Sea Basing: Logistical Implications for the US Army. Air Force Journal of Logistics, Volume 23 Number 2 2009.
Abstract
The Army Capabilities Integration Center, in their analysis and briefings on the sea basing concept, notes that "the Army is required by Title 10, Department of Defense directives, and Joint publications to provide capabilities to competently operate from the sea, coastal, and inland waterways incident to combat on the land." This article provides an overview of the Joint sea basing concept, defines and describes sea basing, provides a Navy, Marine, Air Force, and Army perspective on sea basing, and analyzes the logistical implications of sea basing for the Army. Sea basing is the rapid deployment, assembly, command, projection, reconstitution, and reemployment of Joint combat power from the sea, while providing continuous support, sustainment, and force protection to select expeditionary Joint forces without reliance on land bases within the Joint operations area. The sea basing concept should support major combat operations (MCO), preemptive MCO with limited forward access, humanitarian assistance operations, and counterinsurgency operations in the 2015 to 2025 time frame. Sea basing includes the closing, assembling, employing, sustaining, and reconstituting of Joint forces from a sea base up through sea state 4.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA520120
Entities
People
- Michael G. Morrow
Organizations
- Air War College