Defensively Arming Military Sealift Command's Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force: An Analysis.

Abstract

The ships of Military Sealift Command's Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force presently represent approximately half of the U.S. Navy's Auxiliary inventory and their numbers are expected to rapidly grow in number over the next several years (due to budgetary pressures and other reasons). Since it is inevitable that they will sail in harm's way, for their protection and to provide greater battle group flexibility, they must be defensively armed.... Defensive Arming, Civilian Control of Weapons, Auxiliary Support of Navy, Military Sealift Command, Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 22, 1993
Accession Number
ADA263960

Entities

People

  • S. W. Ferguson

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Inventory
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Resilience

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.