1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated January 31, 2022The Armys AimPoint and Army 2030 Force Structure InitiativesBackground The 2018 National Military Strategy described how the U.S. military was to defend the homeland and retain its competitive advantage to deter competitors and defeat adversari
2、es, whether great power competitors like China and Russia or from other security challenges. It was a fundamental departure from other National Military Strategies post-September 11, 2001, which focused on counterinsurgency and defeating violent extremist organizations. In essence, the 2018 National
3、 Military Strategy refocused the Army from fighting counterinsurgencies and violent extremist organizations to countering and possibly confronting Russian and Chinese military forces. The Armys 2020 AimPoint initiative was intended to be the means by which to build the force structure needed to impl
4、ement the 2018 National Military Strategys new focus. Previous Army Force Structure Construct During the Cold War, the U.S. Army was primarily a division-centric force whereby divisions, consisting of a mix of specialized brigades, battalions, and companies, were the primary warfighting organization
