The Human Element of Operational Fires: What the Stand in Force Should do to Increase the Effectiveness of Maritime Strikes
Abstract
In addition to providing the joint force with scouting and firepower capabilities inside the first island chain, the Stand-in Force (SIF) should significantly increase the effectiveness of joint maritime strikes by decreasing enemy defensive awareness (DA). First, the SIF should create patterns of lower DA among enemy task groups, making them more vulnerable without neutralizing their defensive capabilities. Second, the SIF should alter enemy task group perceptions of its threats, forcing the enemy to change task group formations in a way advantageous to operational maritime strikes. Third, the SIF should desensitize the adversary to indications of operational level maritime strikes and decrease enemy task group decision makers confidence in their data, to delay enemy defensive actions to operational maritime strikes. This paper will orient the reader to the fundamentals of DA and the SIF, describe the what and why behind the SIFs need to decrease DA in support of the joint force, and offer options for how the SIF could lower adversary task group DA.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 13, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1206192
Entities
People
- Stephan Bohanan
Organizations
- Naval War College