The Role of the Army National Guard in Ongoing Overseas Peacekeeping Missions: How Far Do We Stretch the Rubber Band Before it Breaks?

Abstract

The downsizing of active military forces and the concurrent spike in operational tempo has resulted in a greatly increased use of Army National Guard units in ongoing overseas peacekeeping missions. The purpose of this paper is to see what impacts this situation is having on the Army National Guard and what actions should be taken to minimize the negative aspects of these deployments while fully supporting the nation's requirements. The paper covers three key areas. First, there is a review of the historical background on how the Army and the Army National Guard got to this point. Second, an analysis of the current actions being taken is made to see what impacts this policy is having on the Army National Guard. Finally, based on the projections for the future use of the Army National Guard, recommendations are made for the future direction of this policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 10, 2001
Accession Number
ADA391110

Entities

People

  • Robert S. Forbes

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Civil Affairs
  • Combat Readiness
  • Combat Support
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Science
  • Militia
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Quick Reaction Force
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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