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Russian military doctrine differs markedly from American military doctrine, specifically in ground warfare. While the United States has a powerful navy and air force, the U.S. ground forces are an [[expeditionary force]] organized for expeditionary warfare to achieve a specific objective in a limited geographical area in foreign territories.<ref>The United States expeditionary forces have not faced a peer competitor on the battlefield since the stalemated [[Korean War]] of 1950-1953.</ref> By contrast, while Russia has a very small navy and adequate air force (coupled with superior air defense systems), Russian ground forces are a [[continental force]] organized for continental warfare and defense in geographically vast theaters, in wars with unlimited political objectives (i.e., to totally destroy or overthrow an invading force).<ref>https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/what-expeditionary-force-no-really-what-it#</ref> Under Russian doctrine, which is very different from [[American]] and [[Western alliance]] [[military]] doctrine, Russia fights "[[wars of attrition]]" to grind an enemy down before taking large amounts territory—and are [[fact]]s well known to [[NATO]] [[military]] leader Supreme Commander of the German Army Lieutenant-General Alfons Mais, who tried to warn [[NATO]] allies: "Russian resources, like the resources of the Russian army, are practically inexhaustible...Many underestimate the Russian Armed Forces...This cannot be done".<ref>https://en.topwar.ru/199257-general-bundesvera-resursy-rossii-i-rossijskoj-armii-prakticheski-neischerpaemy.html</ref>
Russian military doctrine differs markedly from American military doctrine, specifically in ground warfare. While the United States has a powerful navy and air force, the U.S. ground forces are an [[expeditionary force]] organized for expeditionary warfare to achieve a specific objective in a limited geographical area in foreign territories.<ref>The United States expeditionary forces have not faced a peer competitor on the battlefield since the stalemated [[Korean War]] of 1950-1953.</ref> By contrast, while Russia has a very small navy and adequate air force (coupled with superior air defense systems), Russian ground forces are a [[continental force]] organized for continental warfare and defense in geographically vast theaters, in wars with unlimited political objectives (i.e., to totally destroy or overthrow an invading force).<ref>https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/what-expeditionary-force-no-really-what-it#</ref> Under Russian doctrine, which is very different from [[American]] and [[Western alliance]] [[military]] doctrine, Russia fights "[[wars of attrition]]" to grind an enemy down before taking large amounts territory—and are [[fact]]s well known to [[NATO]] [[military]] leader Supreme Commander of the German Army Lieutenant-General Alfons Mais, who tried to warn [[NATO]] allies: "Russian resources, like the resources of the Russian army, are practically inexhaustible...Many underestimate the Russian Armed Forces...This cannot be done".<ref>https://en.topwar.ru/199257-general-bundesvera-resursy-rossii-i-rossijskoj-armii-prakticheski-neischerpaemy.html</ref>
Russia effectively operates with two armies — a [[conscript]] army and a [[contract]] army. The conscript army is the standing force used to defend the Russian homeland itself. There are two conscriptions per year, in spring and fall, requiring eligible males to receive basic training for one year. By law, conscripts cannot be sent abroad to fight. Russia relies on its contract army for foreign deployments, which consists of paid volunteers and soldiers who sign short-term contracts with the Ministry of Defense.
====Article 13====
====Article 13====