Charting the Pathway to OMFTS: A Historical Assessment of Amphibious Operations From 1941 to the Present

Abstract

The Director, Expeditionary Warfare Division (N75) asked us to assess the role of amphibious, maritime pre-positioning force, and tactical lift in the context of the U.S. Marine Corps? new concept for amphibious warfare, operational maneuver from the sea (OMFTS). The overall project is known as Relating Amphibious Lift to Forcible Entry. This report completes one task within the project, a historical assessment of amphibious operations, particularly as related to forcible entry and Marine Corps operational concepts. Specifically, we explain the rationale behind amphibious warfare, discuss the changes in amphibious warfare since 1941, and identify historical approaches to implementing operations that were similar to OMFTS. Thereby, we provide a general assessment of the relationship between OMFTS and historical reality.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA539339

Entities

People

  • Carter A. Malkasian

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Boats
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Geography
  • Landing Craft
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Second World War
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.