ABSTRACT
It [Army Airland Battle Doctrine] is based on securing or retaining the initiative and exercising it aggressively to accomplish the mission. Th e object of all operations is to impose our will upon the enemy-to achieve our purpose.To do this we must throw the enemy off balance with a powerful blow from an unexpected direction, follow up rapidly to prevent his recovery and continue operations aggressively to achieve the higher commander’s goals. Th e best results are obtained when powerful blows are struck against critical units or areas whose loss will degrade the coherence of enemy operations in depth, and thus most rapidly and economically accomplish the mission. From the enemy’s point of view, these operations must be rapid, unpredictable, violent, and disorienting. Th e pace must be fast enough to prevent him from taking eff ective counteractions.
