W(H)ITHER CORPS?

Abstract

Army transformation has many dimensions with change in technology, operational methods, and organizations. So far, the focus of organizational transformation has been on the redesign of tactical units such as the interim brigade combat teams. But corps--the Army's operational level organizations--must also be transformed. The author provides a history of the structure and function of Army corps and discusses ways they might be redesigned to play an effective role in the 21st century security environment. He concludes that the different Army corps have such diverse functions that a "one size fits all" approach is inappropriate. After considering a number of options, he provides a blueprint for an array of corps structures that would fulfill missions from peacekeeping to major wars.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA393759

Entities

People

  • D. R. Worley

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • California
  • Civil War
  • Cold War
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Science
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Information Systems
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Operations
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • United States European Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies