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TRADOC Chief Gen. Perkins Preaches Army Concept Of Multi-Domain Battle

Monday, March 13th, 2017

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TRADOC Chief Gen. Perkins Preaches Army Concept Of Multi-Domain Battle

Gen. David Perkins Commander Army Training and Doctrine Command Photo: TRADOC

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--The Army over the next year will solidify its concept of “multi-domain battle,” the concept where land units have weapons and capabilities that allow it to fight against air and sea threats without direct reliance on other services.Gen. David Perkins, chief of Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), and the leading force behind the doctrinal concept, described it as similar to the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944. During the D-Day landings, the Army used paratrooper drops, air bombardment…

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