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Desert Storm Reconstruction Report: Amphibious Operations, Volume V
October 1, 1991
This volume of the Desert Storm Reconstruction Report addresses the role of the amphibious forces during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Specifically, the document discusses the tactics employed, the threats encountered, and the missions performed by the amphibious forces.
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EASTERN EXIT: The Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) from Mogadishu, Somalia, January 1991
October 1, 1991

This research memorandum documents the events and discusses lessons learned from the non-combatant evacuation operation from the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia, in January 1991. During this operation, named 'EASTERN EXIT,' U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps forces evacuated 281 people from 30 countries (including 8 Ambassadors and 39 Soviet citizens).

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The U.S. Marine Corps: The View from the Late 1980s
December 1, 1988
The new and enhanced capabilities of the Marine Corps and the development of its amphibious strategy were the subject of the Third Annual Sea Power Forum sponsored by the Center for Naval Analyses. Four panels of speakers evaluated four broad topics: the Navy-Marine Corps team today, the uses of Marine Corps in major and minor conflicts, and the Marine Corps of tomorrow.
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COMMAND AND CONTROL ROLES AND STAFF FUNCTIONS OF MAJOR AMPHIBIOUS FORCE/GROUP COMMANDERS
June 1, 1974
A general concept of large scale amphibious assault operations is described in this research contribution. The command and control roles of major amphibious commanders and the operational tasks common to all amphibious operations are identified. The report determines the functions of the major staffs and groups them operationally into a set of vital functions which are described in detail. Supplements the OEG Amphibious Force Flagship (AGC) Study, OEG Study 720.
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AMPHIBIOUS STAFF FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND ACTIVITY PATTERNS
June 1, 1974
Tasks and staff functions of the Commander Amphibious Task Force (CATF) and Commander Landing Force (CLF) are described in the report. Staff functional relationships are described in terms of sets and subsets of activities. A method is presented for determining the most typical activity pattern of a staff in response to external events. The method is applied to a sample of 52 hypothetical events to suggest optimal ways of staff partitioning.
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