The Brigade Combat Team: A Future Strategic Platform

Abstract

The U.S. Army's modularized Brigade Combat Team (BCT) provides the nation with a well-suited forcible entry and sustainable "boots on the ground" capability into global areas of interest. However, what is missing from U.S. strategy is a doctrinal organization from which a range of joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational efforts can be deployed, secured, and sustained to fulfill the overall Joint Force Commander (JFC), Department of State, and international community's intent. As the U.S. government refines its "Whole-of-Government" approach to dealing with foreign policy challenges in failed or failing states requiring ground forces, the BCT is the ideal platform to bring to bear all the U.S. government, international, and indigenous capabilities in a more synchronized manner.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 20, 2012
Accession Number
ADA562049

Entities

People

  • Larry Swift

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of State
  • Disasters
  • Emergency Response
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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