Defense Infrastructure
Defense Infrastructure

Author: Brian J. Lepore

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009-05

Total Pages: 59

ISBN-13: 143791327X

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Recently, the Army forecast that it would experience a 4.5-million-acre training land shortfall by 2013 and proposed to purchase additional land adjacent to certain existing training ranges. This report reviewed the Army's approach for acquiring training; it: (1) evaluates the Army's approach to the acquisition of training land; (2) describes the Army's consideration of alternatives and assessment of the environmental and economic effects; and (3) analyzes the Army's effectiveness in communicating its approach for making decisions to pursue these acquisitions. This report focused on all 5 land acquisitions since 2002 at Fort Irwin, Calif.; 3 training sites in Hawaii; and the proposed expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in Colorado. Charts and tables.

The Stryker Brigade Combat Team
The Stryker Brigade Combat Team

Author: Alan J. Vick

Publisher: Rand Corporation

Published: 2002-12-24

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 0833034030

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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 are used to determine how much warning time the United States typically has before major force deployments and where it is most likely to deploy such forces