Report to Congress on Arctic Operations and the Northwest Passage

This report responds to House Report 111-491, page 337, to accompany H.R. 5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, which requested the Department of Defense (DoD) provide a report on Arctic operations addressing strategic national security objectives, needed mission capabil...

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Other Authors: OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (POLICY) WASHINGTON DC
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Civil Defense
Logistics
Military Facilities and Supplies
Military Operations
Strategy and Tactics
*ARCTIC REGIONS
*MILITARY OPERATIONS
ARCTIC OCEAN
CLIMATE CHANGE
ICEBREAKERS
INFRASTRUCTURE
MILITARY CAPABILITIES
MILITARY FACILITIES
MILITARY REQUIREMENTS
MISSIONS
NATIONAL SECURITY
NAVAL VESSELS
ARCTIC OPERATIONS
CAPABILITY GAPS
COAST GUARD VESSELS
DEEP WATER PORTS
DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE
ICE-CAPABLE VESSELS
ICE-STRENGTHENED VESSELS
SHORE-BASED INFRASTRUCTURE
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Northwest Passage
Climate change
Northwest passage
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA549221
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA549221
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Summary:This report responds to House Report 111-491, page 337, to accompany H.R. 5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, which requested the Department of Defense (DoD) provide a report on Arctic operations addressing strategic national security objectives, needed mission capabilities, an assessment of changing the Unified Command Plan (UCP), needed basing infrastructure, and the status of and need for icebreakers.

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