Joint Expeditionary Force Strike Sustainment Vessel and Joint Unmanned Aerial Support Craft Concepts Transforming to Fight Swiftly and Decisively from the Sea and Beyond
Abstract
Global logistical challenges during Operation Desert Storm/Shield and Operation Iraqi Freedom highlighted the volatile uncertain complex and ambiguous (VUCA) threats the United States its allies and coalition partners will face in the 21st century. Today U.S. military forward presence relies heavily on foreign access infrastructure and host nation support to generate large stockpiles of supplies to sustain joint force operations. To mitigate the fore mentioned logistical risks i.e. foreign access infrastructure and host nation support and to further enhance joint force interoperability the U.S. Secretary of Defense (SecDef) has directed that Department of Defense (DOD) spending be aimed at making the best use of resources through the development of joint systems and capabilities. Moving forward with direction from SecDef the design development and procurement of a joint sea-basing platform recognizes the advantage of a truly integrated and stable transformation investment in science and technology (S&T). Contrary to today's single service sea-basing platform designs concepts and strategies one can posit that an all-inclusive S&T joint sea-basing developmental program with enablers will offer the Combatant Commander and Joint Force Commander additional tools and options to close assemble employ and sustain joint forces supporting functional crisis action and/or deliberate contingency operations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 15, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA449387
Entities
People
- Drexel D. Heard
Organizations
- United States Army War College