Small ships in theater security cooperation / Robert W. Button ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Button, Robert.

Series:

Rand Corporation monograph series.

Rand Corporation monograph series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gunboats.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

United States--Military policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (73 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

To accomplish missions related to the War on Terror, including missions to deny terrorists the use of the maritime environment and to empower partner nations to do the same, the U.S. Navy must engage in theater security cooperation (TSC)?the vehicle through which the United States extends influence, develops access, and promotes competence among potential coalition partners?with foreign militaries. The Navy asked the RAND Corporation to analyze necessary small vessel characteristics, focusing on TSC operations in sub-Saharan Africa. Using a strategies-to-tasks methodology, the authors develop

Contents:

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction and Objectives; Introduction; Study Objectives; Organization of This Report; Chapter Two - Linking Missions and Tasks; Background; The N816-Generated Task List; The RAND-Generated Task List; Constabulary Role; The Small Ship Concept of Employment; Chapter 3 - Linking Tasks to Capabilities; Chapter 4 - Capabilities-to-Characteristics and Options; Emergence of Three Vessel Classes; Chapter 5 - Vessel Survey and Assessment; World Survey; Recent Acquisitions by Navies of Interest

Assessment of Representative VesselsCost Estimates; Chapter 6 - Findings, Observations, and Next Steps; Overall Findings; Study Team Observations; Possible Next Steps for the U.S. Navy; Chapter 7 - Epilogue; Appendix A - Environmental Analysis; Appendix B - Extended Task List; Bibliography

Notes:

"Prepared for the United States Navy."

"MG-698-NAVY"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-52).

ISBN:

9786611736484

0-8330-4592-X

OCLC:

476182892