The Stryker Brigade combat team : rethinking strategic responsiveness and assessing deployment options

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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Vick, Alan (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand 2002.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
United States. > Army > Reorganization.
Unified operations (Military science)
Airlift, Military > United States.
Military sealift > United States.
United States > Armed Forces > Foreign service.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433083106719
Table of Contents:
  • PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; ARMY TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVES; PURPOSE AND ORGANIZATION; Chapter Two DEPLOYING THE SBCTs; AIRLIFTING THE SBCT; SEALIFTING THE SBCT; DEPLOYMENT TIMES; Chapter Three DECISIONS TO INITIATE OPERATIONS; MISSIONS; TIMELINE; WARNING; THE CRISIS DECISIONMAKING PROCESS; HISTORICAL RESPONSE TIMES; Chapter Four REGIONS OF INTEREST; DISCERNING PATTERNS OF INTEREST; REGIONS OF INTEREST; SUMMARY; Chapter Five CONCLUSIONS; KEY FINDINGS; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE USAF
  • Appendix A DEPTH OF U.S. OPERATIONSAppendix B COMPONENTS OF DEPLOYMENT TIMES FOR ALL SCENARIOS FROM CHAPTER TWO; BIBLIOGRAPHY

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