Accession Number:

ADA279489

Title:

The Army--From the Sea: The Army's Initiative to Enhance Operational Agility

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI DEPT OF OPERATIONS

Personal Author(s):

• Brown, Jack R.

Report Date:

1994-06-17

Pagination or Media Count:

37.0

Abstract:

The Army as part of its strategic mobility program ASMP recently launched its Army Reserve -3 program AR-3 to preposition a heavy brigade afloat. AR-3, as the Marine Corps Maritime Prepositioning Force MPF, is designed to give the Army a rapid entry capability into a theater of operations. This study analyzes why the Army is prepositioning a heavy brigade afloat while the Marine Corps already has a preexisting program that provides for crisis response.

Descriptors:

• *THEATER LEVEL OPERATIONS
• *ARMY PLANNING
• *PREPOSITIONING(LOGISTICS)
• NATIONAL SECURITY
• STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
• SPECIAL FORCES
• BRIGADE LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS
• COMPARISON

Subject Categories:

• Military Forces and Organizations
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE