New Capstone Concept Awaits Gen. Myers' Signature

By Jason Sherman, Keith Costa / August 3, 2005 at 5:00 AM
The Defense Department has drafted an overarching vision for future warfare that calls for the military to prepare for a wider range of threats, develop a more sophisticated view of enemy combatants and enhance its ability to work with other federal agencies before and after a conflict. A final draft of the "Capstone Concept for Joint Operations" was submitted last week to Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for approval, according to a Pentagon official familiar...

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