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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777420303321

Titolo

The Navy and Marine Corps in regional conflict in the 21st century [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Navy and Marine Corps in Regional Conflict in the 21st Century, Naval Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1996

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Disciplina

327.072

Soggetti

International relations - Research

Conflict management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""The Navy and Marine Corps in Regional Conflict in the 21st Century""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Part 1: Synopsis""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MISSIONS AND OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS""; ""COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTIVITY""; ""C2, TARGETING, AND COMBAT IDENTIFICATION""; ""Situational Awareness and Targeting for Long-Range Fire Support""; ""Combat Identification""; ""WEAPON SYSTEMS FOR LONG-RANGE FIRE SUPPORT""; ""Guided Weapons: Capabilities and Needs""; ""Reducing Guided Weapon Costs""; ""Weapon Design""; ""Weapon Utilization""; ""Acquisition Management""

""RE-ENGINEERING THE LOGISTIC SYSTEM""""Lift""; ""Follow-on Support to the Initial Assault Echelon""; ""Improved Distribution Efficiency""; ""At-Sea Basing""; ""COUNTERMINE WARFARE""; ""ADDITIONAL MAJOR PROBLEM AREAS""; ""Military Operations in Populated Areas""; ""Field-Oriented Medical Support""; ""Protecting the Force""; ""JOINT AND COMBINED OPERATIONS""; ""RESOURCES""; ""SIGNIFICANCE OF THE OPERATIONAL AND FORCE CHANGES""; ""Force Design and Support""; ""Great Expansion of the Lodgment Area""; ""Shorter Campaigns, Fewer Casualties, Less Damage""; ""PRIORITIES""; ""Part 2: Discussion""

""1 Background """"INTRODUCTION""; ""KEY ASSUMPTIONS OF THE



STUDY""; ""CAPABILITIES OF POTENTIAL MILITARY OPPOSITION""; ""NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MISSIONS AND CONCEPTS OF OPERATION""; ""Missions""; ""Forward Presence""; ""Transition Force""; ""Continuing Joint and Combined Operations""; ""Evolving Navy and Marine Corps Concept of Operations""; ""Implementing the New Form of OMFTS""; ""Observations About Current Ability to Support the Concept""; ""2 Improving Capability to Provide Long-Range Fire Support ""; ""COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTIVITY""; ""Current Situation""

""Future Communications Systems: the 2020 Vision""""Recommended Actions""; ""C2, TARGETING, AND COMBAT IDENTIFICATION""; ""C2 and Targeting for Long-Range Fire Support""; ""Deficiencies in Current Systems and Plans""; ""Recommended Actions""; ""Combat Identification""; ""Ongoing Actions and Persisting Problem Areas""; ""Recommended Additional Actions""; ""WEAPON SYSTEMS FOR LONG-RANGE FIRE SUPPORT""; ""Increased Need for Guided Weapons""; ""Services' Planned and Potential Acquisition of Guided Weapons""; ""Reducing the Cost of Guided Weapons""; ""Weapon Design""; ""Weapon Utilization""

""Acquisition Management""""Recommended Actions""; ""3 Re-engineering the Logistic System ""; ""LIFT TO SUPPORT THE INITIAL ASSAULT ECHELON""; ""FOLLOW-ON SUPPORT TO THE INITIAL ASSAULT ECHELON""; ""INCREASING DISTRIBUTION EFFICIENCY""; ""MOBILE OFFSHORE BASE""; ""SUMMARY OF NECESSARY ACTIONS""; ""4 Countermine Warfare ""; ""RECOMMENDED ACTIONS""; ""5 Improving Capabilities in Related Areas ""; ""MILITARY OPERATIONS IN POPULATED AREAS""; ""Recommended Actions""; ""ADVANCED MEDICAL LOGISTICS""; ""Recommended Action""; ""PROTECTING THE FORCE""; ""Recommended Actions""; ""6 Synthesis ""

""ISSUES IN JOINT AND COMBINED OPERATIONS""