The Army Reserve Meeting Homeland Security Obligations Amidst Transformation

Abstract

The United States Army Reserve is undergoing tremendous change during transformation to include Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC). It is closing 176 reserve centers, occupying 125 new joint reserve centers; disestablishing ten Regional Readiness Commands (RRCs) and three Regional Readiness Groups, and establishing four Regional Readiness Sustainment Commands and restructuring several Operational and Functional Commands. During transformation, the Army Reserve will dissolve RRC alignment with the ten Federal Emergency Management Agency regions, activate several sustainment and combat support commands to support Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN), and field the Future Combat Systems within the next ten years to meet operational reserve requirements. The Army Reserve can meet its obligation for Homeland Security through the foreseeable future, but must guard against creating capability shortfalls during transformation. This paper will examine the challenges and provide some recommendations that can ensure and enhance its ability to provide civil support when the Nation calls.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 29, 2008
Accession Number
ADA478314

Entities

People

  • Sylvester H. Brown

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Closures
  • Combat Readiness
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Deployment
  • Education
  • Game Theory
  • Homeland Security
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Northern Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

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  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.