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 sea base 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 and transportation hub. A commander can place a sea base where and when he chooses to exploit enemy weaknesses and employ the element of surprise, confusing enemy defensive preparations. A sea base can be a center for reconstitution and redeployment of forces in succeeding stages of complex operations.
Defense Science Board Task Force on SEA BASING
2003
187 pages
Report
No indication
English
Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Combat readiness , Amphibious operations , Command and control systems , Sea based , Prepositioning(Logistics) , Military operations , Military facilities , Quick reaction , Defense systems , Control centers , Cruise missiles , Mapping(Transformations) , Ports(Facilities)