The Need for the United States of America's Amphibious Capability in an Era of Maritime Focus

Abstract

The British experience during Operation CORPORATE highlights the risks a maritime nation may face when its defense establishment is incrementally reduced over years of financial constraints and strategic shifts and it suddenly has to defend a distant territory with a military unprepared to support national interests. Operation CORPORATE provides an interesting case study and cautionary tale to consider as the United States of America enters into a period of significant, fiscally driven, defense cuts while simultaneously stating a defined shift of strategic focus back to the Pacific region. Specific consideration towards amphibious operations is relevant considering the geographic realties of the region, despite the Department of Defense current trend to reduce the nation's amphibious capability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 02, 2013
Accession Number
ADA601781

Entities

People

  • Benjamin W. Grant

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Deployment
  • Landing Craft
  • Landing Forces
  • Lessons Learned
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Second World War
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design