Sealift in Operation Desert Shield

Abstract

During the first three months of Operation Desert Shield, the United States Transportation Command moved more men, equipment and supplies further and faster than ever before in history. Desert Shield was the first test of the young logistics combined command. This case study focuses on the successful strategic sealift provided by the Military Sealift Command during Phase I of Desert Shield. As a completed evolution, Phase I provides an excellent basis for the case study of strategic sealift. This case study examines the accomplishments of strategic sealift, critiques the problems encountered, and envisions the implication of the results on the future of strategic sealift.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 05, 1991
Accession Number
ADA233982

Entities

People

  • Robert B. Lambert

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cargo Ships
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Security
  • Sustainment
  • United States
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Theoretical Analysis.