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Desert Storm Reconstruction Report, Volume VII: Maritime Interception Force Operations
October 1, 1991
This volume of the Desert Storm Reconstruction Report documents the maritime interception force operations that were used to enforce the United Nations Security Council's economic sanctions against Iraq. The operations described include those occurring from the beginning of Desert Shield in August through the cease-fire at the end of February.
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The Mayaguez Operation
September 1, 1980
This study examines the U.S. Marine Corps/ Navy response to the Mayaguez and her crew, and the assault on Koh Tang. The military operations related to the events are analyzed to determine what lessons may be learned for future application.
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Hydrofoils for the Fisheries Law Enforcement Mission of the USCG, a Cost/Effectiveness Comparison of Hydrofoils with Conventional Coast Guard Resources
March 1, 1976
The effectiveness and costs of hydrofoil craft with those of conventional Coast Guard platforms, including cutter/helicopter teams, in the performance of the fisheries law enforcement mission are compared. The comparisons are made for various fisheries law enforcement tasks considered independently of one another and of geographic considerations, and also in two specific geographic scenarios, in waters off New England and Alaska, where each platform is required to perform a specific set of tasks. The study also investigates the degree to which hydrofoils, engaged in a primary fisheries law enforcement role, could contribute to the search and rescue (SAR) mission without undue detraction from their primary role.
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Hydrofoils for the Fisheries Law Enforcement Mission of the U.S. Coast Guard, Appendixes Describing Methodology
March 1, 1976
This volume describes in detail some of the methodology used in the analyses presented in volume I, including: the application of the Navy Billet Cost Model for the computation of Coast Guard personnel costs; the methods used to compute the cost/effectiveness of hydrofoils and various conventional Coast Guard resources in performing a variety of fisheries law enforcement tasks; and the computer model developed to compute the possible contribution to SAR of hydrofoils engaged in a primary fisheries law enforcement role.
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MARKET TIME, Countering Sea-Borne Infiltration in South Vietnam
December 1, 1966
This study presents data and OEG analyses relevant to MARKET TIME operations as of the early spring of 1966, and describes the infiltration threat, the forces involved, and their method of operation. Estimates of the Viet Cong infiltration rate and their significance are discussed. Barrier design and effectiveness estimates, when a few inflitrators must be distinguished from many innocent ships, are considered. The probability of detecting and identifying steel infiltrators is determined to be high because their presence near the South Vietnamese coast is conspicuous. Steel hull ships within 3 miles of the coast are generally boarded, inspected from close aboard, or kept under surveillance. Viet Cong junks transship small quantities of arms, supplies, and people between points within South Vietnam and present tactics are capturing many such transshipments. With present MARKET TIME tactics, using 3 offshore patrol rings, infiltration by sea appears to be quite low, although present tactics are not the most efficient ones for the specific purpose of preventing infiltration by junk from outside South Vietnam.
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