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Record Nr.

UNINA9910219986503321

Titolo

Building partner capabilities for coalition operations / / Jennifer D.P. Moroney ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand Corp., 2007

ISBN

1-281-43012-9

9786611430122

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (123 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MoroneyJennifer D. P. <1973->

Disciplina

355.4/6

Soggetti

Combined operations (Military science)

Multinational armed forces - Organization

Military planning - United States

United States Military relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Prepared for the United States Army. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-100).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Study Objectives; Approach; Organization of the Monograph; Chapter Two - The Challenge of Building Partner Capability and Capacity: Theory and Practice; Assumptions and Theory; The Challenge of Developing Metrics15; The Importance of Train and Equip Programs for U.S.Army Planning; Conclusion; Chapter Three - Identifying U.S. Army Capability Gaps for Coalition Operations; Strategic-Level Guidance Documents; Army Capabilities Studies

Army Capability Gaps: A Composite, Illustrative ListConclusion; Chapter Four - Matching U.S. Army Capability Gaps to Candidate Partner Armies; Approach; Illustrating the Process; Conclusion; Chapter Five - Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendix A - Illustrative Train and Equip Programs; Appendix B - Explanation of Capability Gaps; Appendix C - Coalition Partner Contributions to U.S.-Led Operations; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Ongoing operations and emerging mission requirements place a heavy burden on Army resources, resulting in capability gaps that the Army is



unable to fill by itself. This report argues that one way to fill those gaps is by building the appropriate capabilities in allies and partner armies through focused security cooperation. It argues that U.S. Army planners need a more comprehensive understanding of the types of capability gaps that partner armies might fill and a process for matching those gaps with candidate|partner armies. The report begins by providing a theoretical context for building p