Accession Number:

ADA224090

Title:

NATO's Follow-On Forces Attack (FOFA) Concept: Past, Present and Future

Descriptive Note:

Individual study project,

Corporate Author:

ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

Personal Author(s):

• Diver, Michael J.

Report Date:

1990-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

61.0

Abstract:

Significant changes have taken place in the European political, military and economic environments over the past eighteen months. NATO publics, politicians and military leaders are evaluating current and projected requirements to insure continued peace and security in Europe. Part of that evaluation is an in-depth look at NATOs operational concepts. This paper deals with one of those operational sub-concepts, Follow-on Forces Attack or FOFA. It covers a brief history of FOFA it outlines the present status of FOFA and it looks into alternatives for the future of FOFA. Related programs, structures, criticisms and proponency are discussed in the framework of the past and present, and the discussion of the outlooks. FOFA is, and will continue to be, a viable and critical concept for NATO. It plays a key role in NATOs Conceptual Military Framework and in the conventional leg of NATOs triad of deterrent forces. The recent turn of political events in Europe only serves to strengthen the requirement for a strong and effective FOFA capability in NATO. sdw

Descriptors:

• *CONVENTIONAL WARFARE
• *ATTACK
• *MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN)
• *MILITARY OPERATIONS
• *POLITICAL SCIENCE
• LEADERSHIP
• ECONOMICS
• DETERRENCE
• MILITARY PERSONNEL
• REQUIREMENTS
• EUROPE
• NATO
• ENVIRONMENTS

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE