CINC's Theater Army: Should It Command and Control Both Operations in the Combat Zone and Logistics in the Communications Zone.

摘要

The purpose of this monograph is to study and compare two alternatives from the perspective of the unified commander-in-chief. One alternative suggests structuring the army component into one dual purpose headquarters, a theater army headquarters, that controls both combat operations in the combat zone and logistical activities in the communications zone. The other alternative suggests forming two separate command and control headquarters, an operational headquarters to control combat operations in the combat zone and a logistical headquarters to control logistics in the communications zone. This monograph examines the writings of both classical and modern theorists regarding span of control of logistical activities in the communications zone and combat operations in the combat zone. Regarding this conclusion, the monograph recommends that the Army form two headquarters: a contingency theater army for logistics and a contingency field army for operations when the number of corps exceeds the CINC's span of control.