Marine Corps Equities in the Arctic

Increased human activity in the Arctic will bring an increased need for maritime operations, ranging from peacetime search and rescue to sea control in times of conflict. Economic activity may outpace the ability of the US Navy and Coast Guard to develop capabilities to operate in the Arctic. Presen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frantz, Andrew C
Other Authors: MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Military Operations
Strategy and Tactics
*ARCTIC REGIONS
*MARINE CORPS
*MILITARY CAPABILITIES
BATTLES
LAND WARFARE
TASK FORCES
FUTURE OPERATIONS
MAGTF(MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCES)
OPERATIONAL MANUEVER
SINGLE NAVAL BATTLES
THESES
Arctic
Northwest Passage
Northern Sea Route
Northwest passage
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA601768
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA601768
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Summary:Increased human activity in the Arctic will bring an increased need for maritime operations, ranging from peacetime search and rescue to sea control in times of conflict. Economic activity may outpace the ability of the US Navy and Coast Guard to develop capabilities to operate in the Arctic. Presently there is a very limited US icebreaker capability and no surface combatant ships are reinforced for operations in a sea-ice environment. The Marine Corps may execute a sea control mission in the Arctic to make up for the sea services capability gaps, operating in the straits and narrows that make up the Northwest Passage and the Northern Sea route where a land based force can gain an advantage.

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