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Abstract:
This paper demonstrates that naval mines are a threat to the operational commander and that there are actions he can take to reduce the operational effects of mine warfare. The first section demonstrates that mine warfare is a pertinent problem for the operational commander by examining three principle relationships. It examines the history of mine warfare from an operational perspective, warfare in the context of operational art and mine warfare in the context of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps service visions. The second part of the paper explores the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) concept of operations, the difficulties countering the mine problem with recommendations to minimize the operational effects and lastly, the future of mine warfare in the context of "Joint Vision 2010" and beyond. This paper shows that the operational commander can minimize the operational effects of mine warfare by preventing mining, maintaining surveillance, minimizing maneuver space requirements, requesting MCM forces early in crisis, using creative schemes of maneuver and exploiting the miner's resource and environmental limitations.
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 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE |
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Final rept. |
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28 |
| Report Date: |
05 FEB 1999 |
| Report Number: |
A722363 |
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