Maritime prepositioning force (future) capability assessment
Subtitle: planned and alternative structures
By: Robert W. Button ... [et al.].
Contributors: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Series: Rand Corporation monograph series; Rand Corporation monograph series -- MG-943-OSD.
Publisher: RAND
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
ISBN-13: 9780833049506
Notes: "MG-943-OSD"--P. [4] of cover.

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."

"RAND National Defense Research Institute."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-79).
Table of contents: title: Analysis and scenarios; title: Key findings; title: pt. 1. Introduction and objectives; title: Introduction; title: Study objectives; title: Research approach; title: Organization of this report; title: pt. 2. Operational concepts and scenarios; title: Sea basing operation concepts; title: Marine Corps concepts; title: Operational scenarios; title: Single MEB sustainment scenario; title: Two-MEB sustainment scenario; title: pt. 3. Major combat operations; title: Sustaining a single MEB in an MCO; title: Sustaining two MEBs in an MCO; title: pt. 4. Counterinsurgency operations; title: The nature of COIN operations; title: Possible roles of the sea base in COIN; title: Logistics requirements in COIN operations; title: pt. 5. MPF(F) as a Joint Special Operations Task Force afloat forward staging base; title: Introduction; title: The nature of joint special operations; title: Role of sea bases in special operations; title: USSOCOM's strategic objectives; title: Chapter conclusions; title: Conclusions; title: Appendix A: Additional cases; title: Scenario excursions; title: Separate operational concepts; title: Appendix B: Maritime prepositioning force (future) description; title: LHA(R) and LHD; title: T-AKE cargo ships; title: LMSR cargo ships; title: Mobile landing platform; title: Appendix C: MPF(F) MEB sustainment requirements; title: Appendix D: Model description; title: Overview; title: Model data; title: Testing.