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Ground forces for a rapidly employable joint task force first-week capabilities for short-warning conflicts

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 would not 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 prepositioning and by "zero basing" (i.e., rethinking from first principles how best to use those precious assets). 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. Although JTF details would vary, the concept calls generically for (1) an Early Allied-Support Force, (2) a Light Mobile-Infantry Force, and (3) a Light (or Medium Weight) Mechanized Force. All of these components could be employed within about the first week if seabased prepositioning ships were already in the region. Constructing such provisional capabilities in the near to mid term would not only address current military challenges, it would also move advanced doctrinal concepts into the mainstream of organizational practice and provide an experience base for subsequent insertions of technology and modifications of doctrine.

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  • "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 would not 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 prepositioning and by "zero basing" (i.e., rethinking from first principles how best to use those precious assets). 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. Although JTF details would vary, the concept calls generically for (1) an Early Allied-Support Force, (2) a Light Mobile-Infantry Force, and (3) a Light (or Medium Weight) Mechanized Force. All of these components could be employed within about the first week if seabased prepositioning ships were already in the region. Constructing such provisional capabilities in the near to mid term would not only address current military challenges, it would also move advanced doctrinal concepts into the mainstream of organizational practice and provide an experience base for subsequent insertions of technology and modifications of doctrine."
  • "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 would not 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 prepositioning and by "zero basing" (i.e., rethinking from first principles how best to use those precious assets). 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. Although JTF details would vary, the concept calls generically for (1) an Early Allied-Support Force, (2) a Light Mobile-Infantry Force, and (3) a Light (or Medium Weight) Mechanized Force. All of these components could be employed within about the first week if seabased prepositioning ships were already in the region. Constructing such provisional capabilities in the near to mid term would not only address current military challenges, it would also move advanced doctrinal concepts into the mainstream of organizational practice and provide an experience base for subsequent insertions of technology and modifications of doctrine."@en
  • "This monograph is a "think piece" about rapidly deployable future ground forces that would be used in time-urgent joint-task-force missions. The authors sketch out what is needed operationally, describe forces responsive to those needs, and discuss the feasibility of achieving such forces-first with near-term systems but new operational concepts, and then, for the longer term, by drawing upon advanced technology."
  • "In many military interventions to deter or thwart an invader entering a country friendly to the United States, the United States would benefit greatly from being able to employ-within days rather than weeks-a joint task force that would combine long-range fires from aircraft and missiles with maneuver forces on the ground. Although long-range fires alone might be sufficient in some cases, in many others they would not. If suitable maneuver forces existed and could be used (a function of circumstances), they could greatly enhance the effectiveness of long-range fires, further damage and disrupt the enemy themselves, hedge against some potential failures of the fires, and accomplish other important objectives. They could be especially valuable for conflicts in mixed terrain, and in conflicts in which they linked up with significant friendly forces. They could be quite useful in smaller-scale contingencies as well as major wars. For example, had such forces existed in 1999, more options would have been available to NATO's political leaders in the early stages of the Kosovo operation."@en

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  • "Ground forces for a rapidly employable joint task force : first-week capabilities for short-warning conflicts"
  • "Ground forces for a rapidly employable joint task force first-week capabilities for short-warning conflicts"
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  • "Ground Forces for a Rapidly Employable Joint Task Force First-Week Capabilities for Short-Warning Conflicts"@en

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