Military Review English Edition November-December 2013 | Page 9
R E G I O N A L LY A L I G N E D F O R C E
The regionally aligned force community of
interest is the network of organizations that can
share emerging training requirements and best
practices with the regionally aligned force. The 1st
Armored Division reached out to several academic
institutions to develop such a network early on in
regional alignment. The first academic engagement
was with Leadership Development and Education
for a Sustained Peace, which taught an excellent
seminar on Levant culture, history, and politics.
The network grew when the Army War College
sent senior faculty to Fort Bliss to teach a seminar
on establishing and leading a combined joint task
force headquarters. Additionally, the U.S. Agency
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