Dagger on Point: Assessing the Regionally-Aligned Brigade

Abstract

In the spring of 2013, a brigade based out of Fort Riley, Kansas, will begin a series of deployments to Africa to support Security Cooperation (SC) activities in support of United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). This is the first of several planned regionally aligned brigades (RAB) ultimately intended to support other Geographic Combatant Commands (GCCs). Two follow-on RAB deployments are tentatively scheduled to support European and Pacific commands in 2014. Historically, special operations forces have conducted the majority of Department of Defense activities to train, advise, and assist partner nation security forces, whereas the involvement of general purpose forces has been more limited. As this first RAB prepares to support this new initiative, research into building partnership capacity suggests that, although substantial capabilities for this mission exist, elements of the Army's Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel and Facilities (DOTMLPF) have not been fully optimized to set conditions for effective employment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA592824

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People

  • Kirk C. Dorr

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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  • Biomedical
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  • Human Systems

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  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Africa Command
  • United States Pacific Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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