Global Reach: Revolutionizing the Use of Commercial Vessels and Intermodal Systems for Military Sealift, 1990-2012

by Ken Gaulden, Rolf Marshall USN (Ret.)

Overview

Since the 1980s, strategic sealift has been formally designated as a U.S. Navy mission. With over ninety percent of all military equipment and supplies required to support U.S. military forces in combat being delivered by sea, and as globalized interests and risks continue to spread, this mission is vital to the country’s economic and national security. Despite its necessity, sealift is rarely discussed as anything other than an operations adjunct and must be carried out in an environment of unprecedented fiscal constraints. Global Reach provides a unique examination into the development and implementation of more than a century of U.S. national defense sealift policy. Presenting a comprehensive history on the evolution of sealift from the Spanish American War (1898) to Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom (2002–12), Herberger, Gaulden, and Marshall reflect on what has and has not worked in that time from both a legal and operational perspective. As international demands grow and change, so too must the sealift policies that are directly tied to how the nation will address them. With its thorough history and cogent analysis, Global Reach provides the context necessary to understand this complex, important topic, but also lays out a roadmap for how the U.S. can continue to meet and respond to the increasing challenges of the years to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612518565
Publisher:	Naval Institute Press
Publication date:	01/15/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	544
File size:	166 MB
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About the Author

Vice Adm. A.J. Herberger, USN (Ret) is the first graduate of the U.S. Merchant Academy to achieve three-star rank with over 35 years commissioned service with the U.S. Navy. He served as the first Deputy Commander in Chief of the U.S. Transportation Command and upon retirement from the Navy, he has served as Administrator of the U.S. Maritime Administration and has remained active in professional military and maritime organizations. Kenneth C. Gaulden worked for Sea-Land Services, Inc. for 30 years, until its acquisition by Maersk Inc. where he worked in various capacities. Mr. Gaulden has been directly involved the development and implementation of commercial intermodal sealift for the U.S. military and other government agencies. He is a widely recognized proponent of the military use of United States flag intermodal sealift as a proven way for the military to achieve assured access to global intermodal sealift network services at a fraction of the cost of other programs. Cdr. Rolf Marshall, USN (Ret.) has had 27 years’ commissioned service in the United States Navy (1964-1991) as a Surface Warfare Officer with sub-specialties in Weapons Systems Acquisition and Operations Research and Analysis. Following his retirement from the Navy he worked for 20 years with Washington DC-based law firms in the areas of maritime law, regulation, and legislation, representing clients from across the domestic and international industries.