Force Protection: A Critical Function During Military Operations Other than War.

Abstract

The unique nature of Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW) makes the identification and achievement of strategic and operational objectives difficult. This often focuses emphasis on the cost of the operation. Consequently, losses in personnel or equipment can disproportionately affect strategic and operational decisions. Force Protection, therefore, becomes a critical function during MOOTW. Although progress on force protection doctrine has been made, it continues to focus on traditional security measures implemented at the tactical level. This paper reviews existing force protection doctrine and recent force protection efforts in Somalia. A recommendation for a joint force protection doctrine is made. This doctrine would include the unique threat to US forces posed by MOOTW and it would direct that traditional and non-traditional security measures be applied as part of a synergistic program, planned and directed at the operational level. In addition, recommendations for the improvement of organizational structure and intelligence support for force protection are also made.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 1995
Accession Number
ADA298141

Entities

People

  • James F. Lindner

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Force Protection
  • Human Intelligence
  • Low Intensity Conflict
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Operations Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • Rear Areas
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • Warfare

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