Facilities Footprint for the Army of the Future: What Can the U.S. Afford?

Abstract

The thesis of this study is that the Army has not reduced its facilities base commensurate with force structure requirements and funding levels. Despite several major initiatives (World War II Wood Facilities Reduction Program, multiple rounds of Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC)), this analysis will demonstrate these initiatives have not yielded the desired reductions necessary to reach an affordable and sustainable facilities footprint for the future. The study is an analysis of the data from the corporate Army systems (force structure, inventory, criteria and requirements), and processes (programming of new construction and maintenance and repair). The study concludes that the Army must develop an Installation Architecture for 'The Army After Next' which significantly reduces the overall footprint. Only in this way can it sustain the level and quality of Army facilities appropriate for the future force and avoid a head on collision with obsolescence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA326956

Entities

People

  • Nancy W. Guilliams

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Army Facilities
  • Base Closures
  • Business Administration
  • Capital Investments
  • Cold War
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Force Structure
  • Governments
  • Investments
  • Law
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Facilities
  • Training
  • War Colleges

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