U.S. Participation in the NATO Multinational Corps System.
Abstract
This study investigates the NATO multinational corps to determine the advantages, disadvantages and consequences of US participation in these corps. The investigation is conducted in three steps. First, the study analyzes US participation in coalition warfare in World Wars I and II, the Korean War and Desert Shield/Storm. This analysis indicates that the benefits and obstacles to fighting as part of a combined formation seem to transcend both time and technology, that the US seemingly opts to fight as part of a coalition and that an analysis of these coalitions provide criteria from which to evaluate combined formations. Second, the study analyzes the NATO multinational corps to determine what advantages, disadvantages and consequences these corps have for NATO. The study reveals that the combined corps are militarily viable multinational formations which furnish NATO several advantages and address many of the problems inherent to combined formations. Third, the study investigates US participation in the multinational corps. The investigation reveals that the corps afford the US many advantages, few disadvantages, and have the ultimate consequence of furnishing a training ground for the US to better prepare to fight and win as part of a combined force.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 07, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA312698
Entities
People
- Mark R. Mueller
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College