The Stryker Brigade Combat Team Rethinking Strategic Responsiveness and Assessing Deployment Options

• Main Author: Vick, Alan J. (auth)
• Other Authors: Orletsky, David T. (auth), Pirnie, Bruce R. (auth), Jones, Seth G. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2002
• Subjects: Political control & freedoms; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Examines alternative means to decrease the deployment time for the new Army medium-weight brigade, comparing air and sealift from the United States with air and fast (but short-range) sealift from forward bases or preposition sites. Historical experience and an assessment of U.S. regional interests...