Combat Service Support at Echelons Above Corps: The Doctrinal Challenge
Abstract
This monograph analyzes U.S. ARMY Doctrine for combat service support at echelons above corps. Army concepts for supporting operations involving multiple corps were called into question by actions taken during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Non-doctrinal organizations provided support to U.S. forces deployed on these operations, despite the fact that doctrinally correct organizations existed. The monograph examines existing doctrine for support of multi-corps operations, and also doctrine for Army theater command and control architecture. It then summarizes support operations during the Gulf War. Emerging logistics doctrine is then compared with both previous doctrine and with lessons learned in the Gulf. The monograph concludes that existing doctrine for support at echelons above corps requires revision, that emerging doctrine is on the right track, and that a key requirement will be for the Army to identify a way to test new doctrine in a realistic manner. Combat service support, Echelons above corps.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 10, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA274543
Entities
People
- Thomas J. Newman
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College