Accession Number:

ADA288882

Title:

Army Tactical Requirements for Peace Support Operations,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MIL ITARY STUDIES

Personal Author(s):

• Todd, Maurice L.

Report Date:

1993-12-17

Pagination or Media Count:

68.0

Abstract:

This paper examines the US Army approach to peace support operations. I reviews the trends in Army doctrine and analyzes their historical foundations from the Cold War in order to determine the accuracy and relevance of the Army. approach for its participation in future such operations. As a result of this examination, this study identifies key characteristics of Cold War era peace support operations. It then analyzes two post-Cold War operations to determine key characteristics of the recent operations. These key characteristics provide the foundation for an assessment of the nature of peace support operations. The operations also provide the basis for deriving lessons at the tactical level for future employment of Army forces. In turn, the lessons for the future provide a basis to determine the adequacy of the Armys trends in preparing forces for peace support operations. The study then presents recommendations for the preparation of combat forces for future missions at the tactical level. The recommendations consider the areas of doctrine, organization, materiel, training, and leader development. They provide suggestions for the Army to adequately prepare combat forces for employment in future peace support operations at the tactical level. Contrary to both past and emerging Army doctrine, peacekeeping and peace enforcement are not separate and distinct operations, but are part of a continuum of peace support operations which the Army may be called upon to execute or support in the near future.

Descriptors:

• *TACTICAL WARFARE
• *POSTWAR OPERATIONS
• MILITARY HISTORY
• IRAQ
• MILITARY REQUIREMENTS
• PEACETIME
• PREPARATION
• ARMY PERSONNEL
• MILITARY DOCTRINE
• ACCURACY
• COLD WAR
• PATTERNS
• SOMALIA
• COMBAT FORCES
• LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Subject Categories:

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

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE