Modeling and Simulation in an Era of Persistent Conflict

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Modeling and Simulation in an Era of
Persistent Conflict
Presented by MG Robert Lennox Deputy G-3/5/7,
Headquarters, Department of the Army At DoD MS
Conference 11 March 2008
Classification UNCLASSIFIED
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OEF-Philippines 900 SOLDIERS
Army Global Commitments
255,000 Soldiers deployed / forward station in
nearly 80 countries overseas
Includes AC Stationed Overseas
ALASKA 12,000 SOLDIERS
South Korea 18,000 SOLDIERS (Part of AC Station
Overseas)
USAREUR 34,000 SOLDIERS
OEF-AFGHANISTAN 22,000 SOLDIERS
HOMELAND SECURITY 4,000 SOLDIERS (RC Mobilized
Stateside)
BOSNIA 50 SOLDIERS
OIF-IRAQ 113,000 SOLDIERS
JTF-GTMO 600 SOLDIERS
KFOR 1,000 SOLDIERS
OEF-PHILIPPINES 700 SOLDIERS
JTF-BRAVO 700 SOLDIERS
OEF/OIF KUWAIT 8,000
MFO 700 SOLDIERS
OTHER OPERATIONS EXERCISES 4,250 SOLDIERS
Army Personnel
Strength Component R/C
Authorized for
Mobilization / On Current
Orders - Active (AC) 524,000
N/A - Reserve (RC)

USAR 190,000
22,000 ARNG 353000
52,000
1,067,000

AC STATIONED OVERSEAS 104 ,000 AC
STATIONED STATESIDE 420,000
AS OF 04 Mar 08 MSG Rodriguez, J
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FM 3-0 Revision
The Operational Concept Army forces combine
offensive, defensive, and stability or civil
support operations simultaneously as part of an
interdependent Joint force to seize, retain, and
exploit the initiative to achieve decisive
results. They employ synchronized action
lethal and non-lethal proportional to the
mission, and informed by a thorough understanding
of all dimensions of the operational environment

• America is at war and should expect to remain
  fully engaged throughout the world for the next
  several decades in a Persistent Conflict against
  an enemy dedicated to U.S. defeat as a nation and
  eradication as a society.
• FM 3-0, Introduction

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Emerging global trends
An Era of Persistent Conflict

• Persistent Conflict a condition of protracted
  confrontation among state, non-state and
  individual actors that use violence to achieve
  their political and ideological ends.

Resource Demand
Failed or Failing States
Globalization
FROM FIGHTING AROUND THE PEOPLE TO FIGHTING AMONG
THE PEOPLE
Climate Change Natural Disasters
Population Growth
Proliferation of WMD
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Changing Technology
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Increased Concussions and head injuries
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Sandbag delivery
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Modeling and Simulation in an Era of
Persistant Conflict
Classification FOUO/PRE-DECISIONAL
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