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A GLN Can Benefit the Army

• The Army's GLN is the existing and evolving network of partners, connected by a dynamic set of relationships formed through formal agreements, informal interactions, and shared infrastructure, with a common interest in developing and delivering land power–based options to further collective security objectives.
• It could lead to more-effective focusing of the Army's efforts in its engagement activities and partnerships.
• The institutionalization of the GLN concept will span the operating and generating forces, pulling training, intelligence, operations, policy, and other offices together under a general rubric.
• Army service component command personnel identified five benefits to deepening engagement: improved access and opportunities to work with and through partners, improved Army readiness, strengthened regional partnerships, engagement mind-set for working more effectively multilaterally, and opportunities to transform interpersonal relationships into institutional relationships.

Strengthening the Global Landpower Network Has Benefits and Challenges

• They also identified five challenges to deepening engagement: having the right people, in the right place, at the right time; funding uncertainty; lack of accessible data on partner nations; difficulty in assessing success in engagements; and the operational headquarters structure.
• To address these challenges, the Army can change personnel and training systems and personnel selection and develop strong, persistent relationships with partners.