Army Contingency Forces: What Should They Be?

Abstract

This monograph addresses the issue of US Army contingency forces: composition, size, potential use and orientation. The size and shape of the battlefield is fundamental in the type of forces needed in contingency operations. Most significantly, the need exists for forces that are capable of deploying rapidly, conducting forcible entry and designed with deployability and sustainability in mind. In determining the requirements for the units, the aspects of deployability, lethality, flexibility and versatility are examined. An analysis of recent US Army involvements in Grenada, Honduras, Panama and South West Asia are used to take lessons of history and apply them to the contingency needs of the Army. Additionally, the French rapid deployment force is scrutinized as the way another country has solved the need for a contingency force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 26, 1992
Accession Number
ADA255146

Entities

People

  • Johnny W. Brooks

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Deployment
  • Light Armored Vehicles
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Rapid Deployment
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies