Military Review English Edition July-August 2015 | Page 93

REGIONALLY ALIGNED FORCE

maintenance, Title 10, and Title 22 funds
(referring to Titles 10 and 22 of the
United States Code). The challenge for
USARAF is obligating funds before the
end of the fiscal year. However, regionally aligned units receive lower priority for
funding compared to other units.
Therefore, Army leaders at all levels
should consider evaluating and assessing
the level of preparedness desired of regionally aligned units, including the cost, and
commit to it. The question is whether regionally aligned forces are worth the effort
required. Is the bang of regionally aligned
(Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa)
forces worth the buck? How can the Army
U.S. Army trainers teach reflexive firing techniques to Burkinabe soldiers of the 25th
and Department of Defense afford to conRegiment Parachutist Commando Counterterrorism Company 5 May 2014. U.S. Army
tinue to support regionally aligned forces
Africa’s regionally aligned force—1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored
Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division—conducted classroom and field exercises
in the increasingly resource-constrained
during a train and equip event, part of the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership
environment mandated by Congress?
supported by U.S. Army Africa and Special Operations Command–Africa.
Another challenge is how a regionally
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