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Think Tank Recommends ‘Light Carrier’ For Amphibious Operations
The US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) should consider developing and building 'light carrier'-type ships to support littoral operations associated with amphibious missions, the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) recommended in a report published on 16 November.
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Marines to Modernize Training Facilities
Peter Haynes, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, a Washington, D.C. think tank, said training in such a complex terrain is easy on a small scale, but will present the service with challenges as it grows larger.
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Advancing Beyond the Beach - Amphibious Operations in an Era of Precision Weapons
“Amphibious operations have been an element of naval warfare since ships first went to sea. For more than 2,000 years, naval forces have exploited coastal waters as maneuver space to attack their enemies' weak points, reinforce their own positions, and support littoral sea control. Since World War II, America has maintained the largest and most ready amphibious fleet in the world with an average of more than ten ships and 6,000 Marines on deployment every day since World War II. These forces have conducted more than 100 amphibious operations to cope with disasters, evacuate civilians, destroy coastal targets, and help U.S. allies and partners respond to crises.”
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The Growing Competition in the Ocean of Space: Classic Maritime Strategy Applied to the Final Frontier
The United States needs a new lexicon that explains the space environment in clear terms. Whether Americans like it or not, space has morphed from our aspirational “final frontier” to an area defined by growing international competition that could flash into a hot war.
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CSBA’s Clark on New Report on Amphibious Operations in an Era of Precision Weapons
Bryan Clark of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments discusses the new report co-authored with Jesse Sloman — “Amphibious Operations in an Era of Precision Weapons” — with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the United States Navy Memorial.
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CSBA Study Calls for Changes in Amphibious Tactics
Amphibious operations will remain a vital component of future U.S. military capabilities, but the proliferation of long-range, precision anti-ship and aircraft defense systems could make the conduct of such operations using current tactics, platforms and weapons prohibitively deadly.