The Army’s plan for “Unit-Focused Stabilization”—organizing soldiers into combat units that would remain intact for about three years at a time—will implement an approach to personnel management that has been…
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Matching Resources with Requirements: Options for Modernizing the US Air Force
August 1, 2004 • By Steven Kosiak • Studies
The US Air Force, like the Department of Defense (DoD) more generally, appears to face a significant mismatch between the cost of its plans and the level of funding likely…
Naval Transformation and the Littoral Combat Ship
February 18, 2004 • By Robert Work • Studies
A thorough review of the forces impelling current naval transformation efforts, the arguments for and against small combatants made during the Streetfighter debates, the Navy’s broader transformation plans, the potential…
Transforming the Legions: The Army and the Future of Land Warfare
January 14, 2004 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich • Studies
This study assesses the US Army’s transformation initiative. Its goal is principally diagnostic, rather than prescriptive. That is, this assessment examines the Army’s approach to transformation in light of the…
Operation Iraqi Freedom: A First-Blush Assessment
September 16, 2003 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich • Studies
This paper offers a first-blush assessment of the coalition campaign against Saddam Hussein’s regime that began on March 19, 2003, and was declared completed by President George W. Bush on…