FORT EUSTIS, Va. - –
As the Army transitions from over a decade of war and looks to the future, a series of powerful global trends will shape the strategic environment and present challenges both at home and abroad. Any future conflict or contingency will inevitably feature a complex mixture of threats, from simple opportunists to groups of opponents sharing common goals and strategies. When combined with current information age technologies, political, cultural and religious agendas and economic realities, commanders in 2020 will face a truly complex environment. At home we face an austere fiscal environment and changing national strategy. In this uncertain future the Army must be ready when called so we remain the joint team's force of decisive action in our Nation's defense.
As the architect of the Army of 2020, TRADOC must develop the capabilities that create the intellectual agility and operational adaptability which allow the Army to prevent conflict, shape the environment and, when required, win our nation's wars. First and foremost, we must always support the most important part of our Army - those in harm's way - by providing them with cutting edge training, quality Soldiers and leaders and helping them rapidly see and disseminate lessons from the battlefield. We must also transition our Army to the force our nation needs in the future - from designing the
Army of 2020 to the delivering the training, doctrine and leader development programs that the Army of 2020 will require. Finally, TRADOC must learn our own lessons from a decade of war and become more operationally adaptable as an organization. We must develop the capability and capacity to rapidly deliver innovative capabilities and solutions. Our efforts are critical in maintaining a modern Army with a high state of readiness that can fight and win across the range of military operations.
This TRADOC Strategic Plan (TSP) provides the framework that enables mission command while we execute TRADOC operations. This plan is intended to enable commanders and leaders while ensuring we produce the capabilities the Army needs on the schedule the Army requires.
Our task may seem daunting, but history is on our side. As we approach our fortieth birthday, we look back and remember that TRADOC's first mission was rebuilding and redesigning the Army after Vietnam. Our founders faced that challenge and delivered
some of the most innovative solutions in training, doctrine and equipment our Army has seen. Knowing the talented men and women who serve here today, I know we will be equally successful. Victory Starts Here!