The Floating Expeditionary Advanced Base: Supplementing Land-Based Expeditionary Advanced Bases

Abstract

As the Marine Corps reinvigorates the old concept of Expedition my Advanced Base (EAB) operations its focus remains largely centered on the seizure of islands from which to project power. Interestingly, from my research, numerous nations throughout hist01y, to include the United States, developed floating expedition my advanced bases (FEAB) to offset the limitations inherent in relying solely on land-based EAB. Additionally, by leveraging current technology, future FEAB can be more cost effective, more capable, and ultimately more lethal than those of the past; providing the Joint Task Force Commander a supplemental option from which to project power in a contested maritime and air environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 2022
Accession Number
AD1179106

Entities

People

  • Christopher Tierney

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Boats
  • Construction
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fabrication
  • Floating Bases
  • Marine Corps
  • Persian Gulf
  • Sea Control
  • Second World War
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design