"MG-943-OSD"--P. [4] of cover. "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense." Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-79).
Contents:
Analysis and scenarios -- Key findings -- pt. 1. Introduction and objectives -- Introduction -- Study objectives -- Research approach -- Organization of this report -- pt. 2. Operational concepts and scenarios -- Sea basing operation concepts -- Marine Corps concepts -- Operational scenarios -- Single MEB sustainment scenario -- Two-MEB sustainment scenario -- pt. 3. Major combat operations -- Sustaining a single MEB in an MCO -- Sustaining two MEBs in an MCO -- pt. 4. Counterinsurgency operations -- The nature of COIN operations -- Possible roles of the sea base in COIN -- Logistics requirements in COIN operations -- pt. 5. MPF(F) as a Joint Special Operations Task Force afloat forward staging base -- Introduction -- The nature of joint special operations -- Role of sea bases in special operations -- USSOCOM's strategic objectives -- Chapter conclusions -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Additional cases -- Scenario excursions -- Separate operational concepts -- Appendix B: Maritime prepositioning force (future) description -- LHA(R) and LHD -- T-AKE cargo ships -- LMSR cargo ships -- Mobile landing platform -- Appendix C: MPF(F) MEB sustainment requirements -- Appendix D: Model description -- Overview -- Model data -- Testing.
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