Characterizing and exploring the implications of maritime irregular warfare / Molly Dunigan ... [et al.].

• Author: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
• TeilnehmendeR: Dunigan, Molly.; National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (139 p.)
• Notes: Prepared for the United States Navy. Approved for public release ; distribution unlimited.

Although irregular warfare includes a range of activities in which naval forces have played an integral role, there has been little examination of the characteristics or potential of such operations in maritime environments. An assessment of the maritime component of a series of historical and ongoing operations reveals that current notions of irregular warfare would benefit from increased recognition of potential maritime contributions.

Table of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Table; Figures; Table; Summary; S.1. The Range of MIW Operational Activities; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Methodological Approach; Organization of This Monograph; CHAPTER TWO: What Is Maritime Irregular Warfare?; Doctrinal Conceptions of Irregular Warfare; 2.1. Irregular Warfare, Major Combat Operations, and Stabilization, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction Joint Operating Concepts; Maritime Irregular Warfare in Practice; 2.1. Cases of MIW Organized by the Actors Involved

Maritime Irregular Warfare Operational Activities: A Conceptual Framework2.2. The Range of MIW Operational Activities; External Operations; Building Partner Capacity; Internal Operations; Spectrum of Strategic Scenarios Relevant to MIW; CHAPTER THREE: The Case of Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines; Background and Context; Relevant Actors; U.S. Strategic Objectives; Operational Context; 3.1. OEF-P Joint Operations Area; Maritime Operations in OEF-P; Strategic Observations; Operational Observations; External Operations: A Supporting Effort

Building Partner Capacity: The Primary Effort in OEF-PInternal Operations: A Supporting Effort; Tactical Observations; CHAPTER FOUR: A Comparative Historical Analysis of Maritime Irregular Warfare; Strategic Scenario 1: Counterinsurgency in Vietnam; Maritime Operations in the Vietnam War: Operations Market Time, Game Warden, Coronado, and Sealords; Overview of MIW Operations in Vietnam; Key Insights; Strategic Scenario 2: Maritime Support to Law Enforcement in Counterterrorism and Counternarcotics Operations in Colombia and to Counterpiracy Operations off the Horn of Africa

Counternarcotics and Counterterrorism Operations in ColombiaMaritime Interdiction Activities; Riverine Support to Law Enforcement in Colombia; Counterpiracy Operations off the Horn of Africa; Coalition Task Forces and Unilateral Deployments; Judicial Agreements; UN Initiatives; Assessing International Responses to Piracy off the Horn of Africa; Strategic Scenario 3: Unconventional Warfare in Nicaragua; Background: U.S. Policy in Nicaragua; U.S. Mining of Nicaraguan Harbors; CHAPTER FIVE: Adversary Capabilities in Maritime Irregular Warfare; LTTE Sea Tigers, 1984-2009

Overview of Operations and Enemy CapabilitiesInsights to Inform Future Maritime Irregular Warfare; Lashkar-e-Taiba Attack in Mumbai, 2008; Overview of Operations and Enemy Capabilities; Insights to Inform Future MIW; Piracy off the Horn of Africa; Capabilities of Perpetrating Groups; Insights to Inform Future MIW; CHAPTER SIX: Conclusions and Recommendations; Key Findings; A Definition of Maritime Irregular Warfare; The OEF-P Case Compared to Other Historical Cases of Maritime Irregular Warfare: Lessons Learned; The Range of Capabilities of U.S. MIW Adversaries; Recommendations; References