Crisis Response: Adequacy of U.S. National Security Sealift Policy.

Abstract

This study examines the ability of the National Security Sealift Policy to generate the necessary Ways and Means to respond to the two nearly simultaneous major theater wars (MTW) strategy. The thesis of this study is that strategic sealift is crucial to the U.S. ability to project military forces to protect its vital interests abroad. Therefore, a sound and workable National Security Sealift Policy is not only necessary but also essential in moving U.S. military forces in a power projection strategy. The National Security Council has used the National Security Sealift Policy as the blue print for developing concepts and procedures for deploying sealift assets to meet the requirements as specified in the Mobility Requirement Study Bottom-up Review. This study reviews the adequacy of the National Security Sealift Policy and its capability of meeting the sealift needs for the Defense Transportation System.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 1998
Accession Number
ADA345754

Entities

People

  • Ronald Robinson

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Cold War
  • Commerce
  • Deployment
  • Geographic Regions
  • Law
  • Maritime Industry
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies