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Civilian-Military Differences on Soviet Aircraft Carrier Deployment
August 1, 1990
An open debate has erupted in the Soviet press on the future of Soviet carrier deployment. The debate generally pits civilians, in particular the specialists at the Academy of Sciences, against the military (and especially navy) high command. The civilians question the costs and efficacy of the carrier program, while military spokesmen have defended it. This research memorandum examines the debate by focusing on two recent articles that present the key arguments of both sides.
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Deployments of U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers and Other Surface Ships, 1976-1988
July 1, 1989
This information manual provides quantitative information on the post-Vietnam era history of deployments by U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and other surface ships. The data, summarized in tables and figures, span the years 1976 through 1988 and describe the geographic distribution of U.S. Navy ships in an attempt to gauge U.S. Navy presence around the world.
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How OPTEMPO, Crew Turnover, and Material Condition Affect the Training Readiness of Surface Combatants
March 1, 1989
This research memorandum analyzes the probability that surface combatants, specifically frigates and destroyers, begin deployment fully combat ready in training. Full combat readiness in training is defined as C1 status in the Status of Reference and Training System (SORTS). The analysis examines the relationships between deploying C1 in training and various measures of the ship's operating tempo before deployment, enlisted crew turnover, and the material condition of the ship in the months before deployment.
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Marine Corps Deployment Concepts: A Paper for the 1986 Sea Power Forum
November 1, 1986
Describes the various deployment options developed by the Marine Corps over the past decade. The report begins with a brief discussion of the history, mission, and organization of the Marine Corps. Then, after describing the methods of deployment, it examines the effect the deployment techniques have had on the way the Marine Corps employs its forces in peacetime.
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Optempo and Training Effectiveness
December 1, 1984
This paper presents the association between nondeployed activities and training readiness.
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Soviet Strategy and the Objectives of Their Naval Presence in the Mediterranean
September 1, 1982
This paper examines the policies that have guided the Soviets in establishing and exploiting their Mediterranean naval presence, identifies the indications that these policies may be changing, and forecasts the effects that these possible policy changes may have.
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THE TURKISH STRAITS AND THE SOVIET NAVY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
May 1, 1982
This paper examines how the Soviets have designed their patterns of operations in the Mediterranean in order to overcome the barriers of the Montreux Convention and Balkran land masses.
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Superpower Naval Crisis Management in the Mediterranean
September 1, 1981
This paper analyzes the role of the U.S. and the USSR in recent Mediterranean crises and estimates ability of the U.S. Navy to continue to fulfill its crisis role there in the future.
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NAVAL PROJECTION FORCES: THE CASE FOR A RESPONSIVE MAF
February 1, 1981

This paper argues that with appropriate changes in fleet operations and deployment that a Marine Amphibious Force (MAF) could be as responsive to an attack on Europe as airlifted Army forces.

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SOVIET NAVAL OPERATIONS - TEN YEARS OF CHANGE
February 1, 1981
This paper describes the expansion of Soviet naval operations from 1964 to 1974.
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