Sea Basing to Support Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations
Abstract
Sea basing provides the joint force with a feasible, supportable, and redundant means of executing ship-to-shore sustainment and distribution operations (S3DO) in support of EABO. The argument can be made that until recently the United States has not dedicated adequate attention to developing the sea basing capability required to sustain EABO. Gone are the days of permissive operating environments where large aerial and seaports of debarkation (APOD/SPOD) are relied on to facilitate enough throughput to generate effective combat power. Sea basing is not just sustainment, it provides a means to deliver rapid logistics and combat support anywhere in the world without the need for land-based port facilities and airports. Time and distance for replenishment of S3DO is a key consideration when supporting EABO. While the US possesses some sea basing capabilities, it lacks multi-functional logistics enablers and the right sea basing platform to meet the requirements for supporting EABO in an A2AD environment. Additionally, proliferation of autonomous logistics delivery platforms has saturated the conceptual employment of support to expeditionary advanced bases (EAB). While all components of the envisioned support package are important despite the potential benefits of autonomous logistics, the most important part remains the individual Marine and Sailor and the eventual development of a sea-based platform that provides the same responsiveness as a land-based supply chain and distribution network.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 03, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1177818
Entities
People
- Gregg D. Petrisevac
Organizations
- Marine Corps University