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to end through all joint operational phases.7 The joint
phasing construct provided a comprehensive framework to assess ideas under investigation—applied in
peace and war, across various time periods, and in disparate, widely dispersed geographic areas. Execution of
the FY 2012 experimentation plan constantly evolved
as emerging insights revealed a need for deeper investigation of some areas or additional investigation in
entirely unanticipated directions. Table 1 summarizes
FY 2012 experimentation findings.8
Experimentation in FY 2012 reinforced the critical
observation that the Army cannot design and attempt
to execute a land campaign without deliberate consideration of war termination issues and without the involvement of unified action partners.9 War termination
planning must consider the support and protection of
populations and forces, including protection of critical enablers during withdrawal. Also apparent from
experimentation in FY 2012 (and previous years) was
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that while we are developing a highly capable Army, its
capability derives from a fragile foundation of enablers.
We must exercise caution to prevent the condition of
these enablers from becoming an Achilles heel.
Fiscal Year 2013 Experimentation
Experiments in FY 2013 built on the results of the
2012 experiments. In 2013, the community sought to
assess the integration of Army force design initiatives
and proposed solutions for mitigating capability shortfalls. Originally, over forty initiatives had been associated with Army 2020. In FY 2013, the Army ide