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-====== The Three Levels of Warfare ======+====== Levels of Warfare ======
  
 In contemporary military science, there are three commonly recognized **"levels"** of warfare and troop deployment: **Tactical**, **Operational** and **Strategic**. Here we will attempt to briefly outline these three levels, as some of the [[:tactics]] described on this site have different meanings depending on the level they are deployed at. In contemporary military science, there are three commonly recognized **"levels"** of warfare and troop deployment: **Tactical**, **Operational** and **Strategic**. Here we will attempt to briefly outline these three levels, as some of the [[:tactics]] described on this site have different meanings depending on the level they are deployed at.
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 [{{ :tactics:levels-of-war-jointpub01.png?350|Figure from //Joint Publication 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States// detailing the relationship between the three levels.}}] [{{ :tactics:levels-of-war-jointpub01.png?350|Figure from //Joint Publication 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States// detailing the relationship between the three levels.}}]
  
-== The Tactical Level ==+==== The Tactical Level ====
  
 The **tactical level** is the one in which maneuvers, engagements and battles are conducted on the battlefield. Here is where individual troops and small units up through to the divisional level engage enemy forces. It is a short-term dimension of warfare ranging from several hours through several weeks. The **tactical level** is the one in which maneuvers, engagements and battles are conducted on the battlefield. Here is where individual troops and small units up through to the divisional level engage enemy forces. It is a short-term dimension of warfare ranging from several hours through several weeks.
  
  
-== The Operational Level ==+==== The Operational Level ====
  
 The next level up is the **operational level**, which is where, as the name suggests, operations and campaigns //(which consist of a series of multiple tactical engagements)// are planned and organized, and where the armies engaged in such campaigns are managed. The next level up is the **operational level**, which is where, as the name suggests, operations and campaigns //(which consist of a series of multiple tactical engagements)// are planned and organized, and where the armies engaged in such campaigns are managed.
  
  
-== The Strategic Level ==+==== The Strategic Level ====
  
 Finally, at the top is the **strategic level**, which oversees the entire war that operations and campaigns are conducted in. Here is where military operations are considered in the wider context of geopolitics and long-term state policy. Finally, at the top is the **strategic level**, which oversees the entire war that operations and campaigns are conducted in. Here is where military operations are considered in the wider context of geopolitics and long-term state policy.
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