
Future combat likely will involve massive “carnage” like the Army has not dealt with in the past 16 years of war, where the U.S. military spent untold resources on minimizing casualties suffered at the hands of a relatively unsophisticated enemy, according to Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, deputy chief of Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).In a “decisive-action fight,” the mission is prioritized over minimizing casualties because defeating the enemy is the way to accomplish that goal, he said.“On land, war will…