Optimizing the Naval Force for the Horn of Africa Anti-Piracy Mission

Abstract

Coalition forces have patrolled the waters of the Horn of Africa (HOA) in a concerted effort to maintain maritime domain awareness in the region for nearly a decade. In spite of this presence, piracy actions rose to a record level in 2008 and increased at an alarming rate. In the context of a continued naval presence in the waters of the HOA, this paper analyzes how our navies are being employed in the region and if there are more effective measures to achieve positive results from our U.S. and Coalition partners. This paper discusses past efforts at combating the pirate threat in the HOA, background on difficulties encountered in the pursuit of pirates, and focuses on the Coalition command and control structures that direct naval forces and the manner in which military assets are allocated to achieve mission objectives. Improvements in the manner that forces are employed are then considered as a means to recommend a more effective approach to decrease the pirate threat.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 2009
Accession Number
ADA502932

Entities

People

  • Michael R. Jarrett Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arabian Sea
  • Command And Control
  • Commerce
  • Indian Ocean
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Maritime Security
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Piracy
  • Security
  • Surveillance
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security

Technology Areas

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