Canadian Army Transformation: Where It Needs To Go

Abstract

The Canadian and United States Armies are both going through a transformation right now. Although this paper will examine the direction the United States Army is going the focus will be on the Canadian Army. The author contends that the Canadian Army must deliver a combat capable sustainable force structure that is both relevant and interoperable with her allies particularly the United States. Canada will likely never be in a position where she would act unilaterally; therefore being a part of a United States led coalition is the most likely task for the Canadian field force. This paper will recommend what actions need to be taken as well as the organization and capabilities that Canada's field force needs to bring to the table as it transforms to meet the challenges of the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 19, 2004
Accession Number
ADA424100

Entities

People

  • P. J. Atkinson

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Light Armored Vehicles
  • Logistics
  • Military Budgets
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • United States
  • United States Northern Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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