1、87MILITARY REVIEW July-August 2025The Armys Training EnvironmentEnabling Indo-Pacific Integrated DeterrenceJennifer DunnFor the better part of the last fifteen years,U.S.Army training and education has been im-mersed in a fictitious world.That world is known as the Decisive Action Training Environme
2、nt(DATE)and is the Armys unclassified training en-vironment,which has played a key role in ensuring operational readiness for soldiers since its inception.1 Despite being fictitious,DATE is used throughout a soldiers career,starting with initial military training,for live,virtual,and constructive tr
3、aining and educa-tion events to provide realistic and relevant operational environment(OE)conditions.2 The use of DATE across these venues enables the Army to train and understand diverse OEs in which it may find itself operating and future threats it may face.In recent years,as part of broader Army
4、 transfor-mation initiatives and to better prepare the U.S.Army for future conflict,the Armys training environment has substantively transformed to reflect the chang-ing global environment and the security challenges that strain the defense enterprise.The 2022 National Defense Strategy(NDS)identifie