Given current trends, domestic factors, and the worldwide
potential for various forms of conflict, the United States
can expect to remain heavily engaged on a global basis.
The United States will likely respond to serious threats
to its national interests from failed and failing states,
from transnational entities, and potentially major military
competitors as well as from regional or state-centered
threats. The proliferation of information and weapons technologies,
coupled with asymmetric application of conventional and
nonmilitary capabilities, may enable even regional adversaries
to oppose United States interests and military forces effectively.
The Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT) is designed to
be a full-spectrum, early-entry combat force. It has
utility in all operational environments against all projected
future threats. As part of the SBCT, the infantry battalion
possesses significant utility for divisions and corps
engaged in a major theater war; however, the SBCT is
optimized to meet the challenges of smaller-scale contingencies. |