Small ships in theater security cooperation

To accomplish missions related to the War on Terror, including missions to deny terrorists the use of the maritime environment and to empower partner nations to do the same, the U.S. Navy must engage in theater security cooperation (TSC)?the vehicle through which the United States extends influence,...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Button, Robert (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Defense Research Institute 2008.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433087306719
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction and Objectives; Introduction; Study Objectives; Organization of This Report; Chapter Two - Linking Missions and Tasks; Background; The N816-Generated Task List; The RAND-Generated Task List; Constabulary Role; The Small Ship Concept of Employment; Chapter 3 - Linking Tasks to Capabilities; Chapter 4 - Capabilities-to-Characteristics and Options; Emergence of Three Vessel Classes; Chapter 5 - Vessel Survey and Assessment; World Survey; Recent Acquisitions by Navies of Interest
  • Assessment of Representative VesselsCost Estimates; Chapter 6 - Findings, Observations, and Next Steps; Overall Findings; Study Team Observations; Possible Next Steps for the U.S. Navy; Chapter 7 - Epilogue; Appendix A - Environmental Analysis; Appendix B - Extended Task List; Bibliography