Sustaining Combat Readiness During Peace Operations.

Abstract

The United States Army has become a key component of our national security strategy of engagement abroad to promote peace and prosperity at home. On any given day, American soldiers can be found in over 70 countries participating in training exercises and contingency operations, most of which focus on peacekeeping. However, there are significant costs and risks associated with this strategy. Not only has the OPTEMPO greatly increased for our down-sized Army, but our ability to transition from peacekeeping operations to fighting two nearly simultaneous major theater wars may be in question. This paper will first review how peace operations degrade the combat readiness of Army units. It will then offer a "warfighter management program" designed to sustain combat readiness during extended peace operations. This program is based on the lessons learned by U.S. Army Europe while supporting Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR in Bosnia.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 1998
Accession Number
ADA344876

Entities

People

  • William J. Blankmeyer

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Training
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Combat Support
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Students
  • Training Devices
  • Training Management
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Strategic Security Studies