@ Isolate effective basing needs and define related functional 
requirements for a unified logistic support structure for 
joint multi-service military operations, considering future 
U.S. forward strategy. _ 
e Describe a range of MOBS concepts that satisfy the necessary 
and sufficient requirements for war-fighting support structure 
in consonance with a national security strategy of Discrimi- 
nate Deterrence. 
e Determine the performance and technical. feasibility of 
selected MOBS concepts. 
e Assess performance capabilities of selected MOBS concepts 
compared to a most likely alternative within the context of a 
typical Third World scenario, circa 2000. 
e Assess financial feasibility of the MOBS concept in comparison 
to a most likely alternative. 
Reasoning applied in carrying objectives through to final conclu- 
sions consists of two parallel and ordered decision sets, both stemming 
from analysis of the future security environment as depicted by CILTS 
(Appendix B). One set includes Analysis of Basing Needs, System Identi- 
fication, Formulation of Concepts, and Physical Viability Analysis, 
ordered as stated. Similarly, a second set includes Analysis of Threat 
Situation, Synthesis of Scenarios, and Gaming Comparison of Alternative 
Systems. Combined output of the two sets is Basing System I (with MOBS) 
and Basing System II (without MOBS). The two alternative basing systems, 
both having been determined to be technically and operationally viable, 
are compared for relative performance effectiveness in terms of useful 
timewise availability of cumulative logistic throughput. This single 
functional measure of effectiveness is selected out of 21 recognized 
forward Navy base functions as being the most significant in the context 
