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The successful deployment of a military force involves the movement of troops and materiel in response to a regional threat and the ability to sustain this force until the military objective is achieved. RAND has extensive experience evaluating and providing supportable recommendations to military decisionmakers to ensure rapid and sustainable deployments to counter regional threats.

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Iraqi Army Will to Fight
In summer 2014, the Iraqi Army imploded, breaking and scattering in the face of attacks from Islamic State fighters. How can U.S. advisors help strengthen Iraqi Army will to fight and overall combat effectiveness?
Jan 11, 2022
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What Would a Strategy of Restraint Mean for U.S. Security Policy?
If the United States adopted a grand strategy of restraint in the Asia-Pacific, how would its posture in the region change and how would it determine when to use force? What warfighting scenarios involving the defense of Japan could guide defense planning?
Mar 31, 2022

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Commentary
The China and Nuclear Reunion Is Only a Motive Away
Published commentary by RAND staff
Feb 24, 2001
Research Brief
Deploying the Force: What the Reserve Components Can Add
The Persian Gulf War and subsequent deployments of U.S. Army forces make it clear that units from the Reserve Components (RC) will play an important part in future operations. Their specific role hinges on how quickly they can be ready for deployment.
Jan 1, 2001
Research Brief
The Army Makes a Bold Shift: Improving Reserve Training
This report documents research on the training readiness of high-priority Army Reserve Component units participating in 1992 in the Army's training enhancement program, known as BOLD SHIFT.
Jan 1, 2001
Report
Breaking the Mold: A New Paradigm for the Reserve Components
This Issue Paper argues that these units may not be as ready to deploy as they need to be and offers some observations about why that might be the case.
Jan 1, 2000
Report
Small Deployments, Big Problems
Recent deployments to overseas noncombat operations have placed unanticipated stresses on the U.S. armed forces, much of them due to personnel turbulence. Using the case of deployment to Bosnia, this Issue Paper shows how these stresses highlight important issues for the U.S. Army in general.
Jan 1, 2000
Research Brief
Intervening in Short-Warning Conflicts: The Role of a Rapidly Employable Joint Force
Analysis suggests that a first, provisional version of such a capability could be achieved in the near to mid term by "zero basing" (i.e., rethinking from first principles the use of existing airlift and ship-based prepositioning).
Jan 1, 2000
Research Brief
How Did ODS/S Affect the RC? Evidence from the 1992 Survey
Such mobilizations are likely to be more frequent in the future and are likely to have important effects on reservists' attitudes and the degree of support they receive from their families and civilian employees.
Jan 1, 1999
Research Brief
Postmobilization Training of National Guard Combat Units
Analyze the process and the resources -- sites, training and support personnel, and opposing forces -- needed to prepare the seven enhanced heavy National Guard brigades for deployment.
Jan 1, 1999
Research Brief
Training for an AC-RC Integrated Division
Evaluate the postmobilization process for the new integrated division. The goal was to tell the Army what additional time and resources are needed to prepare the integrated division for combat.
Jan 1, 1999
Research Brief
Did Desert Storm Affect Reserve Component Retention?
The ODS/S mobilization had only a minor effect on retention and that the things that influence retention are the same ones that have affected it for decades: paygrade, component, individual satisfaction, and the attitudes of spouses.
Jan 1, 1998
Report
The Effect of Mobilization on Retention of Enlisted Reservists After Operation Desert Shield/Storm
Discusses how reserve mobilizations affect the attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors of reservists, their families, and their employers.
Jan 1, 1998
Report
The Reserve Components: Trends and Proposals
This document provides highlights of a 1997 Department of Defense discussion on the ability of the U.S. armed forces Reserve Components to accommodate a wide range of contingencies, including major combat operations and humanitarian relief.
Jan 1, 1997
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Ensuring Personnel Readiness in the Army Reserve Components
This project examined the extent of cross-leveling during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the reasons for it and the likelihood of serious personnel shortfalls in future deployments.
Jan 1, 1996
Report
Postmobilization Training Resource Requirements: Army National Guard Heavy Enhanced Brigades
This report analyzes the training resources needed for future postmobilization training of combat brigades in the Army National Guard.
Jan 1, 1996
Report
Army Medical Support for Peace Operations and Humanitarian Assistance
The U.S. military is increasingly being called upon to provide medical support for U.S. forces, coalition forces, and civilian populations in
Jan 1, 1996
Research Brief
Trends in the Enlisted Reserve
The call-up of over 240,000 reservists for the Persian Gulf War marked the largest mobilization of the reserves since the Korean War. Although largely successful, the call-up spawned a number of concerns.
Jan 1, 1996
Research Brief
Turning Light Forces into Heavy Hitters: New Technologies for U.S. Rapid Reaction Missions
Suggests that emerging technologies will eliminate or substantially reduce a major drawback of this developing role for light forces: their vulnerability to attacks from heavily armored enemies.
Jan 1, 1996
Research Brief
An Air Force for Crises and Lesser Conflicts
Researchers sought to identify directions the Air Force might take in responding to growing CALC demands.
Jan 1, 1995
Report
Organizing, Training, and Equipping the Air Force for Crises and Lesser Conflicts
Explores where, why, and how operations short of war are stressing the forces, particularly the aerospace forces, and how those stresses upon USAF capabilities might be relieved by changes in Air Force organization, training, and equipment.
Jan 1, 1995
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Insuring Mobilized Reservists Against Economic Losses: An Overview
Summarizes results from an ongoing study of the economic losses of reservists upon mobilization and explores one option for addressing this problem, namely, the feasibility of offering insurance protection against such losses.
Jan 1, 1995

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RAND Topic:
Military Force Deployment

Topic Synonyms:
Deployment Process

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Paul W. Mayberry

Senior Policy Researcher

Paul Mayberry is a senior policy researcher based in Washington, DC. His research interests are in the areas of readiness assessment, force structure and its deployment, national military strategy, total force manpower, and military training and education. Before RAND, Mayberry was a Vice…
James A. Leftwich

Senior Management Scientist

James (Jim/Lefty) Leftwich is a senior management scientist at the RAND Corporation. His research at RAND focuses on logistics command and control, combat support, operations and logistics planning, and strategic development planning. His research in command and control and combat support has…

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