What can the Marine Corps learn about EABO from the Battle of Wake Island?

Abstract

What can the Marine Corps learn about EABO from the Battle of Wake Island? As the Marine Corps implements the Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) concept, are there lessons that can be learned from historical case studies to apply to EABO planning and execution? The Battle of Wake Island in 1941 featured a small detachment of Marines in defense of an Advanced Naval Base against an overwhelming Japanese force. Marines who execute EABO against a peer threat today could find themselves in a situation very similar to that of the outgunned and outmanned Marines on Wake 80 years ago. The Battle of Wake Island possesses many lessons that link directly to concerns that the Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC) should study and consider when employing EABO. These concerns are the necessity for mutual support, proper command and control, and ensuring an appropriate force structure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 16, 2021
Accession Number
AD1144366

Entities

People

  • Brian P. Spillane

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battles
  • Case Studies
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Force Structure
  • Information Operations
  • Islands
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Corps Operations
  • Schools
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Wake Island
  • War
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control