How the Army Runs: A Senior Leader Reference Handbook, 2011-2012

Abstract

This text is designed to explain and synthesize the functioning and relationships of numerous Defense, Joint, and Army organizations, systems, and processes involved in the development and sustainment of trained and ready forces for the Combatant Commanders. It is designed to be used by the faculty and students at the US. Army War College (as well as other training and educational institutions) as they improve their knowledge and understanding of "How the Army Runs." We are proud of the value that senior commanders and staffs have placed in this text over the years and are pleased to continue to provide this reference. The text is revised every two years as we strive to capture the most up-to-date information available. This involves the synthesis of a wide array of published and unpublished references from a variety of sources. Necessarily, there is a point in time at which updates must stop. This volume contains our best description of the systems, processes, and organizations as of March 2011; however, we caution the reader that there may be some inaccuracies as the system or process may have evolved from the description in the text.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA551164

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Recreation
  • Students
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Library and Information Science
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.