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Army Releases New Multi-Domain Operations Plan

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, December 6th, 2018

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Army Releases New Multi-Domain Operations Plan

Official Photo of Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commanding general, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.

The Army released its new multi-domain operations plan on Thursday focused on driving strategic formations to better align with growing threats from Russia and China, while urging a collective effort across the services to prepare for competition at levels “below armed conflict.”Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), told reporters the new Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) Concept 1.5 builds on last year’s Multi-Domain Battle document with a more specific focus on the next-generation warfare threats posed by…

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