TY - BOOK AU - CARTER Jeremy G. TI - Strategic competition and stand-in forces: Capt Jeremy G. Carter PY - 2024/// KW - STAND-IN FORCES KW - TACTICAL UNITS N2 - This article looks at the tactical units namely stand-in Forces. SIF are small but lethal, low signature, mobile, relatively simple to maintain and sustain forces designed to operate across the competition continuum within a contested area as the leading edge of a maritime defense-in-depth in order to intentionally disrupt the plans of a potential adversary ER -