Heritage’s impact on the military
December 14, 2006| By Nathaniel Ward
The Heritage Foundation continues to influence those who make America’s military policy. Two recent developments demonstrate why this is true.
First, the Pentagon plans to create a new military command for Africa in the next few months, according to outgoing Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. The military currently operates five regional commands, which oversee America’s military operations around the world. Nile Gardiner, director of Heritage’s Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, originally made the case for an African command to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Heritage defense experts Jack Spencer and Baker Spring followed up with fleshed-out proposals for the top brass. Click here to read the 2004 proposal from Nile Gardiner and James Carfano.
Second, the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves has added Mackenzie Eaglen’s November research paper on Guard equipment to its online list of recommended reading. This is an important placement because it means the decision-makers in the National Guard are aware of Heritage’s work—and think it worthy of careful consideration. Click here to read Eaglen’s paper, “Equipping the Army National Guard for the 21st Century.”
Nathaniel Ward is the Editor of MyHeritage.org—a website for members and supporters of The Heritage Foundation.
