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Author Stringer, Kevin D. (Kevin Douglas)

Title Military organizations for homeland defense and smaller-scale contingencies : a comparative approach / Kevin-Douglas Stringer, Foreword by John A. Wickham, Jr
Published Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, [2006]
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Description xiv, 222 pages ; 25 cm
Contents Introduction -- The comparative methodology for military organizations -- The spiritual fathers of military organizational reform -- Definitions and classifications for military operations other than war (MOOTW) -- Homeland defense -- Smaller scale contingencies -- The brigade model for MOOTW -- The challenge: domestic homeland defense -- The Army National Guard for homeland defense -- The Swiss Army and homeland defense -- Swiss Army operations in homeland defense -- Transforming the Army National Guard for homeland defense -- The state territorial brigade - homeland defense, support to domestic authorities and catastrophe management -- The Swiss territorial service concept -- The Swiss territorial brigade -- The Norwegian home guard -- The US Army National Guard territorial brigade -- The state frontier brigade - Border control and support to domestic law enforcement authorities -- The Swiss frontier brigade -- The Israeli border guard force -- The us army national guard frontier brigade -- Federal disaster relief regiment - rapid deployment homeland defense and catastrophe support -- The swiss catastrophe relief regiment -- The us army reserve federal disaster relief brigade -- The airport brigade - critical installation security -- The swiss airport regiment 4 -- The british royal air force regiment -- The us army national guard airport brigade -- The challenge: expeditionary stability operations -- Light dragoon brigade - constabulary, peacekeeping, and peace operations -- Danish rapid reaction brigade -- German cavalry brigade -- Rhodesian mobile units - the grey's scouts and the rhodesian armoured car regiment -- Omor -- The us army light dragoon brigade -- Fireforce brigade - counterdrug / COUNTERINSURGENCY -- Colombia -- The rhodesian conflict -- The rhodesian fireforce -- Selous scouts -- Rhodesian light infantry (rli) regiment -- Us army fireforce brigade -- Airborne-air assault brigade - noncombatant evacuation operations, shows of force, attacks and raids -- The 173rd airborne brigade -- The us army airborne-air assault brigade -- Modified combat support battalion -- Airborne-air assault aviation group -- Conclusions -- Specialization and heterogeneity -- Brigade focus -- Readiness and training -- Adoptions and modifications -- Conclusion
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-215) and index
Subject Armed Forces -- Operations other than war.
Civil defense -- United States.
Civil defense.
SUBJECT United States -- Armed Forces http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139803 -- Operations other than war. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005805
United States -- Armed Forces -- Reorganization. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88006824
Author Wickham, John Adams, 1928-
LC no. 2006026016
ISBN 0275993086 alkaline paper
Other Titles Military organizations for homeland defense & smaller-scale contingencies