Marine Corps Deployment Concepts: A Paper for the 1986 Sea Power Forum

Abstract

This research memorandum describes the various deployment options developed by the Marine Corps over the past decade. It begins with a brief discussion of the history, mission, and organization of the Marine Corps. Then, after describing the methods of deployment, it examines the effect the deployment techniques have had on the way the Marine Corps employs its forces in peacetime. Keywords: Amphibious operations, Amphibious assault ships, Deployment, Marine Corps operations, Marine Corps training, Maritime prepositioning forces, Military forces(United States), Military organizations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA181699

Entities

People

  • George Akst

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Geography
  • Land Warfare
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.