A New Mission for Atlantic Command

Abstract

In a recent report to Congress, General Colin Powell raised the issue of creating a joint command to enhance the ability of forces based in the United States to respond quickly in the event of crises. The Chairman concluded it would be advantageous to establish such an organization and recommended that assets of Forces Command, Atlantic Fleet, Air Combat Command, and Marine Corps Forces Atlantic be fused into a single joint command. U.S. Atlantic Command (LANTCOM) will become that command with responsibility for joint training, force packaging, and deployments during contingencies, including providing support to U.N. peacekeeping operations and assistance in times of natural disasters. To accomplish this new joint mission LANTCOM must streamline training and exercises, facilitate packaging and adapting forces to meet theater requirements, and enhance readiness through innovations in doctrine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA528841

Entities

People

  • Paul D. Miller

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Cold War
  • Deployment
  • Doctrine
  • Marine Corps
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Tactical Training
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • United States European Command
  • United States Pacific Command
  • United States Southern Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.