Military Readiness: Actions Are Needed to Enhance Readiness of Global Response Force to Support Contingency Operations

Abstract

DOD must be able to rapidly deploy forces to respond to a range of worldwide contingencies, and in 2007 it established the GRF to enhance that capability. The GRF is a set, or menu, of forces from the military services, each of which possesses unique capabilities, and which the Secretary of Defense can deploy rapidly anywhere in the world. House Report 114-537, accompanying a bill for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017,included a provision for GAO to evaluate challenges DOD may be facing regarding the GRF. GAO reviewed the extent to which (1) DOD has used the GRF, and assessed any risks associated with its use of the GRF; and (2) GRF-assigned units are trained to meet GRF missions individually and as a joint force. GAO reviewed GRF deployment information from 2010 to 2017 and the GRF Execute Order, observed a training exercise, and interviewed knowledgeable officials.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1163433

Entities

People

  • Adam Anguiano
  • Alberto Leff
  • Cary B. Russell
  • Cheryl Weissman
  • Guy Lofaro
  • Michael Shaughnessy
  • Michael Silver
  • Yong Song

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Electronic Mail
  • Governments
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • North Carolina
  • Organizational Structure
  • Risk
  • Social Media
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare
  • Websites

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense