Military Readiness 1997: Rhetoric and Reality,

Abstract

The state of U.S. military forces today is being most directly influenced by two competing pressures: The post-Cold War defense drawdown and the expanding demands of manpower intensive peacekeeping and humanitarian operations known collectively as "operations other than war". These pressures are having a significant impact on the readiness of U.S. military forces and are placing at risk the decisive military edge that this nation enjoyed at the end of the Cold War - an edge that was clearly demonstrated during the Gulf War. Despite the repeated assurances of senior Administration officials, the readiness of our armed forces is suffering.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 1997
Accession Number
ADA337509

Entities

People

  • Floyd D. Spence

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Uss Kitty Hawk
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.