What is the Right Strategic Sealift Mix to Deploy, Equip, Supply, and Sustain Contingency and Expeditionary Forces

Abstract

The Cold War, as the salient feature for United States security, is over. Russian forces are being withdrawn from Central and Eastern Europe, the Warsaw Pact has dissolved, and new democracies are developing world wide. This paper discusses the history of sealift from World War II to the present and analyzes the link between U.S. military strategy and how strategic sealift supports this strategy. The paper also addresses the impact that DOD's reduced budgets and less forward land based forces will have on forward presence and why amphibious forces are critical to the military's ability to provide a credible crisis response. Examination of the lessons learned from Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm are applied to the separate Services' strategic mobility initiatives and the results of DOD's Mobility Requirements Study. The assessment concludes with recommendations of what amphibious and strategic sealift assets DOD should procure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA276806

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Dickerson Jr.

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Cargo Ships
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diego Garcia
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Security
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies