Small Decks for Engagement Operations: What Are the Trade-Offs?

Abstract

With the changing asset availability for engagement operations, US Naval Forces South asked CNA to help them understand the ramifications of the use of different naval assets for their Continuing Promise mission; specifically, the use of smaller, mostly amphibious, assets. When the role of the asset in engagement operations was examined, it became clear that smaller assets could still be as effective in terms of host nation responses as larger assets had been. The key to maintaining effectiveness was in choosing the right available set of activities that would be able to influence intended audiences. Construction, preventative health and a larger role for COMREL were a few of the recommended activity sets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA534846

Entities

People

  • Alison Vernon

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Ships
  • Construction
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Landing Craft
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Training
  • National Governments
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • Nongovernmental Organizations
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.