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Units Dual-Tasked to Two Specific U.S. Plans for Responding to Regional Conflicts by Number and Type
Type of unit : Number of units *
Aviation :40
Chemical :32
Engineer :94
Medical :96
Ordnance :32
Quartermaster :94
Signal :25
Adjutant General :20
Chaplain :0
Finance :9
Military police :45
Military law :1
Psychological operations :1
Military intelligence :4
Maintenance :22
Headquarters ** :4
Transportation :135
Total :654
*For certain unit types, the numbers in this table are greater than those shown in table 1. As we reported in 1995, planning factors for non-divisional support requirements used in the Total Army Analysis differ from those used by war-fighting commands in developing regional conflict plans. See Force Structure: Army Support Requirements Process Lacks Valid and Consistent Data (GAO/NSIAD-95-46, Jan 30, 1995** These units consist of personnel that would be assigned to augment command organizations in wartime.
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