The Stryker Brigade combat team rethinking strategic responsiveness and assessing deployment options
The U.S. Army perceives a gap between its current light and heavy forces: light forces deploy rapidly, but lack staying power; heavy forces have immense power, but take too long to deploy. To close this gap and also to experiment with new tactics, General Eric Shinseki, the Army Chief of Staff, ha...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
Rand
2002.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433083106719 |
| Summary: | The U.S. Army perceives a gap between its current light and heavy forces: light forces deploy rapidly, but lack staying power; heavy forces have immense power, but take too long to deploy. To close this gap and also to experiment with new tactics, General Eric Shinseki, the Army Chief of Staff, has begun a transformation process that will field medium-weight brigade combat teams beginning in 2003. The Army goal is to make these brigades light enough to deploy anywhere in the world in 4 days. Initially, these brigades will supplement the light and heavy forces. Over the next 20 to 30 years, |
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| Item Description: | "MR-1606." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (165 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-138). |
| ISBN: | 9780833034038 |
