LAUNCH PADS TO LILY PADS

The Cold War is becoming a faded memory. The strategies that guided America’s Military presence in Europe for nearly 50 years have become irrelevant. Now, the first Marine ever to head the European Command is charged with adapting his force for the new century.

Launch Pads to Lily Pads explores the military’s current struggle to adapt its force posture to meet new perceived threats inherent to an expanded America security perimeter. At the heart of the ongoing transformation is a debate regarding what EUCOM’s role should be beyond Western Europe—primarily Africa.