Refining Seabasing to Support Security-Shaping Missions
Abstract
Recently, the US Navy proposed a scaled-down version of the sea base -- the Global Fleet Station (GFS). The GFS' size eliminates many of the technical and fiscal challenges that limit the viability of the Seabasing Joint Integrating Concept. Its smaller size also makes it far more relevant to the new set of security-shaping missions now gaining prominence in national security and foreign policy strategies. By their nature, these security-shaping missions target populations in remote or less-developed regions of the world, which makes access, support, and sustainment of these missions a challenge. While the GFS concept can solve or simplify some of these challenges, the US Navy lacks the assets necessary to support a robust security-shaping strategy that also benefits the world community. In view of this limitation, the US Navy published a vision for future international maritime operations called the Global Maritime Partnership Initiative (GMPI). Through the use of these two concepts, GMPI and GFS, the Geographic Combatant Commander (GCC) can simplify many of the access, support and sustainment problems normally present when deploying limited forces on international security-shaping missions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 10, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA470853
Entities
People
- Andrew D. Danko
Organizations
- Naval War College