The U.S. Army: A Partner for Development.

Abstract

Is the U.S. Army Military Civic Actions Program in Latin America having the intended improvements on the quality of life of the people? Throughout decades the U.S. Army has done many engineering projects and provided medical services to many Latin American countries. The engineering projects are done by reserves, national guard, and active units of the U.S. Army with little or no local participation of the host country. Constructed projects deteriorate and inclement weather make them useless. Local government do not have the resources or the know-how to repair them. The fundamental questions are: Is our Army having an excellent training opportunity in a different environment not found in the U.S.? Do we need to reevaluate the scope of the U.S. Army Military Civic Actions Programs? What other elements are needed in the program to improve the economic and political life of the people and the host nation? Can we expect to influence their armed forces with our Military Civic Actions Program? Are we pursuing our national interest with this program? Can the envisioned economic impact be done by other federal agency or private sector?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 03, 1996
Accession Number
ADA308900

Entities

People

  • Antonio R. Cobian

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central America
  • Civic Action
  • Construction Equipment
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Foreign Relations
  • Health Services
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Students
  • United States Southern Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.