The New challenge to Operational Readiness: The Threat of Extremist and Supremacist Groups to the United States Military.

Abstract

Operational Commanders will face a new and growing challenge to readiness as military units emerge with members who belong to extremist and supremacist groups. An Army Task Force Study determined that approximately 7% of military members participate in some form of extremist or supremacist group. Identification and neutralization of these individuals will be one challenge facing the leadership of the military services. The second challenge is in recognition by the National Command Authority of the existence of extremist groups and their open conviction that impending conflict with the Federal government in imminent. The Secretary of Defense must charge the Joint Staff to develop a Deliberate Action Plan to serve as a starting point for Crisis Action Planning to effectively deal with this challenge and remain operationally ready to thwart this potential domestic threat.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 1997
Accession Number
ADA328130

Entities

People

  • R. A. Goldenberg

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Law Enforcement Officers
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Pilots
  • Military Science
  • Minority Groups
  • New York
  • Operational Readiness
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

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  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.