plans to pull out of Afghanistan are mov- ing along.


Dunwoody highlighted the need done in previous postwar to


learn from history so that the Army doesn’t “hollow out” its forces as it has


ods, such as in the drawdown after the Vietnam War.


“Intellectual energy needs to be invested to ensure that the new strategy and new budget priorities help us to get


this right. We will still


be counted on to respond to full-spectrum operations


and win. A


drop in the budget will not change this,” Dunwoody said.


REASONABLE REQUIREMENTS With JLTV, the Army took steps to ensure that the program was executable


peri-


and affordable by synchronizing require- ments with the U.S. Marine Corps and shortening


the engineering and


manufacturing development phase, resulting


in improved capability and


substantial cost savings for the program, Shyu said.


Specifically, collaboration among the Army, Marine Corps, and industry to synchronize JLTV requirements resulted in lowering the per-vehicle cost potentially more roughly $225,000.


than $500,000 for success is based on are


In fact, the Army’s acquisition strategy for both GCV and JLTV represents an important model for how the service will manage programs in requirements


the


not end when programs are launched,” Shyu explained.


future; and technological capa-


from to


“We’ve acknowledged that the right foundation


sound planning—we can’t succeed unless


achievable requirements


matched with stable and well-planned resources under sound program manage- ment. This necessary collaboration does


bilities were properly aligned, in some cases allowing for important trade-offs to preserve key capabilities while adher- ing to clearly established cost and schedule parameters.


FUTURE THREATS The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) is an integral part of


this process, working


closely


with ASAALT to streamline the require- ments process and ensure that emerging capabilities and technologies meet iden- tified capability gaps for the current and


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