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In the shadow of the recent Iraq war, it is easy to accept that
"growth and diffusion of stealth, precision, and information
technology" has truly heralded the long-awaited revolution in
military affairs. American leaders-from the President to the
Pentagon military and civilian leadership-have called for dramatic
transformation of each of the services to fit this revolution. In
many ways, this is a far harder task. It is the purpose of this
Newport Paper to examine the views of military officers on that
prospect, a critical and unstudied factor in the implementation of
transformation. Its coauthors, Professors Mahnken and FitzSimonds,
are members of the Naval War College faculty-Dr. Mahnken in the
Strategy and Policy Department and Captain FitzSimonds (U.S. Navy,
Retired) in the War Gaming Department's Research and Analysis
Division. The authors argue that the opinions of military officers
on transformation are crucial, and not just because these attitudes
guide the transformation process. They are critical also because
receptivity to change in this group will affect innovation, both
now and when today's mid-grade officers assume senior leadership
posts. It is from some, but not all, of today's military officers
that further transformation impulses will come. Accordingly,
Mahnken and FitzSimonds explore a number of questions fundamental
in the present and for the future of the American military
establishment. What is the level of enthusiasm among officers for
transformation? How compelling do they perceive the need for
transformation to be? How extensive a change do they believe is
necessary? How confident are they in the ability of the U.S.
military to carry out transformation? We believe that this study is
in itself as innovative as the military transformation that forms
its broad subject, and we are pleased to bring it to the attention
of a broad range of naval, academic, and policy readers.
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