The Changing Role of the Army National Guard

Abstract

The Global War on Terror (GWOT) since September 2001 has caused an unprecedented use of reserve forces (since the 1950's), in particular the Army National Guard. With GWOT being fought at home and abroad, the military and federal agencies are acting and fighting in union to accomplish a variety of mission from counter-terrorism to nation building. Transformation is the process of changing the armed forces of the United States to becoming a more capable, less costly military force. Transformation of the Army National Guard (ARNG) concerns more than merely weapons systems and technology. It comprises more than whether or not equipment "cascades" to the Army National Guard from the Active Component (AC). Transformation of the Army National Guard is about creating unique values to the community , the state and the nation in crises. Transformation will result in the change of the types of units the ARNG puts into the field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA420648

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Combat Readiness
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Homeland Security
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • International Law
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Reserves
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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