Naval Expeditionary Logistics: Enabling Operational Maneuver from the Sea

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Table of Contents
Front Matter R1-R14
Executive Summary 1-12
1 A Time of Change for U.S. Naval Forces 13-16
2 Logistical Implications of Operational Maneuver from the Sea 17-24
3 Force Deployment 25-33
4 Force Sustainment 34-51
5 Force Medical Support 52-57
6 Closing Comment 58-60
A Charge to the Committee 61-64
B Naval Gun, Missile, and Aircraft Ranges 65-68
C Force Sustainment Data and Calculations 69-75
D Logistics Productivity of Aircraft 76-87
E Committee Biographies 88-93
F Acronyms and Abbreviations 94-95

landing craft, the LCU(X)). The Naval Studies Board has previously suggested a need for a high-speed landing craft (a sea sled) to complement the LCAC.⁸ The more recent analyses and war games have reinforced these earlier judgments.

RECOMMENDATION: The Navy should investigate the design and development of a high-speed, high-capacity landing craft to complement the landing craft (air cushion) (LCAC).

⁸	Naval Studies Board. 1997. Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000–2035, Volume 8: Logistics, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R14

Executive Summary 1-12

1 A Time of Change for U.S. Naval Forces 13-16

2 Logistical Implications of Operational Maneuver from the Sea 17-24

3 Force Deployment 25-33

4 Force Sustainment 34-51

5 Force Medical Support 52-57

6 Closing Comment 58-60

A Charge to the Committee 61-64

B Naval Gun, Missile, and Aircraft Ranges 65-68

C Force Sustainment Data and Calculations 69-75

D Logistics Productivity of Aircraft 76-87

E Committee Biographies 88-93

F Acronyms and Abbreviations 94-95