The U.S. Army and the new national security strategy / / edited by Lynn E. Davis and Jeremy Shapiro

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910220083103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2003
• ISBN: 0-8330-3413-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (333 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): DavisLynn E <1943-> (Lynn Etheridge); ShapiroJeremy
• Disciplina: 355/.00973
• Soggetti: National security - United States; World politics - 21st century; United States Military policy
• 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."; "MR-1657-A"--P. [4] of cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One; INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two; THE NEW NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY; The U.S. National Security Strategy; The National Military Strategy; The Army's Transformation; Conclusion; References; Chapter Three; THE U.S. ARMY AND THE OFFENSIVE WAR ON TERRORISM; Introduction; The Look of Things to Come; Chapter Four; DEFINING THE ARMY'S HOMELAND SECURITY NEEDS; Introduction; Providing for Homeland Security; The Army's Approach to Homeland Security; Homeland Security Environment: New and Uncertain; Estimating the Army's Homeland Security NeedsStructuring the Army for Homeland Security; Implications of Homeland Security Requirements for Other Army Missions; Conclusions and Recommendations; References; Chapter Five; THE SHIFT TO ASIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. LAND POWER; U.S. Interests and Alliances in the Asia-Pacific; The Asian Operating Environment; Possible Security Challenges in Asia; Implications for the U.S. Army; Conclusion: The Hardest Change of All; References; Chapter Six; PREPARING FOR COALITION OPERATIONS; Lessons Learned from Past Coalitions; ; Recommendations for the Future; ConclusionReferences; Chapter Seven; TRANSFORMATION AND THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF JOINTNESS: LESSONS FOR THE ARMY FROM THE PERSIAN GULF, KOSOVO, AND AFGHANISTAN; Introduction; The Move Toward Jointness at the End of the Vietnam War; Jointness and the Campaigns of the Post-Cold War Era: The Persian Gulf War, Kosovo, and Afghanistan; Army Transformation and Jointness; Where Does the Army Go From Here?; Final Note; References; Chapter Eight; PREPARING THE ARMY FOR JOINT OPERATIONS; Promoting "Jointness"; Joint Control of Forces; An Expeditionary Army; Forcible Entry; Air-Land Operations; ConclusionReferences; Chapter Nine; MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE FIGHT; Introduction; The Army's Deployment Goals; The Strategic Mobility Triad; Future Strategic Mobility: The Case of the SBCT; Possible Deployment Enhancements; Conclusions; References; Chapter Ten; TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE: THE FUTURE OF ARMY PERSONNEL; Recruiting the Right Talent; Managing Assignment and Deployment; Cost-Effective Training; Compensating and Supporting Soldiers and Families; Conclusion; References; Chapter Eleven; MAKING THE POWER PROJECTION ARMY A REALITY; Strategies for Shrinking the Logistics Footprint; Extending These StrategiesConclusions; References; Chapter Twelve; RESOURCING THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ARMY; Has Strategy Driven Funding?; How Much Funding Might the Army Get?; What Are the Resourcing Impacts of Terrorist Attacks?; Is the Army Transformation Affordable?; Conclusion; References; Chapter Thirteen; REFINING ARMY TRANSFORMATION; The Search for Faster Deployment; Designing a Full-Spectrum Force; Turbulence and Small Deployments; And What About the Reserves?; The Push for More Jointness; Fighting in Coalitions; Paying for It All; Conclusion; References
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the Army's role in the war on terrorism; the Army's homeland security needs; the implications of increased emphasis on Asia; the Army's role in coalition operations; the unfinished business of jointness-the lessons learned from operations and how to prepare for the future; the Army's deployability, logistical, and personnel challenges; and whether the Army can afford its Transformation. These examinations are bracketed by an introduction, a description of the Army's place in the new national security strategy, and a summary of the authors' conclusions.