Global Demands: Limited Forces. US Army Deployment

Abstract

Partial Contents: US Defense Policy; The Relationship of Forces to Demands; The Current and Projected Situation through Fiscal Year 1987; National Defense Policy as Seen by the Reagan Administration; US Military Strategy; Force Capabilities; US Army Forces Mission; Strategic Lift; Allied Support; The Mismatch with Strategy; Strategic Options for US Army Forces; Formally Reduce the US Army Force Commitment to NATO; Concentrate Army on Its NATO Mission and Reassign Its RDJTF Mission in Southwest Asia; Replace the 2nd Infantry Dilvison in Korea; Rely on States in the Region for Ground Forces in Southwest Asia; Do Not Retain US Army Combat Units in the Caribbean Basin; Do Not Reinforce Alaska with Ground Forces Overall Perspective on Options; A Global View.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA142579

Entities

People

  • Stuart L. Perkins

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Central Europe
  • Combat Forces
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.