Army Rethinking Intelligence Structures After 10 Years Of Irregular War

摘要

With almost 10 years of irregular warfare in Iraq and Afghanistan under their belts, Army intelligence leaders are reassessing what kinds of capabilities and force makeup the service should have to fight similar wars in the future, according to a senior official. One key question is what the Army should do with its 42 quick-reaction capabilities amassed outside the regular acquisition process to plug shortfalls that programs of record were unable to fill. To Lt. Gen. Richard Zahner, the Army's deputy chief of staff for intelligence, the number represents the mismatch the ground service found itself in after initial operations began in Afghanistan in late 2001.