Littoral warfare

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In military and naval warfare, littoral warfare is operations in and around the littoral zone, within a certain distance of shore, including surveillance, mine-clearing and support for landing operations and other types of combat shifting from water to ground, and back.

RHIB deployed from a US Navy destroyer operating in a littoral area

Definition

Littoral warfare is warfare in and around the littoral zone.[1]

History

Littoral warfare has been conducted almost as long as human societies have been conducting warfare.[1]

In the 21st century the United States Marine Corps re-emphasized littoral warfare.[2]

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