United States Army Reserve Equipping Strategy.

Abstract

The Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) directs the Army to program sufficient forces to implement the National Military Strategy (NMS) . Inherent in the Army's ability to support this strategic guidance is the integration of the Active Component (AC) and the Reserve Components (RC) into a Total Force. Early access of the United States Army Reserve (USAR) combat support (CS) and combat service support (CSS) units is essential. These units are configured into force packages designed to support the warfighter. The USAR tiered resourcing guidance is in compliance with Department of the Army equipping policy of distributing equipment to the first-to-fight/first-to-support units. There are three approaches that the USAR is following that impact the equipping of units. This project will look at the three approaches, their differences and similarities and how they help equip USAR units. For the USAR to become a more relevant and strategic force in the 2lst Century, it must have a coordinated and integrated published equipping strategy that will provide a capable force to support the NSS and NMS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 28, 1999
Accession Number
ADA361876

Entities

People

  • Douglas R. Thomson

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Equipment
  • Army Procurement
  • Contracts
  • Defense Planning
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies