Abstract
This article argues that American naval force packages built around aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships no longer serve maritime security interests as effectively as in the past. It further claims that the current commitment in the published maritime strategy of the United States to the twin shibboleths of “carriers and amphibs” comes from a variety of attitudes held by senior decision makers and military leaders. This commitment betrays both cultural misunderstanding or even ignorance of seapower—“sea blindness”—as well as less than rational attachments to two operational capabilities that served the United States well in the past, but in doing so engendered emotional commitments that are little grounded in the facts.
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The Marine Corps is organized under the Department of the Navy and is a natural part of the naval force.[10]
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Findings This analysis looked at key problems and issues facing modern amphibious assault capabilities one phase of operations at a time and one issue at a time, especially during major combat operations against near-peer powers
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Sharpening the American Military’s Competitive Edge (Washington, DC: Department of Defense, 2018). Commandant’s Planning Guidance: 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps (Washington, DC: Headquarters Marine Corps, 2019), 1. Force Design 2030 (Washington, DC: Headquarters Marine Corps, 2020), 2
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