Strategic Mobility Innovation: Options and Oversight Issues

Abstract

With the George W. Bush administration proposing a reduction in the U.S. military overseas basing posture and also identifying transformation as a major goal for the Department of Defense (DoD), the need to rapidly transport U.S. military forces from one location to another has appeared to increase in importance. Consequently, Congress may opt to consider what the future holds in the area of strategic mobility innovation. A central issue for the 109th Congress is the determination of which investments should be pursued today to develop strategic mobility platforms to meet tomorrow's National Security Strategy requirements. Congressional decisions concerning this issue could have significant implications for future U.S. military capabilities, DOD funding requirements, the defense industrial base, and future congressional oversight of DoD activities. This report will examine strategic mobility innovation in airlift and sealift used to transport cargo and personnel between theaters of operation (inter-theater).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 29, 2005
Accession Number
ADA436188

Entities

People

  • Jon D. Klaus

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Engineers
  • Guidance
  • Military Applications
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Shipbuilding
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Tilt Wings
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Vertical Takeoff Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Systems Analysis and Design