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Rack RN – National Mobilization
Aisle R – Readiness
Library: Main Page — Professional Development (A) — Defense Enterprise (E) — Force Structure (F) — Modernization (M) — Personnel (P) — Readiness (R) — Special Enterprises (S) — Resource Management (X) — References (Z)
Readiness (R): Readiness Strategies (RA) — Defense Service Contracts (RC) — Force Equipping & Sustaining (RE) — Force Generation (RG) — Force Integration (RI) — National Mobilization (RN) — Organic Industrial Base (RO) — Power Projection (RP) — Readiness Reporting (RR) — Defense Sustainment (RS)
Disclaimer: The inclusion of resources here is for informational, historical, and research purposes only and is provided as a service for US Army War College faculty, students, and graduates to support their educational and professional requirements. These may include outdated or superseded materials. The inclusion of these materials does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Army War College, the U.S. Army, or Department of Defense.
This rack provides resources related to national mobilization in the event of large-scale conflict, and the preparedness of the nation to nationalize industries and other resources.
This shelf contains general resources pertaining to the theory and practice of national mobilization to support military operations.
Faculty Publications:
- Galvin, Thomas P. “A Framework for National Preparedness and Military Readiness,” WAR ROOM, April 28, 2022, https://warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/preparedness-and-readiness/
Laws, Policies, Memos, and Regulations (sorted by regulation number):
- Joint Pub 4-05, Joint Mobilization Planning, March 2010.
- Department of Homeland Security, National Response Framework, 4th ed., 2019.
Strategies and Reports:
- None.
Commentaries (inclusion does not represent endorsement):
- Crane, Conrad (lead). The Myths of Army Expansibility: A Study of World War I to the Present (Carlisle, PA: Army Heritage and Education Center, 2014).
- Finney, Nate. “A High-Tech Call to Arms: Mobilizing the Masses in the Twenty-First Century,” Modern War Institute, February 3, 2017, https://mwi.usma.edu/high-tech-call-arms-mobilizing-masses-twenty-first-century/
- Hendell, Garri, “Plan to Fight Like No One is Coming to Save You,” WAR ROOM, June 16, 2022, https://warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/no-one-is-coming/
- Mazarr, Michael J., “Toward a New Theory of Power Projection,” War on the Rocks, April 15, 2020, https://warontherocks.com/2020/04/toward-a-new-theory-of-power-projection/
- Elhefnawy, Nader. “National Mobilization: An Option in Future Conflicts?” Parameters 34, no. 3 (Autumn 2004): 122-133.
Title image credit: Assembly line in Niagara Falls, NY in World War II, via Library of Congress, public domain.
Readiness (R): Readiness Strategies (RA) — Defense Service Contracts (RC) — Force Equipping & Sustaining (RE) — Force Generation (RG) — Force Integration (RI) — National Mobilization (RN) — Organic Industrial Base (RO) — Power Projection (RP) — Readiness Reporting (RR) — Defense Sustainment (RS)
Library: Main Page — Professional Development (A) — Defense Enterprise (E) — Force Structure (F) — Modernization (M) — Personnel (P) — Readiness (R) — Special Enterprises (S) — Resource Management (X) — References (Z)