The Future of Amphibious Operations in the Face of the Precision Guided Munition

Abstract

The threat of the precision guided munition specifically the anti-ship cruise missile has unnecessarily caused the Navy and Marine Corps to call for a change in the way amphibious operations are conducted. The need for a 65 nautical mile stand-off from the beach head and connectors to facilitate the movement ashore is an unnecessary fiscal strain and concedes vital battlespace which allows the enemy to win the A2/AD fight. The United States Navy and Marine Corps have a doctrinally sound amphibious capability. A capability which has been developed and perfected over decades and successfully applied in training and in combat. That capability must not be lost to the most recent overly inflated alarmist threat. This capability is unnecessary, assumes more risk than the ASCM threat offers, and is fiscally untenable in the face of todays budget cuts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 20, 2014
Accession Number
AD1175868

Entities

People

  • Erik A. Graham

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Amphibious Vehicles
  • Artillery
  • Boats
  • Command And Control
  • Defense Systems
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Guidance
  • Information Operations
  • Landing Forces
  • Law
  • Naval Operations
  • Navigation
  • Navy
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.