Does the Army Need a Full-Spectrum Force or Specialized Units? : Background and Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counterinsurgency.

Military education.

Strategy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (22 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Presents debate surrounding proposed creation of specific Army units to carry out specialized operations, as opposed to current policy of training a conventional warfighting force that is is expected to respond to a full-spectrum of threats. Reviews proposals for training specialized units in fields of counterinsurgency, stabilization, and training and advisory operations; Army position in defense of full-spectrum force; and potential issues for Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Does the Army Need a Full-Spectrum Force or Specialized Units?

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