Naval Deployments Are the Key Element to Conventional Regional Stability.

摘要

Forces available to a unified commander may not be as readily available in the future. Therefore, a significant importance attaches itself to the selection of forces that he desires to utilize in order to maintain stability in his region. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the alternatives available for this mission in light of their capabilities and other issues. The scope of the paper is limited to analyzing general background information, then focusing on a specific theater--CINCEUR's Southern region- addressing potential threats and key assumptions to make the force selection analysis more objective. The alternative force selections are then compared utilizing commitment and resolve, escalation control, power projection capability, organic sustainment and availability (in terms of reaction time). Naval deployments possess qualities which enhance the maintenance of regional stability more effectively and efficiently than other forces, and should therefore be the force of choice of unified commanders and CINCEUR (in his Southern Region) specifically. It is necessary, however, to maintain a broad and balanced spectrum of capabilities through a variety of forces.