Avoiding the Hollow Force: Is the Military Stretched too Thin?

Hollow Force Series

Avoiding the Hollow Force: Is the Military Stretched too Thin?

Date:	February 3, 2006
Time:	11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Speaker(s):	Lynn Davis, Ph.D. Senior Political Scientist, The Rand Corporation Frederick W. Kagan, Ph.D. President Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Thomas G. Mahnken, Ph.D. Visiting Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies Vance Renfroe President and CEO, Minuteman Institute for National Defense Studies
Host(s):	James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. Senior Research Fellow, Defense and Homeland Security, The Heritage Foundation
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Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium Our program will be the second in our series on whether the United States Military is heading toward a “Hollow Force.” The term was first used during the period after the Vietnam War when the United States had a large number of soldiers but a level of funding insufficient to maintain the pace of operations, procure equipment, or pay for modernization. Today, the United States operates in a period of strategic uncertainty that requires the Armed Forces to be prepared for countless contingencies. Funding, furthermore, is often a source of political tension. The question is whether the United States will be able to balance requirements and resources in this tumultuous period or whether it will head toward another “Hollow Force.” Please join us as we continue our Hollow Force Series with a discussion of how to avoid this problem. Purchase "Winning the Long War: Lessons from the Cold War for Defeating Terrorism and Preserving Freedom" Related Reading The Hollow Force: Background and Issues Getting it Right: A Congressional Guide to Grading the 2005 Quadrennial Defense Review Stretched Thin Army Forces for Sustained Operations