An Assessment of Modeling and Simulation Tools for Force Projection
Abstract
The Army Chief of Staff, General Shinseki, has accelerated the transformation of strategic mobility by establishing new benchmarks for force projection - one brigade anywhere in the world within 96 hours, one division within 120 hours and five divisions within 30 days. The challenge is to deliver, throughput and control deploying forces into and within a theater using improved or austere seaports aitfields facilities and lines of communication. Lessons learned from Operation Desert Storm and subsequent small scale contingencies resulted in the development and refinement of joint doctrine for mobilization, deployment/redeployment, airlift sealift, movement control, water terminals, joint logistics-over-the-shore (JLOTS), use of inter-modal containers and joint reception-staging-onward movement-integration (JRSOI). The Defense community complemented this progress by developing a series of modeling and simulation (M&S) tools to enhance force projection planning and execution. In spite of ongoing initiatives, the Department of Defense continues to experience difficulty in defining and prioritizing force projection requirements and capabilities due to a lack of authoritative end-to-end analysis. The time is right and M&S technology is available to resolve these issues. This study surveys M&S applications and management; summarizes current system capabilities; and proposes changes to improve the quality, depth and scope of force projection planning.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 03, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA377613
Entities
People
- Donald G. Drummer
Organizations
- United States Army War College