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Rotational Deployments vs. Forward Stationing: How Can the Army Achieve Assurance and Deterrence Efficiently and Effectively?: How Can the Army Achieve Assurance and Deterrence Efficiently and Effectively? (Paperback)

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The Army’s force posture is out of balance, with a greater percentage of troops stationed in the United States than at any time since the late 1940s. This has forced an over-reliance on lengthy, continuous rotational deployments to achieve deterrence and assurance in theaters such as northeast Asia and Europe. This finding is based on a 9-month study assessing the costs and benefits of rotational deployments and forward stationing. The analysis reveals that, in terms of fiscal cost, training readiness, morale and family readiness, and diplomatic factors, the United States could likely achieve deterrence and assurance objectives more efficiently and more effectively with increased forward stationing. The recommendations address what kinds of units would be best suited for forward stationing, where forward stationing would be most efficacious, and how the Department of Defense should go about rebalancing Army force posture.

 
Audience: U.S. military leadership, strategic planners, military historians, and policy advocates may be most interested in this work as it analyzes force stationing compared to rotational military deployments to foreign lands (which involves training and equipment readiness in preparation for combat deployment).  Additionally, students pursuing coursework in military science, defense/military policy, public administration, strategy, and program management may be interested in this text relating to United States military decision-making and strategic planning.
 
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About the Author


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

JOHN R. DENI is a Research Professor of Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational (JIIM) Security Studies at the U.S. Army War College’s (USAWC) Strategic Studies Institute (SSI). He is also an adjunct lecturer at the American University’s School of International Service. Previously, he worked for 8 years as a political advisor to senior U.S. military commanders in Europe. Prior to that, he spent 2 years as a strategic planner specializing in U.S. security cooperation and military-to-military relations. While work­ing for the U.S. military in Europe, Dr. Deni was also an adjunct lecturer at Heidelberg University’s Institute for Political Science—there, he taught graduate and undergradu­ate courses on U.S. foreign and security policy, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), European security, and alliance theory and practice. With degrees from the College of William & Mary, American University, and George Washington University, Dr. Deni has spoken at conferences and symposia throughout Europe and North Amer­ica. He is the author, editor, or co-editor of five books, including Alliance Management and Maintenance: Restructuring NATO for the 21st Century along with authoring several peer-reviewed monographs and journal articles.
 

Product Details
ISBN: 9781584877653
ISBN-10: 1584877650
Publisher: Department of the Army
Publication Date: September 12th, 2017
Pages: 81
Language: English