Pacific engagement : forging tighter connections between tactical security cooperation activities and U.S. strategic goals in the Asia-Pacific region / by Stephen Watts, Christopher M. Schnaubelt, Sean Mann, Angela O'Mahony, Michael Schwille.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watts, Stephen (Stephen Baldwin), author.

Schnaubelt, Christopher M., author.

Mann, Sean, author.

O'Mahony, Angela, author.

Schwille, Michael, author.

Contributor:

Rand Corporation, publisher.

Arroyo Center. Army Research Division, issuing body.

Arroyo Center. Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--International cooperation--Planning--Evaluation.

National security.

Military planning--United States--Evaluation.

Military planning.

Military assistance, American--Pacific Area.

Military assistance, American.

Security, International.

United States. Pacific Command--Planning--Evaluation.

United States.

Other Title:

Pacific Engagement

Summary:

"Security cooperation (SC) events should forge strong relationships with U.S. partners, help develop partners' military capabilities and ability to operate with U.S. forces, and facilitate access to foreign countries in the event of a contingency. This report examines U.S. Army SC processes in the Pacific Command area of responsibility to forge stronger links between strategic and tactical levels in the planning and execution of SC activities. Researchers developed a framework to link tactical- and operational-level SC activities with strategic goals and found ways to identify information requirements for units executing SC activities and improve evaluations. Researchers found that planning for SC events could be improved by providing additional clarity in the orders process and strengthened knowledge management to aid tactical planners. SC evaluations at the strategic level could be improved through better specifications of the linkages between SC events and expected outcomes and at the tactical level through process improvements in the conduct and dissemination of after-action reports."-- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction

USARPAC and I Corps Roles in SC Planning

USARPAC Strategic and Tactical Evaluation of SC Activities

Conclusion and Recommendations

Appendix A: AAR Coding Scheme

Appendix B: AAR Template for Small-Scale SC Event (Abbreviated)

Appendix C: AAR Template for Small-Scale SC Event

Appendix D: AAR Template for Large-Scale SC Event

Appendix E: Security Cooperation Training Scorecard.