Review and Analysis of United States Policy: U.S. Military Use of Commercial Sealift

Abstract

This paper examines the history of Executive and Congressional legislative mandates governing United States military use of U.S. commercial sealift in times of peace and during times of national emergencies or war. It reviews the Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration's role in managing the National Defense Reserve and the Ready Reserve Fleets, the Military Sealift Command's Operational Control of government owned or chartered sealift, and the Maritime Security Program and the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement. It looks at the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Transportation Command policies governing the use of sealift, and the Government Accounting Office research to support those policies. It reviews several legal challenges to the laws and policies by the Comptroller General of the United States and the DoD Inspector General. It also discusses three current, sealift situations where policy causes conflict and suggests an alternative concept for military sealift in the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 19, 2008
Accession Number
ADA479705

Entities

People

  • Patrick M. Lyons

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Marine Transportation
  • Maritime Industry
  • Market Economy
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control