Evaluation of the Army's Plan for Tailoring Its Forces for Air Movement
Abstract
This study analyzes and evaluates: The Army's objective of strategic mobility of its forces and its resultant implementation in the tailoring of its forces and equipment for movement by air; Documents which state, or directly contribute to, the overall Army objective for strategic mobility and the tailoring of its forces to achieve this mobility; and The Army's position including doctrine and concepts, for the air movement of airborne, infantry, mechanized, armored and air assault divisions to an overseas objective area, and method of employment, and relative combat effectiveness when movement is by airlift solely or in conjunction with prestocking or surface movement of heavy equipment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- ADA050373