Operational Fires: Challenges for Implementing OMFTS

Abstract

Operational Maneuver from the Sea (OMFTS) breaks tradition with current amphibious doctrine and focuses upon dominant maneuver to influence operational objectives. Reliant upon surprise, speed, and tempo to overwhelm the enemy's decision cycle, OMFTS shifts emphasis from an initial force requiring a substantial build-up of supplies and combat power ashore to a light, flexible, aggressive force dependent upon seabased logistics and fires. Without a credible operational fires capability, OMFTS will fail.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 08, 2000
Accession Number
ADA378531

Entities

People

  • David C. Foster

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Artillery
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Military Operations
  • Munitions
  • Navy
  • Projectiles
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Security
  • Situational Awareness
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.