Paul Hurley is a US Army veteran who held responsibilities as commander of the 1st Theater Sustainment Brigade, where he oversaw complex supply chain and logistics efforts. Active in his professional community, Paul Hurley is a member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets Association and the Association of United States Army.
A recent article presented by the latter organization, “Multi-Domain Operations in Context,” brought focus to a recent review of the US efforts in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. One major finding was that other countries have been studying the “American way of war” and developing counter-capabilities.
The United States tends to have a binary “peacetime and wartime” perspective, while adversaries are focused on boosting their competitiveness in areas where America is deficient, even during times of peace.
With technology-driven, new-generation warfare characterized as moving beyond specific ventures and theaters, one way of evolving is for mission command to develop multi-domain operations (MDO) concepts. With MDO still not mature as a doctrine, the author points to a need to revisit current doctrine and “determine if a new azimuth needs to be charted.
