Assault Amphibian Units and The Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force

Abstract

The security cooperation Marine air-ground task force (SC MAGTF) represents the Marine Corps' operational employment concept, which seeks to balance the Corps across the spectrum of conflict from low intensity, irregular warfare (IW) to major combat operations. However, the SC MAGTF, by organization, may lack the same balance which is sought for the Marine Corps. Furthermore, the SC MAGTF lacks the economy of force to enable full spectrum operations as intended. The SC MAGTF's proposed composition does not completely optimize the Corps' general purpose forces, which have hard-earned experience conducting IW. Therefore, assault amphibian units should support the SC MAGTF because of their economy of force, training, and experience.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 20, 2009
Accession Number
ADA511301

Entities

People

  • A. J. Floyd

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibians
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Combat Operations
  • Cooperation
  • Deployment
  • Infantry
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Corps Training
  • Military Science
  • Night Vision
  • Night Vision Devices
  • Security
  • Students
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

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  • Strategic Security Studies