The United States Department of Defense (DOD) has been working diligently to resolve the challenges of containerization as they impact on the deployment and sustainment of forces across austere beach environments in overseas theaters of operation. After conducting two major Joint Logistics-Over-The-Shore Tests (JLOTS I and II) and numerous exercises, the services are still wrestling with the problems that sea state conditions and beach gradients negatively impose on a LOTS operation. This study seeks to determine what is the services' present LOTS capability in supporting low and mid-level intensity conflicts when fixed ports are denied, damaged, or otherwise unavailable. By analyzing the requirements, identifying the shortfalls, recommending solutions, and developing a logistics force package based on a nucleus fleet of specially designed multi-purpose fast sealift vessels, coupled with air cushioned vehicles, the services can provide the theater CINC with an assured deployment and sustainment capability to areas of his choosing, instead of to less defensible locations dictated by major seaports. (sdw)


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    Title :

    Strategic Mobility Imperative: LOTS to Do


    Contributors:
    P. H. Varis (author)

    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    36 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English