Nation Assistance: Does an Exercise in Guatemala by Reserve Components Support United States National Security Strategy?

Abstract

This strategic research paper critically examines the ends-ways-means formulas of United States national security strategy as it relates to performing a nation assistance exercise in Guatemala. It surveys the relevant documents revealing the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff place less value on nation assistance than the President does. Guatemala is an emerging democracy that received nation assistance exercises called Fuertes Caminos in 1993, 1994, and 1995. The author was the aviation commander of Fuertes Caminos 95-North. This paper follows a sequence describing the background of Guatemala and Fuertes Caminos exercises, defining nation assistance policy, then flowing through the United States Army War College (USAWC) strategy formulation guidelines, recommending adjustments and identifying lessons learned.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA345884

Entities

People

  • Ronald L. Miller

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Central America
  • Department Of State
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • International Relations
  • Market Economy
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • United States Southern Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies