Army Science and Technology for Homeland Security Report 2: C4ISR (2004) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix C Organizational Structure of the Army
Appendix C Organizational Structure of the Army
Pages 128-132
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Army for the majority of the 20th century and all of the post-Cold War era has consisted of three components -- the active component and the two reserve components (the Army National Guard and the United States Army Reserve)
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USAR units provide specialized capabilities, particularly as military police and in civil matters involving civil affairs, signal communications, engineering, chemical operations, water purification, and so on. That such capabilities are very much in demand is evidenced by the fact that of the total number of soldiers who were forward deployed at the end of August 2003, more than one 1This report is concerned only with the Army Guard.
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As a strictly federal force, the Army Reserves generally require a presidential declaration of emergency in order to be used to support civilian authorities. However, once made available, the critical USAR infrastructure has proved invaluable in assisting civilian emergency responders in times of crisis.
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This system looks at all missions, stated or implied, and determines the concept of operations necessary for Army units to accomplish the missions. This analysis, conducted by the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, analyzes the Family of War Plans from the various combatant commanders, various forms of guidance received from the Joint Staff and the National Command Authority, and specific guidance provided by the Army leadership.
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The committee believes that through a system similar to the Army's concept-based requirement system, the emergency responder community could greatly benefit from the work that the Army has done in harnessing the power of situation awareness in the area of command, control, communication, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) in filling many gaps and refining current capabilities.
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