Strategic Sealift: Goal and Reality

Abstract

Strategic mobility is divided into three basic elements: airlift, sealift, and the prepositioning of supplies and equipment. The Military Sealift Command (MSC) is responsible for sealift and plays a major role in prepositioning ships and equipment. Through its programs, MSC provides flexibility and increased readiness to strategic mobility. This thesis discusses many interrelated sealift problems: labor and market vagaries, changing ship types and containerization, the changing nature of ports, deregulation and A-76 legislation, the decreasing U.S. merchant fleet, and the struggling shipbuilding industry. MSC's new tactics for strategic sealift, prepositioned ships and fast sealift support, better approach the intent of the national strategy to have surge capability and sustainability in fighting a war. (jhd)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA219539

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People

  • Margaret A. Ulrich

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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  • Ground and Sea Platforms

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  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Land Transportation
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Marine Transportation
  • Maritime Industry
  • Military Equipment
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Shipping
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Economics
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies