Should Seabasing's Numerous Conceptual Limitations Prevent Future Development and Utilization

摘要

The Department of Defense is developing the Seabasing Concept of Operations as a method of basing and sustaining Expeditionary Forces in the future. Seabasing is expected to minimize U.S. reliance on intermediate staging points and host nation support. The seabasing concept has numerous inherent limitations that will significantly limit the concept's utility. Research conducted to validate the seabasing concept does not adequately address these inherent limitations: cost, throughput, range, speed, maneuverability and defense. After considering these limitations holistically, military policy makers and future commanders should reevaluate the concept's utility and the conditions under which it can effectively be employed.