(Pam) 525-3-0, The Army Capstone Concept - Federation of ...

TRADOC Pam 525-3-0
g. Improve civil support readiness. Army forces must have the capability to integrate into
the U.S. Federal civilian command structure for domestic contingencies such as natural or
manmade disasters and terrorist attacks in the U.S. and its territories. Such events may require
the Army to support civil authorities for domestic emergencies and designated law enforcement
activities. Should the scope of a domestic emergency exceed the capabilities of the National
Guard, the regular Army will be prepared to deploy.
h. Build partner capacity. Because successful operations are likely to require effective
security force assistance and civil military operations (such as support governance, rule of law,
and capacity building) in a multinational environment, units must be capable of conducting
operations with partners and among diverse populations. The Army must have the capability to
develop the indigenous capacity necessary to achieve self-determination.
B-3. Fires
a. Decentralize access to joint fires. In future armed conflict, timely access to joint fires
will be fundamental to the prosecution of routine operations by all deployed Army elements.
Joint fires will need to be integrated with maneuver more widely and at lower levels than has
been the case in the past. Joint fires must be available at lower levels down to at least squad
across the force--and this access includes those operating in support of indigenous forces.
b. Balance precision and suppressive fires. The future operational environment demands
precision from all fires supporting land forces. Enhancing precision fires will minimize
collateral damage and will enhance operational legitimacy. Despite this emphasis on precision,
current and ongoing operations demonstrate that the requirement for suppressive fires will
endure. The requirement to engage area targets or to engage targets over time to deny the enemy
freedom of action will also endure. Future forces will need to retain some organic area attack or
suppressive capability in sufficient numbers to support units conducting decentralized combined
arms operations dispersed over wide areas.
B-4. Protection
a. Ensure overlapping protection. The fixed bases required to enable full spectrum
operations may need to be in the heart of population centers, which will attract attacks and
indirect fire from enemy elements. The improvised explosive device threat will remain and
continue to proliferate. Other sophisticated technologies and techniques will be used by the
adversaries. These threats will also threaten air and maritime platforms. Because future enemies
will be thinking, adaptive forces that strive for increasing lethal capabilities aimed at perceived
seams and gaps, the Army future force must provide innovative, active, and passive protection
capabilities that can be adjusted to a broad range of conditions.
b. Provide mobile protected firepower throughout the force. Because of technological
limitations and enemy countermeasures, units will have to operate under conditions of
uncertainty in and among the populace, fight for information, conduct area security and
decentralized operations over large areas, develop the situation through action, and adapt
continuously to changing situations. Units will, therefore, require the manpower, assured
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