Mending the Seams in Force Protection from the Pentagon to the Foxhole.

Abstract

Disease and nonbattle (DNBI) injuries are major causes of attrition in an armed force. Army doctrine lists four dynamics of combat power: leadership, firepower, maneuver and protection. As the bulwark against DNBI, protection includes four components that address operations security; maintenance of health, morale, and equipment; safety; and avoidance of fratricide. Unfortunately, protection programs have evolved in piecemeal fashion to address new problems, emerging technology, or through forceful proponents building empires. As a result, there is a multitude of fragmented programs with the aggregate of the whole rarely being focused on a given problem. This is compounded by the complexity of "stovepipe" chains of command which impede the horizontal integration of data and contribute to duplicated efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA358175

Entities

People

  • Roland J. Weisser Jr

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

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  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Distance Learning
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Security
  • Health Services
  • Hygiene
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Operations Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • War Colleges

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