An Evaluation Report of Mobilization and Deployment Capability Based on Exercises NIFTY NUGGET-78 and REX-78
Abstract
Current national military strategy relies on our ability to assemble and deploy military conventional forces. DOD and the forerunners of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) tested our mobilization capability in the fall of 1978 in a series of mobilization exercises. Post-exercise classified evaluations reports were prepared; the need for a brief and clear unclassified report became evident several months after the exercise. This unclassified report is based on several classified assessments prepared by OSD, OJCS, the Services and other Federal Agencies. This report describes the exercises, their objectives, and how they were evaluated. It then assesses the ability of the Federal Government to plan for an execute a large-scale mobilization and deployment of conventional forces. The report also describes actions underway to correct or mitigate problems. This report is as comprehensive as the classified reports upon which it is based; only the classified details are lacking.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 30, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA087044
Entities
Organizations
- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs