Military Review English Edition November-December 2013 | Page 27

E M B R AC I N G M I S S I O N CO M M A N D
to the broad set of tasks that leaders at all levels
have had to conduct. From clear-hold-build counterinsurgency, to more nuanced undertakings such
as leader engagements, tribal shuras, agricultural
and infrastructure development, security force
assistance, counterdrug efforts and more, our junior
leaders are not only expected, but have also grown
accustomed to, dealing with complex problems.
As the last decade and its lessons move further
from the present, we simultaneously face the
dilemma posed by an uncertain strategic environment. The U.S. exit from Vietnam in the mid-1970s
meant primarily a return to training for large-scale
“conventional” conflict in Central Europe. The
environment today calls for the Army to possess a
wider array of competencies.3 This environment is
characterized by economic and political instability, a convergence of people and technologies that
increases the speed of change around the world,
and the proliferation of destructive technologies,
available at lower cost to a wider variety of actors.4
The most profound challenges to U.S. interests
will manifest from rising powers attempting to
change the state of international security affairs.
Compounding these challenges is further disorder
that results from loss of governance or territory,
loss of control over populations and resources,
and chaotic events such as natural catastrophes
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