Shielding Achilles' heel: challenges facing Northern Command in the maritime domain
This thesis examines the role U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) is performing in the maritime domain as the new Unified Command responsible for homeland defense. NORTHCOM does not currently have a permanent maritime component assigned for missions. Instead, it relies on contingency planning for futur...
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ftnavalpschool:oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/1621 2024-06-09T07:48:28+00:00 Shielding Achilles' heel: challenges facing Northern Command in the maritime domain Urbizu, Carlos Brown, Richard M. Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). National Security Affairs Russell, James 2004-03 x, 66 p. application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10945/1621 unknown Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School https://hdl.handle.net/10945/1621 This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. National security United States Terrorism Prevention Sea-power Thesis 2004 ftnavalpschool 2024-05-15T00:10:05Z This thesis examines the role U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) is performing in the maritime domain as the new Unified Command responsible for homeland defense. NORTHCOM does not currently have a permanent maritime component assigned for missions. Instead, it relies on contingency planning for future events and theoretically acts as a coordinating bridge between the Navy and Coast Guard for Maritime Homeland Defense/ Security issues. The primary objective of this research is to answer the question: Can NORTHCOM effectively execute maritime homeland defense and support homeland security without having permanently assigned maritime forces?" Secondly, this thesis seeks to scrutinize the seam in transition from Maritime Homeland Security to Maritime Homeland Defense and explicate potential mission priority, service capability, geographic, and cultural mismatches which could potentially stymie command and control in the transition from a HLS to HLD posture in the event of a seaborne terrorist attack. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Lieutenant, United States Navy http://archive.org/details/shieldingachille109451621 Thesis NORTHCOM Naval Postgraduate School: Calhoun Achilles Heel ENVELOPE(-63.596,-63.596,-64.500,-64.500) |
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This thesis examines the role U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) is performing in the maritime domain as the new Unified Command responsible for homeland defense. NORTHCOM does not currently have a permanent maritime component assigned for missions. Instead, it relies on contingency planning for future events and theoretically acts as a coordinating bridge between the Navy and Coast Guard for Maritime Homeland Defense/ Security issues. The primary objective of this research is to answer the question: Can NORTHCOM effectively execute maritime homeland defense and support homeland security without having permanently assigned maritime forces?" Secondly, this thesis seeks to scrutinize the seam in transition from Maritime Homeland Security to Maritime Homeland Defense and explicate potential mission priority, service capability, geographic, and cultural mismatches which could potentially stymie command and control in the transition from a HLS to HLD posture in the event of a seaborne terrorist attack. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Lieutenant, United States Navy http://archive.org/details/shieldingachille109451621 |
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Shielding Achilles' heel: challenges facing Northern Command in the maritime domain |
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Shielding Achilles' heel: challenges facing Northern Command in the maritime domain |
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School |
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