Expeditionary Strike Group: New Label, Or New Concept - for Future Naval Warriors of America's Small Wars?

Download or read book Expeditionary Strike Group: New Label, Or New Concept - for Future Naval Warriors of America's Small Wars? written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout American history, the Navy/Marine Corps Expeditionary Team has answered the nation's call as expeditionary forces projecting power ashore and fighting America's limited wars, as well as, emergent contingency operations, and major theater wars. In the near future they will accomplish this mission while deployed around the globe under the new concept of Expeditionary Strike Groups (ESG). This essay describes the ESG concept and argues that in the post-Cold War/September 11th security environment, the ESG concept is sound operational force employment for America's future limited wars, but the idea is not new. Historical analysis of America's small wars fought by US naval forces, analysis of the proposed ESG concept, and the ESG concept in relation to the new National Security Strategy are all considered in the essay.