Over the past 20 years, the United States military has had difficulty gaining access to land while trying to conduct military operations, such as in Operation DESERT STORM and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF). Events such as these have caused today's military to seek a viable solution to ensure successful operational maneuver from the sea (OMFTS) and over-the-horizon (OTH) actions. In the future, friendly nations possibly could deny U.S. military forces land basing or transit due to their own sovereign interests. The U.S. military sees the solution to this problem as the concept of sea basing. However, despite influential and significant support from military's top officials, sea basing is not currently a viable concept because it creates a large center of gravity, creates an easy target for maritime terrorism, lacks current support requirements, and faces the scrutiny of current budget issues.


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    Sea Basing

    W. Howard / D. L. Pilling | NTIS | 2003


    Tactical Basing Issues

    T. E. Thurston | NTIS | 1987