Download or read book Strategic Sealift written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The GAO has reviewed the National Defense Reserve Fleet's viability as a national sealift asset and evaluated several aspects of the Maritime Administration's management of the fleet. This report addresses the changing character of this fleet and its contribution in deploying and sustaining U.S. troops during the recent Persian Gulf crisis. Also addressed are the revenue implications of the domestic and foreign scrapping of Reserve Fleet ships and the administration's maintenance and management practices with respect to the fleet's older, less-ready portion. We present matters for congressional consideration and recommendations whose aim is to ensure that the Reserve Fleet continues to be a viable sealift asset.
Download or read book Shipbuilding written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Logistics and Sealift Force Requirements and Force Structure Assessment written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Role of U S Maritime Policy in Strategic Sealift written by Stephen J. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2000-03 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategic sealift is essential to the Department of Defense for it to carry out its national security mission. Surge sealift is provided primarily by DoD's organic fleet. Sustainment sealift is accomplished through chartering commercial ships. U.S. maritime policy places the primary requirement for sustainment sealift on the U.S. maritime industry. Policies dating to the 1920s attempt to ensure an adequate number of ships by providing operating subsidies and cargo preference. Despite these policies, the size of the U.S. commercial fleet has decline& DoD uses foreign flag ships to meet its needs when U.S.- flagged vessels are not available. Foreign flag ship use is significant and presents risk to the conduct of military operations. The world maritime industry has undergone significant change. The rise of flags of convenience and open registries has altered the industry. This thesis reviews U.S. maritime policy, DoD's requirement for sealift and options for obtaining sealift. It identifies and explores the nature of the risk related to strategic sealift facing the DoD as it enters the 21st century and suggests that the risk associated with the use of foreign flag vessels is low.
Download or read book Backgrounder written by United States. Navy. Military Sealift Command and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strategic Sealift written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strategic Sealift written by United States Accounting Office (GAO) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-13 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategic Sealift: Part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet Is No Longer Needed
Download or read book Persian Gulf Sealift Requirements written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strategic Sealift written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Sealift Command written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strategic Sealift Decisions Today to Ensure Tomorrow written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategic Sealift is considered vital for our national security, and is often termed the Fourth Arm of Defense. It is made up of two fleets, one owned and operated by the U.S. government, the other owned and operated by commercial companies and often chartered by the U.S. government. The most recent studies on the status of strategic sealift in the United States, have all indicated that our present capabilities, both fleets, are insufficient to handle anticipated National defense requirements. This thesis is an investigation into our capabilities in light of the recent Persian Gulf war. Some decision makers in Washington are saying that, due to the outstanding results of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the United States no longer needs an active Merchant Marine. Despite these results our Fourth Arm is still insufficient. This thesis examines the reasons why this is true, and considers possible solutions to this problem, some of which have been provided from both the government and commercial companies. The conclusion is that to ensure our national security the United States must take decisive action now to improve both the government and the Merchant Marine fleets.
Download or read book Findings of fact and conclusions written by United States. Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Global Reach written by Ken Gaulden and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1980s, strategic sealift has been formally designated as a U.S. Navy mission. With over ninety percent of all military equipment and supplies required to support U.S. military forces in combat being delivered by sea, and as globalized interests and risks continue to spread, this mission is vital to the country’s economic and national security. Despite its necessity, sealift is rarely discussed as anything other than an operations adjunct and must be carried out in an environment of unprecedented fiscal constraints. Global Reach provides a unique examination into the development and implementation of more than a century of U.S. national defense sealift policy. Presenting a comprehensive history on the evolution of sealift from the Spanish American War (1898) to Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom (2002–12), Herberger, Gaulden, and Marshall reflect on what has and has not worked in that time from both a legal and operational perspective. As international demands grow and change, so too must the sealift policies that are directly tied to how the nation will address them. With its thorough history and cogent analysis, Global Reach provides the context necessary to understand this complex, important topic, but also lays out a roadmap for how the U.S. can continue to meet and respond to the increasing challenges of the years to come.
Download or read book Approaches to Strategic Sealift Readiness written by Bradley Martin and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors examine the readiness of the strategic sealift fleet and its management. They determine that many factors can be improved to increase readiness and make recommendations toward that end.
Download or read book Defense Sealift Capability written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Where s the Lift Critical Operational Logistics Limitations on the Use of the Merchant Marine for Military Sealift in Times of Crisis written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States military is highly dependent upon the merchant marine to contribute to filling the operational logistics requirements associated with strategic sealift. With a continuing decline of the U.S. Merchant Marine, the U.S. is increasingly reliant upon foreign-flag ships and crews to serve this function. Countries such as China are making a concerted effort to improve their maritime industries, and there is an ever-increasing percentage of Chinese ships and other nationality-flag ships with Chinese crews sailing the high seas. Such significant resources would naturally be unavailable to the United States in the case of a conflict with China or one of its allies. The risk of insufficient lift capabilities for an operational commander to execute his plan in that case could be unacceptably high and must be managed. There have been a number of measures taken over the past two decades and additional measures are proposed to enhance the U.S. Merchant Marine so that it will be available for national security needs. Programs such as the Maritime Security Program, the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement, and the National Security Sealift Enhancement Act are key to preserving the viability of the U.S. Merchant Marine in a competitive international environment. It is vital for the U.S. military leadership to support these measures to ensure sufficient reliable sealift resources in the long term. In the near term, it is vital to realistically assess merchant marine sealift capabilities and their impact on warplans, and incorporate potential capability limitations into operational planning, specifically operational logistics.
Download or read book Ready Reserve Force written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
