Demonstrating the requirement for Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) replenishment in sea-based logistics operations
By: Max A. Willey
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) 
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 42
Description: Operational Maneuver From the Sea (OMFTS) is a new Concept under development by the Marine      Corps. OMFTS is a warfighting concept that revises the way combat power is projected in littoral regions      in that it uses the sea as a maneuver space and safe haven for logistics, while further adopting ship to      objective operations. Sea-Based Logistics (SBL) uses the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) ships to      provide a sea-base from which combat forces ashore are directly sustained. To function in this new      capacity, the ARG units need replenishment to maintain high stockage levels of fuel, ammunition, and stores.      This thesis develops a computer simulation for modeling the logistical support needed for ARG units      functioning in a sea-base role for supporting OMFTS.
Notes: "December 1997."

Thesis advisor(s): David A. Schrady.

Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 39-41)

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dk/dk cc:9116 6/10/98.