The Effectiveness of the Seabees in Employing New Concepts During Operation Iraqi Freedom

Abstract

In 2003 the First Naval Construction Division (1st NCD) and its various Construction Battalions (Seabees) participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this war the 1st NCD and the Seabees were able to use for the first time in a war situation two new concepts - the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Engineer Group (MEG) and Seabee Engineer Reconnaissance Teams (SERTs). The Seabees used these new concepts in fulfilling its mission both during the war and afterwards in post-conflict reconstruction efforts in Iraq. This paper will examine the use of these new concepts and their resulting effectiveness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 2005
Accession Number
ADA432303

Entities

People

  • Marshall Sykes

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Defense
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Data Transmission
  • Digital Communications
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Iraqi-War
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Reconnaissance
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Industrial Economics
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.