Strategic Deployment Requirements for an Expeditionary Army

Abstract

What is our strategic reach? While many studies focus on the capacity of our Defense Transportation System to move troops and material, this research examines the national strategic capability to deploy and sustain forces to remote parts of the globe. Many potential and key trouble spots reside in land-locked countries or are far from established lines of communication. In the build up for OEF, force projection was often hampered by transportation constraints and especially aviation fuel. U.S. defense strategy is transitioning from a half-century of forward deployed forces towards a force based at home that is expeditionary in nature. Can the U.S. deploy Brigade Combat Teams over strategic distances without utilizing Intermediate Staging Bases? What are the primary constraints for deployment of forces into austere environments? What alternatives and future concepts exist to project and support our Expeditionary Army?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 29, 2007
Accession Number
ADA469394

Entities

People

  • David D. Briggs

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Logistics
  • Military Science
  • North America
  • Refueling
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies