Ground Forces for a Rapidly Employabel Joint Task Force First-Week Capabilities for Short-Warning Conflicts

by Gritton, Eugene C.; Davis, Paul K.; Steeb, Randall; Matsumura, John

• ISBN13: 9780833027979
• ISBN10: 0833027972
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-13
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

A key element of the Department of Defense's effort to transform the force is developing capabilities for rapidly employable joint task forces (JTFs). In many plausible military interventions, long-range precision fires alone wouldn't be sufficient and the JTFs would need ground-maneuver forces that could be employed within days of a decision to take action. A first, provisional version of such capability could be achieved in the near to mid term by using existing airlift and ship-based prepostioning and by zer-basing. This monograph recommends a three-component first-week ground force of Army and Marine units that would incorporate modern doctrinal concepts emphasizing agility, dispersal, networking, and precision fires.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Figures	p. ix
Tables	p. xi
Summary	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xxvii
Acronyms	p. xxix
Introduction	p. 1
Operational Concept	p. 23
Enabling Technologies	p. 51
Analysis	p. 59
Conclusions	p. 95
Background Data on Systems and Force Components	p. 97
Background Data on Unit Lift Requirements	p. 101
Bibliography	p. 103
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