Screen LibraryEquipping the 21st century Marine Corps : alternative equipping strategies for task-organized units /
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has implemented proactive measures to respond to global events and crises that have outsized strategic and geopolitical impacts. One such measure is deploying task-organized units, also referred to as provisional units, to respond to an increase in combatant com...
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RAND Corporation,
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| Publisher Address: | Santa Monica, CA : |
| Publication Dates: | [2021] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Research report ;
RR-2822-USMC |
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The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has implemented proactive measures to respond to global events and crises that have outsized strategic and geopolitical impacts. One such measure is deploying task-organized units, also referred to as provisional units, to respond to an increase in combatant commander demands for forces. Like regular units, these provisional units are manned, trained, and equipped to conduct a myriad of missions across the range of military operations. However, their temporary nature and provisional missions are at odds with the way that the Marine Corps normally deploys units. Furthermore, there is little infrastructure and a lack of specific policy to validate and manage resources being used by these units. In documenting the extent of the equipping issues that provisional units face, the authors found that equipping challenges stem from a large number of small problems that collectively cause negative impacts. Since no single course of action can significantly improve provisional unit equipping, the problem demands a multipronged, hybrid approach that capitalizes on the strengths of several different equipping strategies. The authors' recommendations to mitigate provisional equipment challenges are informed by three imperatives: balance provisional unit equipping with overall readiness; minimize disruption to current Marine Corps practices; and accommodate provisional unit equipping needs while keeping policies and practices flexible enough to accommodate future needs. |
| Item Description: |
"RAND National Defense Research Institute." "Prepared for the United States Marine Corps." "This research was ... conducted within the Acquisition and Technology Policy Center of the RAND National Security Research Division"--Preface (page iii) |
| Carrier Form: | xxii, 88 pages : color illustrations, color map, forms ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-88). |
| ISBN: |
9781977402134 1977402135 |
| Index Number: | VE153 |
| CLC: | E712.44 |
| Call Number: | E712.44/F597 |