Improving Soldier and Unit Effectiveness with the Stryker Brigade Combat Team Warfighters' Forum

Abstract

Following Operation Desert Storm, the U.S. Army initiated a major force modernization effort designed to improve its ability to respond to a rapidly changing global strategic landscape. One of the most significant components of this effort was the development of Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCTs) supported by an armored weapons platform that was lighter and more deployable than any the Army had at the time. A brigade coordination cell was established to assist with SBCT development. This cell later became the Stryker Brigade Combat Team Warfighters Forum (SWfF). SWfF was designed to facilitate a more collaborative, network-based training system. Specifically, it was designed to support the SBCT community of practice1 by assisting in the development and dissemination of new lessons learned, leader development tools, and tactics, techniques, and procedures. The Army is currently developing and fielding additional warfighters forums (WfFs). To support further decisions regarding the WfF concept, senior Army leaders asked RAND Arroyo Center to assess how and how well SWfF works. This report documents the results of that research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA551142

Entities

People

  • Bryan W. Hallmark
  • S. J. Gayton

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Community Of Practice
  • Distance Learning
  • Doctrine
  • Information Science
  • Intellectual Property
  • Knowledge Management
  • Lessons Learned
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.