Early Entry Forces: An Annotated Briefing on the Question of New and Nonconventional Threats
Abstract
A short-term three-week special assistance effort was undertaken to identify what emerging threats early entry forces (EEF) might have to contend with and what potential EEF responses might be to those threats. The results of this effort were used in developing a dialog with the Early Entry Battle Laboratory at Fort Monroe, Virginia. To appreciate how some emerging threats could affect EEF operations, a scenario was considered in which the U.S. Air Force newly occupied a foreign air base and Army ground forces were deployed in proximity to the air base over an area of about 18 square kilometers to protect against enemy counterattacks. The Air Force flew air defense, air cover for ground troops (air cap), and reconnaissance missions while landing troops and equipment. The command, control, and communications (C3) headquarters were located at the air base. Enemy forces were out of base artillery range but were within range of theater ballistic missiles (TBMs) and eventually in range of their cruise missiles as well. The EEF mission was to protect the air base from ground attack for about five days until a larger contingent of forces could arrive.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA428154
Entities
People
- Maurice Eisenstein
Organizations
- RAND Corporation