Operational infrastructure development is the construction and establishment of roads, airfields, ports, installations, communications systems, hospitals, schools, irrigation systems, and water treatment systems by operational-level military commands. For several reasons, it has become a decisive operational concept in the global war on terrorism (GWOT). As the United States confronts failed states, quasi-failed states, and rogue dictatorships that threaten its national security, there is a requirement for operational commanders to focus on operational infrastructure development. In the first two years of the GWOT, three models of operational infrastructure development have blossomed: the facilitative, creative, and reconstructive models. The first is the facilitative model employed by Joint Task Force (JTF) 510 on Basilan Island in the Republic of the Philippines. The second is the creative model led by Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) 180 in Afghanistan. The third is the reconstructive model now ongoing in Iraq, commanded by CJTF-7 and the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). This paper argues that these campaigns show that operational infrastructure development is a critical factor in the GWOT, and should be planned for by operational commanders and integrated into joint doctrine. (37 refs.).
Operational Infrastructure Development: A Critical Factor in the Global War on Terrorism
2004
30 pages
Report
No indication
English
Civil Engineering , Environmental & Occupational Factors , Structural Analyses , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Military forces(United states) , Military assistance , Civil engineering , Counterterrorism , Structural engineering , Infrastructure , Iraq , Schools , Water treatment , Case studies , Landing fields , Communication and radio systems , Roads , Hospitals , Philippines , Irrigation systems , Afghanistan , Ports(Facilities) , Electrical engineering , Counterinsurgency , Operations other than war , Operational infrastructure development , Operational commanders , Enduring freedom operation , Iraqi freedom operation , Nation building , Gwot(Global war on terrorism) , Enduring freedom philippines operation , Basilan
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