Military surge
military term
Surge capacity is the capability of an organization to rapidly expand or reorient in an emergency or disaster. A military surge or force surge reflects the ability for a military organization or nation to rapidly "increase forces in response to a situation or event", using contingency planning, flexible basing, and military reserve.
For the U.S. Navy, a surge is the rapid deployment of ships which are neither in deep maintenance, nor already underway. It may require rapid procurement of ammunition and supplies, as well as rapidly getting sailors on board. It may involve considerations of pier space and transfer of assets from one fleet to another.
Army surge involves "massive lift of reserve forces to a distant battlefield". The U.S. Army depends on reserve force deployment for surge capacity in a "no-notice or short-notice mobilization". Strategic sealift of supplies for ground forces is a Navy surge capability. Sealift can rapidly deliver massive material to a combat zone at the early stages of a contingency.
In 2023, the United States Department of Defense rolled out an information operations surge concept.
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