Amphibious warfare

argued that technological progression drives development of new doctrine and practices for amphibious operations. The complexity and demand for the integration and co-operation of military personnel, logistics and fire support encourages implementing new concepts for amphibious operations. Further to this, the technology available will directly impact how any amphibious operations would be undertaken and drive the change in the doctrine and the forces that deploy. States spend money on incorporating existing, advanced technologies into the military as opposed to developing new technologies that have not been proven on the contemporary battlefield. However, the recent arrival of drones and robotics highlights very real doctrinal…

concept of amphibious warfare seemed impractical and generally absurd to naval powers, which led to the ideas being ignored for an extended period of time. The main deterrent from utilizing amphibious forces was Great Britain’s attempted landing at Gallipoli in 1915, which ended in a horrible failure due to poor planning and execution. However, the idea of using Marines to fulfill an amphibious role for the United States gained traction and set the tone for many beach landings that would occur…

Landpower is the most versatile and flexible of the various elements of military power. These concepts, coupled with landpower’s recognized interdependency on the other elements of military power, explain the extraordinary jointness of the American way of conducting land warfare. This interdependence and jointness are the keys to understanding what landpower is both well suited for, and ill-suited to accomplish. It also informs not only how the U.S. Army and Marines organized to fight in the…

“Sustainment is the provision of logistics and personnel services necessary to maintain and prolong operations until mission accomplishment.” Effective sustainment allows the commander flexibility and operational reach to “seize, retain and exploit the initiative.” HUSKY, the largest amphibious operation of the war was a huge logistical challenge. Allied planners estimated Allied forces required 6,000 tons of supplies per day. A U.S. Navy action report in 1943 asserted “constant and…

In terms of partners, due to the region’s remoteness to the western strategic interests, the military involvement from our alliance, the U.S., cannot be guaranteed except for technology and intelligence. Therefore, if under the request from the local authority or under UN’s sanction, Australia should be prepared to lead such expeditionary operations on its own or in coalition with the regional countries like New Zealand and Indonesia. Although such missions have substantive importance, the…

in clearly identifying a line of operation at the beginning of his tenure as COMINCH. Subsequently, King and his staff developed a refined, four-phased “Pacific Ocean Campaign Plan.”This plan identified the anticipated line of operations through the island chains leading from Australia to Japan. King’s advance envisioned securing bases from existing Japanese held decisive points. American naval and air forces, operating from secure forward bases, would permit further amphibious operations to…

short in other areas and will need to evolve to fulfill the goals envisioned in EF 21, particularly in developing an amphibious landing craft, increasing littoral maneuverability, and engineering new platforms to increase logistical capabilities. A line of effort in EF 21 was “increasing naval integration” by “strengthen[ing] our partnership with the Navy, Coast Guard, and SOF [Special Operations Forces].”1 In certain aspects the Marine Corps has evolved to strengthen that partnership and an…

doubt that technology plays an important role in our life. Therefore, the use of technology has exceedingly increased. Scientists also focus on improving and creating up-to-date versions to satisfy human beings’ needs. From our viewpoints, there are three main benefits of technology including the advantage in transportation, the improvement of daily lives, and the effectiveness of work and study achievements. First, technology has made a considerable influence on transportation. People are…

Hill Godspeed works at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida as a historian. He has written many articles that have been published in scholarly journals such as Naval History, Naval Aviation News, and the Journal of Military History (Balano 217). Clearly, Godspeed is an expert on the topic of naval aviation. I personally chose Hill Godspeed’s article “Doyle’s Dauntless Dory: USS Nassau and the Evolution of Carrier-based Close Air Support” because the topic of close air…

It is imperative that the Marines retain the skills honed from fifteen years of combined arms and irregular warfare, but shift their focus back to amphibious assault in contrast to a protracted role of a standing army. The advantages of an extensive maritime global commons presence enable a power projection and influence ashore. The disadvantages encompass the reality that seventy-one percent of the earth’s surface is water, but even with the largest naval fleet in the world the tyranny of…