Is Sea Basing Currently a Viable Concept?

Abstract

Over the past 20 years, the United States military has had difficulty gaining access to land while trying to conduct military operations, such as in Operation DESERT STORM and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF). Events such as these have caused today's military to seek a viable solution to ensure successful operational maneuver from the sea (OMFTS) and over-the-horizon (OTH) actions. In the future, friendly nations possibly could deny U.S. military forces land basing or transit due to their own sovereign interests. The U.S. military sees the solution to this problem as the concept of sea basing. However, despite influential and significant support from military's top officials, sea basing is not currently a viable concept because it creates a large center of gravity, creates an easy target for maritime terrorism, lacks current support requirements, and faces the scrutiny of current budget issues.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA506898

Entities

People

  • Matthew T. James

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Control Systems
  • Iraqi-War
  • Landing Craft
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.