Engineering from the Sea: Establishing How Australian Army Engineers Fit into Australia's Amphibious Concept

Abstract

Due to the high demand that has historically been placed on engineers by an amphibious landing force after it has deployed ashore, how Australian Army Engineers fit into "Australia's Amphibious Concept" must be established for the Australian Defence Force to successfully execute amphibious operations, prior to any future commitment. As the list of engineering tasks required to support the full spectrum of operations in the current and future operating environments is quite extensive, an ad hoc engineer group to support the Landing Force cannot simply be formed, nor is there a one-size-fits-all engineer solution. If Australia is to have a serious amphibious capability, the Australian Government and the Australian Defence Force must invest time, effort, and money to ensure that the Australian Army is capable of conducting engineering from the sea.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 16, 2011
Accession Number
ADA600895

Entities

People

  • Michael D. Scott

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Health Services
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • International Organizations
  • Landing Forces
  • Marine Corps Operations
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military History
  • Military Hospitals
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.