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I know NBPs have already been discussed in a number of other threads, but I thought starting a new one would be better than hijacking an older thread on NBPs which is not very much related to what I want to discuss.
Other than the few peacekeeping contingents overseas, the Hornets at Aviano, Italy, as well as Canada's contribution to Afghanistan, it seems to me that CF warships are the most forward means by which Ottawa can intervene in a situation where our interests are threatened. While Marcom frigates and destroyers have the main purpose of securing the sea lanes along with other NATO allies, I think that perhaps NBPs on these ships should be trained for more than just boarding and seizing suspicious vessels.
Take this scenario:
-Terrorists storm and take over a Canadian embassy or consulate in a nation, which Canada recognizes, but is unstable politically for some reason.
- Canadian Embassies abroad have no military personnel to protect them unlike British or US Embassies who have their own Marine detachments; I suppose the foreign service relies on local "rent-a-cops" whom may or may not reliable; I doubt a single military attache and the few NCMs who are his aides at the embassy will be enough to deter such an onslaught
- the local govt. refuses landing rights for any CF Hercs carrying a potential rescue mission contingernt similar to that in the Israelis' Entebbe operation.
With that scenario in mind, suppose none of Canada's allies such as the UK or the US would be willing to help for any reason and suppose that the local govt. in that nation may be unwilling to help or unable to do so because of a local crisis such as a civil war.
What then?
In such a scenario, perhaps NBPs transported by Helo from a nearby Frigate would be the best means to resolve that situation, along the same lines as the US Marine TRAPP teams stationed aboard US capital ships and amphibious assault ships. Preferrably, they would have training similar to those US TRAPP teams.
While many of you will think this scenario may seem unlikely, one never knows whether such an eventuality will occur. The same way no one expected the US Embassy in Tehran to be stormed and taken over during the Iran hostage crisis. Thus it pays to have the capbility for such a situation; the Japanese had no capability to react when their embassy in Peru was taken over by those Marxist rebels (forgot the group) for several months and thus had to rely on local security forces to resolve the situation.
Does anyone think this is a bad idea for sailors who are already have those NBP duties in addition to the watches they have to stand? Perhaps an Army detachment aboard a Frigate for such a scenario might be a better idea, but I figure neither the destroyers nor the frigates have enough accomodations for a detachment seperate from the crew. What do you guys think?
Other than the few peacekeeping contingents overseas, the Hornets at Aviano, Italy, as well as Canada's contribution to Afghanistan, it seems to me that CF warships are the most forward means by which Ottawa can intervene in a situation where our interests are threatened. While Marcom frigates and destroyers have the main purpose of securing the sea lanes along with other NATO allies, I think that perhaps NBPs on these ships should be trained for more than just boarding and seizing suspicious vessels.
Take this scenario:
-Terrorists storm and take over a Canadian embassy or consulate in a nation, which Canada recognizes, but is unstable politically for some reason.
- Canadian Embassies abroad have no military personnel to protect them unlike British or US Embassies who have their own Marine detachments; I suppose the foreign service relies on local "rent-a-cops" whom may or may not reliable; I doubt a single military attache and the few NCMs who are his aides at the embassy will be enough to deter such an onslaught
- the local govt. refuses landing rights for any CF Hercs carrying a potential rescue mission contingernt similar to that in the Israelis' Entebbe operation.
With that scenario in mind, suppose none of Canada's allies such as the UK or the US would be willing to help for any reason and suppose that the local govt. in that nation may be unwilling to help or unable to do so because of a local crisis such as a civil war.
What then?
In such a scenario, perhaps NBPs transported by Helo from a nearby Frigate would be the best means to resolve that situation, along the same lines as the US Marine TRAPP teams stationed aboard US capital ships and amphibious assault ships. Preferrably, they would have training similar to those US TRAPP teams.
While many of you will think this scenario may seem unlikely, one never knows whether such an eventuality will occur. The same way no one expected the US Embassy in Tehran to be stormed and taken over during the Iran hostage crisis. Thus it pays to have the capbility for such a situation; the Japanese had no capability to react when their embassy in Peru was taken over by those Marxist rebels (forgot the group) for several months and thus had to rely on local security forces to resolve the situation.
Does anyone think this is a bad idea for sailors who are already have those NBP duties in addition to the watches they have to stand? Perhaps an Army detachment aboard a Frigate for such a scenario might be a better idea, but I figure neither the destroyers nor the frigates have enough accomodations for a detachment seperate from the crew. What do you guys think?
