Summary

• The U.S. military is transforming from a heavy, forward-deployed force of the previous decade to more a mobile, rapidly deployable force as set forth in Joint Vision 2010.
  
  
• The Department of Defense is continuing to strive for a balance between the demanding elements of shape, respond, and prepare as embodied in our national security strategy.
  
  
• The United States must devise a realistic strategy that ensures long-term interoperability in joint and combined operations.

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