Goal of ACE

Goal of ACE

• A. Complicate or negate adversary responses by complicating enemy's targeting process and creating political and operational dilemmas for the enemy
• B. Flatten the battlefield through massing forces at a single point
• C. Focus solely on logistics
• D. Rely only on long-range missiles

Answer: (A)

ACE is about making the enemy work harder and riskier when they try to respond. Its goal is to complicate or negate adversary responses by disrupting their targeting process and by creating political and operational dilemmas for the enemy. This is achieved through dispersed, agile operations that project power from multiple locations, maintain rapid mobility, and keep adversaries guessing where and when the next threat will come. By not putting all assets in one place, ACE makes ISR and targeting more complex for the enemy, increases the cost and risk of their actions, and reduces vulnerability to a single strike. That’s why massing forces at a single point or focusing only on logistics or relying solely on long-range missiles don’t fit ACE. Those approaches are at odds with the idea of dispersed, flexible, and rapidly responsive operations that drive the enemy into harder decisions and greater uncertainty.

ACE is about making the enemy work harder and riskier when they try to respond. Its goal is to complicate or negate adversary responses by disrupting their targeting process and by creating political and operational dilemmas for the enemy. This is achieved through dispersed, agile operations that project power from multiple locations, maintain rapid mobility, and keep adversaries guessing where and when the next threat will come. By not putting all assets in one place, ACE makes ISR and targeting more complex for the enemy, increases the cost and risk of their actions, and reduces vulnerability to a single strike.

That’s why massing forces at a single point or focusing only on logistics or relying solely on long-range missiles don’t fit ACE. Those approaches are at odds with the idea of dispersed, flexible, and rapidly responsive operations that drive the enemy into harder decisions and greater uncertainty.