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Department of the Army *TRADOC Regulation 71-20
Headquarters, United States Army
Training and Doctrine Command
Fort Eustis, Virginia 23604-5700
28 June 2013
Force Development
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT, CAPABILITIES DETERMINATION, AND
CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION
FOR THE COMMANDER:
OFFICIAL: DAVID D. HALVERSON
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army
Deputy Commanding General/
Chief of Staff
CHARLES E. HARRIS, III
Colonel, GS
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6
History. This publication is a major revision to TRADOC Regulation 71-20, published
23 February 2011. Significant changes are listed in the Summary of Change.
Summary. This regulation prescribes policy and responsibilities for the development of
warfighting concepts, the determination of capability requirements, and the integration of
capabilities throughout the Army. This regulation also prescribes the U.S. Army Training and
Doctrine Command (TRADOC) responsibilities and policy for the implementation of the Joint
Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS), and how TRADOC’s capability
development efforts integrate with the Defense Acquisition System.
Applicability. This regulation applies to all Army organizations and force modernization
proponents that conduct concept development, experimentation, and capabilities development
activities. The term capabilities development includes identifying, assessing, and documenting
changes in doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel,
facilities (DOTMLPF) and any policy implications that collectively produce the force
capabilities and attributes prescribed in approved concepts or other prescriptive guidance.
*This regulation supersedes TRADOC Regulation 71-20 dated 23 February 2011.
