Speed and Power Toward an Expeditionary Army

Explores ways in which the Army might improve its ability to contribute to the prompt, global power-projection capability of the United States.

Preface

iii

Figures

ix

Tables

xiii

Summary

xv

Acknowledgments

xxvii

Glossary

xxxi

Introduction

1

(2)

The Deployment System and Modeling Assumptions

3

(18)

The Deployment Process

3

(3)

Determining the Deployment Plan

3

(1)

Preparing for the Movement of Forces

3

(2)

Aerial Port of Embarkation Processes

5

(1)

The Deployment Route

5

(1)

The Deployment Brigade Combat Team Deployment Goal

6

(1)

Airfield Throughput

6

(3)

Modeling Assumptions

9

(4)

Deployment Node Throughput

9

(2)

Utilizing Node Throughput Capacity

11

(2)

Aircraft Loads

13

(1)

Conditions that Could Slow Deployment

13

(1)

Airlift Allocation and Working MOG: Baselines for Analysis

14

(7)

Airlift Allocation

14

(3)

Working MOG

17

(4)

Leveraging the Deployment Tradespace to Improve Strategic Responsiveness

21

(38)

Deployment Footprint

21

(9)

The Choice of Forces for Early Entry

21

(2)

Size of the Force: The First Element of Deployment Footprint

23

(1)

Aircraft Loading: The Second Element of Footprint

24

(4)

The Effect of Deployment Footprint on Closure Time

28

(1)

Reaching 96 Hours with the SBCT

29

(1)

Throughput Capacity

30

(10)

The Effect of Working MOG

30

(2)

A Future Force Unit of Action Excursion

32

(1)

The Effect of Distance

33

(1)

Restricted Throughput Example: Limited Airfield Operating Hours

34

(1)

APOD Ground Times in Recent Operations

34

(2)

Joint Planning, Practice, and Process Improvement as Routes to Increasing Throughput

36

(3)

The Benefit of APOD Process Improvement for a CONUS-Based Deployment

39

(1)

Expanding the Tradespace: Forward Unit or Equipment Positioning

40

(15)

Forward Unit Positioning: When Does it Make Sense?

41

(1)

The ``Types'' of Forward Unit Positioning

41

(1)

The Deployment Benefits of Forward Unit Positioning

42

(2)

The Synergy Between Forward Unit Positioning and Process Improvement

44

(1)

A New Alternative: ``Selected'' Prepositioning

44

(1)

Sharing Prepositioned Equipment and Supplies Among Force Types

45

(2)

The Forms of Prepositioning

47

(1)

The Need to Leverage Strategic Warning for Rapid Response with Prepositioned Materiel

47

(2)

The Deployment Benefits of Selected Prepositioning: SBCT Trucks, Nonvehicular Equipment, and Supplies

49

(1)

Changing the Prepositioning Paradigm

50

(1)

Additional Selected Prepositioning Issues for Analysis

51

(1)

Prepositioning Considerations

52

(1)

Employing a Mixed Strategy of Forward Unit Positioning and Materiel Prepositioning

53

(2)

Options for Improving Rapid Closure of Early-Entry Forces

55

(4)

Rapidly Providing Mission-Tailored Force Packages

59

(14)

Filling the Gap with a ``Medium'' Force

59

(3)

Changing the Force Design: A New Point on the Tradeoff Curve

60

(2)

Force Phasing to Minimize Time to Initial Operating Capability

62

(4)

A Stryker Battalion Task Force ``Plus''

63

(2)

Deployment Time of the SBCT's First Phase

65

(1)

Rapid Mission Tailoring

66

(7)

Tailoring from Capability Building Blocks

67

(3)

A Menu of Capability Options

70

(1)

The Next Step: Joint Expeditionary Forces

70

(3)

Conclusions and Recommendations

73

(8)

A Comparison of Cases

73

(1)

Prompt Power Projection Requires New Thinking in Positioning, Practice, and Preparation

73

(2)

Recommendations Suggest Changes in Deployment Preparation and Positioning with Process Improvement

75

(6)

Bibliography

81

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