Michael E. Linick

The U.S. Department of Defense's Planning Process

Components and Challenges

This report describes the current defense planning process used by the U.S. Department of Defense, with a focus on how scenarios are developed and emp...

The Evolution of U.S. Military Policy from the Constitution to the Present

This report traces how U.S. military policy has evolved through statutory changes and legislative compromises. Today's "traditional" military policy d...

Main Command Post-Operational Detachments (MCP-ODs) and Division Headquarters Readiness

Researchers identify the effects of Focus Area Review Group II headquarters design and its new unit type--the Main Command Post-Operational Detachment...

New Directions for Projecting Land Power in the Indo-Pacific

Contexts, Constraints, and Concepts

This report seeks to address how the U.S. Army can most effectively project and employ land power in the Indo-Pacific, during competition and conflict...

Measuring Strategic Readiness

Identifying Metrics for Core Dimensions

The authors explore a more expansive approach to readiness assessments that goes beyond the narrow lens of operational readiness and considers a broad...

A Throughput-Based Analysis of Army Active Component/Reserve Component Mix for Major Contingency Surge Operations

This report examines how changing the way in which the Army executes mobilization and contingency planning can affect the ratio of reserve component t...

Defense Planning in a Time of Conflict

A Comparative Analysis of the 2001-2014 Quadrennial Defense Reviews, and Implications for the Army

This report presents a comparative historical analysis of the four Quadrennial Defense Reviews (QDRs) conducted after 1997 and identifies trends, impl...

Defense Planning in a Time of Conflict

A Comparative Analysis of the 2001-2014 Quadrennial Defense Reviews, and Implications for the Army--Executive Summary

This summary highlights findings from a comparative analysis of the four Quadrennial Defense Reviews conducted after 1997, identifying trends, implica...

Addressing the Friction Between the Army's People First Initiatives and Its Readiness Generation Process

The authors examined friction between the U.S. Army's People First objectives (which focus on command climate, cohesive teams, career goals, and work-...

Rethinking Readiness

A Framework for a Strategic Readiness Assessment

The authors offer a framework for how the U.S. Department of Defense might conduct a strategic readiness assessment and apply it to two defense policy...