Future defense challenges in the geographic focus areas of today’s defense strategy--U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)and U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM)--are likely to require the option of large-scale ground forces as an option for policymakers, according to a report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). “An overarching conclusion is that responses to violent disorder, natural catastrophes, and consequential third-party conflict, as well as major enabling and ‘theater-setting’ actions, are among the likeliest large-scale ground force demands over the next…
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