg die ^<cdica1 Hcaldi S>slcm 

Ntpt brcat±njughs in sriencc and hcdth, and 
new innovatiijns in pitrcnoon and weUncH, 
i}[Ecr die oppnrtunLC>' to dew:lop a 21" cental^ 
Mtictajy Holth Sv^tcm diat vill impio^ 
halth .uid si^ both Irvc^ and monc>' This 
rransfiirmatmn in hcdth and haldicair parjUels 
odier Qindormaoons m die Dcparrmcni of 
DdcnsT- b is die Dcrurtment's gDal to ha-^ a 
lifctimerelirionshLp wuh the enure Dcinrtmenr 
of Ddcna: famih which maziimiits pretention, 
^vclbicsand pciunal choices jnd responsibility 
■\s with other arcis n:lat«l co the Dcrartmenc 
cnioprisTp die i^DR rccommaids aligning 
mcdicjl supporr with cma^ng jiJint fonn; 
cmfdovment concepts. Building on leccnc 
improvements in nevr purchaxd can: contracs 
and the sticunlining of rtgiDoal TRICj\RE 



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m^maEoDcnl: ffiuctursH thcQDR fccomninids 

cDDtinumg ro A\f: ^i-^^ ^ niLirhci-drL^rar 
fcricirinjiDiz^txLsal LDWstm^riE progrdUii Je also 
rccnrnmcnds improving planjiln^ proccsKS lUid 
thctraiL'^uraicyoriDfiirnuiElfin, whjjrlcvixigmg 
thcjKcnt Uunch of the DqnaitmcntsdcctriiQic 
hcalili ircDid system. This new Ei^ton is ncokd 
Id ctfcctLiriy iiiLinaEC ^liS hj jdopting i 
ms]:c Qc^iblc liruncLitg pieces Abovtr jilL the 
DqmitmcDfsiDiljLir} ^mdcivjjjjn senior Icadci^ 
cndoisc [be ncod to modernize the TRJCARE 
tcncfitscructuirfDr thoiccusmracfiwhoarenot 
on j^tj^c Duty. The inTaii h ro piomotc longer 
and tie^thler retLremeni Ilvq by encoLiraging 
self-rcspurL'abilit>"fDrtidravf[i jnd their £imjl>s 
hcalili jnd die useofhcilth rooLifccs to achje^ 
the JongGtr hcjlihiot [i\r& i^^ die lowesc cost 
Etiing S2 wj]l require changes in k^isljEma nnd 
rtila rci jdlust TEICAPE cnst-sharing fciturs 
5:3 that diey rotnre thebahnccCongrcscrcited 
In cscihlishlitg the TGJCARE program in the 
I^^Os jnd iilsD to Ecek luthont) for Healdi 
Savings .toounE 



>it cmphaazc ^ilit}; flcijbilit}, ic^nsiwncH 
and dEeuiLTCncH in die L^fcmtional forces m too 
must die DcftLrcmcnr's orgiUifutJiin^ pruc(3cs 
2nd prjctLccs embody ttus: charjcccristics J" 
dic^'jjt to supporr the joint wArtightcr jnd our 
Comnmnder in Chjcf . 



Summarv 

Widiiiut a dcubL rc^Juping [be defense 
entcrpnse is dlfBcuk The smjcturcs jnd 
proHscs dcvriopcd oy\:s die [last kilf-centujy 
were faiged in the Cold VKar -md strcngibcned 
bysucccsmlL Honr^u, JiestrjEegHzlandszape 
of die 21" centuT} demands excellence aciosa 
mucb bfoader set of ruiElacLiI secunt> choUen^s 
WLth change comes cumiDiL and achieving 
a dair4:d VLSion rcquiKS determlnadon jnd 
pcrecwrance within die Defurtmcnc 2nd 
ImpoFLmdj; coofcnaiiDn with theCDrtgrcs .^ 



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DEVELOPING A2I" 
CENTURVTOTALEORCE 



n-marn prcpaicd lor thc ucw chjUcnga of iID 
unc^[2in liiTuir 



"He Dcrartmcnt" of Ctfaisc IE tic vrorlds 
lajgcsT cmplD>"Cfp dcrctlj" cmpla}iitE moic thin 
three [njlljon fODplc Ihc Dcpancncots Total 
Force- ic aici^rand reserve m iIj taij ^^o fi^ ponentSr 
Its civil sen^uiis, Jiid it5cni]trjc:t£]r5-c:Drt5iLnjtcs 
ItssTiirlightiDgcjpatiilitj^^daipjcit): !!v1i:mbcf5 
of thcTocil Fbiue arriit LQ thniismdsof Iocjiwqs 
aiDUDd thc wor]dp pafbroiing g yast array of 
diJtJa ixi accompltsli crjtiizal misniSt 

Mti prudent [nUit:i[> comrn^der svanc a ^r 
fight, sccfciDg instefid to 'oi^CTmjtch' :id>ox3rjcs 
b CLiRniiigp cjpdtilit)' and commitrnent Ihc 
Eclflcs service and hen]t£fii of [lie men lUiJ 
VFOincn of the VFcU-cnujied jll-TOluntccr Total 
Force has been a primtuj'SDurceofUi. smatcsic 
overmatch lq confrDnting die wide range of 
thm[s we fiice and a be> to succcsliil miULU}' 
opcratJiins D>cr die pust seifl:fal dtadct Ihc 
Ibbl Force niusE continue tn adapt to ditEercnt 
apoatLDg environmenc^ dev^op new ^lUs Eind 
refaaLance its csp^ibjjjtjei^ and fcnpje if it u^ to 




/in lIIIIlCI l\^r^\t . I M lli~^piUl "itlip L'^i.S 

Mcru} opLiim hci w ' iLJiia u? Inlnnckiiiii 
■Lkldnn nnJ LniJLin mi usmLTLiif; 1 turn in 

caTdii^pulmciuur^ n:bu^i^aLiL.4i |L ['1'^ L'!^S Vtcn:^ 
cifxniLiJ Lill [hruUBCol ^imjinn [nJnniiuir pm^tling 
j.iK[H[3ivc Lo inKrnjbuED I idcJ (]r]^ikii:i ti^iE. rit kovtcJ 
aioJi-^J Imnf Djicatir^ ishnrE in j cudb alolEii by t^ 
[nd an Ocan uu m mt 



fecenr opcEatJoiul CKfcrlenca highlight 
cajzabiljluei^ jnd capiicilua that the DeportmcnE 
musi insull in tie Total Force ro prriojl m a 
k]n& jm^uLir ^ar while dcrerring a broad 
array of challenge The fiiture Ebrce mus be 
morehnely Liilorcdr mare accessible :d die lomt 
ccnimander and bctrer configured to oper^ire 
^[th orher ^encnzs jind inrernauonil [urcnerE 
in cnmplc:^ operattons It musi has^ f^i grcirer 
endurance Ir must be cnuned, ready to operare 
and able ed cnahe deciskins jn rradicionally non- 
mjhtar}- aroSi such as disisio' response and 
subj]j£arjon. Jncrosing fhe adaptabLlit>~ of the 
Total Fbme whit also reducing strcsonmjhlar>" 
pcraannd and thar familia Lh a rop prlonlj" 
(or die D^Hjrment Thoc imperatiw^ ni|Ucre 
a new strata for shaping die Dcpanmcnts 
Total Force cine thar will adjnsi pnlicles and 
aLithanlua while introducing cduciirian and 
craining injtiarivB ro equip civilian and niihtar> 
waFftghtcrs tDovennati:han> future a pfoncnc. 

Thc Deportment and "Mllitaij' icrvias mtEt 
carefully distribute iills amfing the four 
demenE of the Total FomeO^tiTCCorapDncnt, 
Fescrvc iZomponent civilians and contractara) 
ro optimize thnr conrnbnrions acros die mnge 
nf milirai}^ nperations, from pace tn war Jn 
a reconfigured Tctal Force, a new bulance of 
skills mua be coupled s^ith gieater accesijiMlJty' 
ro fcnpic so that rhe right Ebices are available 
at the nghr tjme. fiodi uniformed and civiJian 
peraannd must be rcKljl> aodable to lomt 
commandens. 



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[ti^piigi I]" Catn^llAlInKi: 




A [Nipi n mmt oTDdrisc aincrjcciir LriCl L I .Ndz L ^ m 
fcirrc piTBCini^l {ri[^[] nn]MJr inn auJ gi ^n .lf[Vjii 
^ri i[ the Sssinini \iliigc e^u^ cin[i ta KilmL 
Al^naun. Lt-t. id iniJiiBotf uJ ad a ^ ljuil'd I pa n cH 
t^ nmjrmniL licioi ctTciui i rd cnptnTt 1 1] ckmciiL^ cl~i be 
Tou L rticrc 



Thjs opcr^tiQnil To til Ydkc must ranaiii 

prcporcd far fxmpla opcntians at home or 
abmadr jncludLog w^rizing with other Lr_S_ 
agcnciOp illis |:^J"cncn 2nd non-go^cmmcnlal 

orginczatLons. Rounnc jntc^ntion ^rith foragn 
and dojncajccoujircjpars rcqujKs new forms of 
^vpncoi JQtnt ti^inmg and alucadon, 

Rn^Uj^ the Dcpunman must ctfccttirh' 
compete with thcctvilian sirtiJi forhigh-qiulttv^ 

rcrainjid Tlictrjn^lbnTiAtJonofthcTotjl Ibrct: 
will Ti:q[iiir updated, jppropnatciuriiorjtinand 
toQLs from CiingnSh [u sh^pc jf And tmpn^vc 
Its sust2inabj]jt) Two br^' oi^ci^ of this 
tran^miAooii will br a [ictpV Hiipuni G^i^ 
5j>u^lFfor the Dcroitmcn^ ajid the appljcatton 
of the new f^tJQnjI 5ccijrtt>' P^rraonnd i>^t<:jn 
tomana^thc Department's cIviIljji penonnd 



Reconfigunng the Total Force 

Rcraif operational ccpmoiccs in Ir^ and 
jUghanist^ highlight the neol [u rebalance 
m[lLCEtr>^ skiUs between and within die Antiic 



ind Ecenc CompDncnra rtjicordcD^y, o>cr 
ihc paH seifl:fal }m5> the Milnai}' Departments 
jre rehnlancing - shiftingn trajisfattng or 
dimmnting - approsjmatd) "^0,000 ptisihons 
widiin or between the j^tjve and HcscppC 
CorapDncnts TheDcpirtmeniplnjisKiietaLance 
inaddlhDnal55,OUUnijhtiin pamnndbyJHKl 
The Militaij' E*e|:Grtmcnt5areappl>inE thissimc 
airntini" JcroE dieTocil Force ro ensure thji the 
n^Lstilkrctdeinadecsch dement The\liljtai> 
Deparmienis and Combatant LlomnundenivrD] 
con tinually asses ihe tbrce to ensure iL remjins 
n:!^nsl^ to men fuhjre demands. U,^, Jojnt 
Forces Command (US JFCOM), ns the lomt 
Ibnrepmvider isaidmgtheetfottb>~ ensuring the 
appropriate global distributjon of rGKl> Eorces 
and competencies The Deizortment pLms to 
mtioduceanewnieihadalogi'imd itvfTh* pmcts 
to cstabli^ a txLsdme (or pasDnod pdIjc^ 
including thedevdijpuientofjouit metrics and a 
common Ictwron tn hnh the Dc£cnse5irati^ to 
Seprtce-lnfld ^d:[aLmclngdecl5^ons Thisprcxis 
will hdp s}iichronLze rebuLmcing dioris acios 
[he Dc^sitmenL 



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ACon tiau tim of Scrwc 

The traditional, vtsibfe disiincrion hcrwcen war 
and pi:ace is k^ clnu* at thesLirt ofthe? I " ceniui}' 
In J long war, the Untied ^latff expects to &cc 
l^rge and smalL contin^cncjCh at unpredjctabfe 
tntenals. To fight the long wjt and conduct 
other future a^nttngcncyop;Ta^Lons, lointfonn; 
commanders need toh^vemoirimmeduteacccs 
to the Total Fbnre. In poiticubr the Rescrw 
CompDnenr must be opcratii^njliied, so that 
select ResTvists and units aie more accessible 
and mon: read ilydeplo>^ble than [oda>' Durtng 



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the Cold W^ifr die Rocr.cCcicnponcDf'pT^ used, 
appiDpTLildji js ji ''fitnaJcEn: racrvCr" ro pmvidc 
support to j\ctivc Cojnponcni fcmiffi dunng 
ma^r CDmbut opcEatJDns. In ixidj}5 ^olul 
CDDtc^t, dilscDDCc^ IS ks fdnaot j^^aroulL 
the [tturoBcniwjJI 

' PtuEuc Duthontcs for [ocrcsol jioics ro the 
Eiscnt Cornponcnt. cd lqcfcec the pcriDd 
ai^thonzed for rnsLdcnii^l Ecscnc Cjli-up 
finm 270 to 3!Ji dj}^. 

■ Better [bciE the use of itc Reserve Canipo- 
ncQES compctaintes for luimd^rid defense 
and HLvi] support apemlion^ jjid EcekchiuiSis 
[DatidiariluaH] LmpiD^ jcizcs toGtuird Eiod 
racrvcc^irucqucace [runa^cracnrcipibjlitjcs 
and capicLr}' m supixntofccvilaLiduinlueif 

■ .Achieve icvEiaa of rroidentiiil RccpptCidl- 
L^iuthontiQ rei .ilkiw jctivjEioji ofMLULU}' 
Dcputmeat Kcsen^CcimponentsEornjlural 
di^isters ^n oider to scnoodi the pfuccs for 
meeting specific needs withom rd}ii]E solely 
on wJuntcns. 

■ AUovf indiv]du-il5 who wlunceei ftr jctivj- 
tion an ^ojt octjceto serve for long penods 
on maior hcidquartefs scii^ js individial 

jugcn enters. 

' Drpdop ^ect icscnr oniis that tram more 

mcensiv^v and require sh£]rter oouce for 
ds^jlovTncac. 

i^dditraoatlj; die ^^LlLtaJJ' Dqiartmcnrs will 
aploit diecrciluDn ofill-TOluntccr rcarrveunjls 
wjth high-demLind cjp-jtiliUA ^nd die MlIllu}~ 



OepartDieriG and LombatimECoiiirn^def^^ll 
cpind diccoQcepcofconiTiictcdTOluQKEii 

ELiLldmg the Rigbi Skilk 

Malntalncng die Ciipabilnccs required re conduct 
cfEccti^c [nuhi-diineiisioii^ jotoi operudons 
IS liiiidarnentiil ro die US mihu^'s jbiljty 
ro overmjtch ad^nsirla ?odi batdcfdd 
intf^FiiElaa with intef^enc> pmtneis jind 
combuicd openitions - die int^raELon of tbc 
jotflt force and coiilmQn forca-will be standard 
Icattifcs jn future ofcraiLorLS The combiDLidon 
of lOLOE, combjoad and intenigenc}^ capabLliucs 
in modern war^ur repre^^ents the noit step in 
die rpDludoD of joint w^ghtiog ind pLaccs 
ne^' dem-iDds on die Dep-jnments tr.ilning jind 
education 



JohitTrai mne 

The QDR 3s:scd and companxC the joint 
training cafubihcis of csch of the MiJitan" 
DcparonenCh. Although die \ljljlan" 

Dcparonenc hAYZ csubli^cd opcratjonalh" 
pi^'irn procesG jnd stuidards, it Is clar th^t 
fLirdia~ advance en loinc training and education 
arc uigcnd} needed to prepare for complci, 
multinational and Lnti:ragcncy operations in die 
future. Toward thisend, die Department ^ill" 

* Doidop J joint Training Stratcg>^ to addns 
new mision jros, gap^ and continuous 

trammg tninsfonnatjon. 

* Reyia: its Training Transfonuatiim Plan in 
incorporate irregular warfaiTr complex sta- 
bilization operatLonSn combating W'^ID jnd 



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Ei[xii]d dicTiaLajngTrjJi^DrmjELon Qu9dc:5> 
Modd ro cortslLdntcjDmLtiaLQing, pnontizc 

jjid coa-^ucciTCtKlmDloEKS. 



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cif U^ uiinii^^ciLinn E[iruriuno[Kmii]ibarhJ ihz 

dcpcb gI~ Lil£ LTD CtlOil il^ N't rinCIESSld Elgni^aiTlt^ IlOCC 



Iaieu3ec3iid-Qil[urd] Stjll:^ 

Dc^opjng bfoadcr linguistic i:3p3bLlLt>^ aod 
cultural undcrsundmg isjL-^Dcncical to prrvai] in 
thcloj^ w-arajid to [na:[2l''i:ciitun~cltallo]gis. 

The Dcpurtmcru jnust draimtically jjiciqsc the 
jiLimbcrof pcTffinnd piuficLcnt in key lajiguagCh 
such 3s j\mbic, I^i jndChjncsr and in^bc dies: 
]3iigLi^cs a^aiLi^bic at ^1 Icvds of jaion aod 
decision -from thcsEratcgJc to die lanical "The 
Deportment muse fester a levd of underst^indjng 
and culn]^ jntdligoice about die Middle East 
and j^si2 companible to that developed about 
tbeScvietLbion doRE^ theCold ^{l^ Current 



aod eEocf^ng chatrcngcs h^iLght the incrcasu^ 
Lmrortance of fciragn j\rc] Ofiiei^ v^o 
pnjvideComhGLifiECamnunderswjth political- 
mjijlm} iural>^i5p crmcEil L:y]giLJge skills and 
CLilnjml jdeptnts. The Miijtjf} Dctarnnents 
"alU incrose die number of commtsioned and 
non-commb^ioned oUizcrf seconded to Ebretgii 
mjijtiir} scrvjce^ in pjn b>~ CKpfLoding dieii 
foragn .^ea Gfircr pri^nims "This jciion wDl 
foster proJcsjonal rchtlouships sridi forogn 
mjijtarKSi develop in-depdi r^lonEil apcmse, 
and increase unjt> of eltort among die Unttol 
^[Aics, Jts eiIIiq and panneis. Fcin!t^ .^leu 
OEicers v^iUals] be aligned iMih Jo^er eclidons 
□ f comnund tci jpply ibetr knowledge at die 
cactical le^id 

To FdrdieT these lan^age and cuktire SP^ die 
Deparimeni will. 

* locnrase funding (or ±e Aimys pitr lingdEt 
progiain tci recniJt aud cram uatj^ and 
heriQge sp^er> ro jcncas imnslu tonkin die 
i^ciivcand RccpprLZompnncnE. 




Ih[±] hcrriU^ bpzikcr n:4Xl^'Ch the TiTplc Hcin [ncdil 
jJicr bcii^ hMMirhJiid m Inq I'Ilb ^ [lEnvuiidcr fUieJ 
diuc Ilc ^^s cocntiii I u» 1 11 [la ikdhtm hk r^iard tbc 
U S .\iEEii' 31 r ^TASh ul j^iinJ drpkr^Td luic EEionth 
jfccr tarning IB Hit i^kij^j hfiHhcr laj^ T^ ^ho 
pfa IE nn inilLscictg m IcLnmc i hcs\u ^ ipn Icr 



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Kcq^^ language trainlftg Ar Service ikiid- 
any ind Pacnt Offjccr TraLRing Corps 
szhobrship studoiE^ ind afund in]iT]i:r^hni] 
proeramSi sancsEcr ibiDad siudv opportuni- 
ties jud inccr-ihrjdcmy (brc^Ji cmlian^ct 

Incrcisc rnjIjLir} spsiij] p^y far Ibn!^ bo- 
guagc proficiency^ 

Incinific 'KitSoiral Security EduciitJDn Fid- 
gram [N5EP} grants lo AmrrK-an dcmci- 
tury, sroodar} and posE-axcndiif} cducattdi] 
programs ed CKfood non- European laiigLuigr 
instructioD. 

Establish a Civilian DngLiisc Ikscrvc CorpSr 
competed of approxjnuEd> 1,000 fcuplcr 
as an on-call cadrr of Kjgli-proficicnc}^ civil- 
ian bnguagc proEs^tonak tfi support the 

DcizGrtmcntseTOlvj Jig operational needs 

Modify tactical and operadona] plans to 
improve bngujge and regional oajning pnor 

lodeplojTncntsanddcwdopcountij'and lao- 
gua^^miliarriQEJon [xjc^:^aando|:crjtion- 
aUy-focused langiLigc insirucbon mndulcsfor 
ds^do^ing forces 




A US _'Lj¥n" Cincim from llic ] it l^rcld ^mltn 
Hrq^dc nrrcwi lie ."inlK brrLTDAd^ ^^LtJl kKui Iniji 
b^ii^'i anil c.lhD 3^1 1"^ S^ hold [hell irgidc m^cfod llic 
jU-DimL}3 ^'[lonl d u rii^ O pccB I i[in I rDhii ['nnrdooi 



IiBuiing-and-IducaunE. ZcisiiLnd-ia^unieihcn 
vOr 



The abifin to integrate the Total Force widi 
pcncnnel from other ledcraj -^gcncic wjII 
be important to mch many U5. objccEi^cs 
Accord I ngl>; die Deptirnnicnt supports die 
creatHin of a >^tional Sa:urjt> Officer INSO) 
CDriH - an interjgcnc>" cadne of amior miljlan" 
and civilian profishionals able co dJcctivdy 
intc^jte and orchsuate die contnbutions of 
individLul go^onment agencies on behalf of 
trgirr national sccunn innrcsts. 

Moch as the Goldwater-Nichob rcquirancnt 
that amior olficeis complete a joint dut> 
a&ignmcnr has concribnred to integrating die 
diHerent cultuns of the Militan EtfurnncnE 
into a more ^rtfoztiit joint ioivc, the QDR 
lecommends cicinng incenn^rs for senior 
Dcparonent and non-DcftirLmeni perainneT to 
dcwdopskilLssuircd to the in tcgrjttd in [crjgi;:nc>" 
envininmcnc, 

The Department vfill sIm tiansfonn die 
f-fational Defense Uii^cnatj; the Dcpanments 

premier educational IrLSEinitionp Into a mic 
Perianal Securm Lhivcrsit>' -^ctnawledging 
the complr:iit>^ of the ?]si centiiij 5dcurit>" 
envimnmenr, rhisnew ln5Eitution ^illbeLiiLom] 
to support the educational needs of the bioadcr 
US national sdcunt} prulbaion. Participation 
from interagenc}' pmtner^ will be incmisd and 
the cujTiculum will be re^aped in wais that 
ane consistent widi a unified U.i_ Government 
approach to national 9xurit>^ mis]on^ and 
greater in rciagenc}' ftirdci ration will be 
encouraged 



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Designing m LnformjELon Age 
tinman Capilal Siralegv 

To compete cfldibvd) with Lhc cjviIlu] sector 
lor h^ly-quillficd [crsi^nnd tu tuiJd tbc 
Total Fonrc, the Dcpirtincnr mitn pases 
both a inwIcrQ Hiifii^ti Qip^l^ Slf]i{e£y jDd the 
authontLi:^ rojulrad t[> nxruir, slufc and aisQLn 
the (blue Jt occdfi. 

"Die nc\* fiti^ifi QjpfLi/ 5ffyftx^ focuses oq 
devrbpuig the rtght m\i of pzople jud skills 
acroffitheTotjl Fcutc "lieDepjrtmeotfi/fj^ni'Jw 
Cufiii^ Saii{^ m2y bccnnsidcrcd^cDmrctcniiy- 
focijsai" jjid "pcf fonnincc-baasl _' Itistusrdon 
an in-depchfinjdyDftheccimpcfcaclaCS forces 
rcquin; and che perlbriiiLifice stnnd^rds ro vvtuch 
th^^ must be de^clorcd Ejch of die ^^LlLClIJ' 
DepujtiDentswill mjpthe-irni} ofcompcFcncjcs 
and perlbniiance critena thai cortscitute Jts 
forces jnd jitc evolLiatr and LmpiDVD personnel 
devdQpmen t process to jicliErir thosestandards 
j^oncetneaOi avr-irds ^md CD[n|]cns]tinn m^iy 
then be linhird tn an [odividn^l's fcrformancc 
rjther dun lo longu-viij" or omc-LR-^jde- Ibm 
will hrfrrr .iNgFi inccaELKS to 01] tpi]t]f ind re^^aid 
eicdicnce 

To aecute die Hntnufi Cupii^ S[m&^, the 
DcpujtiDent will csLiblish a single rrogram 
EsDiunwrOHizc respDJisible for thcconmlidaJcd 
Peisonnd RepDrting^Mimagcrocnt 5>srein 2nd 
nnruiEenient of die l^irate^ as j uiJlor de(en5tr 
piDemm. Once im piemen red, die /^i^^?Aj.7C/jn/iitf 
Slnif^f wiL be incegTiited into a conmlidatcd 
fcfsnnd CTJcking and [runagemenr ^siem 
capable of linkup all DepaitroentcoinpeEencjcs 



to manpower rralningand education 

Tbe DcpartmcQE abo neat ro ensure suitable 
pfomoEion and devdopment oppottuni[Ec£ 
are available to attQct and lefain the best and 
bn^tcsE nij|jtaf> and civilian pcfsonnel. The 
Dcparrmenis career advincenicnc philoEophy 
^nnld fnsrer innovailon by enconraging career 
purtems tluE develop the unique ^lUs needed 
[Q meet new miaions such js Irregular war£irc 
New circer p^iterrts might [uclude j^condcc^ 
>oung oFEiceiSi non-commt^toned oUizeis and 
CLvil servants to woik within Eilllod and pn~tnefs 
militaries or niinEtries of defense or ro jcnc on 
king- term assignments in be) suat^c rcsionsoF 
the worid radier than asuming the tnidluonal 
career pilh of multipt dion-term jVKignmenrs 
The Depirtmcnr will provide funhcr inccnciws 
and impFow advanccmenr opportunities in key 
career GeldsH induding Fbrcign Area Ofircrs, 
trainers, advisnis and Lngums, as we^ :is m 
odier mi^son arcs that are taking on greater 
impDrtiincc such as unmanned aerial ^i±Lclesand 
information and space opcratinns [n addition ro 
pnividmg incentives forsttong performance and 
continued service, die Mfi^wn Qiflsl^ ^ftvift^ys 
^ping tools mustalsD enable dudzterer necesiiy 
foice reductions as we^ as sdecti^ acccsjons 
when a spcclfc ^[|| Is called for and nnta^ibble 
WLthm diejomtfoicc. 



SO 



Naoonalhrurn y-fcrain nd^ ^^tcm 

Tbe DepjrLments civilians are unique in the U.S. 
Go^ionmeni because thc> are ^ int^ral part of 
a military oiganization Consequentl,^^ like rhc 
militaty workforce die Etpurnnents civilians 
must adapt to changing mision needs. The new 

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NitHJEtal SccUicty itmond S>3tcni (N5r5) e 
deigned m &c:i]itaEct]icd1a:l:j^[iiartiigcfna]fQr 
the D^sniDoits <J^(],000 civilian pcf^DDd in 
thc?l"'i:cnnjr> ThcNSP^-iddrcscthjccraaKJr 
fCTEDond ufAis [be DcfortJiicnr £iccs ^taFFmg 
the cntCTprHC ro supixiiL []!"' cairLir> mtsiarts; 
Using compcD^tioD to compete moi^ clEaitLvdy 
In [he bfoadcr b^bnr nurkct. iind providjiig 
Gvilun support to contiogcnc}^ opcramons Hit: 
NSrS %T[|| incorpDnitc j bibor rctiluons ^"sfcm 
thi3[ rccugn izcs the Dcparnncn r s njiim ruil sozLincy" 
mtsranikDd dicncod ro jct^^'ifj} to ciarncc tlut 
mtffiifl n while prescrvLDg thecal lIcciLwr bii^iin mg 
rigfiE af Qnplo>tx5. The DcpurtiDcnt wjII bc^m 
|je Eiaiisltrioii to \bc ar^' s^^tcro by trainiiig 
pavDDd tn implcmcnf ibc new pfuccdura 
"The NSPS iilsD rccDgniia the jmporLincc of 
ddcnsc cJvilt^Lns jind the support ibcy pmvkic 
i]r ainl:lngaic:> opcrjiknos. Ie enables civiltiins 
to pcrlbio] LuhcrcnEl^' goverunicncn] funcEinnv 
Scang milJCLr}' fcj^iuid cd perform Lnheienily 
mLLE^rj'tunctJOQS 

5iniLkrl}^ im piemen tlf^ the new Depunment 

of Ddense Instruction GwftyfJ&j" P^'soffffff 
jdtffAirrwj'/ jW Acnmfinuy US Atvi^ /bran e 
another step tnw^ inti^fiiElngcdncmcreiis into 
theToial force The Dcpirimenrs fxAizy now 
directs thai perRinnance of iximmerculaclu vines 
by concTiictoiSi mcludLngconcLngeocycontriictois 
and ^ny proposed contEkctor bgisucs support 
arrangemenis, slull tc mcluded in npcratioDal 
pinns jnd onJerf Q> ^ctortog contiacroi^ into 
their plimnjngr CnmbGLmi Cammjnders c^ui 
bctrertfcrennmeticirmjsflon ncok 



fbrc^ provide a contjndum of ecp^jcc bujid 
[be r^f skills 2i\d deagn an mfbrnuuon-age 
human capital straiegv' \M\i yield a Tnml Fbnrc 
[bat ts bctcer iible eo men the diverse cballengG 
LbeLnited ^Litswlll ^cem coming yois. 




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Ji^i'i I .11 k .Sgnjdiun $JJ aficr pirEicqutiq; jn 
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ACHIEVING UNITY Of EFFORT 

TIicDcpaftrocritfif Dc[cn5CCiiDnDt"n]cci CDdj}s 
CDmplcicluUcngcsjifii]^ iuci:csrcqiJjrcsijnLfi«l 
starccnkfL thcibllit} oftbcUi iJovcrnmcnt 
tD bfJDg to Iklt all dcmcDQ of nahonil pcwcr 
al hQnicand to i^'ark jn close ceo fcrsEian wieIi 
aUjs ;y]d parLoo^ abiDad Dunng die (^DJ{^ 
Ecfijor loidcr^ corL'ttdcrcd the cttiogis [Kcdcd Id 
CDiihlc die Dqnartmcnt ki contribute bctcr to 
such Liiufiod efforts Just js the Sccnod World 
W^rpoW immense chiUengndutspurrad PDiot 
and combLoed afcmtiorts vvidiLR die milLLU}; 
tDdnys euvin][iJDent dem^ds di^t all a^encjs 
ofgo^unment become .ideptJi [aregQEmg tbar 
c^rtsintD J uuiGedsifiircs: 

This requLfcsm [mil more diju mcrccoDrdLnjiLaQ 
the Df^Bftmeni must wuik hand in ^love wieIi 
other a^cncjc tr> aecute die Mitional !iQ:Lirn>" 
^Lmt^. Inreragencj'Jiid in [ernattooal combined 
ojioatJdns trul> .ire die ar^' Joint ofcraELorts 
^up^rting and co;ibl rng □ dier agencies sfo rkmg 
[D'hT^ud cdmrnon (ib|cctivrN, and bLiildmg ihe 
cap3CL[}^ of p-anners are lud lsjicd^ ble elemen ts of 
the [i^eparonenrsar^'mtsiDas. 

"Why a ^fcrw Approach EEsenlral 

"Die UriJtcd StatG experience in die Cold 

V^r selII pmfcundh influcncs die wsy diat 
the Department of DcfoiK is oi^inned and 
accLica its mi^cm Que, eIic Cold War ^^'as a 
stniggld benvcen natJon-sUiSr rcquinng stiitc^ 
b^sai ropcinss co mo^ pdUcicj] problems and 
kmctc rcspons3 E41 most mLlniii>" problems "Ihe 
Departniait was opcimizcd for con^mtLiiruIr 



laE^Ecale svarf^hting agacast die n^lar, 
uniformal armed forces of hcisrilesLitGh 

Today, svarfare is Incrcasngty cbaiiicterjzcd by 
mtrs-starc violence rather ELm conAtcc hcrvveen 
sEalQ. Man> of die Lbitcd States' prmclfol 
adiR3sirla are Informal netwoits of non-stare 
actor]; dint -ire tss vubicrable ed CoU War-si^'lc 
appr^acbn Ar die ^mic rmier m^m} pfLTLner 
aaEunnsfaccmEerrul rather Ehanc^Eerrul dirciES. 
□efeatti^ unaiavmEmmil enemies EeQULEes 
LincDnwntiona] approactiH^. Theabilit} co vragc 
lEieguhr and uncons^rncion^ vraifire and die 
skills needed foECOLmterinsu^ench statilizaluon 
and reconsirucEJon, ""miliEai}^ diplomac)^ and 
ccmplci Inra^goicy coalitjon operatjons arc 
csential - bur in man> cases Ecqucrc nev^ and 
more HQiblcauthi^riEics from theCongrcs^ 

AuthonELCs de^clopoi before die age of die 
Inrernet ^md gUnbcdiZiiElaa ha>c noE kept pace 
WLEh trans-nuttonal dircits from geceraphicallv 




l^niEn tfi. ]~]LJiufi] bic Znlnuy KkiLiad. ."imatan 
irnbaiLidiif [oinq. U^ .^jtil- ^^ncrj 1 1 jccfgr ^azv 
Jr. CLunmjnJin^ ^^niciiJ Muli i-Njlicltu L f^mc-Cnrj. 
inl jn I r^q L d ignioiTptbcT fiff tbcfbni.iL Inii^raar 

Smhrirjn f if rin*^H Op-ip rin|i nm- n^ njrrr hnm II s 

ionm to rbc 1 nqj g^ nmncnt I n 2C!Cf .\IL ctmrnt^ oF 
tijc U^ ^ jcn ariMKDL 2JC ^tirtii^ JD LiHLTn et bring 
KtilHLin tnlr^q 



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.^ICMl^ L'Diiy offlhlt 



dusrcrecd nnn-statc rarorjst ind cnmLitil 
ort^'orLs Aiithr^ncics designed dunng ibc Cold 
Wiirund[ilylimi[thcjbiljt> toasjstpoijccffirccs 
DriDtcf^nrmLiLJ^nfs^d air now Jcs jppllLibJc. 
yUvcEsiTJQ use of uo^ [ccluiDJc^la 2nd 
mcfhods h^outBtrippcxI tisdjttoDal concc^ft^of 
D^luonn] 2nd JntcTD^EknnaL £a:LiiLt>i TrE3dit[D[t]il 
mcchintscns for ciului]^ 2nd sust^iajng 
Liircmstton^ coopcratlDi] arc not ^fBcioid}^ 
sgilc to diaggrc^tr imd defeat ad^R:^^!!}^ 
nct\\'C}rbs 21 die glotc^ rcgieiii^ ^d loeal Inds 

5U7][llLlI10DlI5]y. 

^upportcng tbc ruk of b^ and tujjdii^ avil 

axictja sphere dic>' do not alst rodii>; or 
wbcrr tbQ' jjc m tbctr JnEiDcy; ts fLiadaiDcntiil 

to winriLitg die long ^"ar In dits^fosc, ixidiys 
cnvironcncDt rcscmbks 1 challcDgc due is 
diFaoiEjn kind, butElmihr Inszalc to tlirCold 
Wiu" - ii cballcngc m jmmcnsc dut n roqujrcs 
II12FC]! ^lis jn ^ratcgic comrcpts lor njtLr^ruil 
5a:Lirit>"anil the role of [nilitir> power. Thcrcfoj^ 
dicUaLrcd Sutcsncot todnicLap [hthV coi]a:pt5 
jjid mctbods lor jntcfiigcncv iind JntcnutLort]!! 
coQpcranon. 

Lhit}" of effort iniLiires diat strare^io, plajisand 
opcTJciojis be closd} coordjnitcd s^idi partncre. 
j\r thcop3y^L[^^al IcvJ. die Unjtiil Scares must 
be jbic to pnr^cnt or disnjpc ijd'^^^rks' abilitv^ 
to pbn and einiLite opcrjcLcns r^dicr thin bcjiig 
fenioJ to iChpnnd to Jdacbs after thci havr 
oceuned Advcf^riG uang asiinmcfrtf 42cti[^ 
air gbb^, xLjpci'^T^ jnd flceungr diu^ .^31^-kSh 
decisions :^d actions to defeat them must jIv 
bcswift Butforswjfracuoj] to bcl^shional^nd 



etEoitl^^ IE mifit occur VFitiun svell-cocrdiaarad 
scratf^c iiod opcTiitlonLiI tramr^'orks 
i^uthonuK procedLins jud pmcttcG uilise 
pcrmjt die scamks mregnition of fcderaL state 
jiikl IocjI ci[ubllitjcsif bomeind jjuong allien 
partners and [ion-^^A:rni7ien[a] ot^anjEahons 
abroid 

Drawtng on ofcrattonal apenence and 
km:3iis Icirncd over die Last fotir >Taf^ die 
ODP cKiimtncd change vFJtijji 2nd bckond 
the Depanmcnt to strer^tbcn unit>' of ctforL 
ImpiDvcdjuteragcnc) 2nd lutcrnaELoaalplanjitn^ 
pieinrattQn iiud aeeuclou will allosv ^er and 
moiecd^tdveacluDD Jn dealing witii 2l~~ceii[Li[> 
cb^lengcE. Nthv modes of ciHiperatiDn can 
enhance ^i1it> and c^echvenes witli tr-idluonxil 
jiLlies and engage new puitncis in a common 
eause luituting eHoris co better understand 
and engage those who support die murderous 
Hkalogy'of cenonsisand the evolutuin of states 
atstratc^ccrosDjdswdl becntical 

Strengdietiijig In leragentr Operation 

IncnruBug unity of effort n? .ichLrir the natjons 
security p^hcy priontjcs acros the agencief 
of the Itder-il tjnveniment ts csential Onl> 
with cohercnra lewxaged US_ Govrmmenc 
action can die nation achie^ true Unity of 
effort vvidi international paroieis To addres 
raoie cffccuvdv many secunt} challeng3> die 
Department is contmuing to diilt lis emphasis 
from DepGJtinent-ceninc appiDachts towird 
interjgenc>~ a^lutinn.'^ CaofcratEon actus die 
Federal Go^^rrnment brains In the Geld widi 
the de^opment of shaied pcrapoici^es and 



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a better undcratiiikljiig of each ^^cncys hjI^ 
mtsuDS and cjpabiliELQ. This %i ill complement 
better unden^Linding dnd cJoect ccioi]crj[Mn 
In Washingtoi], 2nd \M\i sreiid to aecudoii of 
complaoperamoDE TodiGtend theDepunmcot 
suppDrts Lmpm^cmcriB tfi or-it^ development 
and phnjilng vrithm the Department jnd with 
Its [[ireraEcnc>" (Mrtnere 

IheHDR lecom mends the creation cf^tioEtal 
Scctircty flannmE Guidance Id diiect the 

devebpmenL of both mjljtiii> 2i\d non-miliLiJ}" 
pbjisandjD^jtutionaluEubLlrcla Thepl^njng 
guLdanixvFould set prion tjs and clm'iJ> national 
scunty njks dnd ro^JisibLljua to reduce 
eapabilit>~ gaps ind djmmjre redLindjJicjQ h 
VFDuld help fcdcml Oepanments jnd .n^encjes 
tctrcr jljgn their omt^s bud^ jnd planing 
fhncrLans svLth oatJiinAl objeccL^cs. ^rronger 
IJntjges juioiig planuera in die McIllh}' 
DepurtmeotSp the Combaranr Commands iind 
the Joint ShUt wirh rhe GBcc of the iecretuj" 
of E^eEenar and wirb either Oepanmentsshanld 
ecsure diat opemtions bener rcjecr the f rQideu is 
>i]tional 5a:Lint>" Srrategi and conntrys polLC>' 
EDak 

Tf^rnin E&om tbf Rcl|l 

Closa" idaciojishLps between parc^it a^^icics in 
Washrngton 'And ctdwhcrr support incrcascil 
colbbomhon in die field ^oJutiiinsde^Joped in 
die fidd often ha^c applkabilLn' w Lntcrjgenc>' 
conperatjon at the stniregic jnd p^lic} Icvcb 
Lj}nec?'p[:ricnccdiow5th3ropa^tor5i reganJIcs 
of pcin-^t agenc>; coJJaboiace closdy when hc£d 
wjdi a^mJuon chAllengcs jn die licil' thc>' 
often nsol^c jnrcragcnc}' ciinccm-^ quickly and 



semuk^y tn jchjeve team obreclu^AS. 

for the Etpanmcni, lolnt warfighref^ - the 

Combulant Comiiiiinders and leaders of 
deployed lolnc task ftsnrs - arc the pnmajy levd 
atwhich Linjt>~afeEDndevrlopB, fbrmoscotber 

agcnctcSi theLVS Chief oFMHicin In a specific 
counrryr leading an jnteriiEenc) Cannrr> Tcim, 
has an LmpDrtant fidd Lcidef^jp mle CrcirLng 
opporniniuG eo hdp enable CombucanE 
Conimandeis (whose purview extends Jcms 
many countrjcs) to ■hfiDik more colbLxiraluvdy 
wiih Chiefs of Mison (s^hci focus on only one 
cnunirj") IS one ob|cctJve Cutrently, ixnonncl 
in the department of 5tite and df^Brtment of 
CtfcDse musT apend considerable effort, on a 
case-hj-case bosi^ tn act togciber m aippoit of 
opera tions Iheresuk is diJt Cnmmandeis and 
Chiefe of Mtsion lose isglllty in rbe ^ce of an 
adaptlw adwisuy, fleeting targets jire mtsod, 
and risks ed U.^ interests and rbose of our 
partners incrose 




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Lmpm^T ovnnll U.S GQ>crnEncDt sublllZi^ELaa 
and raronstructEon efforts rccc^izcs tbc 
du1]cnga[)r^c:hjcv]DguDJt> ofdJorcfDrcompla 
DVI35CI5 cDDtingcncLG. Although mjjiy UH. 
Govaaukcni arg^niz^doDS pnsscs IjiDwIcdgc 
Qjid skills ncokd ed fcrfarm osks cniLcil to 
corapla opcTiiilnnSi dicy ^jroftca notcLirrcrcd 
orrcsDurcad ed nidiLnLiln dcpbj^blrcifubjlihcs 
Thui the DcturoncQi ttis tended to tccomc: tbc 
dc^Lik ropondcr dunng m\my aiJiElitgcncjcs 
Tins K i^ ^ort-rcnn ncccsatji bur tbc Defense 
Dcpuitmcnt SLipporis li^dntlon to enable 
otbcr jgcncia u] sumgdicn dicir cajmbiljlua 
9:3 duf lul^nccd LiircTE^gcnc} opcrarjoiis bccnroc 
mcirc fciabic - rccognjiLne dut oibcr j§aicLcs 
CiipabihECCE aod pcrtbnn^cc ofrcn play acnluciil 
idIc ^^ alhwmg die Dcfurcmcni of Ddcnsc to 
jchjcvcitsmisioii 

RcrogniiiDgEtucsiabllLl^scctiFEEy'and tofiatna 
opcTiitlaQS un tc cniLcil u] [be long vrai aa 
terrarLsnir die Oepanrocnt ts^cd gLiLdumze In 
20U5 to pLice stabLltrj^ cipcrattoas on par with 
iii2FcircombatDper.il:jon5^vjthiii die Depunmcnt 
Thcd LTCctLTit Ciilbfor Lmpfn^ng the Dcportincn rs 
jbjLt> [0 WDck with Incragcncy Tiartncis> 
m relational OTg^yiLZxHJDnj^ Jinn-eo^cnmoitiil 
Dj^mizatiODS jnd others tci JDcrcasc capacilucs 
to partlcLfute en cocnplei opcrahons abiojd. 
When, implcmcntcdr tbc Dqiartmcnc will be 
able to provide bciicr supporr ro cLViltan-kd 
[ntxhiiiSi or to lud statihz^tjoj] openitjonssvhea 
appropriate. 

"Ibc QDR supports dJarts to e:<pind tbc 
apojjtionary ca[su:jly cf agcDC>^ partncTf [n 
jddlhon, LQcreised codidliuitlDii bctwom 



gmgrapbjc Combatant Ccimmands and 
interjgenQ' pannets in the Gdd will increase 

awrall ctfcctLioiffis. The D^HjrmcnL proposes 
ii number of fc1jc>~;n]d l^^riKr initiarLvcs ixi 
improve unitj'ofcSort for compla interagency 
opnntions abro^id providLng grciter Traidentlal 
lleiibjljty In respondii^ to Jiccuritj ctijllcngs 
"Ibc Department will 

* Support sutsEanUall} increasod roi^uTiics Ibr 

the Dcfurtmcnr of Stales Cooidjnxator lor 
JtccooBtrLictJon jind SLibihr}' jind StLircs as- 
j£ic luted propool tocstjblt£hadcpk}):ibteCL- 
vilian Reserve Co rfK^mdiiConnaiL ICopans 
Fund. 

* Support broader PrcHdentlal antborirccs to 

ledlrccr rcraurccs ^nd task tbc hzsc-atuarod 
agencKS ro lespandn roxgnizing char odier 
government" agencies may be best suircd ro 
piuvide ncccsiir> suppon co o^osos cracr- 
gcncio, "IliJsncwaLirhciri[>"would erublcthc 
US Government" to capitalize on inherent" 
aimpcrcocjesof Individual agencies to tailora 
moieei^cctjve immcdutc response 

* Stiengdien internal Department" moihanians 
for LnTerjgeoQ'cooidination. 

* Improwr rhc Depironenr's abJjty to ^scs 
the relative benefits of secunij" cooperatjon 
activities to enabk bener rcuurcc allocatjon 
decisions. 

* Stiengdien die Deportmenrs regional cenrcTS 
ro become C 5 Governmcnraxctslnsuppnrr 
of ^vunment outrcacb rfi legjonal opiujon- 
mabefs. 



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Lhjficd LnKrjecnc>'c(Eoman: riL^ lea impcrLint 
^t home The Dcrurtmcnc must 1V[^^II ^ fturof 
a unified jnrcr.^^inic>'dlcirt i^'ith the Dq^rtmcnt 
of Homcbnd iccunt}' and other federal, scite 
and Jocal agencies to xldrcs ttin:^t5 to die U.5 
homeland Morco^^r, thciapDnKtu HurrJcanc 
K^trina vividk jjjusti^ced the na:xl for the 
Depmtment to support other agencjs in the 
nontcit of complcj jntcrjeenn orci^tLons at 
home. 

"JhcQDR rccom mends scwral actions to impmur 
unin'of eHorr ^'ith other Federal jgencid siate 
and loni govcmmcDE co improve honnrtind 
defense and homi:Unds3:urit>: The Depjrtmcnt 

wilt 

■ In furtnership^id] EJcpurtmeotof Homdand 
SccLirin^ diTwdopa >^tLO[i3l Homeland Soiu- 
nt} rian cUntyii^ [heopnmum distrLbucLon 
of effort among Federal agencies for pre^d- 
dDUp pni^ration and response 

' Etpand training pio^ams co accommodate 
planners from other agencies arui s^ortjng 
Tffjth the Department of Homcknd ^ccirritj' 
and otho" intcr^enc>~ poitnaSn ofter asi5- 
tancc to dc^^p new cout^cs on de^opjng 
and implementing SEratcgJc-lcicI plans for 
disster asstanc^ consequence management 
and catastrophic e^mts 

■ Partner with the fTepanmcni of HomeLind 
5ccunt>^to design and facilitate lull-scope in- 
teragencv' homdjnd defense and civil support 
cicnrisSp leveraging rhe Bdcnse Departmencs 



c:^perLcnce m pbnnmg and tralntag The 
c:<crci5cs%*ill tc conducted in ncir-ixai-VForld 
coudiEiom^ with civilian and militar} pirilcl- 
parion from naiionaL state and local govern- 
ment jigcncKS These chemises ^ould bdp 
ro }idd common unddsiandm^of assgned 
roles iind nsponsibilitiOi and Glared practice 
mcompk:^ planning and operations. 

* j^ the request of the Ctpurrmem of Home- 
Lnd Secunty'rOrganizeandsponsDihome^d 
tIeEense tabletop e:ierclse^ m which senior 
Icidefs from civihan and miLtan jgencics 
ptactice re^^nscs to dtsster szenaiioiL 

* ContinueamsiilcatiDns'hTcth our neigh to rata 
addn:!Qsecurit>and defense isueif of common 
CO nceni, sihile ensuring coo dinauon vvidi the 
Ctpartmcnt of homchnd iecin"Jt>. 

Working with Ini^rniiionsil 
Allies and PLiriners 

Long-sranding jilltimce rebtlonships will 
contmue to untlerpin unified cd^oris to jddies 
21" ceiiriir>«curirj'cliallcnges These csta hi ished 
idationshi^s continue to evol^ ensuring cbar 




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rdnancc cvcd ds new duiUcn^a cmaec. Tbc 
iibj|jt> of thcUnitad Stars jjid iqjiIIlcs eu woit 
tr^cihcr ed laflucncr the ^Jobol cnvLronrneaE m 
fundjjucntal to dcfcaujig crrorist octworts 
WbcrcpTT po^nbt die Unitod Srato yforYji 
With or dirough Dihcrs caablLn^ -illlai 2nd 
fortncr capatiliELCs, building Ebcir c:i|m£:jt> 2nd 
dcvrbpuig mcchiiDLHiis w sturc Ehc rtsks ind 
rspDrtabilitiQ oftiHiaysiiDcnpJa cb^lcngcs. 

The uikUDu^ ^rancQ [ifcvidc a fbundi^ELan 
Ibr WDEking eq addns CD[nji]Da sccLirLty 
dullcngcs NATO ranjuns Ehc cori]ast[j[ic 
of tTdinuEljiinc: sa:unt>^ ^ind m^cs m^mifat 
\bc strjEcgic 9DljdajJt> of dcrnDcmtlc states in 
Europe 2nd NoEth j^crjca. NjtTG e cvolvjng 
diTDugh the ^dLElQQ of scvcn new jilUi^ the 
Partncishjp ffir Peace ProgFamn Ebc cratlon of 
the NATO fcgjonse Fdecc diciSLiblidiineaEof 
the ae^' AHjcd Comnumd TrinslbniiLiluDD, the 
AULmcnlG^dcf^ipofchc IntcriuELaruilSccLifLt}^ 
Affiistjnce force in AJ^lunHtan and the Nj^lTO 
TralniEkg Mtsinn id Iraq In many Eiimpcan 
jUjoI BtatSr hosvTpn; agiikg and ^nnkjng 
pDpuLiliniu are cnrbiog deEcnar spend 11^ an 
Ci^pabihELes che^' oeed Ebr conducting oizcrinLCins 
effcctiirtd) atongsde CS (bnrts. In the PacLfiCn 
nlhnnca with Japan, j^uairiha, Koieaand othos 
pmmcte biljtefal and muJti-laEaLl engagement 
in die rcgcnn and coopcfiiti^e actions tn iddrcs 
common ^fcnnrj^dircaEZh [ndjj isalsncme^ing 
as n great p^-w^ and a ke}^ strategic pirmer. 
Cldsccoopcfarjon with thacp:artneKin the long 
war on Ecrrorism, iiswcll asjn etEorts to counter 
WMD pEiiliferaEJon and OEher non-tTEaditconjil 
dimt^ cnsnfcs che amElnujng ncaj tbr diotr 
dlhancsindfor imprnviDgthaEcipGbjhtKS. 




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mcniif, duEi]g i N.\JL> cciaifenriru m nEiuHchr 
QfJgbUEn NAKJ mnuLnsa ku} jllmicciii liic (.iniinJ 
UtQ fbco [nditioju 1 2iiJ cncrging cha Lkn^h 



The Bcpartmcnt will continue to stimgthen 
craditjon^ aUjed opcnitian-S with increa."Ed 
emp^asas nn fxllecEL^r c^pabjljties to plan and 
fxndua stabijjzatjon, 9:Turjt>p tianatian and 
nsiunstEUCELcm apenitian^ In partLcuUr-, the 
IDepirtment suppoEls cIToeI^ to create 1 NATO 
sc^bjjjudon and n::constmctinn C3]3jbi]jt>~ and a 
Enropcm const jbulai}' foiuc ThcUnjted States 
will WLirt to strengthen allied cafubihrisfcn the 
long war and counteiing 'ft'TvlD The Uhined 
States jn conceit with allici will pmrnote the 
aiui of tailonng nation^ mjljtar^ concnbntjons 
Id bsE emplc} the unjqne capabthns and 
characterisrics of each ally achLcvrng a unified 
eUort gEc^ter than the sum of lq paits 

Connstoit with the Pnsidcnts emphasis on the 
need tD prevent, rather dian bcfonied ton^pond 
EO3 attacks, the DepmtmenE lecommends ih^r 
thcLhjtol ^tjrcscontLnueEO woEtwith jIsjIIlcs 
to dciclop approaches, consistent with diar 
dnmstic L^^s jnd applicable innemationa] law, 
EG dj9~upt and defcsE transnational thmitsbefun: 
thd>' matujT Concepts and a^nst^uc[5 cnabliE^ 
unjt> of effort "pvidi moje than 70 suptuning 



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diould be a: taidcd to domains other ihimVt'\ID 
prolJIcralionp iDdudjngc>tcr^fuc:Cr jsa pncnt^i 

Tfi pirvrai tcrronst attacks or disrtipt tbar 
i]ct\\'[jrks3 to doiy dion smctijaij' an}"wi]crc 
In die world, ^ E^qmrair terrorists (mm host 
fcpulutioDS and ukimatdy to defeat dicnir 
the United ^l^tg must aLn work wjth ne^^' 
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l\\\.f^ I nq L^ fa J > c ctcrc iboJ ibcdr ni^tii cih dcEmx hl ' m 
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"Ilus means the Eicpirtmcac mttsi be prepared to 
dcvebpancwtcim of Icadets and operatois who 
ajtcomfDrEhlc%*"orlui]g lq rcraatcrcElaosofthc 
woddpdcaljiig with loizal and tubal eommuniluei^r 
adapting tci Jcireign languagi^ and CLiloirQ ,ind 
VFOiting widi local ncTrt'Drks to fLirihcr U.^ iiJid 
pirtner intcrots thioLt^ poianal engagooenL 
fosuastoQ jjid qujei mhucmrc - mLhcr dLui 
through [Rjhtan force iilone. To support diE 
c^rt, new audiontKS air needed Dunng 
the Cold War die legal audiontws ftr iblUlu}" 
actni], inteirtgeacc fbretsn mLlitar)' aaistance 



and cocperalion wjth Jcireign polcccondsccunty 
senicG were s^sraiely defined .md ^^^i^taJ 
&om ach odier. Toda>p there is a oecd lbrLl5. 
Ibnies [0 transltjon Eatudh between di^se E>pe5 
of juthonties m an agile and flexible manna; to 
meet the challenges of [be? 1"' centuiy. 

Based nn opcFatJonal exferlencsof ±e]i3st Idur 
y^2i^ the ODK recommends that Congnrffi 
piQYide considerably greater &e:^ibilit>^ in the 
U.^. Gow:rnments abilit>~ to partner directJy 
^Edi motions jn hghting terKirtsts Far s^me 
aaudnSi dilsbK^nswjdi cmlning, equjpplngand 
ad^ng cheir sccuntj" ftimcs ro generate SLibihlj" 
and secujjt> widiin dielr own bcirdecs For 
GthecSp it may entail piDvidjng seme j^^ostance 
s^Lth k^LsiLcs SLipporr, equipmenL training and 
cransfcrt to alia vr diem to parttcLfuce as members 
(ifcaoljtionssvLdi die United States or itsalUsm 
subjJjty, axLLTLi}^ cmnsjtjon and recansmjcdon 
apemtionsaronnd chegJohe. 

Pecent lcgidaci>r changes ranave some of die 
Lmfodjments co helping iiortnefs engaged in char 
Qyfn defcnser but grcjter flcijbiljtj e uigendy 
needed The Department will seek to: 

' Esrablidi j Defense Coahtinn Support Ac- 
caunt tn fund and, as approprtare, stockpile 
routine de&n5cartJclQ9ich ashdmetSr bod> 
^dnor and njgbt vtsian devices fm use by 
coalition punners. 

' Ej^pand Departmenl" autharit>" to provide 
lagisucs support, supphe!> and jcmccs ta 
^llks and coahtion punner^ wjthnut reim- 
btiiscment as neccsuiy to enable coahdon 



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opcnitlaQswjth US forca 

' EifUiid Ei^^:artiDcnt^ud]Dnt> ed LciscarLcod 
ojujpmcat ixi ^lIIiq jjid ccullhon [urcncrsfor 
UK m iDLlrouj" operations in v^hich thi:>" ^c 
forticipatLDg wich U^. farces. 

' Ei[xii]d d]cauthQnt[CEof tfacDcpartmaitsor 
Sratcind Defense to tnun jjid equip fiiragn 
5a:Lint>~ IbiTQ boasuLcod Tr> LQicrrLilcountcr- 
rararism and couQrcr-iJisu^Tic^ oirrjiicins 
Thra- m^\ bc Qnn-m il I tjfj l^w cafcurcracnt 
orodicrsccurit} foma of the government m 
s^me njtLons 

Hie DepLUtmcnt will caacmiie to aip^rt 
inirutJirtSr smrh je die GJolul PcjceOfcnaiLans 
InilujtivcvEfi increase thecjifucit} (if JO ternjtLoruil 
DT^mizations s? diJt tlic> cao contriburc more 
cllcctiTrtd> to thejoipni^rracnrpfgnvrniiioceaod 
the apajisioo of civil sxterj" jo die world, la 
thisprgardn the DcfurtmcncHipporK the African 
Unjons de^opment of j hurrunjtiinim znsm 
inrerventjon cipubiLt}, which L^a good CKLimple 
of an inEenulioniil OT^inizjtion siepping np to 
the chdlJenge of regional BtabilizaiLon niL^ions 
Hie E^epfLrnnenr stands read}- eq jncrcaz Jts 
a^zftstance to [he Lhitcd Nations Oepanment 
of Peacekcrping Operations in arcis of the 
Dcpujtinent'sctpcrcisesuch asdoctnncv triiinjng> 
^lacegic planning jind management. 

ljjj]£[binkmg-&[dgn.^^aancc 

ItiitLgn miliciR" aMsLmm: misLons dnnng the 
Cold Vi'ar were bigdy designed to shore up 
fnendh regime^ agimst ci tonal threats. Tada>; 
the aim is for partnenh (ij go^rrn and pcljce 



dicm^^es eHectivd). j^istance in tndays 
cnvimnmcnc rdjs on die atiht)^ to jn]pro>c 
stats' go^^:mjincc admini^Tracion, mtenul 
security' and [he rule of law ui order to build 
pirmcr go^crnmcnti Intimacy m die eyrs of 
dieir own people and d]ereb> mocuLite SDCjetB 
against tcrror49n, msuTgency and non-state 
dirats. InpujtncishipwnhdicitaJeDcpurtjnenr 
.md oihen^ die Departmenr musi hcrome as 
adepc at working with toreign constabubrLG as 
IE t£ widi c:^ternall>-focnscd anned fonrcSn and 
as adept at MCiflung with mterlor mintsmaas ic 
tswjth dd^m^minisiriG- a subetantiiil ^jfioF 
cmphi3SLS thai demands brojder imd more Qsy \ ble 
Legal an thorjtiizs and cooperati^ mcchjinLdns 

Qnnging all die elements oF LJ5 power to 
bear to win the long %var requires o^trhanlu^ 
cradltjonal foragn assisunce and eipcrtconuol 
activities and laws. Ihcc include Ebretgn 
aEdr hnmanitarian asistancer posi-conEECt 
scabjhzacion and rcconsirucnon, (bre^ police 
ci^lnmg, Inrernational MiIjut}' Education and 
Trainli^ f IMET) and, where nccc^^, providing 
adonced niili[ai)~ toihnok^cs to fore^n jillics 
and partnera In [^cicnlar, winning die lor^svar 




U 'S Ci ptim]ob n Hi n iJrglii^ intrivLin [nc[nbi:r\ of lIlc 
Rl^ llhii L .^ir ] lULT onifc liEiJiininii [qiicJ^iI unT- 

Ib r^^b ling r-3 koj] 3h jKi n u^ itLcliKriniiKmilVfiLinn' 
fiiuu tioo anl In Liiu^ pn^^ [n 



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JUi£?tagU]ir^{>l rJi^n 



rcquiK^ sticr^thcning ±c Dcpartmcrns iibLln>" 
Id train dod oducatccLirrcnr 2i\d future ftragn 
m[L[^~ IcadcES ^t jn^jtutioos m the UiJti:d 
^Dto, Dcmg SD Q cnucn] to stirogthcning 
putno^j^iiDd bujjdii^ pasoml rdatkiii-sliLFis 
In^lc:j5d tbc^'^rclnEceraltDsucccsfLilirre^uliir 
wji]^ fi pcratiDDS 

Ibr aamplcv quick zictbri re idkrv dviLoD 
EuFcTLDg, [TeIIr sccunt>^ fonrcs ed maiDtaiD cl^l 
order jad ri:^torc crlhizal cmluD jnfiasmjcturr 
dcniQ die CDcroy oppQrtuniEics to izapiEalLze 

on [be disorder jmrncdurdy ffillowing ihlUlu}' 
operaEknjis jod sets more EivDrable caiidiueios 
i]r longer tenn stjbilLZxilion, [F^ostloa ^ind 
leccnsmjcluoD. Full Larcgrauon of allied ^ind 
coalitJiii] cjpabiliELfs ensures unit} ofefEort for 
lapadly evolving councennsujgcaey ofcnariarti 
SimtEarlj^ (bre^n Icider^f %*lio rccavc US 
aJucjiLan 2nd tniiaLng hdp their gnTCrnmcots 
tinden^tiUid U.^ vilus iiud Intcrsts, fostering 
willingnc^to tinitelnacdcninon cjuar. 

The QDR Ibttnd Jur wcdi dac occpdou of 

Jc^Lsbtma jippbuble only ta opeiatHins in 
Aiglnntstan and Iraq, er^istic^ ^lutborltjs 
Eavcming phnnin^ Anancmg Eind use of 
these insinirDcnts for duping interudtioaal 
putnei^ipe do nnt Eiccommcd^te the dynamic 
fiiragQ pDlicy denunds of the 21^ century 
Soscd DQ imeDt openitiona] er^pericncc, the 
Dqimtmoit Eceks ii cdacinuum of ^ludiorltics 
§c[n Congress buhncing rbeoecd co jct quickly 
In the ^^ar on [cnDndo widi the need to integrate 
mJGtary poi^rr co meet long-renn, enduring 
fiiragu pollcj'objQ:[l"W3. 



The DepirtnicDt razcimmends 1 aumhcr of 
UDfcrtant legtsbd^ clunga In die near term, 
while iilsD i^'orkiDg in close partnership with 
rbc Dep^tment of State ;uid the Ccmgiess co 
enable betterihgument of che Foreign A^eUncc 
j^t and the .^ms Eiport Control j^ct with 
todj}s axiirir}^ challenges In addiclon to 
expanding coiilrclon management authontic^ the 
[Jcpartnient seeks to. 

* InstLcutionjlueGIF/GEFauchoridci to con- 
duct HLimanitarLin .nj^tstjnce jnd ^tibilit} 
Dpeiatffins 

* S^nificand} impm^and incitisc Hy El-htc 
opporninitiQ targeted atdiapmg reUtioa'dnpG 
and de^cloplj^ future tbie^n Icidcrs 

* Conadcr whether the rcscrlctions ou the 
rtracrlcjn Scmcc Membeis rmtecttou Mi 
(ASPjU on l\f ET and other foreign o^sBtanre 
progfiims pertaining to axurir}^ dnd cbe \v2i 
OQ tern^r neccsiL^re idlustmenr as wc con- 
tinue to advance the aims of the A^TA 

* £:^pand the Cfiuurcr TcrrfirErn Fcllowdiip 
Trf^nam bc^^nd its current focus on se- 
nior-le^d goverament oEktals and nadonEil 
sualc^ic LSUQ Combatant Cfimniiindersjind 
LIS duels ofMufvionp in consultation with 
n:gLD[iJil partnets, will devdop educarion pro- 
grrmis to improve r^onal countcr-rcrTDnan 
campnignsandcfLsisroponseplannLngat die 
operational LevJ 

Strai^c ConimunicatLon 

Vktoiy m ±c long war ultimatelj" depends 



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on sinitt^c: comcnuiilcjliQn b}^ the L^tol 
SiA^a 2nd Its LRCcrruuoiul ^xutncis £itccti^ 
commuDJCJEicia mu^ buiLd jiod iiiEilnLiln 
credibility' jiod [riisE wjth Ericnds jjid tba jjjkc 
diTDUgh an cmpbasts on consMaicj; vcracit}^ 
jjid [Tiinsfurcnc} bodi in vvards ^d dcrds 
5uch crodibilit} is csconil to buikliDg trustol 
nrt^'orks dui coLuircr jdcolcigjizal SLipporE for 
tcrrcrisnL 

Rcs|X][istbLlL[>~fDrstT^b:gtccDmmunjc:i3tLan must 
be govcfiuncnr-widc and the QDR suppons 
cffbrE led bj die Ctturcmeniof iLarc id improve 
mrcEnitionofihfiVJtaldancniDfajluDnal pDwer 
into stTJiegKS icroffi the Fcdeial Government- 
The Defuroneni must Lnscill conuimnjcjELan 
ii^fs^menis jind processes into Its culture^ 
devdnping prognimSi pUns poljch; inlcirnuELan 
Qjid theme!> n? SLipporE Camtucnjit Comnuindeis 
dial reflect thcU.S Ga^rrnmenrs overall stnati^H: 
objectives roihisendnihcEicpirtmcncwLllwDjl 
to intc^JtecoinmunLoitiDnsei^rts bdilzont^lLy 
zicros die enterpnz ixi Ijnt Lnfbnn^tjon ind 
comniunjcjEion leuce wjth bfo-^er pcJjcjcSh 
pLui5 iind jctjons. 

IheQDR HkntLflol izapabihty'^ips hicmhcf^e 

prim 11^ 5UppDrtingC3p^bl]jtlBOf rubhc A&II5, 

Dcfcm Support [0 Fublic Diphniacj; ^^LlLClIJ' 
DLpLomiic}' Eind loibnnjtiDn OpcrjLJ0[i£> 
mcludLng Ps>t: ho logical Operations To close 
diDscgaps, d]eD^:ajTmenLwilllbc:usDnprDpcfL}^ 
OT^inczjngr tr3Lnjng> equipping jjid resDU re mg the 
be>~eDmmunjej[L{]n up^bihiles Thisefton will 
include devdaping new tfiols And proecscs for 
j^^icsingp anjilvzing jjid delivering inJiirnuELan 
tD tc>"audicni:Q js well js LmprnvinE linEUJSuc 



^ills and cLilnjral eompeteoce Ibac prinniiy 
SLipponing communKradon cajmbiljdes wi]] be 
de^dofod wjth [he goal of ^uibieving a jcimts 
CGmmnnLcadoi] JcrcsdieU.5 Gav^ninienL 




U^ ^iL^ir^H^^'ic^rJiLr'jr-VAiiJ n h u l i j I [-! l\e ii l^i chl i Lin 
Ta [n ^kn u-x^ luetic ([ui I i[i ol liEc i aipru^cnciub ^ idi 
uLlj^Jf cLJcr^ dnnni^ d bunjnLUjrun lai miuicin \n 



SLimmarv 

The Lfnitcd Stats weII net nin the war on 
terronsm or aduevr other ciUclnl nauoiul 
j£cijrit>~ abjectiws disused m diis P^eport bf 
mihtiiry means abne. Instead, die application 
of unified stuteeniFLf at the Federal levd and in 
cnncert with alljcs and [ntcrnatjonal pannerSi is 
cnucal h] iddjtion to oialltjon- and p^tner- 
suppofted eumbut and pfevniuvr operations, 
stmnltaneoLE etfeeti^ mteractjon with civihan 
popubtjons will he esencial to aehjeve sueces^ 
i^nthontics that permjt njmble and adaptivr 
policies prnccss and institutions - domsEle 
and internatffinal - ai^csentbl adinneis to dir 
mjljtar} cafubUlt} needed tfi address the nipidly 
era lvingBccnrLt>"diallenEC5 around dieglohe. 



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CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFB OF STAFF 

WAeHINGTQN. D C 2fni1H-9n^ 



MEMORANDIJM FOR THE SECRETARYOF DEFENSE 

Subject. Chainnsui's AssKsiDenl qT the ?Q06 Quadrennial DeEtuse Hwcw 

1. Id accord&Jict with title lOrt^nited Slaiea Code, SicoM \.i&,[ forward my 
aunamcnt of ihc EO0& giiadrsnnial DeEuii? fitvjjw fisr mciusiM m the 
report 

2. This review was ttrengthenfid by an optn and indusivfl apprMck '^\uj:h 
reEaJiadui ccaiprtliEndte anji tniightful rccomoicndalionG thai will guide qlji 
effarts in the coming years 




1^ 

PETKRPACE 

Cener&l, United Rtaiea Maiinf Corp5 

Ch^iiman 

of (he Joini Chiefs oi Slaff 



AtlEJchment 
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chairman's Assessmenl of the 
2006 Qufidreonm] Defeafe Review 

IntTDdiictLon 

"He DcpartTQcnt of Ddcnsc conducted ibc 200G Quudrcnuiil Dcfimic Rrvjcw (QDK) ddJiDg a 
dcmandiDg time (braur j\rmcd fcirccs. WcAfc tt^htjng .1 WirciaTcnDnaD of kiDgduTTairan vfhcic 

hdpji^ ro EoBtcr flolglmgdcniDcnuriQ in [r.iq jiod j^lgbojilsLan. Ai thrsunc timcv vvc^cai^gu^ 
n^honfi jjound dicM^rld Trr build id^uonsliLf^ catiancrrcgLaruilsubLljt), jjid scrcDgdico deterrence 
-2II while fuDdaincnEiiU} tcaimfoEEauig our [nj|jtiir> EbrcGcodcrcacd^ingcTDUsthiatsthiilnuy emerge 
b thedixsdQdihGjd. 

Tbe^cDocunenE chalkngcs ^fo:9 j ODK proccs that buhnced d]e needs of the ongi^iDg sruggle 
wjdi lonecr rerm requiicniaiE in enhance iccuntj in j r-ipidly dunging wodd. "Jhcrepnrr pravides 
q:o:iGe reeommendjitlDQS tn tran^rm the E^cpfLrnnenr, Jts proe^scSp ^nd its foTZis, tn meet diis 
cJnIlenge Sueccs in ditseffon vv^due tu thesusrajned iGsdefsfaipofsenLarcivilurtsand unLEbrmol 
olhuei^H jnd die bard wart af thQusands of men 2nd women in the Ei^^:ajTment of Defense, who 
tDgohercjieaEedanDpenrColljbDiatJ^cenvifoncnent dut pernutted di>T:fst>Dfinpur3 diszuaonpand 

The QDR Process 

'Ilie200SQDRwasdieGracDrnefnpomr>defcnarrevjert' to coincide with jn ongnLDgDujorconflicL 
Hiiseomfdled the Dep-jnment tn nus nsviewoffutuie ■hT.irEiie dirough theleasoflaDg duEnhon 
conflict* widi Ltsescendol subjIiz^Don CLunpnign .^ j consequence, [btsirview required ji judicious 
luLmce beuween proent needs jind future cjpabiLtiQ. Thejum vrasji leviev^ thit wje 5trj[eg>~ dnwn, 
capabilities facused, and bu^^et dtsciplmed 

Hendcjng from legtsUase relief gran red by UieCongfeSa the Depaftmcntenjo>Tdaddi[Laniil cimero 
oiBmizenddLhenaJecmT And craft theieview The Secretaiji recognumg die opponunjl> (bra bffiader 
plectrum of jzorhcip^ELaUr directed jin open jind colbbcimti^ review Irnui the beginning a^ltcLcif^ 
bpuifhiruiicrQBdie D^Hrtmentand the incengmcv, ass^dlasdi^wrsepcKpcctiwsfrijrniisarierKDf 
bdepcndenisiud) gmups ConsequentlVn tlie dioiougliui^^ che^ropeortsuiSCdrLstdered, and die 
levdofsenlnr leader in wil>onen[proTKl uupiecedented. 



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An} iitTcmpt Til pfcdLc: ±cfuluitsa:iirlt}'cnvironmcacof ?0?5 Is LnhntndydifikLilL Consider die 
diiaUcngc iJi nS5 of trjiDgUi durjcrcrizc the iccunrj' en vuanmcnL due would cttst in IWb G^vm 
tlicd>iumEE gF change ovCT timcv ^e mu9de%dDp j mu^ ofjgilc jnd Qc^iblcoiimbdjtJcsrD miugatc 
UnoTtaiDty: 

"Ilus rcvjcw jJticubEa a "vLskiq fiir ibc EnmsTormcd force fiilly consistent wjth the doiiLinds of die 
andcipsKd sccurm cnviiunmcnt jn 2(12^. To racrr dickn chalkogcs jn dils pa"iodT wrniLLsr. slLir^ 
and sustJin our j^rrotd Forces rci most crtcctivdy figlir die War on Tcrronsmn transTorra "^in stndc" 
duriDg wanimCp strcngihcn our Fotnt i^^Ii^tjngr ind jmpro^c ihc quaL[>~ of Ijfc of OLir Service 
members jnd their fiioiLllfx 

"lie ^ricd ni:ommcndi3[Lansaf thcQDP promtse to more dEectiwdy and ctfizjcnd^ aljgn strategy 
and FSDnrcc^ Ther^jort outlines a force moircapableof cngagmg in irregnbr wurfnrr and sptclnl 
opemtloos (onrs moie Ebcuscd on those Q2^dii:>~aie bst 5UJti:d tn perfbnn. k foresees [be need eo 
esublish long nm^and long loLEercaiiubiljluei^fiirsLriheand airveillanee as well as Incrcaasl Ijttfiral 
and undefsca'hTdirEirecifGbjIitjes FJmill}^ i[screngdieD5detern:nceoptJonsandenhanead]eca|:ubiljt} 
torc^nd ra GiQEtTophierprntsin die homeland, whether mjm made a r natural 

Winning the War on Terrorism 

The QDR propefl> Jocusc on die Wiir on TerrDrian as our fiist prtorit>" flTe %*ill enhance our 
e3:pa]jtionarycanihG[|»^\erandsba[ietbe5ervje^t(i be lighter, let morekdia], moreaisUinabkjind 
mfire agile. Wesull tram adduionjil Specidil GpcratioDS fbrecf and enable traditional ground Ebrcs 
to conduct foiTJgn crajniDgjind securjt> misions in addicifin to combut operaimns Tblse:^pansjon 
aUosTS SGF to undertake longer durauonn high inrensit} tasks and augmenis tbe jnegular warFire 
i:;3paNMt>^ of die entire force 

A renewed emphasis on Hunun [nrelhgence, incn:ased airbcmesnn^eillancejind airlift upacit}^ and 
qjecialized njvd fonrs conhgiifcd Ebr coastal and rjMrrine operations fur±er complemenr irreguLir 
wajtirecapocit) .^ddjtionjll>p dieC">DKrccf^liisiLd?iljt>, Security, Tranaoonn and Eeconstructjon 
[SSTtUasaU S gD^^rrnmenrwidemLs^ionof incrosmg impotianEeaad identi&csnitlLtaij'supfcrtEO 
55Tlt nsa cotemtsEon. 

Flnally by emphasiiing greater culrural a^^-areneE and languiage stilly die ODR acbnowletfecs tb^t 
vlctoty in this long %var depends on mfbtmationr pefcepoon, ;md how and ^vbat we comintuucate 



3S mLinli 35 up^cjEiaa of kmcbc d^ccts Tbor cuktiraL -206 langu^c upabLliEccs aim CDkiDcc 

Accel er iting Tr an &fo rmaii on 

The QDR EdcQtt&cs m^ny aros imd tarhnolcigics tluf promise to rrhdluhonlzc dir fiirLiir foiuc. 
Ho^i^cvo; tr^msEonDutioa Lf js mucli j mlndsclumd cLilmrcas m ea ta±aDkig> or j pLacfonn Tbc 
HDH rcH^lii3 that wc mjiinuzc the imiiict" af aur raclftaj}" po-ft-cr thmugh chscr caordjnahon 
wjthjn d]cE^cparni]cnrof Ddcn£cai]dwi[hDurjDtcriigcDc:> lUid int^natifiiul partners. naLUirgpiitnT- 
iktpcii^ciri-iDvigDratsoijrctTDnZhjmdacknDwkdgcsthatruhjjrchjllcDgcscjji tcmctonlychjuL^h die 
InccgratffliJscofiillofthcjnstnjmcaEafajclQiiiilpowcrjiidthmLiEh diciclcvjutcontubutjons^nfour 
inariLilioniil poitnas The [iroiicsil Nilioniil ^□:LirL[>~ riannjng Gujdjjicc prointss ed ELgajlicE3Jit]> 
in]prD>CDUttoaalaf]d Larcrnahonn] ctfoTts to pfcvrntpjiswdl jsnspcnd tD> crises af home jmd.ibrDjd 

IbrQDR tiikcs podtrvr steps to posture the DcpaftmentsccncrtbuElfin ed our oattrciaL Homd^d 
Dcfcttscctfort- ForcKamplCrSCTCTiiinnR [Qntaci^csdraraaiJC-illyjmprii^eDLirjbjLt} rei detect thrciE 
in [heappmachesand JDfcrdtcf dieoi iit ii distance Moicd^^^; [nj|jtiir> js^stance ro ci'vil juthr^nucs 
such as die response ro a Jiarural djsasiera piDvcd insEru mental m 5hjplnEarpcnili"3DRdectsion_s" 

Fliiafl>^ dieQDR enviHDnsi'hVidcTnngeorjniluutivstliataugmenfaLircapL^LO^tosliap^tbebdiGviDr 
of potential ad'^rr^u'jes and rci roct to dan^emus WMD lelatal cdntingencjeif Thoe injttaEi^cs 
include acquini^ mmc haible con^mDoniil deterrence cjpabihEies, SD]jdlJ>ing the Depanmenr^f 
"WilD command and control strtictuFt jncrcastne the number of EbrcsjvuilaHe for o^rracas nttclcir 
render sale opcnaiionSi ajid shortening thor response time 

Strengih eni Jig Join! WArfighting 

Intonating ad"^anced capabilities ra impm^rotnt war f^h ting Isat die heart of the HDR etEon We 
vfjH measure rewnrce rdjted tkclsitms against thatgoiL as ^^e transiuon fmui an Jnfeiopefnble to^n 
hiEerdependent ioTzc, whose di^nse caputihtiizs are rapidly intcsrataj ed jchje^^deared cHccts This 
appUcsto the full mngeofcombatLisksasv^'dlasEoevQlvingknlcsandmtsLonsjn Homeland Defense, 
HEim^nlt^nan A^Liiancc and mjljtar} support fo StLbility Sccunrj^ TrEmationp and Roxnsu'ucnon 
opeiatJGns. 

Chaf^ must afend bi:>T}nd the tbnzcs jn the 5dd to mclude command and control hcadquaners 

Key js the [UJttaEi^c to organize, maOr tram, and equip selected Service hcidQuartefs tn make them 
Joint Task Foice IJTF) capiblcv available and rady to commajid and contml dcs^gnated Jomt force 



mtxteiii£. ThcciisiaiccGr;! trained and imdy pcol of JTFc^ipablc bculqLi^tcra'pVill asuica vridcr 
i^jigc of m ilLtai)' ropoDsc o ptuoiiE 

Fmaflj^ thcDdcnarcarcrpriscnitEt bcrcfbnucd to cnatciind leverage the sunt aEilit>' as [he (biuc Lt 
aublcs. QDP rccarnmcnd-iluDfls tn Lmplcmcnt a ccimprchcrL'vivc HujiiLin Capjtal StratcBi develop 
mnrcjnEeerstedjiod sucunhaalaiiqLiLstEKia priHrcsXi And in] prove ScrGt^c LZammunlciliDn reflect 
tlie nnrf^gnn- aiterprlEe appmich rei buikliDg i^ roore cfTccti^e lUid efFcicat org'EaiiJZiitlDD, frcnng 
itx]tifccs lbrDd]er [ransEbnnjlioniil cfTonZh. 

Improve the Qiialiiy of Life of Dur Service Members and our Families 

5upatl> tiainedp cqdippi:d, and ht^ly dcdkatai pmple li;i>r ahia>s been AmeruiaE Liltimjire 
adviUHage Our Ebremost diJt>p iind due which diE ODR JckDowtdgcd in everj^rccfunraenditjon, 
L5 die impcratiT.t of supporting our Soldicre, Sajloi^ .^nnen, jnd MLirlnes bv giving diem thehoct 
oqujpmcni jnd train ingnSD [tucdii:>"can achje^it victor} iind rcrurn hamtsaicly 

Arhccvingthaigcial rcquiies the piofcr^apli^ of theTotal Force ro sustiEn dicGlohal WjronTenDnaD 
wth cnfiLigh (bnie depth ind cntical sblkto iillow sufEicLcnc iime for rest jnd rdii bcrwccn comhic 
Euzvigrimcnts kalsei mcins more fully inrcgniling support systems tn ddi^u hisinLis jdmioisirad^ 
service^ E^upplics, dudsuppon programs ^rnurpn^lesionjis and dinrfimilies. 

RiiaQ>^ ImpmviE^ the quiilitj^ofljfe of our service mem ho^ means that wewdll provide educadonEil 

opportuDilucs to our pcopJc to help them rciljEC dielr proEcskinaL goals jnd petsDnal aspirahons. 
When tjiar time of tinifcirmed arrvjce is over die^^will ratun hcmeasoutsundiog citizens and lole 
models ready to serpe our socjet) in ne^EmdditEerentvra}^ 

Ajses^ment oFRjsk 

We CiannntiMxiiraJely characterize die secunt} environEncntof 2(12^. tliaefbie, werauH hedge jgilnst 
thisuocerLuni} b^ iden[it}ingand developing a broad range of cjipabiluies Furdien ^^'emiistoigimiEe 
and jrrange our fonrcs to create the agiljt} and flc3:ibilit>~[n deal s^idi unknowns and suiprises in die 
coming decider This review has caiefully balanced thnseiueus where ndmtght tot be Liken in order 
to provide [he needed rcEnirccsftr Jieasieqiimng neworaddiclnnal mwstmcnt- 

TGda>^ theAnned Forces of die Lilted Stares srandfiiUy capable of i^ccnmplidiingEill [heobJazElwsoF 
tliei^Eraaal Defense Stratc^' secunng die United 5tata From difcctartiScL securing Btrategic jcccs 
and rcralnmg glfibul freedom of accion^ strengthening allijnccs and partnershlpSi and esublishing 

xVfi C^tHinniis /^c^nit 



^wrablcKTuntycondLEJons IhcnrciminaidationscDntainal inthisirportprDvidclnturccapQbjIit}; 
c^picLcs ^nd flciibilit>^ ro norurctticKisLgn^ miscoiiSi whjic hedging jgi^inst Lhcujiloiciwii thu^its 
of 202 5. 

Asses smeni af Roles ^d Missions 

The Dcfortmcnt continues to rcfinrand improit the way cipabjijtics arc developed, fickkd^aiuC intc- 
gratctL jn order tDoccutc the full raji^L^fjnLffiLOJisdiCj^nnoJ Ibrc*3mj>'bccjlkdi}ntop:rfonT] The 
200(3 ODR strcscsaji jnc^^rattd approach ^idi mtcr^cnci and Lntcmacional partnoa. "Jlijs rcvn:w 
ci3min«l the challenges of chc 2l""ccnnjri"ajid the rcspojiabilitjcsof our j^nucd Foiris in meeting 
them, jnd found rolcsand misiQnsro bctundainenoOli sound. I concur with rhisa'^^esinienr. 

Moving Forward 

^an: at a critical time in the hjston^ of this great countn and hnd DLinel>TS challenged in ^a>E^ie 
did nucapaic. We lace j ruthksi enemy intent on dcs[ra}ingourwa>^ufMA:and an uncertain future 
9xunt>' enyijunmcni The Vi'ar on Tcrmn^ni - j war of long duration - dii^era from [he bjnd of 
conflict for which the DepuLmeni oadjtionall} prepaicd Our focus is incieisin^} on thcsaich for 
snail cells of tenunsts and on buildjng dieca[ucit}' of our partners, huwe^cr, vveniusEato retain rhc 
capjbiMt>^ to conduct susticnedcon^cn clonal cftmbat operations and to protcci the homeland 

0>mrdff/inTCtfj/ywctf u'^jA'dtff^fF^jjTj&rC^T^JJflp Ihjsdemandsa wide range of militan'capjbiMtLcs. 

supizrU} trained h}nnSp and inciea.qrd juint, inreragenc}^ andcoalinon jnni^ratHtn 

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