Military Environmental Response Operation (MERO) Support to the CINC's

Abstract

Clausewitz's dictum that war is "not merely an act of policy but a true political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, carried on with other means" was intended to show the supremacy of policy, and that war is a means to an end. Environmental damage and terror is an asymmetric means to achieve policy goals but rogue states and non state actors have shown, and will continue to show, an inclination to use environmental threats to inhibit action against them. Responding to environmental threats requires special expertise and support. The U.S. Coast Guard has such special expertise mastered from daily domestic operations in this core mission area. This CG environmental expertise is available to the regional CINCs. The 1995 DOD - DOT Memorandum of Understanding is one way that CINCs can request CG expertise and equipment for war or operations other than war if environmental threats appear.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 05, 2001
Accession Number
ADA390999

Entities

People

  • Anthony S. Lloyd

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Coast Guard
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Security
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Organizations
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Oil Spills
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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