What is Littoral Combat?

For over two decades, the US military has been fighting counter-insurgency warfare in harsh desert, dense urban, and mountainous environments.

But what if the next fight spans the vast distances of the Pacific Ocean and involves hopping from island to island to establish missile sites to defeat a near-peer competitor.

Just what is littoral combat?

All the elements of national power will be required to project force and win in this environment. Are we ready for that?

You be the judge!