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WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMOPERATIONSThe national military strategy provides the followingstrategic principles to guide the employment ofmilitary forces:- Readiness.- Collective security.- Arms control.- Maritime and aerospace superiority.- Strategic agility.- Power projection.- Technological superiority.- Decisive force.These principles reflect America’s strengths and exploitthe weaknesses of its opponents.STRATEGIC GOALS AND THE USE OFFORCEThe military component of the national securitystrategy focuses on the use of military force in demonstrationor operation as an element of national power.Its combination with other elements of national powerseeks to preserve, to protect, and to advance the vitalinterests of the United States. Military operations inwar or operations other than war influence, and areinfluenced by, other elements of policy. The objectiveof the military in war is victory over the opposingmilitary force at the least cost to American soldiers.How that victory contributes to the overall policy objectivesis determined before the war is joined. Warmakes the most manifest use of military force. However,successful military operations in any form requirethat military commanders have a clear sense ofstrategic policy goals and objectives, how the use ofmilitary force fits into the overall national securitystrategy, and the desired military end state.THE STRATEGIC END STATEMilitary force is only one component of nationalsecurity strategy. When applied either to deter aggressionor prosecute military operations, military forceseeks to end conflict on terms favorable to US interests.The objective of military forces in war is victoryover the opposing military forces at the least cost toUS forces. Integrating that victory with other (economic,political, diplomatic) policy components is animportant consideration for policymakers before thewar is joined.While military commanders focus on military victory,they must be aware of the broader concerns ofstrategy. Tactical and operational execution are de-signed to support a strategic end state that ensures alasting victory. Military forces must be prepared tosupport strategic objectives after the termination ofhostilities. In both war and operations other than war,military and specifically Army—units must integratetheir efforts to support the overall policy scheme.THE STRATEGIC ARMYIn peace or in war, the Army is the nation’s historicallyproven decisive military force. A key memberof the joint team, the Army serves alongside theAir Force, Navy, and Marine Corps to protect thenation’s vital security interests. The Army’s primarymission is to organize, train, and equip forces to conductprompt and sustained land combat operations. Itis the Army’s ability to react promptly and to conductsustained land operations that make it decisive. TheArmy is competent in many areas, such as nation assistance,counterdrug operations, security assistance,deterrence, and stability operations, that can combinewith other elements of national power to achieve strategiceffects favorable to US interests around the world.The Army’s capabilities provide the nation a diverse,deployable, and sustainable set of options that includestrategic and operational logistics and communicationscapabilities. Most of all, the Army represents thenation’s only military force capable of prolonged landcombat. Simply stated, the Army has strategic stayingpower.The Army must be capable of full-dimensionaloperations. This means employing all means availableto accomplish any given mission decisively andat the least cost—across the full range of possible operationsin war and in operations other than war.The Army must train to fight as part of a joint, combined,United Nations, or interagency force. Combatantcommanders seek the power inherent in jointoperations by synchronizing the complementarywarfighting capabilities of all the services and supportingcommands into a unified effort. Participationin joint training exercises and joint doctrine developmentis a prerequisite to joint capability. The Armydevelops and trains leaders to operate as part of jointand multinational staffs. Forward-presence forces supportcollective security arrangements and operate aspart of multinational formations. Additionally, theArmy enhances relationships with regional partnersthrough1-4