The U.S. Army and the New National Security Strategy
Abstract
In this book, 14 RAND analysts with broad experience in strategic and Army planning have undertaken to answer the following questions: How is the U.S. Army changing to fulfill its role in light of the new national security strategy?; How must it change further to better accomplish its manifold and varied missions?; How did the attacks of September 11, 2001, alter or accelerate the need for change?; and Is the Army's far-reaching program for change, known as the Army Transformation, on the right track? The authors contribute 13 chapters that examine the Army's role in the offensive war on terrorism; the Army's homeland security needs; the implications for the Army of the increased emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region; the Army's role in coalition operations; the unfinished business of jointness and lessons to be learned from recent Army operations; the Army's deployment, logistical, and personnel challenges; and whether the Army can afford the Transformation as currently envisaged. Chapters are as follows: "The New National Security Strategy," by Jeremy Shapiro and Lynn E. Davis; "The U.S. Army and the Offensive War on Terrorism," by Bruce R. Nardulli; "Defining the Army's Homeland Security Needs," by Lynn E. Davis; "The Shift to Asia: Implications for U.S. Land Power," by Roger Cliff and Jeremy Shapiro; "Preparing for Coalition Operations," by Nora Bensahel; "Transformation and the Unfinished Business of Jointness: Lessons for the Army from the Persian Gulf, Kosovo, and Afghanistan," by Bernard Rostker; "Preparing the Army for Joint Operations," by Bruce Pirnie; "Moving Rapidly to the Fight," by John Gordon and David Orletsky; "Taking Care of People: The Future of Army Personnel," by Susan Hosek; "Making the Power Projection Army a Reality," by Eric Peltz and John Halliday; "Resourcing the Twenty-First Century Army," by David Kassing; and "Refining Army Transformation," by Thomas L. McNaugher. (28 figures, 14 tables, chapter refs.)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA428297
Entities
People
- Bruce R. Nardulli
- Jeremy Shapiro
- Lynn E. Davis
- Nora Bensahel
- Roger Cliff
Organizations
- RAND Corporation