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Today, the US Army is decisively engaged in both fighting an unfamiliar type of war and transforming itself to meet the challenges of future warfare. The author of this paper argues that today's US force lacks a vital capability, namely the ability to conduct post-conflict stabilization and reconstruction. He suggests three areas where US Army leaders must make near-term adjustments in the Modular Force to build a US expeditionary force with the capacity for both rapid military operations and stabilization.