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TRADOC Intelligence Post: LSCO Challenges: Insights on “Will To Fight” From the Russia-Ukraine Conflict (U)

By Dianne McIntosh | 09/26/2023 |

(U)EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (U)The national “will to fight” is a tangible force of interwoven psychological, physical,and ideological elements, often dictating warfare…

Smart Phones Playing Prominent Role in Russia-Ukraine War

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/10/2023 |

  Combatants have used civilian communications networks since the invention of the telegraph, and wireless communications are no exception. Cellular phones…

TRADOC: LSCO Challenge – Russia’s Nuclear Messaging in the War in Ukraine

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/11/2023 |

LSCO Challenge: Russia’s Nuclear Messaging in the War in Ukraine About This Series: The challenges that Russia has encountered as…

TRADOC: LSCO Challenge – Russia’s Sensor-to-Shooter Challenges in Ukraine

By Dianne McIntosh | 07/11/2023 |

LSCO Challenge: Russia’s Sensor-to-Shooter Challenges in Ukraine About This Series: The challenges that Russia has encountered as result of extended…

21st Century Large-Scale Combat Operations: Emergent Lessons Learned from Russia’s “Special Military Operation” In Ukraine

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/11/2023 |

The TRADOC G-2 began capturing Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) observations emerging from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict in early March 2022…

The Operational Environment (2021-2030): Great Power Competition, Crisis, and Conflict

By Kevin O'Connell | 10/04/2021 |

 The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) has approved and published The Operational Environment (2021-2030):  Great Power Competition, Crisis, and…

TRADOC G2 Threats to 2030

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/27/2021 |

The US Army: Facing a Complex and Converging Operational Environment The US Army stands at a crossroads. The various, yet…