Equipping the Army National Guard for the 21st Century
Publication Date: November 2006
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Mackenzie M. Eaglen
Research Area: Military and defense
Keywords: National security; Army National Guard; equipment; Stryker Brigade Combat Team model
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
The Army National Guard currently faces a severe shortage of available equipment within the United States and needs its own modernization program to buy the equipment that meets its unique low-end and high-end mission needs. The common-sense solution to, and only affordable option available for, this equipment modernization program is the Army's Stryker Brigade Combat Team model.
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