Demonstrating the requirement for Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) replenishment in sea-based logistics operations

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by  Willey, Max A.

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WILLEY, M.
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
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THESIS
DEMONSTRATING THE REQUIREMENT FOR
AMPHIBIOUS READY GROUP (ARG) REPLENISHMENT
IN SEA-BASED LOGISTICS OPERATIONS
by
Max A. Willey
December, 1997
Thesis Advisor: David A. Schrady
Thesis
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ABSTRACT (maximum 200 words)
OperationalManeuverFromthe Sea (OMFTS) isa newconcept underdevelopmentbytheMarine Corps. OMFTS isa
warfighting conceptthat revises theway combatpower isprojected inlittoral regions inthat itusesthe seaas amaneuver
space and safe havenforlogistics, while furtheradoptingship to objective operations. Sea-BasedLogistics (SBL) usesthe
AmphibiousReady Group (ARG) shipstoprovide a sea-basefromwhichcombatforces ashore are directly sustained. To
function inthis new capacity, the ARGunits need replenishmentto maintain high stockage levelsoffuel, ammunition,
and stores. This thesis develops a computersimulation formodelingthe logistical support neededfor ARGunits
functioning in a sea-base rolefor supportingOMFTS.
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UnderwayReplenishment (UNREP), Sea-BasedLogistics (SBL), OMFTS, Amphibious Ready Group, PAGES
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DEMONSTRATING THE REQUIREMENT FOR AMPHIBIOUS READY
GROUP (ARG) REPLENISHMENT IN SEA-BASED LOGISTICS OPERATIONS
Max A. Willey
Lieutenant, United States Navy
B.S., Old Dominion University, 1989
Submitted in partial fulfillment ofthe
requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
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ABSTRACT
Operational Maneuver From the Sea (OMFTS) is a new concept under
development by the Marine Corps. OMFTS is a warfighting concept that revises the way
combat power is projected in littoral regions in that it uses the sea as a maneuver space
and safe haven for logistics, while further adopting ship to objective operations. Sea-
Based Logistics (SBL) uses the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) ships to provide a sea-
base from which combat forces ashore are directly sustained. To function in this new
ARG
capacity, the units need replenishment to maintain high stockage levels offuel,
ammunition, and stores. This thesis develops a computer simulation for modeling the
ARG
logistical support needed for units functioning in a sea-base role for supporting
combat forces ashore.
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THESIS DISCLAIMER
The reader is cautioned that the computer program developed in this research may
not have been exercised for all cases ofinterest. While every effort has been made, within
the time available, to ensure that the program is free from computational and logical
errors, it cannot be considered validated. Any application ofthis program without
additional verification is at the risk ofthe user.
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