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Mission Command in the Regionally Aligned
Division Headquarters
Brig. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby Jr., U.S. Army; Col. Patrick Matlock, U.S. Army;
Lt. Col. Christopher R. Norrie, U.S. Army; and Maj. Karen Radka, U.S. Army

1st Armored Division provides a force generation model for a regionally
aligned headquarters based on a mission command philosophy and
forward-focused mindset.

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The Strategic Planning “Problem”
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