Readiness and Interoperability in Operation Atlantic Resolve

The newly established "heel to toe" rotation of armored brigade combat teams (ABCTs) to Europe in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve (OAR) provides an opportunity to demonstrate how the Army can reconcile deployment mission requirements with the demands of the Sustainable Readiness Mode...

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Published in:Military review 2018-01, Vol.98 (1), p.92-101
Main Author: Foster, Chad
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Armed forces
Army
Counterterrorism
Defense
Interoperability
Military readiness
Taxation
Teams
Terrorism
Vehicles
War
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Summary:The newly established "heel to toe" rotation of armored brigade combat teams (ABCTs) to Europe in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve (OAR) provides an opportunity to demonstrate how the Army can reconcile deployment mission requirements with the demands of the Sustainable Readiness Model. The Army can optimize OAR deployments to this end by establishing enduring unit-to-unit partnerships between battalions in the rotational ABCTs and specific allies, and by directly linking unit readiness to the strategically important task of building interoperability. During the height of the Global War on Terrorism, the Army relied upon a model of tiered readiness called Army Force Generation. The rotation of US Army ABCTs to Europe in support of OAR offers an immense opportunity to demonstrate our ability to carry out a deployed mission while simultaneously meeting the obligations of the sustainable readiness contract with the American taxpayer.
ISSN:0026-4148
1943-1147