United States Central Command Posture For 2006

[Airbornelawyer]

United States Central Command Posture For 2006

GEN John Abizaid, USA

http://www.house.gov/hasc/schedules/...MTestimony.pdf

PDF, 63 pages, 173 kB

All text; no glossy images like in the USASOC Posture Statement I posted earlier. Here is the Table of Contents:

I. Introduction and Overview
II. Mission
III. Nature of the Region
IV. Global Counterterrorism and the Long War

A. The Nature of the Enemy
B. Principles of Global Counterterrorism and the Long War
C. Strategic Presence

V. Iraq

A. Situation Overview

1. Coalition Forces
2. The Enemy

B. Strategic Focus
C. Transitions and Timing

VI. Afghanistan

A. Situation Overview

1. Coalition Forces
2. The Enemy

B. Strategic Focus
C. Much Accomplished, Much More to Do

VII. Horn of Africa and Yemen

A. Situation Overview
B. Strategic and Country Focus
C. Way Ahead: Internationalizing and Civilianizing

VIII. Theater Security Cooperation and Other Regional Partnerships

A. Pakistan
B. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
C. Arabian Gulf States
D. Egypt
E. Jordan
F. Lebanon
G. Central Asian States

IX. Iran and Syria

A. Iran
B. Syria

X. Critical Mission Enablers

A. A Strong Coalition
B. Interagency Coordination
C. Intelligence
D. Logistics
E. Strategic Sealift and Intra-Theater and Inter-Theater Airlift
F. Communications
G. Personnel
H. Flexible Spending Authority
I. Strategic Communications

XI. Strategic Issues

A. Counter-IED and Force Protection
B. Contesting the Virtual World
C. Detainees

XII. Joint Warfighting
XIII. Conclusion

[Roycroft201]

A very interesting read. Thanks for posting it, AL.




Roycroft201

[Ruby2Shoes]

Thanks from me too - a useful overview.