Strategic Depth: Civilian Skills in National Guard Brigade Combat Teams

Abstract

Recognizing that the Department of Defense likely will be the "go to" agency for international policy for the foreseeable future, this paper examines the Army National Guard Brigade Combat Team, its structure and civilian skills embedded within its units, to suggest that its depth and flexibility across the spectrum of conflict make the National Guard Brigade Combat Team a very powerful strategic policy tool available to the Secretary of Defense and the nation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 2010
Accession Number
ADA521363

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  • William L. Abernathy

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  • United States Army War College

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  • Department Of State
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  • Interagency Coordination
  • Iraqi-War
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
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  • Warfare

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