Quadrennial Defense Review Report

By Department of Defense

Book Id: WPLBN0000002743
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Quadrennial Defense Review Report
Author:	Department of Defense
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Military, Armed Forces., National defense.
Collections:	Military and Armed Forces Library Collection
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Publisher:	Department of Defense


Citation APA MLA Chicago Of Defense, B. D. (n.d.). Quadrennial Defense Review Report. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

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Excerpt
Excerpt: On September 11, 2001, the United States came under vicious, bloody attack. Americans died in their places of work. They died on American soil. They died not as combatants, but as innocent victims. They died not from traditional armies waging traditional campaigns, but from the brutal, faceless weapons of terror. They died as the victims of war ... a war that many had feared but whose sheer horror took America by surprise.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii I. AMERICA'S SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 AMERICA'S ROLE IN THE WORLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 U.S. INTERESTS AND OBJECTIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 A CHANGED SECURITY ENVIRONMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Current Security Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Emerging Operational Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 STATE OF THE U.S. MILITARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 II. DEFENSE STRATEGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 DEFENSE POLICY GOALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 STRATEGIC TENETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Managing Risks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 A Capabilities-Based Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Defending the United States and Projecting U.S. Military Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Strengthening Alliances and Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Maintaining Favorable Regional Balances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Developing a Broad Portfolio of Military Capabilities . . . . . . .15 Transforming Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 III. PARADIGM SHIFT IN FORCE PLANNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 DEFEND THE UNITED STATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 DETER FORWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 MAJOR COMBAT OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 SMALLER-SCALE CONTINGENCIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 CURRENT FORCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 IV. REORIENTING THE U.S. MILITARY GLOBAL POSTURE . . . . . .25 V. CREATING THE U.S. MILITARY OF THE 21ST CENTURY . . . . . .29 OPERATIONAL GOALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 TRANSFORMATION PILLARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32