1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i The U.S. Army and Multi-Domain Operations (name redacted) Specialist in Military Ground Forces January 17, 2019 What Are Multi-Domain Operations (MDO)? According to the Army: Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) describes how the
2、 U.S. Army, as part of the joint force Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines can counter and defeat a near-peer adversary capable of contesting the U.S. in all domains air, land, maritime, space, and cyberspace in both competition and armed conflict. The concept describes how U.S. ground forces, as par
3、t of the joint and multinational team, deters adversaries and defeats highly capable near-peer enemies in the 2025-2050 timeframe. MDO provides commanders numerous options for executing simultaneous and sequential operations using surprise and the rapid and continuous integration of capabilities acr
4、oss all domains to present multiple dilemmas to an adversary in order to gain physical and psychological advantages and influence and control over the operational environment. Why Did the Army Adopt MDO? MDO is described in detail in “The U.S. Army in Multi-Domain Operations 2028.” MDO was developed
