An Army Strategy: A Justifiable Initiative or a Parochial Ploy?

Abstract

Both the Air Force and the Navy have separate service strategies which have been effective in articulating their perspectives and requirements. Currently, the Army does not espouse an independent strategy. This study will propose and analyze the effectiveness of an Army strategy within the framework of the national military strategy. The proposed strategy will focus on the strategic environment in the last decade of the twentieth century. The author proposes that the Army develop a force development strategy rather than an operational strategy. This strategy is based on several factors: the changing strategic environment. fiscal constraints, a lack of priority in the national military objectives, and the uncertainty of predicting and justifying a threat.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 1991
Accession Number
ADA234012

Entities

People

  • Wayne A. Barth

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Commerce
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Eastern Europe
  • Europe
  • Force Structure
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Middle East
  • National Security
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Western Europe

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
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  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies