Concept of Employment for Current Seabasing Capabilities. Integrating Seabasing Capabilities Into Exercises and Experiments

摘要

This concept of employment takes a practical approach to Seabasing by compelling Sailors, Marines, and Soldiers to better integrate current capabilities in our training, exercises, and experiments in order to increase Seabasing competencies across the Range of Military Operations. Joint Seabasing is a concept that provides a solution to the challenge of conducting joint missions across a range of operations from the sea, across the littorals, and ashore. It provides for the application of naval capabilities by leveraging joint, interagency, and multinational efforts. Secretary of Defense Gates' guidance has been clear, 'A Balanced Strategy,' institutionalizing counterinsurgency capabilities, and sustaining our existing conventional and strategic technological edge. Seabasing is consistent with the Secretary's Guidance. It is equally relevant in irregular and conventional warfare by offering scalable, sea-based forces operating from sovereign platforms that can affect virtually any problem set. Joint Seabasing is an essential component of our Nation's strategic advantage and is a capability combatant commanders are requesting. The time has come to better utilize what we currently have and prepare for emerging Seabasing capabilities in order to properly facilitate the employment of joint Seabasing in our future operations.