THe U.S. Army and the New National Security Strategy How Should the ARmy transform to meet the new Strategic Challenges?

by Davis, Lynn; Shapiro, Jeremy

• ISBN13: 9780833033475
• ISBN10: 0833033476
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-23
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

How should the Army transform to meet the new strategic challenges?

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	xiii
Tables	xv
Acknowledgments	xvii
Acronyms	xix
Introduction	1	(6)
Lynn E. Davis
Jeremy Shapiro
The New National Security Strategy	7	(20)
Jeremy Shapiro
Lynn E. Davis
The U.S. National Security Strategy	8	(8)
Maintaining U.S. Preeminence	8	(2)
Defeating Global Terrorism	10	(1)
Defusing Regional Conflicts	11	(2)
Preventing Threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction	13	(1)
Developing Cooperative Action with the Main Centers of Global Power	14	(2)
The National Military Strategy	16	(5)
Operational Flexibility	17	(1)
Power Projection	18	(1)
Operational Freedom and Coalition Support	19	(1)
Homeland Security	20	(1)
Transformation	21	(1)
The Army's Transformation	21	(1)
Conclusion	22	(1)
References	23	(4)
The U.S. Army and the Offensive War on Terrorism	27	(34)
Bruce R. Nardulli
Introduction	27	(3)
The Look of Things to Come	30	(13)
Elements of the Offensive War on Terrorism	30	(1)
Dealing with Unprecedented Threats and Uncertainty	31	(2)
Affecting the International Environment: More People in More Places for More Time	33	(5)
Enhancing Rapid Strike Capabilities: The Need for New Combinations of Combat Power and High Responsiveness	38	(5)
What Does It Mean for the U.S. Army?	43	(12)
Managing Expanding/Repetitive Deployments	43	(6)
Modifying Tools in the Offensive Strike Arsenal	49	(5)
The Need for Revised Overseas Basing, Prepositioning, and Support	54	(1)
Summary and Conclusions	55	(3)
References	58	(3)
Defining the Army's Homeland Security Needs	61	(24)
Lynn E. Davis
Introduction	61	(1)
Providing for Homeland Security	62	(2)
The Army's Approach to Homeland Security	64	(1)
Homeland Security Environment: New and Uncertain	65	(4)
Estimating the Army's Homeland Security Needs	69	(9)
The Method	69	(2)
Homeland Security Tasks	71	(5)
Aggregate Homeland Security Requirements	76	(2)
Structuring the Army for Homeland Security	78	(2)
Implications of Homeland Security Requirements for Other Army Missions	80	(1)
Conclusions and Recommendations	80	(2)
References	82	(3)
The Shift to Asia: Implications for U.S. Land Power	85	(26)
Roger Cliff
Jeremy Shapiro
U.S. Interests and Alliances in the Asia-Pacific	86	(1)
The Asian Operating Environment	87	(5)
Possible Security Challenges in Asia	92	(3)
Implications for the U.S. Army	95	(10)
Rapid Deployment	96	(1)
Forcible Entry	97	(1)
Defeat Antiaccess Strategies	98	(1)
Minimize Sustainment Needs	98	(1)
Forward-Deployed Forces	99	(2)
Prepositioned Equipment	101	(1)
Multipurpose Forces	101	(1)
Building Ties with Militaries in Asia	102	(1)
Ground Force Capabilities in Asian Contingencies	103	(2)
Conclusion: The Hardest Change of All	105	(2)
References	107	(4)
Preparing for Coalition Operations	111	(18)
Nora Bensahel
Lessons Learned from Past Coalitions	112	(9)
Coalitions Vary Tremendously in Their Size and Structure	112	(1)
The Technology Gap Is Increasing	113	(2)
Most Partners Lack Deployability and Sustainability	115	(1)
Coalitions Rely Heavily on Liaison Teams	116	(1)
Intelligence Sharing Remains a Constant Problem	117	(2)
Military Planners Must Account for Political Requirements	119	(2)
Recommendations for the Future	121	(6)
Institutionalize an Army Liaison Capability	121	(1)
Include Realistic Coalition Participation in Wargames	122	(2)
Incorporate Coalition Support Requirements into Transformation Planning	124	(1)
Develop a Database of Coalition-Ready Forces	125	(2)
Conclusion	127	(1)
References	127	(2)
Transformation and the Unfinished Business of Jointness: Lessons for the Army From the Persian Gulf, Kosovo, and Afghanistan	129	(34)
Bernard Rostker
Introduction	129	(2)
The Move Toward Jointness at the End of the Vietnam War	131	(2)
Goldwater-Nichols	131	(1)
The Development of AirLand Battle Doctrine	132	(1)
Jointness and the Campaigns of the Post-Cold War Era: The Persian Gulf War, Kosovo, and Afghanistan	133	(14)
The Gulf War	134	(2)
Jointness After the Gulf War	136	(2)
Operation Allied Force: The Kosovo Campaign	138	(6)
Afghanistan	144	(3)
Army Transformation and Jointness	147	(3)
Where Does the Army Go From Here?	150	(7)
The Army Must Rethink the Nature of the Modern Battlefield	151	(4)
The Army Must Reform Its Combat Structure to Become Part of the Joint Force	155	(1)
The Army Must Rethink the IBCT	156	(1)
Final Note	157	(1)
References	158	(5)
Preparing the Army for Joint Operations	163	(28)
Bruce Pirnie
Promoting ``Jointness''	163	(3)
Service Rivalry	163	(1)
Systemic Changes	164	(2)
Joint Control of Forces	166	(8)
Current Doctrine	166	(2)
The Predominant Service	168	(1)
Control Measures	169	(2)
Forming Joint Task Forces	171	(2)
Standing Joint Task Force Headquarters	173	(1)
An Expeditionary Army	174	(1)
Forcible Entry	175	(4)
From the Air	176	(1)
From the Sea	177	(1)
Options for Using a Medium-Weight Force	178	(1)
Air-Land Operations	179	(7)
Contrast of Kosovo with Afghanistan	179	(2)
Doctrine for Air-Land Operations	181	(1)
The Special Operations Paradigm	182	(2)
Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses	184	(1)
Partnerships Across All Operations	184	(1)
Tactical Partnership	185	(1)
Conclusion	186	(2)
References	188	(3)
Moving Rapidly to the Fight	191	(26)
John Gordon
David Orletsky
Introduction	191	(1)
The Army's Deployment Goals	192	(6)
Implications of the New Army Deployment Goals	192	(1)
Designing the Future Army Around Airlift	193	(1)
Airlift Allocation	194	(1)
Maximum on Ground and Port Capacity	195	(1)
Army Deployment Goals Compared to Programmed Airlift	196	(2)
The Strategic Mobility Triad	198	(3)
Airlift	198	(1)
Prepositioning	199	(1)
Sealift	200	(1)
Future Strategic Mobility: The Case of the SBCT	201	(6)
Airlifting the SBCT	201	(5)
Sealifting the SBCT	206	(1)
Possible Deployment Enhancements	207	(7)
High-Speed Ships	207	(2)
More Airlift	209	(1)
Increased Use of Prepositioning	210	(4)
Conclusions	214	(2)
References	216	(1)
Taking Care of People: The Future of Army Personnel	217	(22)
Susan Hosek
Recruiting the Right Talent	219	(4)
Managing Assignment and Deployment	223	(4)
The Effect of Deployment on Retention	224	(1)
Managing Personnel and Unit Readiness	225	(2)
Cost-Effective Training	227	(1)
Compensating and Supporting Soldiers and Families	228	(6)
Pay Comparability	229	(1)
Retaining Families	230	(3)
Compensation and Support in the Resrve Components	233	(1)
Conclusion	234	(1)
References	235	(4)
Making the Power Projection Army a Reality	239	(16)
Eric Peltz
John Halliday
Strategies for Shrinking the Logistics Footprint	241	(10)
The Strategy of Demand Reduction	242	(2)
The Strategy of Modular Support	244	(3)
The Strategy of Distribution-Based Logistics	247	(4)
Extending These Strategies	251	(1)
Conclusions	252	(1)
References	253	(2)
Resourcing the Twenty-First Century Army	255	(38)
David Kassing
Has Strategy Driven Funding?	256	(8)
Changing Strategic Planning	256	(2)
Resource Allocation Effects of Changing Strategic Planning	258	(6)
How Much Funding Might the Army Get?	264	(7)
Past Patterns	265	(1)
Too Much or Too Little?	266	(1)
What Mix of Forces?	267	(1)
Army Funding Prospects to 2010	267	(4)
What Are the Resourcing Impacts of Terrorist Attacks?	271	(4)
Global War on Terrorism	272	(1)
Homeland Security	272	(1)
Force Protection	273	(1)
Budget Implications of the Global War on Terrorism	274	(1)
Is the Army Transformation Affordable?	275	(13)
Affordability Analysis	278	(10)
Conclusion	288	(1)
References	288	(5)
Refining Army Transformation	293	(14)
Thomas L. McNaugher
The Search for Faster Deployment	295	(2)
Designing a Full-Spectrum Force	297	(2)
Turbulence and Small Deployments	299	(2)
And What About the Reserves?	301	(1)
The Push for More Jointness	302	(2)
Fighting in Coalitions	304	(1)
Paying for It All	304	(2)
Conclusion	306	(1)
References	307