Warfighting and Logistic Support of Joint Forces from the Joint Sea Base

by Button, Robert W.; Gordon, John; Riposo, Jessie; Blickstein, Irv; Wilson, Peter A.

• ISBN13: 9780833041951
• ISBN10: 0833041959
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-17
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Sea Basing, a concept fundamental to the U.S. Navy's operational vision for the 21st century, is intended to use the flexibility and protection provided by the sea base while minimizing the presence of forces ashore. This study analyzed the feasibility of simultaneously sustaining Marine Corps and Army elements ashore from a sea base or of moving an Army element in a reasonable period while sustaining a Marine Corps ground element already ashore.

Table of Contents

Preface
Figures
Tables
Summary
Acknowledgments
Acronyms
Introduction and Objectives	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Study Objectives	p. 1
Study Approach	p. 2
Organization of This Report	p. 2
Operational Concepts and Scenarios	p. 5
Background	p. 5
MPF	p. 5
MPF (Future)	p. 6
Sea State Considerations	p. 7
Sea Basing Operational Concepts	p. 10
Marine Corps Concepts	p. 10
Army Concepts	p. 12
Operational Scenarios	p. 14
Scenario A - Army Forces Arrive Inland	p. 14
Scenario B - Army Forces Enter the Area of Operations Directly	p. 15
Scenario C - Army Forces Enter the Area of Operations via the Sea Base	p. 18
Scenario Analysis	p. 21
Scenario A - Army Forces Arrive Inland	p. 29
Reducing Distances	p. 29
Adding LCACs	p. 29
Increasing the Ratio of CH-53K to MV-22 Aircraft	p. 32
Reducing Sustainment Demand	p. 34
Scenario B - Army Forces Enter the Area of Operations Directly	p. 35
Scenario C - Army Forces Enter the Area of Operations via the Sea Base	p. 38
Movement Without a JHSV	p. 40
Movement with a JHSV	p. 42
Increasing the Ratio of CH-53K to MV-22 Aircraft	p. 44
Army Helicopters on the Sea Base	p. 46
Conclusions	p. 49
Overall Findings	p. 49
Sustainment Results	p. 50
Movement Results	p. 51
Other Findings	p. 52
Additional Cases	p. 55
Maritime Pre-positioning Force (Future) Description	p. 69
Army and Marine Corps Ground Elements Evaluated	p. 75
Sustainment Requirements	p. 83
Model Description	p. 87
Bibliography	p. 105
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