Impedance to Strategic Projection Access Denial
Abstract
Access the ability to operate from foreign basing installations and airspace is crucial to the United States ability to project power and influence throughout the world. On numerous occasions the United States has had to overcome access denial issues. This denied or delayed access has complicated the military planning process. The United States must actively pursue a policy of limiting the effects of the access issue. With the events of the last couple of years beginning with the attacks of September 11 2001 the United States has found itself openly engaged with an enemy that is not confined by historic national boarders. This transnational threat must be engaged where it operates. The ability of the United States to operate freely without the impedance and delays associated with access issues makes it critical for the United States to ensure it aggressively addresses the access issue. The purpose of this paper is three fold: first to examine two historic cases of access denial; second to explore how the application of national power can influence access denial; finally to explore the strategies of the Global Strike Task Force and Main Operating Bases that will allow the United States to engage our adversaries regardless of the access issue.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 18, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA431728
Entities
People
- Kurt I. Peterson
Organizations
- United States Army War College