A Preliminary Investigation of Ship Acquisition Options for Joint Forcible Entry Operations

In the global security environment of the future, sea basing (loosely speaking, the ability to assemble, equip, and support forces from sea platforms without relying on land bases) will be critical to the Navy and Marine Corps’ ability to project-and sustain-forces ashore. Sea basing clearly will be useful in the event of joint forcible entry operations (JFEOs). This monograph describes the global environment in which JFEOs might occur and the role of naval power in that environment.