This study investigates Special Operations Forces' (SOF) contributions to battlespace dominance in support of the Naval Expeditionary Force (NEF) through Operational Maneuver From the Sea (OMFTS). The analysis is based on the 1992 naval strategy contained in . . . From the Sea, and that strategy's fundamental shift away from blue water (open ocean) to brown water (coastal littoral) operations as the focus of future naval warfighting.The NEF is the centerpiece for the new construct. It is comprised of aircraft carrier battle groups with escorts, submarines, and amphibious ships with embarked Marines. In order to project power ashore, the NEF must have battlespace dominance, or temporary control of air, land, surface, subsurface, and the electromagnetic spectrum in order to deny the enemy freedom of action. This study outlines types of SOF that may support a NEF, contributions that SOF can provide to support maneuver as envisioned by OMFTS, and types of SOF missions that strengthen a NEF toward achieving battlespace dominance.


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    Title :

    Special Operations Forces Contributions to Battlespace Dominance in Support of the Naval Expeditionary Force


    Contributors:
    A. Oshirak (author)

    Publication date :

    1995


    Size :

    124 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English