U.S. Reserve Component Training in U.S. Southern Command - An Example of Total Army Concept.
Abstract
The Army's 1989 budget request calls for reductions in the active force and continuation of the build up and modernization of the Army National Guard and Army Reserve. The proposed budget cuts will require us to reevaluate our priorities both in the Department of Defense and in each of our unified commands which maintain essential programs with friendly countries-programs that are vital to our security. The reduction in active component strength will force us to rely more heavily on Reserve Component Forces to accomplish missions once assigned to regular Army units. This study reviews the use of Reserve Component Forces in Central and South America and describes how these forces are utilized to support U.S. Southern Command missions. The study shows how Reserve Component units are used to augment the limited capabilities of U.S. Southern Command while providing units with training that challenges their ability to organize, deploy, sustain themselves and redeploy to the U.S. These exercises are conducted in remote parts of the world and expose our citizen soldiers to the realities of South and Central America. The study briefly reviews the legal debate over deploying National Guard units to Central and South America and provides senior leader assessments concerning this training.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 22, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA192498
Entities
People
- Thomas K. Sewell
Organizations
- United States Army War College