Amphibious Force Sustainment Shortfalls Applied to the Asia-Pacific Region

Abstract

The Asia-Pacific region presents geographic challenges for US based amphibious operations. Given the current and potential for crisis response ranging from humanitarian disaster relief to security enforcement in the Asia-Pacific, the US needs to ensure it has the ability to sustain an amphibious force, and be prepared to do this at multiple and near simultaneous locations within this region. This will be feasible if the US Marine Corps abandons the larger Marine Expeditionary Brigade sized landing force and uses the smaller Marine Expeditionary Unit, coupled with an aggressive equipment acquisition process dedicated to lighter and more expeditionary equipment sets, and finally by increasing emphasis on integration with regional partners for forward staging and logistical support.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 2013
Accession Number
ADA601777

Entities

People

  • Joseph M. Garaux

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Climate Change
  • Disasters
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Landing Forces
  • Logistics
  • Marine Corps
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.