abstract:Seabasing is a naval capability that provides commanders with the ability to conduct selected functions and tasks at sea without reliance on infrastructure ashore. It describes the concepts and methods for sustaining large military forces during operations at large distances from traditional logistics centers.
The U. S. is sea-basing itsoperationson an aircraft carrier, an amphibiousassaultship, and a hospital ship and is usinghelicoptersandlanding craftformovement.
Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont insisted Mr Swinney was in denial over civil servant advice about the dangers of basing the plans on a "volatile and diminishing commodity like North Sea oil".