The Future of Amphibious Operations: Shaping the Expeditionary Strike Group to Fight in the Joint Task Force
Abstract
Maritime strategists continue to assess the challenges involved with projecting naval power. From the historical writings of Thucydides in evaluating the key events of the Peloponnesian War to the Inchon landing in 1950, the delivery of ground forces from the sea has been a central function of naval forces. The Anglo-American Allies further developed the ability to plan and execute Joint Combined amphibious operations during the World War II island-hopping campaigns in the Pacific and more recently during the deceptive feint in Desert Storm. Today, the ever changing strategic landscape requires naval forces to be increasingly flexible, scalable and rapidly deployable in order to meet the diverse set of strategic imperatives outlined in the 21st century joint Maritime Strategy. The Expeditionary Strike Group of the future must be structured and aligned to provide ready, capable and sustainable expeditionary naval forces to fit and fight in the modern Joint Task Force.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA530338
Entities
People
- Gilmore N. Birklund
Organizations
- National Defense University