Army Lays Out New Plan for Prolonged Fight in First Island Chain

Army Lays Out New Plan for Prolonged Fight in First Island Chain

The U.S. Army laid out its plans to prepare for a prolonged fight in the Pacific along the First Island Chain in the service’s new warfighting guidance released this month. For decades, the ground branch has oriented troops against insurgent threats and high-intensity combat operations from the Middle East, Europe and the Korean Peninsula. In recent years, tensions in the Western Pacific with China have pushed the Army to formulate plans for a new type of operations area – one that encompasses vast swathes of archipelagos and maritime environments. A key fact listed in the “How the Army Fights” document