Building partner capabilities for coalition operations / Jennifer D.P. Moroney ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moroney, Jennifer D. P., 1973-

United States. Army.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Combined operations (Military science).

Multinational armed forces--Organization.

Multinational armed forces.

Military planning--United States.

Military planning.

United States--Military relations.

United States.

United States. Army--Organization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (123 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corp., 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ongoing operations and emerging mission requirements place a heavy burden on Army resources, resulting in capability gaps that the Army is unable to fill by itself. This report argues that one way to fill those gaps is by building the appropriate capabilities in allies and partner armies through focused security cooperation. It argues that U.S. Army planners need a more comprehensive understanding of the types of capability gaps that partner armies might fill and a process for matching those gaps with candidate|partner armies. The report begins by providing a theoretical context for building p

Contents:

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Study Objectives; Approach; Organization of the Monograph; Chapter Two - The Challenge of Building Partner Capability and Capacity: Theory and Practice; Assumptions and Theory; The Challenge of Developing Metrics15; The Importance of Train and Equip Programs for U.S.Army Planning; Conclusion; Chapter Three - Identifying U.S. Army Capability Gaps for Coalition Operations; Strategic-Level Guidance Documents; Army Capabilities Studies

Army Capability Gaps: A Composite, Illustrative ListConclusion; Chapter Four - Matching U.S. Army Capability Gaps to Candidate Partner Armies; Approach; Illustrating the Process; Conclusion; Chapter Five - Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendix A - Illustrative Train and Equip Programs; Appendix B - Explanation of Capability Gaps; Appendix C - Coalition Partner Contributions to U.S.-Led Operations; Bibliography

Notes:

"Prepared for the United States Army. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-100).

ISBN:

9786611430122

9781281430120

1281430129

OCLC:

476161236