Tell the Truth: Can the Operational Commander Rely on the Advertised Capabilities of the Naval Reserve Force's Surface Assets?

Abstract

Over 31% of the United States Navy's combatant surface escort force are guided missile frigates (FFGs) assigned to the Naval Reserve Force (NRF). In order to effectively employ these surface reserve forces in the Joint environment, the operational commander must be able to plan confidently, using the actual, not advertised capabilities of these forces. The current capabilities of the surface NRF are inflated and suggest to the operational commander an NRF ship is capable of sustaining effective, multi-mission combat operations indefinitely or at least as long as its Active Force counterpart.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 1995
Accession Number
ADA293960

Entities

People

  • Thomas M. Rossi

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Aircrafts
  • Availability
  • Combat Operations
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Tactical Training
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting