Reforming Military Command Arrangements: The Case of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force

Abstract

After the Shah of Iran was deposed and the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the United States began to craft a new Persian Gulf Security Framework (PGSF). Consisting of military, diplomatic, economic, and covert steps, it signified a historic strategic reorientation towards the Persian Gulf. This paper examines an integral part of the PGSF: the creation of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF). As the first real tool for U.S. power projection in the area, and the immediate precursor to today's Central Command (CENTCOM), the RDJTF has indeed left an important mark on the U.S. approach to the Persian Gulf. This paper is the fullest account of its creation thus far.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA537998

Entities

People

  • Henrik Bliddal

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold War
  • Deployment
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Sociopolitics
  • Task Forces
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • United States European Command
  • United States Pacific Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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