The Coast Guard is Capable of Conducting and Leading Expeditionary Harbor Defense/Port Security and Harbor Approach Defense Operations

Abstract

With the recent successes in Desert Shield/Desert Storm, combatant CINCs are looking more and more to the U.S. Coast Guard for its maritime interdiction and harbor defense expertise to protect U.S. military forces operating in and from the littorals. Assessing the strengths and vulnerabilities of its assets to the naval coastal warfare mission, this paper demonstrates that the Coast Guard does bring a unique, flexible and cost-effective force to the littoral battle space and is a perfect match to lead expeditionary naval coastal warfare operations. By utilizing the Coast Guard, joint force commanders can free up their limited number of high-end naval combatants for offensive operations and achieve unity of effort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 05, 2001
Accession Number
ADA389731

Entities

People

  • Scott N. Decker

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Coast Guard Operations
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Homeland Defense
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Littoral Warfare
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Port Security
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space