United States Coast Guard Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) in the Maritime Defense Zone (MDZ) - A Strategic Approach

Abstract

Within the guidelines of the National Security Policy, and specifically the concepts of the National Maritime Defense Strategy, this paper explores the present and potential future capability of the United States Coast Guard to perform antisubmarine warfare in the Maritime Defense Zone. A brief review of the Coast Guard's missions, military history and the establishment of the Maritime Defense Zones lays the foundation for defining the threats to United States coasts, ports and harbors and for delineating the means, or forces, available to defend them. Several options for upgrading the Coast Guard's force structure are presented, which accommodate the Nation's forward power projection policy, while recognizing a lack of antisubmarine warfare platforms available for the Maritime Defense Zones.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA217340

Entities

People

  • Andrew L. Gerfin Jr.

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Boats
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Employment
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies