Reducing the 'Big Boxes' in the MEB,

Abstract

Desert Shield and Desert Storm demonstrated our requirement to project power anywhere in the world. To insure the United States Marine Corps remains a viable option for future operations, the Corp must be prepared to meet its expanding mission with less equipment and fewer personnel. A result of this new thinking is a demand to reduce the airlift and sea-lift requirements of a Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB). One way this reduction is achieved is by replacing the large communication and computer electronic equipment used to support the command element (a.k.a. Big Boxes) with smaller, more capable systems. The objective of this research paper is to explore the planned reductions of Big Boxes in the MEB and to answer the question 'are these reductions sufficient?' This paper examines the current equipment configuration of the MEB and identifies ways in which the Big Boxes in the MEB are being replaced or eliminated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA239885

Entities

People

  • D. Staples
  • G. Houston
  • H. Fisher
  • J. Pollack
  • T. Intraprasert

Organizations

  • United States Marine Corps

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Communication Equipment
  • Communications Intelligence
  • Control Systems
  • Digital Communications
  • Direction Finding
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Local Area Networks
  • Radio Equipment
  • Signals Intelligence
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics