Army Installations: Mobilization and Management Strategies of Strategic Consequence
Abstract
The U.S. Army is currently executing the most protracted mobilization effort since the end of World War II. It is also facing an enormous installation sustainment challenge which like the mobilization effort appears to have no end in sight. Enabling the nation's armed forces to mobilize in a decisive manner requires a substantial sustaining base. The sustaining base supports the institutional force by creating providing and sustaining the land component of the combatant commander's joint and multinational force. Without the sustaining base there is no other place from which to draw on these national assets to support the National Military Strategy (NMS). This Strategy Research Project (SRP) examines the Army's installation management and sustaining base practices and strategies and then analyzes current installation management efforts. It also examines the effects of Base Realignment and Closure environmental concerns the potential impact of the Army Modular Force and restationing. This SRP will offer recommendations addressing future installation management challenges associated with continuous mobilization efforts organization of the Installation Management Agency (IMA) installation funding strategies the development of mobilization support infrastructure and the joint basing and management concept.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 18, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA432803
Entities
People
- James M. Coffman
Organizations
- United States Army War College