Distributed maritime capability: optimized U.S. Navy-U.S. Coast Guard interoperability, a case in the South China Sea
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Authors
Villar, Shawn S.
Subjects
U.S. Navy
U.S. Coast Guard
People's Liberation Army Navy
Chinese Coast Guard
Chinese Maritime Militia
optimal interoperability
distributed lethality
distributed maritime capability
force multiplier
South China Sea
China
maritime interdiction operations
excessive maritime claims
surface action group
militarization
regional security
economic stability
fisheries enforcement
U.S. Coast Guard
People's Liberation Army Navy
Chinese Coast Guard
Chinese Maritime Militia
optimal interoperability
distributed lethality
distributed maritime capability
force multiplier
South China Sea
China
maritime interdiction operations
excessive maritime claims
surface action group
militarization
regional security
economic stability
fisheries enforcement
Advisors
Dahl, Erik
Jasper, Scott
Date of Issue
2017-12
Date
Dec-17
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Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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This thesis asks whether or not the U.S. Navy (USN) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) are sufficiently prepared to operate together if conflict escalates in an area of forward-deployed operations and investigates opportunities for naval interoperability to be bolstered if required. Today, the USN faces naval power constraints, specifically ship-force deficiencies. Comparatively, competitors like China are modernizing their naval forces, which are on a path to surpass U.S. naval power. The conclusion is that the USN and USCG are not yet adequately prepared to operate together if conflict arises abroad. One solution is to optimize USN--USCG interoperability through enhancing the USN distributed lethality concept to distributed maritime capabilities--the use of the USCG as a force multiplier. The distributed maritime capability model is based on an examination of USCG capabilities during conflict as well as independent and joint naval operations. China is assessed to be a dominant aggressor in the South China Sea that poses a threat to regional security and economic stability--major U.S. national interests. Distributed maritime capability is demonstrated by applying the concept to fisheries enforcement in the South China Sea in order to suppress the Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM), which is identified through this thesis as China's primary means of coercion and the major threat to stability in the region.
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National Security Affairs (NSA)
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