Operation Earnest Will.

Abstract

Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW) have been conducted throughout U.S. military history and are expected to play an important role in future military operations. One example of MOOTW was the United States/Kuwaiti Tanker Escort Mission, "Operation Earnest Will", conducted in the Persian Gulf in 1987-1988. It was a joint military operation in support of U.S. vital interests that provides a model for the study of MOOTW. This is a study on how the operational commander of Operation Earnest Will" used the six principles of MOOTW and accomplished U.S. national security objectives. The six principles are: objective, unity of effort, security, restraint, perseverance and legitimacy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 08, 1994
Accession Number
ADA293686

Entities

People

  • Michael Gurley

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Escort Missions
  • Foreign Relations
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Iran Iraq War
  • Iraqi-War
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Persian Gulf
  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.