Training Regionally Aligned Brigades in USPACOM

Abstract

U.S. Army doctrine now outlines two core competencies; Combined Arms Maneuver and Wide Area Security. As the Army moves into the 21st century, the training balance between the two must be determined. Based on the advent of Regionally Aligned Brigades the training balance is now determined by the respective Geographic Combatant Commander, who will employ those brigades. This paper specifically looks at the historical Army bias towards training for Combined Arms Maneuver. Next, the paper looks at the current threats in the United States Pacific Commander s Area of Responsibility. Then, the paper analyzes the Operational Factors of time, space, and force for the USPACOM commander to help determine the training balance. Once these three areas are analyzed it is clear that USPACOM Regionally Aligned Brigades should weight their training effort in favor of Wide Area Security. Finally, three recommendations are made in order to institute this training plan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 2014
Accession Number
ADA609756

Entities

People

  • Jason M. Wingeart

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Area Security
  • Combat Operations
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Doctrine
  • Governments
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Pacific Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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