The Utility of Ground Reconnaissance in Contested Maritime-Littoral Operations

Abstract

Manned reconnaissance is an essential component of the Fleet Marine Force because of its unique ability to conduct multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance in the contested littorals. An amphibious multi-domain reconnaissance vehicle that operates in both land and sea domains will enhance littoral mobility and can potentially integrate into the ACV family of vehicles. However, it may be more cost-effective and timelier for the Marine Corps to acquire existing patrol craft for the purpose of amphibious reconnaissance operations. Another course of action would be to partner and integrate with Naval Special Warfare (NSW) or Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) who already own and operate vessels suitable for littoral operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 27, 2020
Accession Number
AD1177659

Entities

People

  • Randy F. Donaldson

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Vehicles
  • Command And Control
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Environment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Guidance
  • Human Intelligence
  • Information Operations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Marine Corps
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Patrol Craft
  • Prototypes
  • Reconnaissance
  • Reconnaissance Vehicles
  • Second World War
  • South China Sea
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.