The Logistics Civil Augmentation Program: What is the Status Today?

Abstract

Throughout its history the United States Army has utilized civilian contractors on the battlefield to provide support for its forces around the world. Since the Vietnam conflict however the level of contracted support has for a variety of reasons continually expanded. In the course of providing this support several issues have caused friction and have been the subject of a lot of debate and previous research. These issues include contractor legal status force protection discipline accountability location on the battlefield responsiveness flexibility readiness and defined doctrine development. This Strategic Research Project looks at each of these issues as they apply to contractors on the battlefield in general and the Logistical Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) in particular and assesses the advances or lack there of that have been made in the last decade to resolve each issue. It concludes with the way ahead for the US Army and LOGCAP as we continue into the twenty-first century.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 19, 2004
Accession Number
ADA424010

Entities

People

  • Steven G. Woods

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Civil War
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Iraqi-War
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.