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FOREWORD ALLIED RAPID REACTION CORPS Ready for Today - Evolving for Tomorrow Welcome to the 2019 ARRC Journal. 2018, with its focus on the Corps Deep Battle, was the second year in a five-year plan aimed at recalibrating the ARRC back to a warfighting role. This plan sits as part of the ARRC’s broader Capabilities, Development and Experimentation (CD&E) programme and is, in turn, nested within NATO’s pioneering work on adaptation and modernisation. The articles in this journal reflect elements of that work, as well as highlighting some wider, individual conceptual thinking. Further lessons will undoubtedly emerge in 2019 as we concentrate on Corps Rear Operations and as the ARRC works towards achieving Initial Operating Capability, following Exercise ARRCADE FUSION in November. I’m extremely grateful for the commitment and professionalism of those, from across our 23 Participating Nations, who’ve found the time to turn their thoughts into words. I commend these articles to you. Lieutenant General Tim Radford CB DSO OBE Commander, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps www.arrc.nato.int Allied Rapid Reaction Corps @HQARRC Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Allied Rapid Reaction Corps [email protected] [phone] ALLIED RAPID REACTION CORPS Readers are reminded that the contents of this Journal are protected by copyright. While they are free to use the ideas expressed in it, and may copy, distribute or publish the work or part of it, in any form, printed, electronic or otherwise, for non-commercial purposes without further permission from the author, any such use must clearly credit the author, recognise their ownership of copyright, and clearly indicate the source. Readers are permitted to make copies, electronically or printed, for personal, academic and classroom use. Any commercial use must be negotiated directly with the author(s).