Download or read book Transforming for stabilization and reconstruction operations written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq were characterized by the rapid defeat of enemy military forces, by relatively small deployments of American forces, and by a very limited destruction of the critical civilian infrastructure. This success can be credited in large part to the ongoing transformation of the U.S. military evident in its effective use of information superiority, precision strike, and rapid maneuver on the battlefield. The Armed Forces were not nearly as well prepared to respond promptly to the lawlessness, destruction of the civilian infrastructure, and attacks on coalition forces that followed hard on the defeat of the Iraqi military. This has set back plans to restore essential services and to pass the reins to a representative Iraqi government. Moreover, the failure to establish security concurrently with the defeat of the Iraqi military may well have emboldened those who oppose the United States, United Kingdom, and even United Nations presence. It is precisely the success of the U.S. military in transforming its forces to execute rapid decisive operations that makes it imperative to transform how it prepares for and executes stabilization and reconstruction (S AND R) operations. The very rapid defeat of the enemy military means the United States must be ready to field the resources needed to secure stability and begin the reconstruction process promptly-ideally concurrently-with the end of major combat. This can only be done if planning for the stabilization and reconstruction operations is integrated into planning for the conflict from the beginning and if the right skills are in theater to begin operations concurrently with the surrender or collapse of the enemy military.

Download or read book Transforming for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations written by Hans Binnendijk and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-07-23 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq were characterized by the rapid defeat of enemy military forces, by relatively small deployments of American forces, and by a very limited destruction of the critical civilian infrastructure. This success can be credited in large part to the ongoing transformation of the U.S. military evident in its effective use of information superiority, precision strike, and rapid maneuver on the battlefield.

Download or read book Guiding Principles for Stabilization and Reconstruction written by United States Institute of Peace and published by US Institute of Peace Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claude Chabrol's second film follows the fortunes of two cousins: Charles, a hard-working student who has arrived in Paris from his small hometown; and Paul, the dedicated hedonist who puts him up. Despite their differences in temperament, the two young men strike up a close friendship, until an attractive woman comes between them.

Download or read book Transforming for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations written by Hans Binnendijk and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Improving Capacity for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations written by Nora Bensahel and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated that improving U.S. capacity for stabilization and reconstruction operations is critical to national security. To help craft a way ahead, the authors provide an overview of the requirements posed by stabilization and reconstruction operations and recommend ways to improve U.S. capacity to meet these needs.

Download or read book Stability and Reconstruction Operations and the Accelerated Transformation of Three United States Government Agencies written by Maria Zumwalt and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent stabilization and reconstruction operations have demonstrated the critical need for a U.S. interagency approach consisting of a clear and cohesive strategy that incorporates essential elements of national power. In the complex battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, and in numerous other conflicts in recent history, the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of State (DoS), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have come together with the purpose of stabilizing and reconstructing war torn countries. However, past and ongoing efforts have revealed major government shortfalls resulting from the government's ad hoc approach in the planning and execution of these operations. As a result of scant success in theses operations and sharp Congressional and audit agency scrutiny, these agencies have embarked in an accelerated transformation. In the past few years, U.S. national level leadership has fully recognized the critical shortfalls and as a result has undertaken a number of initiatives to build the necessary government capacity. This paper will examine lessons learned from past operations and describe U.S. national level efforts initiatives to build capacity and effect change in all three agencies. This paper will also described how these three agencies have addressed U.S. national guidance and established new structures and systems to create the necessary capacity to operate as an interagency enterprise.

Download or read book Stabilization and Reconstruction Actions Needed to Improve Governmentwide Planning and Capabilities for Future Operations written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Preparing the Army for Stability Operations written by Thomas S. Szayna and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2007-10-16 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much activity is being aimed at revising the approach to planning and implementing Stabilization, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction (SSTR) operations. The changes are meant to ensure a common U.S. strategy rather than a collection of individual departmental and agency efforts and on involving all available government assets in the effort. The authors find that some elements essential to the success of the process are not yet in place.

Download or read book Contractors and War written by Christopher Kinsey and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. military is no longer based on a Cold War self-sufficient model. Today's armed forces are a third smaller than they were during the Cold War, and yet are expected to do as much if not more than they did during those years. As a result, a transformation is occurring in the way the U.S. government expects the military to conduct operations—with much of that transformation contingent on the use of contractors to deliver support to the armed forces during military campaigns and afterwards. Contractors and War explains the reasons behind this transformation and evaluates how the private sector will shape and be shaped by future operations. The authors are drawn from a range of policy, legislative, military, legal, and academic backgrounds. They lay out the philosophical arguments supporting the use of contractors in combat and stabilization operations and present a spectrum of arguments that support and criticize emergent private sector roles. The book provides fresh policy guidance to those who will research, direct, and carry out future deployments.

Download or read book Reshaping the Expeditionary Army to Win Decisively The Case for Greater Stabilization Capacity in the Modular Force written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, the U.S. Army is decisively engaged in both fighting an unfamiliar type of war and transforming itself to meet the challenges of future warfare. But what are those challenges? What capabilities does U.S. strategy demand of its military instrument? Where are the major capability gaps, and how should they inform Army Transformation to ensure the future expeditionary Army has the right campaign qualities? This paper argues that the major capability gap in today's force - and vital for future campaigns - is the ability to conduct stabilization. It begins with exploring the changes in U.S. strategy that are the impetus behind the need for greater capacity to conduct post conflict stabilization and reconstruction. Then, it analyzes the emerging role of the Army in post-conflict operations in the context of modern combat to more fully understand the specific requirements of stabilization. The paper then develops an operational concept - progressive stabilization - that complements the Army's concept of rapid decisive operations while improving its ability to contribute to long-term conflict resolution. It outlines three key force attributes an expeditionary force structure must have to provide the requisite mix of combat and stabilization capabilities. Finally, this paper builds on those attributes to suggest three areas where Army leaders must make near-term adjustments in the Modular Force to ensure the nation has a truly expeditionary force with the campaign capacity for both rapid decisive operations and stabilization.

Download or read book Army Science and Technology Analysis for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations written by Richard Chait and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the area of stabilization and reconstruction (S & R) operations, this study examines capability gaps and science and technology (S & T) needs and concludes that some areas require renewed emphasis. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology has been seeking to strengthen the technology base and research planning of Army S & T programs as they relate to S & R operations. By identifying capability gaps and, where appropriate, applying technological approaches to addressing those gaps, the Army should be better positioned to meet its increasingly S & R-focused mission requirements. To support the Army in this effort, the Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP) at National Defense University (NDU) undertook a study to assess the technological capability gaps in the U.S. Army's ability to conduct S & R operations. The purpose of this study was threefold: (1) through field surveys, interviews, and review of related studies, to identify the technological shortfalls most consistently cited in land force execution of phase IV operations; (2) with respect to these operations, to identify capability gaps and needs and assess them with specific focus on the issue of technology shortfalls; and (3) with the gap analysis in hand, to highlight technology opportunities for consideration by Army S & T leadership. This study is organized along 10 major categories of military capabilities: battle command, armored vehicles in urban environments, situational awareness (SA), intelligence, force protection, unmanned systems, nonlethal capabilities, information operations (IO), training and use of modeling and simulation, and logistics. Within each category, existing and forthcoming Army S & T programs are mapped against stated technology shortfalls and capability gaps. While the issues of technology shortfalls in military capabilities as a whole are important, the overriding orientation of this analysis is focused on S & R operations.

Download or read book Integrating Civilian Agencies in Stability Operations written by Thomas S. Szayna and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2009-08-31 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can the Army help make key civilian agencies more capable partners in stability, security, transition, and reconstruction (SSTR) operations? The authors identify the civilian agencies that should be involved in such operations, then locate the necessary skill sets. They then assess the capacity of the civilian agencies to participate in SSTR operations and analyze the recurring structural problems that have plagued their attempts to do so.

Download or read book A Further Look at Technologies and Capabilities for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Needed A Netherlands Stabilization and Reconstruction Force written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To remain relevant in the 21st century, the Dutch need to rapidly develop an expeditionary Netherlands Stabilization and Reconstruction Force that will support its NATO and European allies with enabling capabilities and serve as a bridge between the end of combat operations or disaster and the point at which a civilian-led, re-building effort is up and running. After the conclusion reached by political leaders that the Netherlands Armed Forces are no longer needed to defend its territorial boundaries, it is time for a debate about the primary mission of the Dutch military. For the Dutch government, "Just Cause" to use force is more important than ever. Furthermore, recovery of international law and order is seen as the fundamental basis for future peaceful co-existence. War is viewed as legitimate only when the defeated nation and its population are supported by the reconstruction of their society and infrastructure. Against the national debate about the purpose and necessity of armed forces, and the reality that contemporary Dutch military operations do not involve major combat, it is the author's opinion that it is time for a new political and military reality. The classical way of war, the doctrine of ultimate and mass violence, has to change. The political choice must be made as to whether or not the Netherlands Armed Forces should obtain the capability for postwar operations and build a force that can conduct stabilization and reconstruction operations. The paper promotes such a transformation and refines its analysis by considering the pillars of DOTES: Doctrine, Organization, Training, Equipment, and Support.

Download or read book A Further Look at Technologies and Capabilities for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations written by Richard Chait and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Transforming the Interagency System for Complex Operations written by Bernard Carreau and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense has had to transform itself to meet the new challenges of the global war on terror. For the first phase of transformation, the military has made considerable progress in augmenting its war-fighting acumen with new technologies, hardware acquisition, precision weaponry, and force capabilities. In this long war, involving more irregular, asymmetric operations, transformation also requires renewed focus on interagency and international partners to build a full-spectrum civil-military capability for stability operations and other complex contingencies. The rapid military victories in Afghanistan and Iraq are a testament to the broad success of the first phase of transformation, but the challenges posed in the stabilization and reconstruction of both countries highlight the need for increased attention on the second phase. This case study examines one aspect of that transformation: efforts by the Executive Branch and Congress to improve the interagency system for stability operations.

Download or read book Impediments to the Creation of a Specialized Force for Stability Operations written by MAJ Phillip D., Phillip Sounia, US Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is an assessment of the Department of Defense's response to the call to create specialized forces to address the exigent strategic requirement for stability and reconstruction operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. To make an assessment it was necessary first to understand the reason for the call by analyzing the different proposals and the analogy made with the Vietnam-era CORDS program. That analysis revealed that the passage of time has sanitized the memory of CORDS from the political considerations that facilitated its creation. Today, there are significantly more political issues to address before implementing a force development program. The analysis exposed DOD's response to the call for new organizations. The DOD response did not directly prevent creating specialized units for stability operations, but it did delay the serious consideration of those proposals. How DOD embraced the need for stability and reconstruction operations while fending off the creation of specialized units is a story that reveals in bold relief the salient features of congressional defense and budgetary politics. The study found that advocates for a specialized force fail to realize that strategic requirements are only one of the important factors that the Department of Defense must weigh before undertaking resource intensive initiatives. As an agency of the US government, the Department of Defense must navigate a course that addresses the political environment as well as operational requirements. In today's political environment, the DOD must consider the partisan political relationship between the executive and legislative branches along with the impact that a new initiative will have upon the implementation of ongoing programs. The Department must also identify the consequences associated with creating additional resource demands and the effect of the new demands on the budget distribution between existing programs, agencies, and current operations. By considering these inter-related factors along with the strategic requirements, it is possible to understand better the Department of Defense's reluctance to create specialized units for stability and reconstruction operations. This study found that the Department of Defense staved off efforts to create a specialized force for stability operations because DOD and specifically the Army had already committed to transforming to a modular brigade construct. The Army committed to modularity in an effort to solve the problem of efficiently rotating dissimilar units through an enduring conflict. Once committed to Army modularity, the Army did not have the resources to support a second transformation towards stability operations, regardless of strategic requirements. In an effort to stave off stability force advocates, DOD took steps to delay addressing the strategic requirement of stability operations with any initiative that would compete with modularity for resources. By ignoring, retarding, and manipulating initiatives to create a specialized force for stability operations the Army and DOD protected the institutional objective, of modular transformation.