Expeditionary Theater Opening Strategy

Abstract

The United States ability to remain a dominant global power relies on its capability to deploy, sustain, and redeploy its military forces. The increasing effects from globalization have challenged the U.S. strategy to maintain domestic security and international order. With the increased competition to access the global lines of communications, the U.S. may no longer enjoy the freedom to unilaterally deploy forces around the world. The challenge to the Joint force is the process of introducing a force into a theater of operations. The United States inability to respond to a short notice crisis could hinder the Combatant Commander s ability to effectively use military force to meet U.S. national ends. To mitigate this challenge, the DoD must develop an integrated strategic mobility strategy to extend the reach of U.S. forces from the port of embarkation into the theater interior lines of communication.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589227

Entities

People

  • William M. Krahling

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Globalization
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Strategic Security Studies