Military Review English Edition November-December 2013 | Page 87

O V E R CO M I N G A 2/ A D
and military successes in steady state could cause a
lack of nearby or defendable regional logistical safe
areas in conflict. Independent of political guidance,
A2/AD—at least at the near-peer level—suggests a
shift in joint force campaign style: gaining control
rather than seeking outright supremacy or annihilation of opposing forces.

Challenge—Getting Into the
Fight

In an A2/AD environment, getting land warfare
forces into position from which to enter the fight
will make entering the fight a battle unto itself.
Perhaps the most