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Andrew Poppas, head of Army Forces Command told Army Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s a dynamic you have to refine only in the dirt,\u201d Poppas said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The potential threat of fights with advanced militaries, like those of Russia and China, whose battlefield capabilities far exceed the terrorist organizations that dominated the past two decades, has shifted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2022\/02\/18\/this-division-is-tackling-the-armys-urban-combat-puzzle\/\" target=\"_blank\">principal tactical focus<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/03\/09\/new-army-readiness-model-to-take-effect-in-october\/\" target=\"_blank\">brigade to the division<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe didn\u2019t fight that fight for the last 20 years,\u201d Poppas said. \u201cWe trained it. I was a division commander, and we did division Warfighters. Now it\u2019s going to be a divisional fight, so we have to build that level of competence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the combat training centers, such as the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, or the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana, have been long-standing stress tests for brigades. They\u2019ll be undergoing modernization during the next decade in ways that will revamp realistic peer adversary training, giving commanders threats they\u2019ve never faced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But those centers are built for brigades, not divisions. For comparison, a single brigade holds between 3,000 to 5,000 soldiers depending on its configuration. A division carries three times that number, with 10,000 to 15,000 soldiers in its ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But beyond size and numbers, the division holds assets, such as electronic warfare gear, cyber experts, and satellite-driven reconnaissance and communication, that brigades need to access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPart of that is they\u2019re fighting in domains they didn\u2019t previously fight \u2014 space, cyber, [special operations forces] integration,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Warfighter is great for the divisions to refine their staff competencies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 101st Airborne Division has twice put the entire division into the field, with their logistical support units for nearly a month, Poppas said. Though they couldn\u2019t run cyber or electronic warfare systems because those would disrupt civilian networks, they could practice moving gear, supplies and troops around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the first go, not everything went smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the units ran out of water and they needed an emergency resupply. In a simulation, a commander would simply hit a button and problem solved. But in the real world, commanders found out that not all the trucks were ready to roll, and they had to go find water to get it to actual thirsty soldiers, Poppas said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same is true for combat roles. With a division fighting the battle, the ranges are father and the responsibilities broader than they\u2019ve been in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An example Poppas shared involved a division planning air attacks at distances greater than 75 miles. That will require refueling, which requires a forward arming and refueling point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again, in a simulation, that means checking a box on a computer screen and, voila, a FARP is in place and operating smoothly. But in reality, the commander must decide whether to put that unit into position before or after the helicopters reach their objective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put it in early, and it could be spotted and struck. Put it in too late, and helicopters are hovering while low on fuel and ammunition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And does your FARP unit have enough soldiers to run it? Do they know how to conduct the FARP? Are the actual pilots getting shot at?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It makes a difference. While that part is simulated, it is done so while in flight, not on paper or a screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSetting up the flight profile for the pilots today [is] very different than Afghanistan,\u201d Poppas said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those kinds of considerations make the planning part of the division Warfighter exercises, which are largely simulated, more concrete for the division staff that manages all these assets. 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