Regionally Aligned Forces: Business Not as Usual

Abstract

Few understand the rationale or components of the Regionally Aligned Forces (RAF) concept. This article describes the concept and addresses its chief criticisms, namely, how it will account for diverse ground force requirements, how it relates to the Army's force structure, and its affordability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA598574

Entities

People

  • James Learmont
  • Jason Charland
  • Kimberly Field

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Deployment
  • Force Structure
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Military Exercises
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Africa Command
  • United States Central Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.