Chaos In The Littorals: Anarchic War And The United States Marine Corps

Abstract

The United States Marine Corps is not preparing for the full spectrum of armed conflict in the 21st century. In particular, the Marine Corps' concept of future expeditionary operations, Operational Maneuver From The Sea (OMFTS), fails to adequately address the threat of armed conflict in the seam between large-scale conventional combat operations and Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW). Yet, as the nation's premier forward-deployed expeditionary force, the Marine Corps will likely become involved in one of the many ongoing and increasingly lethal unconventional and irregular "small wars" fought by insurgents, bandits, warlords, mercenaries, and criminals in and around the world's rapidly expanding coastal cities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA526292

Entities

People

  • Francis L. Donovan

Organizations

  • Marine Corps War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Operations
  • Commerce
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies