Waves of hope
Subtitle: the U.S. Navy's response to the tsunami in Northern Indonesia
By: Bruce A. Elleman
Contributors: Naval War College (U.S.)
Series: Newport papers -- no. 28; Newport paper -- no. 28.
Publisher: Naval War College Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Newport, R.I
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9781884733413
Subjects: Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004; Operations other than war; American Humanitarian assistance; Disaster relief; United States. Navy; United States
Other titles: U.S. Navy's response to the tsunami in Northern Indonesia
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-134).

Electronic version available on the NWC website.
Table of contents: title: 1. The tsunami disaster and the U.S. political and military reaction; title: 2. Tsunami warning delays and media reporting inaccuracies; title: 3. Preparing the U.S. Navy operation: the value of sea basing; title: 4. Replenishment and sustainability issues: logistics as leverage; title: 5. U.S. Navy on-site delivery: helicopter-assisted access; title: 6. Communications at sea: integrating the collective; title: 7. The medical mission: USNS Mercy signals political will; title: 8. Wrapping up the mission: lessons learned and recommendations; title: 9. The political benefits of Unified Assistance; title: Afterword: maritime strategy and naval responses to nonmilitary threats.