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Deter Compel and Reassure

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This paper provides some perspectives on the role of naval forces in deterrence, compulsion, and reassurance in the post-Cold War era. In addition to a brief overview of some of the theoretical issues sur­rounding deterrence, this paper focuses on some concrete examples of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps actions in response to or amidst international crises over the past 40 years.

NSS and Forward Presence

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This paper looks at the political and strate­gic case for presence and discusses some ofits costs and risks. It draws conclusions about (1) what presence means in our use of the forces we have now and (2) what forces to buy for the future. It also suggests ways to make presence operations more efficient and issues deserving study in that regard.

JTF Operations Since 1983

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This research memorandum summarizes recent Joint Task Force (JTF) operations. We reviewed the operations at the request of CINCI.ANTFLT to help the fleet determine its requirements for training Navy officers and staffs in JTF operations. The goal is to extract lessons learned that define high-leverage training topics.

Peacetime Influence

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This paper discusses the importance of peacetime operations. Without a more systematic understanding of such operations and the influence they bring, Americans cannot make intelligent decisions about the use of the Navy in specific situations, about strategy, or even about force structure. We need to understand the environment in which the United States is attempting to exert influence and the broad peacetime roles of the military in that environment. We need to understand whom we are trying to influence and to do what. Only then can we consider the implications for the Navy.

The Use of Naval Forces in the Post-War Era

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This research memorandum summarizes the major role of U.S. Naval forces in at least 207 crisis management operations for international incidents and crises, exclusive of the Korean and Vietnam wars.

The Noncombatant Evacuation Operation NEO From Mogadishu Somalia

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This research memorandum documents the events and discusses lessons learned from the non­ combatant evacuation operation (NEO) 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).

A Method of Estimating Plane Vulnerability

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This Research Contribution contains a series of memoranda written by Abraham Wald of the Statistical Research Group at Columbia University during World War II.

The Mayaguez Operation

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This 180-page, independent analysis of the Mayaguez Incident finds Marine units were responsive, but suffered failures in tactics, intelligence, and command.

Differences in Male and Female Predictors of Success in the Marine Corps

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CNA analysts conducted a review of literature on predictors of male and female Marine performance over the last 25 years, examining the impact of previous female integration as well as future trend analysis.

Assessment of Changes in Marines Perspectives

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CNA analysts analyzed the GCE ITF Climate Surveys in 2014 and 2015 focusing on the effects of gender integration on various measures of readiness and mission success including motivations to join, attitudes about integrated units