The Marine Corps Future Prepositioned Network: Beneath the Oceans and Beyond

Abstract

From its inception until today, the prepositioning program has served the Marine Corps well. The existing program, however, lacks the survivability necessary for operations in a contested environment against a peer competitor, for which it was never intended. Its assets are fixed, known, vulnerable to long-range strike capabilities, and would be priority targets for an adversary. New operating concepts, such as Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations, require prepositioned support. The Marine Corps must develop new programs, systems, and techniques to provide it.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2021
Accession Number
AD1178101

Entities

People

  • Sean T. Mccarragher

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Climate Change
  • Collision Avoidance Systems
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Corps Operations
  • National Security
  • Prompt Global Strike
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.