Army Aviation's Pacific Rebalance: Evolution Towards Maritime Operations

Abstract

US Army Aviation provides essential movement capabilities to maneuver and joint force commanders. Transitioning from exclusively land-based operations to potential maritime operations in the US Pacific command area of responsibility, Army Aviation faces increased demands to overcome geographical complexities to support joint operations. This monograph examines historical maritime operations where Army Aviation's maritime applications provided commanders with increased options to achieve mission success. Army Aviation operations in the maritime domain pose unique challenges which require innovative adaptations of doctrine, organization, and training to overcome these operational challenges. Through continued doctrinal development and joint, multinational training exercises Army Aviation can augment existing maritime capabilities to increase the US military's operational capacity in the US Pacific command area of responsibility.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 26, 2016
Accession Number
AD1022110

Entities

People

  • John Ii M. Mclean

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Airframes
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Boats
  • Department Of Defense
  • Flight Decks
  • Geography
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Marine Transportation
  • Medical Evacuation
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Systems

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies