SEABASING: The US Army's Role

Abstract

Due to the nature of today's world consisting of unpredictable rogue Nations which desire to utilize weapons of mass destruction, the US military will be expected to react with less response time while covering greater areas. This dilemma will require a future basing option be available to the Regional Combatant Commander that is predictable and independent of stalled diplomatic negotiation and host nation constraints. Seabasing will provide this option while maintaining flexibility and by integrating elements of the joint force. Operations from the sea will serve to mitigate land based threats. As a key player, the US Army must transform and gain the ability to operate from the seabase. This change will allow the Army to better support the Joint Force in conjunction with having the ability to rapidly project forces and pre-positioned stocks through austere ports. The seabase will provide the Regional Combatant Commander with a forward deployed Army force which can serve as a flexible deterrent option or as a means to execute missions throughout the range of military operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 2006
Accession Number
ADA463605

Entities

People

  • Jason Hoge

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Combat Operations
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Deployment
  • Logistics
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies