PROYEKSI KEKUATAN - POWER PROJECTION

“ The Teams and Staffs through which the modern commander absorbs information and exercices his authority must be a beautifully interlocked,  smooth-working mechanism, ….  Idealy,  the whole should be practically a single mind “  

 ( General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1944 )

 
Dari berbagai peperangan laut yang terjadi di abad-20,  dari Perang Dunia I dan Perang Dunia II sampai Perang Falklands pada tahun 1982 dan Perang Teluk pada tahun 1991,  diketahui bahwa strategi maritim yang digunakan paling tidak mencakup 6 ( enam ) strategi,  yaitu :  Proyeksi kekuatan ke darat ( Power Projection / Operasi Amfibi ),  Penguasaan Laut ( Command of the Sea ) melalui upaya penghancuran kekuatan utama musuh di laut atau di pangkalan,  Pengendalian Laut ( Sea Control ),  Penangkalan,  Armada Siaga ( Fleet in Being ),  dan Blokade / mencegah penggunaan laut oleh lawan ( Sea Denial ).

THE FLEET - AND FLEET MARINE FORCE - IN THE 21st CENTURY

The  Fleet—and Fleet Marine Force—in the 21st Century

With end-strength numbers reduced and budgets slashed, the Navy–Marine Corps team must cultivate innovative ways to maintain vital capabilities.

As the nation withdraws from the war in Afghanistan and begins to rebalance its military forces toward the Pacific, the services are being forced to undertake a rigorous assessment of what is necessary in the new security environment. This assessment must be comprehensive: They must take stock not just of their fiscal position but also their physical and political ones. They must realistically assess strengths and weaknesses and prepare a range of affordable responses.