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THE PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL OF THE U.S. ARMY July-August 2015 Vol 95 No. 4 Professional Bulletin 100-15-7/8 Authentication no.1511904 Commander, USACAC; Commandant, CGSC: Lt. Gen. Robert B. Brown Deputy Commanding General, CGSC: Brig. Gen. Christopher Hughes Director and Editor in Chief: Col. Anna R. Friederich-Maggard Administrative Assistant: Linda Darnell Managing Director: William M. Darley, Col., USA (Ret.) Executive Officer: Maj. Efrem Gibson Writing and Editing: Jeffrey Buczkowski, Lt. Col., USA (Ret.); Desirae Gieseman; Eric Lobsinger, Sgt. Maj. USA (Ret.); Lt. Col. James Lowe Graphic Design: Michael Hogg Webmaster: Michael Serravo Editorial Board Members: Command Sgt. Maj. Micheal Clowser—Combined Arms Center-Education; Clinton J. Ancker III—Director, Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate; Robert Baumann—Director, CGSC Graduate Program; Lester W. Grau—Foreign Military Studies Office; John Pennington—Chief, Media Division, Center for Army Lessons Learned; Col. Christopher Croft— Director, Center for Army Leadership; Thomas Jordan—Deputy Director, MCCoE; Col. Thomas E. Hanson—Director, Combat Studies Institute; Mike Johnson—Combined Arms Center-Training; Col. John Vermeesch—Center for the Army Profession and Ethic; Col. Hank Arnold—Director, School of Advanced Military Studies Consulting Editors: Col. Luiz Henrique Pedroza Mendes—Brazilian Army, Brazilian Edition; Lt. Col. Jorge León Gould—Chilean Army, Hispano-American Edition Submit manuscripts and queries by email to usarmy.leavenworth.tradoc.mbx. [email protected]; or by mail to Military Review, CAC, 290 Stimson Avenue, Unit 2, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-1254. Military Review presents professional information, but the views expressed herein are those of the authors, not the Department of Defense or its elements. The content does not necessarily reflect the official U.S. Army position and does not change or supersede any information in other official U.S. Army publications. Authors are responsible for the accuracy and source documentation of material they provide. Military Review reserves the right to edit material. Basis of official distribution is one per 10 officers for major commands, corps, divisions, major staff agencies, garrison commands, Army schools, Reserve commands, and Cadet Command organizations; one per 25 officers for medical commands, hospitals, and units; and one per five officers for Active and Reserve brigades and battalions, based on assigned field grade officer strength. Military Review is available online at http://militaryreview.army.mil. Military Review (US ISSN 0026-4148) (USPS 123-830) is published bimonthly by the U.S. Army, CAC, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-1293. Paid subscriptions are available through the Superintendent of Documents for $42 US/APO/FPO and $58.80 foreign addresses per year. Please call GPO sales at 1-866-512-1800. Periodical postage paid at Leavenworth, KS, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Military Review, CAC, 290 Stimson Avenue, Unit 2, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-1254. The Secretary of the Army has determined that the publication of this periodical is necessary in the transaction of the public business as required by law of the department. Funds for printing this publication were approved by the Secretary of the Army in accordance with the provisions of Army Regulation 25-30. Raymond T. Odierno—General, United States Army Chief of Staff Official: 6 Gerald B. O’Keefe—Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army 84 The First Regionally Aligned Force Lessons Learned and the Way Ahead Capt. Cory R. Scharbo, U.S. Army The author presents lessons learned from the first regionally aligned force to support U.S. Africa Command. His intent is to provide a base of knowledge to assist other units preparing for similar missions and to recommend changes to the process for supporting future regionally aligned force deployments to Africa. 94 Operational Art by the Numbers Lt. Col. David S. Pierson, U.S. Army, Retired Understanding operational art and its associated elements can be challenging because they focus much more on art than science. The author explains the concept of operational art with a unique demonstration of its application