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Estimating Funding for Afghanistan
Update
(PDF file - opens in new window) By Todd Harrison
12/01/2009 adb (year), afghanistan, annual defense budget, army, cost of military operations, military operations, service budgets, tables and graphs, usmc
The deployment of additional troops to Afghanistan over the coming months will require additional funding in Fiscal Year 2010 (FY10). It is difficult to precisely estimate the cost that will be incurred by the deployment due to a variety of factors including the composition of the forces deployed and the specific mission they are given. The adversary also has a say in determining the operational tempo of our forces, and thus the costs incurred in terms of such items as fuel, ammunition, and equipment. Still, historical trends in the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan can provide a useful guide for making such an estimate.
The Future of the MV-22 Osprey
Testimony
(PDF file - opens in new window) By Dakota Wood
06/23/2009 select weapons systems, service-focused analysis, systems/force structure, usmc
Prepared remarks for the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing
Charting A Course
Slides
(PDF file - opens in new window) By Robert Work
02/17/2009 competitive/grand strategies, navy, qdr 2009, service budgets, service-focused analysis, SLH, systems/force structure, usmc
presentation slides from congressional briefing
The US Navy: Charting a Course for Tomorrow's Fleet
Report
(PDF file - opens in new window) By Robert Work
02/17/2009 competitive/grand strategies, navy, qdr 2009, service budgets, service-focused analysis, SLH, systems/force structure, usmc
In this report, Work assesses the adequacy and affordability of current US Navy plans in light of trends in naval warfare, expected future budget environments and the likely operational demands associated with the enduring long-term strategic challenges. The report recommends changes to the current Navy plans in order to envision a future fleet that is more capable and affordable.
The US Marine Corps: Fleet Marine Forces for the 21st Century
Report
(PDF file - opens in new window) By Dakota Wood
11/17/2008 usmc, dod strategy and policy, military operations, personnel and readiness, service-focused analysis, SLH
The report makes recommendations for Marine Corps strategic,operational and organizational concept development that will help position the Marines to maximize their utility and value as soldiers of the sea, able to successfully support US national security objectives in an increasingly complex and dangerous world.
Fleet Marine Forces for the 21st Century
Slides
(PDF file - opens in new window) By Dakota Wood
11/18/2008 SLH, usmc, dod strategy and policy, military operations, personnel and readiness, service-focused analysis
Presentation slides from Reorienting US Military Services Conference
Of IEDs and MRAPs
Slides
(PDF file - opens in new window) By Andrew Krepinevich and Dakota Wood
10/17/2007 afghanistan, army, defense industry, iraq, military operations, personnel and readiness, select weapons systems, systems/force structure, usmc
Presentation Slides from Congressional Briefing
Of IEDs and MRAPs: Force Protection in Complex Irregular Operations
Report
(PDF file - opens in new window) By Andrew Krepinevich and Dakota Wood
10/17/2007 afghanistan, army, defense industry, iraq, military operations, personnel and readiness, select weapons systems, systems/force structure, usmc
Political and military leaders are currently grappling with the question of how much to invest in a new system of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected armored vehicles without undermining the ability of the force to conduct the current mission, or its effectiveness across the range of missions and operating environments in the years ahead. This paper’s purpose is to ensure that the issues relevant to arriving at a good decision are given proper consideration.
CSBA Questions DoD's Substantial Investment in MRAP
Press Release
(PDF file - opens in new window) By Natalya Anfilofyeva
10/17/2007 army, critical technologies, defense industry, iraq, military operations, personnel and readiness, select weapons systems, systems/force structure, usmc
The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments today released Of IEDs and MRAPs: Force Protection in Complex Irregular Operations, by Andrew F. Krepinevich, President, and Dakota L. Wood, Senior Fellow. This analysis reviews the current effort by the Defense Department to acquire and field thousands of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) class vehicles, and to do so on a crash program basis, in support of US forces in Iraq.
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Marine Corps
During the 1920s and 1930s, even as it was engaged in a series of “small wars,” the
Marine Corps dedicated itself to solving the “Gallipoli problem”: how to conduct amphibious
assaults against a heavily defended shore. To do so, the Corps had to develop
new concepts of operation, tactics and techniques, equipment, and organizations that
enabled it to apply combat power against the enemy more effectively. The most daunting
tactical challenge for the Corps was gaining a foothold on an enemy shore and
steadily building combat power while under constant attack. The Navy and Marines
thus developed an operational concept that included extensive shore bombardment
from Navy ships and naval aircraft, amphibious landing craft by which the Marines
could get to the beach, and various techniques for methodically breaking through and
reducing enemy defensive positions. The fruits of the Corps’ labor were seen in the
many amphibious successes of the United States military in World War II, in both the
Pacific and European theaters.
Since the end of the Second World War, the Corps has always had to balance its
“organize, train, and equip” efforts to account for its new hybrid nature. It became
a ground Service that deploys to sea then projects combat power back onto land.
Usually operating far from fixed physical infrastructure, but needing to employ the
full range of military capabilities available, it has developed its own air force able to
operate from ships and from austere sites ashore, ground equipment able to transit
from sea to shore and emerge ready to engage in conventional combat operations, and
combat formations specifically organized for maximum effectiveness in combined arms
warfare. At the same time, the Corps also retained its ability to fight “small
wars” against insurgencies and non-state actors, and to mount stability and security
operations of various types, requiring a focus on small unit tactics and equipment
for the individual Marine. While the Corps has enjoyed success with this approach to
equipping and employing its forces in a broad range of missions, it is not a foregone conclusion that it will prove effective in light of emerging challenges confronting the
United States.
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