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Title: GROUND FORCES FOR A RAPIDLY EMPLOYABLE JOINT TASK FORCE
FIRST-WEEK CAPABILITIES FOR SHORT-WARNING CONFLICTS
By: Eugene Gritton, Paul K. Davis, Randall Steeb
Format: Paperback

List price: £14.99


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ISBN 10: 0833027972
ISBN 13: 9780833027979
Publisher: RAND
Pub. date: 1 January, 1999
Pages: 107
Synopsis: A key element of the Department of Defense's effort to transform the force is developing capabilities for rapidly employable joint task forces (JTFs). In many plausible military interventions, long-range precision fires alone wouldn't be sufficient and the JTFs would need ground-maneuver forces that could be employed within days of a decision to take action. A first, provisional version of such capability could be achieved in the near to mid term by using existing airlift and ship-based prepostioning and by zer-basing. This monograph recommends a three-component first-week ground force of Army and Marine units that would incorporate modern doctrinal concepts emphasizing agility, dispersal, networking, and precision fires.
Publication: US
Imprint: RAND
Returns: Non-returnable
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