PORTRAIT OF THE ARMY AS A WORK IN PROGRESS.

The article discusses efforts to restructure the U.S. Army, with a particular focus on the concept of regionally aligned forces (RAF) developed by Army chief of staff Raymond Odierno. According to the author, RAFs are units which have long-term relationships with specific regions and receive special...

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Publicado en:Foreign Policy no. 206; pp. 42 - 52
Autor principal: BROOKS, ROSA
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Publicado: Foreign Policy May/Jun2014
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