| Dual Caliber Deployments: The Future MEU Battery |
25-Feb-2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Taylor N Young; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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 | Right now a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) commander is debating how to support his mission with the right mix of personnel and equipment. In the process, he will seek input from critical staff members who are considered the duty experts in their respective fields. His responsibility is to anticipate questions his commander may pose and have solutions prepared. When it comes to fires, he may find more questions than answers. ... |
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| Relevance of Riverine Capability for Today's Portuguese Navy |
Jan-2009 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Fernandes; Clemente M Gil; MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| Although Portugal is presently facing a different set of circumstances than those of the colonial period, its commitment to NATO, the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN), and the Portuguese communities in the world suggest that a riverine capability and the means to project it is as relevant for today's Portuguese Navy as it was in the past. Discussion: Portuguese riverine forces during the colonial wars in Africa and ... |
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| Advancing under Fire: Wartime Change and the U.S. Military |
Dec-2008 |
149 pages |
| Authors:
Robert A Masaitis; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEFENSE ANALYSIS DEPT
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| This study examines the underlying conditions necessary for making major changes during wartime. It first surveys the relevant literature covering both military and organizational change to build hypotheses about wartime change. It then develops a framework and typology with which to study change in the complex endeavor of a military at war. Finally, it uses the United States military's experiences in World War II, Vietnam, and the Global War on ... |
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| Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress |
21-Nov-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Some Members of Congress expressed interest in 2008 in the option of procuring a 10th San Antonio (LPD-17) class amphibious ship in FY2009, so as to help meet the Marine Corps' goal for amphibious lift capability. The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget did not request funding for a 10th LPD-17 and instead proposed ending LPD-17 procurement with the ninth ship, which was procured in FY2008. The Navy's planned 313-ship fleet calls ... |
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| Operationele Oceanografie en Rapid Environmental Assessment (Operational Oceanography and Rapid Environmental Assessment) |
Nov-2008 |
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| Authors:
M W Schouten; L A Raa; te; F P Lam; TNO Defence Security and Safety The Hague (Netherlands)
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| This report presents an overview of sensors, platforms and models that are currently in use in operational oceanography. New opportunities for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the use of operational oceanography for Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) are identified. In the rapidly developing field of operational oceanography the use of AUVs, gliders, floats and satellites is increasing quickly. Operational oceanographic models include three-dimensional ocean models, wave models and models for surface ... |
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| Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress |
01-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Some Members of Congress expressed interest in 2008 in the option of procuring a 10th San Antonio (LPD-17) class amphibious ship in FY2009, so as to help meet the Marine Corps goal for amphibious lift capability. The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget did not request funding for a 10th LPD-17 and instead proposed ending LPD-17 procurement with the ninth ship, which was procured in FY2008. The Navy's planned 313-ship fleet calls ... |
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| Mine Warfare: Lessons Learned and Forgotten |
23-Apr-2008 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Rickson E Evangelista; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| As the focus of maritime operations shifts from the open ocean to the littoral environment, the increasing importance of mine warfare (MIW) must be recognized and accounted for. The Joint Task Force Commander must have a thorough understanding of and appreciation for the important role MIW can play at the operational level of war. This analysis focuses on four battles/operations that involved mine countermeasures: The Battle of Mobile Bay, the ... |
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| Operation JUBILEE: The Allied Raid on Dieppe (1942) -- A Historical Analysis of a Planning Failure |
06-Mar-2008 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
James Goodman; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| On 19 August 1942, over 6,000 soldiers waded ashore at Dieppe as part of Operation JUBILEE. The plan called for a raid-in-force by a closely coordinated joint attack of air, sea, and land forces. Planners anticipated that the joint operation would take only 15 hours for successful execution and withdrawal. Unfortunately, within 7 hours the raid on Dieppe ended in complete disaster. The losses were grim: 60 percent of the ... |
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| Military Sealift and Expanding MAGTF Ground Mobility Procurements |
19-Feb-2008 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
White; Ronald Jr; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The Marine Corps has organized its forces into capability sets that allow for the rapid insertion and build-up of combat forces world wide. This construct is based around the smallest form of the Marine air ground task force (MAGTF), the Marine expeditionary unit (MEU), which is constantly afloat aboard the Expeditionary strike group (ESG). The MEU and the amphibious ships that make up the ESG provide a forcible entry capability ... |
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| MOSES Support Platform |
01-Feb-2008 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Oliver Sander; NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CARDEROCK DIV BETHESDA MD SHIP SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND DESIGN DEPARTMENT
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| This paper describes a concept design for a mobile support platform for the deployment, retrieval, and operation of the MOSES inflatable causeway. The system provides the capability to unload vehicular cargo at locations without port facilities without driving the vehicles through the surf zone. The platform is based on a commercially available jack-up barge with additional machinery and equipment fitted to deploy and retrieve MOSES. The platform is intended to ... |
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| Task Force Butler: A Case Study in the Employment of an Ad Hoc Unit in Combat Operations, During Operation Dragoon, 1-30 August 1944 |
14 DEC 2007 |
120 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J. Volpe; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| On 15 August 1944, an Allied army launched a second amphibious landing against the coast of southern France. The Allies, having shattered German defenses around the beachhead, decided to exploit the chaos in the enemy camp. On 17 August 1944, Major General Lucian K. Truscott Jr., with no mobile organic strike force assigned to his VI Corps, ordered the assembly of and attack by an ad hoc collection of units ... |
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| British Military Intervention into Sierra Leone: A Case Study |
14 DEC 2007 |
110 pages |
| Authors:
Walter G. Roberson; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This paper is a case study of the British military intervention into Sierra Leone in 2000. The successful British intervention led to the defeat of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and final peace accords, restored order to a failed state, and allowed the democratic restoration of the government of Sierra Leone. The paper will explore the following points: What was British foreign policy at the time and what impact did ... |
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| Logistics Over the Shore: A Review of Operation Chromite, Operation Bluebat and its Relevance to Today |
14 DEC 2007 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Todd S. Zwolensky; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Throughout modern history the amphibious landing is considered the most difficult military operation to conduct. Amphibious operations are often conducted with little preparation time as the opportunity presents itself or as the sole axis of advance available to engage an enemy. Logistical support for amphibious landings is critical to the success of this operation due to its inherent offensive nature and operational scope. These requirements necessitate a logistics force ready ... |
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| 50 Div in Normandy: A Critical Analysis of the British 50th (Northumbrian) Division on D-Day and in the Battle of Normandy |
14 DEC 2007 |
133 pages |
| Authors:
Ethan R. Williams; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In late 1943, the British Army ordered the veteran 7th Armored, 51st (Highland) and 50th (Northumbrian) Divisions to return to Great Britain to provide combat experienced troops for the D-Day invasion of northwest Europe. On D-Day, the 50th Division achieved nearly all of its objectives. But by mid-June, the 50th held positions only a few miles beyond its final D-Day positions. The apparent failure of this veteran division in later ... |
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| Seabasing: A Joint Projection Platform |
22 MAR 2007 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Armon A. Cioppa; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Is seabasing truly a joint concept or is it merely a larger form of United States Naval and Marine Corps employment? Additionally, what effect will this evolving capability have in relation to United States National Strategy and the employment of military forces as an element of national power? Seabasing is a Joint Integrating Concept that will provide future Joint Force Commanders a secure, joint, capable, agile, and scalable power projection ... |
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| The Twelfth US Air Force. Tactical and Operational Innovations in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, 1943-1944 |
FEB 2007 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew G. St. Clair; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIR AND SPACE STUDIES
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| This paper analyzes the participation of the US Twelfth Air Force in the Mediterranean theater of operation from 1943 to 1944 and also studies the coalition and joint operations required in the air campaign. Coalition and joint warfare provides numerous command, control, and coordination problems that are not easily de-conflicted. The requirements of the coalition air campaign in the Mediterranean theater provided significant challenges to the leadership of the US ... |
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| U.S. Marine Corps Training Modeling and Simulation Master Plan |
18 JAN 2007 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| This plan is a supporting document to Marine Corps strategic planning guidance and those documents guiding force capability development. It serves as the initial road map for developing training technology requirements and fully implementing Modeling and Simulation (M&S) in support of the MAGTF Capability List (MCL) and MAGTF Requirement List (MRL). By describing objectives and clarifying responsibilities, this plan outlines an approach by which the operating forces and supporting establishment ... |
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| Evaluation of ADCP Wave Measurements |
DEC 2006 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Jeremy D. Boyd; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Nearshore wave information is important to a variety of United States Navy operations in the littorals, including mine warfare, amphibious operations, small boat operations and special forces insertions. The objective of this thesis is to evaluate the accuracy of Teledyne RDI Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP), in measuring wave height and direction spectra, so that the military can use these for routine wave measurements nearshore. This study uses ADCP data ... |
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| Rip Channel Migration in the Nearshore |
SEP 2006 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Courtney M. Minetree; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Video imaging data generated from the Naval Postgraduate School Imaging System (NAPSIS) during November 2004 to June 2006 was analyzed to determine the location of rip channels and track their morphology. During the study period, the rip fields constantly changed in shape, size, and location. Rip channels were found to have a mean migration southward at a rate of 0.16 meters per day with a standard deviation of 7.6 meters ... |
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| Halsey at Leyte Gulf: Command Decision and Disunity of Effort |
16 JUN 2006 |
131 pages |
| Authors:
Kent S. Coleman; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In October 1944, US forces executed amphibious landings on the Japanese-occupied island of Leyte in the central Philippines. Japanese naval forces, severely outnumbered by the US Third and Seventh Fleets, attempted to stop the invasion by attacking US amphibious shipping in Leyte Gulf. Due to the divided US area commands in the Pacific theater during World War II, the Third and Seventh Fleet commanders, Adm. Halsey and Vice Adm. Kinkaid, ... |
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| Empirically-driven Analysis for Model-driven Experimentation: From Lab to Sea and Back Again (Part 1) |
JUN 2006 |
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| Authors:
Shawn A. Weil; William Kemple; Rebecca Grier; Susan Hutchins; David Kleinman; Susan Hocevar; Daniel Serfaty; APTIMA INC WOBURN MA
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| The Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) is a versatile military organization, designed to effectively handle missions as diverse as air warfare, tactical ballistic missile defense, and maritime interdiction operations. Over the past several years, ESG organizations have allocated command responsibilities in several ways, each permutation affecting organizational dynamics. The Adaptive Architectures for Command and Control (A2C2) program has been using model-based experimentation to investigate the congruence of organizational structure with mission ... |
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| Storm Water Toxicity Evaluation Conducted at Naval Station San Diego, Naval Submarine Base San Diego, Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, and Naval Air Station North Island |
MAY 2006 |
715 pages |
| Authors:
C. Katz; G. Rosen; E. Arias; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| This report describes results of a study to evaluate the toxicity of industrial storm water discharges from U.S. Navy facilities bordering San Diego Bay. The study was conducted to support a request from the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board to develop a scientifically based acute toxicity threshold for industrial storm water discharges that can be applied to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. Current NPDES storm water ... |
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| Grounding the Dragon: Achieving Local Air Superiority to Stop PRC Invasion in 2010 Short Duration Conflict Scenario |
13 FEB 2006 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
John W. Gloystein; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Reunification with Taiwan has long been a publicly stated goal of the Peoples Republic of China s (PRC) party leaders. Political tensions could escalate between the PRC and Taiwan after the 2008 Olympics as PRC military power projection capability peaks. In one possible scenario, the PRC could attempt a short duration conflict with Taiwan before significant United States (US) forces could arrive. With US national objectives to defend Taiwan and ... |
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| Distributed Operations: Translating Tactical Capabilities into Operational Effects |
13 FEB 2006 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Brian L. Gilman; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The Marine Corps Concept for Distributed Operations (DO) builds on the concepts of Operational Maneuver from the Sea and Ship to Objective Maneuver. It envisions dispersing highly-capable, networked, tactical units across the battlespace to maximize the Joint Force Commander's operational reach and the effects of Joint Fires through the generation of operations driven by timely, persistent, actionable intelligence. Distributed operations will enhance the Joint Force Commander's ability to leverage operational ... |
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| Making It Happen: Training Mechanized Infantry Companies |
07-Feb-2006 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Mark W Zanolli; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The requirement for the Marine Corps to conduct mechanized operations is higher now than at any other time in the history of the Corps. While the infantry and amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) team continues to get the job done, all is not well. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) revealed shortcomings in the current ad-hoc nature of Marine mechanized infantry, especially between infantry companies and AAV platoons. While the Marine Corps has ... |
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| Assessment of Protocol Designed to Detect Endocine Disrupting Effects of Flutamide in Xenopus Tropicalis |
JAN 2006 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Paul L. Kenchtges; Robert L. Sprando; Linda M. Bremman; Mark F. Miller; David M. Kumsher; William E. Dennis; Charles C. Brown; Eric D. Clegg; ARMY CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH FORT DETRICK MD
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| This technical report represents a pilot study to test a new protocol with an amphibian frog species, Xenopus tropicalis, for possible application in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Testing Program. The frogs were exposed to the model anti-androgenic compound flutamine under flow-through conditions for a period of 30 weeks, beginning at 48 hours post-hatch. The endpoints evaluated for this study were (1) overall health of ... |
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| Modernization or Containerization |
Jan-2006 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Nathan Frye; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare (EMW) and seabasing operations challenge Marine Corps logisticians to support future maneuver forces ashore from sea bases located in excess of 100 miles from forward combat units. Current operations, such as Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), challenge logistics as forces require support over extreme distances for extended lengths of time. These operations require more streamlined distribution, which will be enabled by the fielding ... |
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| Leadership Education Make Marine Officer's Successful/Leadership Education Makes Marine Officers Successful |
Jan-2006 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Pongsak Tongsai; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The primary missions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) School are to educate students in expeditionary operations and command and control systems. This program is helping to develop and improve the leadership skills of Marines as professional military officers. There are differences in training and education between the Royal Thai Marine Corps' (RTMC) Amphibious Warfare School (AWS) and the U.S. Marine Corps' EWS. The RTMC education at ... |
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| Bold Course into the Future or Lost at Sea: A Critical Evaluation of the United States Navy's Ongoing Transformation |
DEC 2005 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Todd D. Peters; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Throughout its existence, the U.S. Navy has labored under the continuous scrutiny and skepticism of critics who have either questioned its strategic relevance or its cost. Most recently, this historic debate has centered on the various merits, limitations, benefits and difficulties of littoral or shallow-water combat capabilities, amphibious assault operations, long range precision strike operations, and the role of carrier battle groups. Ever rising costs of procurement combined with reductions ... |
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| The Challenges Affecting Heavy Lift Aircraft Development to Support Sea Basing |
07 SEP 2005 |
130 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin D. Glathar; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis examines several successful and unsuccessful military aircraft development programs that serve as a basis for identifying potential challenges that might be encountered by developers of the heavy lift aircraft required to support the sea basing concept. In the wake of 11 September 2001, the U.S. Armed Services began adapting to meet the challenges of a changing global environment. An enhanced sea-basing capability was one solution. The sea-basing concept ... |
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| Baroclinicity, Forcing Mechanism and Prediction of Chemical Propagation of San Diego Bay and Their Effects on Naval Applications |
JUN 2005 |
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| Authors:
Kleanthis Kyriakidis; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Both instantaneous current and chemical propagation predictions are of utmost importance for all littoral naval operations, including diving, amphibious and mine warfare ones. Undoubtedly, the operating limits and environmental thresholds are crucial and highly reliant on the accuracy and precision of the predictions. San Diego Bay is important because it hosts a large part of the U.S. fleet and has special ecological significance. A hydrodynamic model, "Water Quality Management and ... |
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| Amphibious Antennas for Providing Near Vertical Incidence Skywave Communication |
23 FEB 2005 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
David R. Rivera; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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| This patent application discloses an amphibious antenna for providing Near Vertical Incidence Skywave (NVIS) communication when grounded to a conductive fluid. The amphibious antenna has a support member for supporting a helix. The helix includes a first helical arm that is not insulated and grounded, when in use, through a conductive fluid into which the antenna is placed, and a second helical arm that is insulated from the conductive fluid. ... |
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| Stacking the Deck: Staffing for Success at the Operational Level |
14 FEB 2005 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
John R. DeLaere; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| U.S. Naval Force doctrinal awareness continues to rise since the cold wars end, and is currently exemplified by SeaPower 21, which provides a vision to more efficiently integrate and project maritime force. However, today's Naval Forces are quite akin in basic structure and staffing as those that sailed in the post-Vietnam era. Technology has brought watershed capability improvements in precision fires and data transmission, but naval forces have not similarly ... |
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| Australian DefenceScience. Volume 13, Number 2, Winter |
Jan-2005 |
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| Authors:
DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)
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| CONTENTS: Extra protection for combat suits - DSTO is researching the ability of modified activated carbons to counter toxic chemicals and biological pathogens in order to increase the level of protection offered by combat suits against chemical and biological warfare agents. Viewing device on target to reduce frontline risk - In urban warfare, bullet or fragment wounds to the head or face are proportionally higher than wounds to other parts ... |
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| Marine Expeditionary Units (Special Operations Capable) Relevancy in the Near Term |
Jan-2005 |
167 pages |
| Authors:
William Berris; Ellia; Matthew ; James Fallon; Raymond Kendoll; George Markeit; Michael Prosser; MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA
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| The Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), or MEU(SOC) program has been around since the middle 1980's, and looks much the same today as it did nearly twenty years ago. MEU(SOC)s are teamed up with amphibious shipping squadrons of the United States Navy, together forming Expeditionary Strike Groups (ESGs). ESGs represent a highly capable, forward deployed, agile, and general purpose force providing regional combatant commanders a lethal element of national ... |
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| A Preliminary Investigation of Ship Acquisition Options for Joint Forcible Entry Operations |
2005 |
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| Authors:
Robert Button; Irv Blickstein; John Gordon; Peter Wilson; Jessie Riposo; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| In the coming decades, the United States will face security challenges related to not only the continuing global war on terrorism but also to the growing power-projection capabilities of regional states armed with increasingly potent weapons. In the future global security environment, sea basing (a concept for assembling, equipping, launching, and supporting forces from the sea without reliance on land bases) will be critical to the Navy and Marine Corps' ... |
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| Replacement Design Study for Lighter Amphibious Re-Supply Cargo 5 Ton, Amphibious Vehicle LARC V |
09 DEC 2004 |
108 pages |
| Authors:
Ryszard B. Kaczmarek; CALIFORNIA UNIV BERKELEY
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| This project examines LARC V, which is water and land interface vehicle designed for support of amphibious operations (troops and cargo transport) in rivers and protected waters. Vehicle' 5 mission evolved to more stringent, involving amphibious assault operations in the highly demanding surf zone, as well as support of the dive and salvage operations. The age (35 years), and increasing requirements, including weight, stability, range, speeds, and reliability dictated study ... |
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| Rapid Environmental Assessment within NATO: Underwater Warfare Programs Fuse Civilian Technologies with Military Architectures to Deliver Oceanographic Products |
NOV 2004 |
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| Authors:
Brian G. Whitehouse; Paul Hines; Dale Ellis; Charlie N. Barron; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS OCEANOGRAPHY DIV
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| This paper examines rapid environmental assessment (REA) in the context of naval requirements and characteristics for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The time and space scales of REA are very application dependent, and "rapid" refers to the speed of responding to a request for information rather than an indication of time scales of variability within the survey domain. The paper examines civilian technologies such as internet, geographic information systems ... |
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| Analysis of Human-Computer Interaction in the Expeditionary Warfare Decision Support System (EDSS) |
SEP 2004 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
David W. Jones; Max H. Miller; James A. Ballas; Janet I. Olsonbaker; WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE APPLIED PHYSICS LAB
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| The Expeditionary Warfare Decision Support System (EDSS) is an Office of Naval Research (ONR) sponsored system designed to improve the planning of expeditionary operations. ONR requested that the Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington (APL-UW) and the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) investigate the human-computer interaction (HCI) components of EDSS. Additionally, APL-UW and NRL were tasked to provide user interface recommendations to the EDSS developers. To do this the HCI team ... |
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| Operational Maneuver from the Sea and Amphibious Command Relationships: Is It time for a Joint Force Amphibious Component Commander? |
09 FEB 2004 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Michael L. Bennett; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The Navy-Marine Corps team envisioned in Sea Power 21 has the potential to offer the future Joint Force Commander (JFC) a significant capability with the application of Operational Maneuver From the Sea (OMFTS). In order to realize this potential however, the appropriate command and control structure must he available to the JFC. In a joint community that is becoming increasingly dependant on the use of functional component commanders in the ... |
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| Remote Characterization of Littoral Dynamics in Support of Expeditionary Warfare |
2004 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
K. T. Holland; Jack Puleo; Nathaniel G. Plant; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS MARINE GEOSCIENCES DIV
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| Over the last decade there has been an increasing military interest in conditions and processes occurring in very shallow water and surf zone regions, typically less than 10 m depth. Interestingly, this region is extremely diverse and dynamic meaning that characterizations of environmental conditions necessary for successful expeditionary warfare operations may be limited to a particular location (on the order of lOOs of meters) or a relatively short time interval ... |
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| United States Marine Corps Concept of Link Employment Assessment Study |
04 DEC 2003 |
105 pages |
| Authors:
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV STATE COLLEGE PA MARINE CORPS RESEARCH UNIV
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| The Marine Corps capstone operational concept, Operational Maneuver From The Sea (OMFTS), describes a marriage of maneuver warfare and naval amphibious operations. This is the centerpiece of our preparations for future expeditionary warfare. OMFTS applies across the range of military operations, from major theater war to small-scale contingencies. It applies maneuver warfare to expeditionary power projection in naval operations as part of a joint or multinational campaign. OMFTS allows the ... |
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| Amphibious and Special Operations in the Aegean Sea 1943-1945. Operational Effectiveness and Strategic Implications |
DEC 2003 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Panagiotis Gaartzonikas; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Aegean Sea during the Second World War drew the attention of both the Allies and the Axis. However, although historians have chronicled the fall of Greece and Crete in the spring of 1941, little attention has been given to the war in the Aegean after 1941. From the early days of the Mediterranean war, Churchill especially believed that the elimination of the Italian occupation of the Dodecanese islands, would ... |
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| Fetch-Limited Wind Wave Generation on the Continental Shelf |
DEC 2003 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Kristen P. Watts; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The growth of wind waves in coastal areas is limited by the fetch. Understanding this sheltering effect of the coastline on the nearshore wave climate is of critical importance for Navy operations (e,g, amphibious assault and mine countermeasures) in shallow water. Whilst the effect of fetch limitation on the development of the wave field is well understood, the effects of bottom topography, the presence of swell and its interaction with ... |
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| Sea Basing |
AUG 2003 |
187 pages |
| Authors:
William Howard; Donald L. Pilling; DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| Sea basing is a critical capability for the United States in a world where flexible, quick-response military action will be required in areas far from fixed bases available or suitable for American military use. The seabase replaces or augments the fixed, in-theater airports and seaports, on which past military operations have focused and depended, with a maneuverable facility at sea - a mobile base of operations, command center, logistics node ... |
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| Motion Model Development for Very Shallow Water/Surf Zone Crawler |
11 JUN 2003 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
William C. Littlejohn; NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER PANAMA CITY FL
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| The Very Shallow Water/Surf Zone (VSW/SZ) environment presents a challenging problem to Mine Countermeasures (MCM) operations conducted in military operations involving amphibious landings. Present tactics involve human swimmers and present a risky and time-consuming scenario. There are Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle (UAV) systems under development that will replace the human swimmers in VSW/SZ MCM operations. One of these systems is an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV), commonly known as a crawler. The ... |
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| Why Gallipoli Matters: Interpreting Different Lessons |
16 MAY 2003 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
John M. Sullivan Jr; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| After careful study of the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915, why did the British and the Americans come up to contradictory operational conclusions regarding the future applicability of amphibious operations? Divergent views from the lessons of Gallipoli campaign are the result of three differing operational approaches to strategic considerations that Britain and the Unites States faced in the l92Os and l93Os. The first were different theater strategic objectives that required different ... |
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| Intelligence Reachback Requires Analysts Forward |
09 MAY 2003 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher L. Fatheree; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI
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| Although intelligence reachback provided significant support to Task Force 58's (TF-58) combat operations in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the presence of intelligence analysts forward was critical to the mission's success. Modern technology and communications provide nearly continuous connectivity between deployed forces and the entire intelligence community throughout all levels of security classification. Intelligence reachback, the process of using this capability to exploit the manpower, resources, production capacity, and ... |
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| Dieppe 1942: Reconnaissance in Force with Strategic Overtones |
07 APR 2003 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Lewis M. Boone; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In the early hours of August 19,1942 an amphibious force of approximately 6000 troops, primarily Canadians of the 2nd Infantry Division, approached the coast of France. Their destination was the small port of Dieppe and their mission was to foster German fear of an attack in the West and compel them to strengthen their Channel defenses at the expense of other operational areas. Their secondary purpose was to learn as ... |
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| Demonstrating a Moving-Map System With Electronic Charts for Improved Lane Navigation: Testing on AAVs in Gulfport, MS |
30 SEP 2002 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Marlin L. Gendron; Stephanie A. Myrick; Stephanie S. Edwards; Richard A. Mang; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS MARINE GEOSCIENCES DIV
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| Amphibious landing operations that are being conducted in a mined environment require the use of navigation lanes that have been cleared of mines. The amount of time required to clear mines is determined by the width of the lanes to be cleared where lane width is determined by the ability of the assault craft to successfully navigate within a cleared lane (i.e., its lane navigation capability). Therefore, vehicles with stronger ... |
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