Command and Control of Theater Seaports.

Abstract

The evolution in U.S. National Military Strategy (NMS) with its increasing emphasis on power projection, coupled with the introduction of the combat brigade in the afloat pre-positioned stocks of the Army, has fostered new challenge in determining command and control of theater seaports. This study explores seaport operations in recent military contingencies, the significance of water terminals, ambiguous joint doctrine and the related application of the principles of war and logistics. The author argues for a single, continuous seaport operator, recommends changes to joint doctrine, and proposes that the Army be designated the Executive Agent for the Department of Defense for theater seaport strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA309031

Entities

People

  • Richard S. Gula

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics Support
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Students
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control