Strategic Sealift; Did Desert Storm Belie the Criticisms?

Abstract

There was no shortage of controversy about strategic sealift during the post-Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm evaluations. The Ready Reserve was not prepared. The Fast Sealift Ships inventory was insufficient. Commercial shipping in the United States was not the prominent industry it had been in years past. Lift requirements would not have been met without chartering both U.S. and foreign flagged vessels. Given the preponderance of criticism it is worth asking if it was justified, were any lessons learned from it, and if so, is the United States Navy on the right track to correct the problems and set up structures that will prevent them from reoccurring.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 04, 1998
Accession Number
ADA342712

Entities

People

  • Helen F. Dunn

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Cargo Ships
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Military Strategy
  • Shipping
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.