"German armed forces of the future will be able to conduct high-intensity operations," an army colonel in Berlin promises.
The 36th Brigade is suited for a border protection role; it is not equipped to conduct high-intensity operations against regular military units.
While the Australian Army is principally a light infantry force, it is currently being 'hardened and networked' and expanded to enable it to conduct higher-intensity operations.
According to a recent Daily Beast report, Congressional staffers say they were told that the Russian forces conducting the exercises next to Ukraine have not deployed with the compliment of auxiliary units (such as medical support) that would be expected if the main body of the Russian force were preparing for imminent large-scale, high-intensity operations.
According to the plans announced yesterday, the German military will be restructured into "intervention forces" with 35,000 troops for "high intensity" multinational operations, "stabilization forces" with 70,000 soldiers for "low to medium intensity" peacekeeping duties, and "support forces" for remaining operations and training.
These included Operation Key Resolve, a command post exercise simulating major, high intensity combat operations.
American officials said the force would be organized to carry out "high intensity combat" and "forced entry" operations and would give NATO members a focus for adding or upgrading their military capabilities.
The officials said the high-intensity counterterrorism operation was a precautionary step that was not based on a specific threat but on interviews with detainees at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba and past intelligence reports indicating that Qaeda followers regard the holiday as a period for a possible attack.
Internal erosion, in particular, is complex to understand, and can even be triggered by normal day-to-day operations without a high intensity event like frequent high pool elevations.
Additionally, the Bundeswehr was restructured into three broad, joint-operations command categories: response forces, designed for high-intensity combat operations; stabilization forces, intended for lower-intensity peacekeeping missions; and support forces the largest of the three groups tasked with command, control, logistics, and training.
