Date of Graduation
Spring 2009
Degree
Master of Science in Defense and Strategic Studies
Department
Defense and Strategic Studies
Committee Chair
William Van Cleave
Abstract
This thesis makes the assertion that change is needed in the way American ground forces organize and equip to deploy and fight. The need for a permanent shift in mission focus from occupying foreign soil to the conduct of expeditionary warfare is essential in an environment of constrained economic resources. The idea is to use expeditionary warfare to achieve a strategic advantage in conflict or crisis beyond America's borders and that it is a more efficient and effective alternative for the use of American military force. The concepts in this thesis use historical precedence and examples to analyze factors of expeditionary success that will identify military principles. With these military principles, a criteria can be laid out for success in future military expeditions.
Keywords
expeditionary warfare, military transformation, military strategy, ground combat expeditionary operations, expeditionary logistics, air-naval framework, expeditionary logistics framework
Subject Categories
Defense and Security Studies
Copyright
© Young Jun Kim
Recommended Citation
Kim, Young Jun, "The Case for Designing U.S. Ground Forces to Execute Expeditionary Warfare" (2009). MSU Graduate Theses. 2855.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/2855
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