Flipping the script: reevaluating US Army Arctic doctrine.

Current US Army Arctic doctrine has a gap. It focuses on light infantry and does not adequately address combined arms approaches in either the Arctic or Sub-Arctic (ARSAR) regions. Over time, the narrative associated with the Winter War of 1939-1940 and professional discourse's narrow focus on...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shepard, Gregory M.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: Fort Leavenworth, KS : US Army Command and General Staff College 2022
Subjects:
United States Army
Army doctrine
Arctic regions
Winter warfare
Suomussalmi
Battle of
Finland
1939
Suomussalmi (Finland)
Winter War
1939-1940
Russia
Polar regions
Cold weather operations
Cold regions
Northeast Passage
Soviet Union
Combined arms
Russian Armed Forces
Finnish Armed Forces
Arctic
Online Access:http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4013coll3/id/4259
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Summary:Current US Army Arctic doctrine has a gap. It focuses on light infantry and does not adequately address combined arms approaches in either the Arctic or Sub-Arctic (ARSAR) regions. Over time, the narrative associated with the Winter War of 1939-1940 and professional discourse's narrow focus on stunning tactical Finnish victories inhibited comprehensive analysis of Arctic warfare. As a result, US Army Arctic doctrine evolved to emphasize light infantry over combined arms operations, violating the principles of ULO and the forthcoming MDO concepts. US Army Arctic doctrine must be revised and portray Arctic warfare as a combined arms undertaking to dominate the ARSAR land domain.

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