The U.S. Military

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the need to transform the US military in order to optimize its capabilities both for overseas warfare and domestic warfare. The paper explains that there are two challenges facing the military which require its transformation: it must become a more lethal force, which can be mobilized overseas, and must play a major role in homeland security. The paper then explains that the transformation of the U.S. military is basically a plan of modernization, which integrates new concepts, organizations and technology.The paper relates that, as the Army continues to fight in more non-traditional environments, including heavily urbanized terrain, the elements of the military need to be treated holistically as part of a system-of-systems

Table of Contents
Homeland Security
Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and Homeland Security
National Guard as the Lead Military Agency in Homeland Security
U.S. Army Transformation

From the Paper:

"The experience of military forces in both Afghanistan and Iraq has led the U.S. administration to believe that there should be a change in the U.S. army. Both the Army and the Marine Corps that were assigned in Iraq found out that there is a need for more protection. There became a particular need for what is now known as Medium-Armor Units composed of armored vehicles that are heavier than Humvees but are lighter than Abram or Bradley Tanks. It was noted that as the tanks were effective, they were too much and are often described as "overkill" to most cases."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Transformation of the United States Army. (2007, January 3). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 05:08, January 7, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transformation_of_the_United_States_Army&oldid=98227357
• Medium Armor and the Transformation of the U.S. Military. (September 2004) Dr. Daniel Goure and Kenneth A. Steadman. The Lexington Institutehttp://www.army.mil/professionalwriting/volumes/volume2/november_2004/11_04_1.html
• Transformation and Homeland Security: dual challenges for the US Army. Parameters 2003. Terrence K. Kelly http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IBR/is_2_33/ai_102835188/pg_7
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