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35 Army Hist. 1 (1995)

handle is hein.milandgov/aryhsy0035 and id is 1 raw text is: A R MY HISTORY T1lE PROFESSIONAL BULLETIN OF ARMY HISTORY PB-20-95-3 (No. 35) Washington, D.C. FaN 1995 Army Doctrine Fron Cantigny to the Future Morris J. Boyd Brig. Gen. Morris I. Boyd is Depuwy Chief of Stagff for Doctrine, Headquarers. U S Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC, For Monroe, Vir- glta. This aticle, wrhw ii ered from a speech General royd gave in early Mardh 1995, was srmntum red to Army History by Dr. Susan Canedy. TRA DOC fistory Offi, Early in May 1911, in France hcomm of AE s (Amencan Expeditionary Forces) s t Infantry Division was transferred to the French X Corps About midmnonth. the decision was made to dislodge the Germans from their position near Canugny. The 28th Infantryof the Ii iv ision was seicied ro canry out the attack and for several days rehearsed its plans On 28 May the assault was launched All objectives were gained despite heavy renstance The Germans coun- tiranttacked with a venge ance, but the Amerncans held fast. The eapture of Camugny was the firt large oflen- sive operaon by an Amenican divisio ft was consid- Cred a brilliant exploit, a c ,ete example of the fighting anihly of American troops. Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a sympo- suim enitld, Hlow World War 1 was Really Won, by U.S. Naval Institute and the MC ormick Trihun Foundation and held at the McCormick stitate in Canigny, liblnos. The sy mposium provnded me with the opportunity to work with the lHeadquaters. TRADOC, historians in preparation, and to broadly review Army doctrine since that time- The battle for Cantigny in 1918 was the first major v±i try tor the red Scae ;inthe Great War Looking back from today's perspective. it heralded the domi- nan role American forces would play throughout the century. It gives us a glimpse of what we would see time and again the ingenuity and bravery of soldiers. excel o b t leadens, and invalua support oF taion. The questions for now are, what did we team from Cantigny? From World War I? From any later con- flir?'' What vehicle does our Army use to prepare for its role in the future? To answer this, we again return to history, to look at World War I and ils aftermath, and to do this from a doctrinal perspective. The body of lundamental principles which guide Ar my actions in support of natonal objectives is Army doctrine 14 provides the basic fundamentas of organ i zation, equipment, training, and employmenr of forces to achieve victory. Doctrine outlines what the service is capable of doing and sets in motion those processes and programs that will enable it To dcl with the future. The U S. Army Chief of Staff, General Gordon R. Sullivan, has characterized doctrine as the engine of change. One of the majorsources we look to in d riving our doctrne is history. listory, national cut y strategy technology, current operations, and future forecas[ ing-hese set the base plate of idea. that allow the Army to develop the organizations, pine dires equip- ment, and people to remain relevant today and into the future. A rev iew of events leadig to World Wart! and its aftermath illustrate that doctrine has not always en- joyed the prom innc it l given today For ill United States, ad hoc-cry charactenzed the war doctrinally. New amphibious concepts, ground-.air liaison, infan try-tank cooperation, and the combined amis were elements of doctnrne that were literaIly siv loped on the move to meet new, pressing, and unprecedented needs That doctrine was locused on sustained land domi- nance and increasingly in the contest of employment with the other services. Throughout the war, the basis for tine land dominance clearly was the oint air- land--m effor. The massive marsha t1g of nay

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