미 NDS 캠페이닝 개념의 적용을 통한 한국 해군의 회색지대 대응 전략 연구: 한미 연합 해양작전의 동기화와 작전주도권 확보를 중심으로

최민규^*

해군 소령/해군대학 해군지휘참모과정 학생장교

Study on the ROK Navy’s Gray Zone Response Strategy Through the Application of the U.S. NDS Campaigning Concept: Focusing on the Synchronization of ROK-U.S. Combined Maritime Operations and Securing the Lead Role

Min-Gyu Choi^*

LCDR, ROK Navy/Student officer of Naval Command & Staff Course, ROK Naval War College

Correspondence to: *Min-Gyu Choi 271, Jaun-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34059, Republic of Korea E-mail: x2choi@gmail.com

초록

본 연구는 중국, 러시아 등 제3국의 회색지대 강압 행위에 대응하기 위해 미 국방전략(NDS)의 ‘캠페이닝(Campaigning)’ 개념을 한국 해군에 적용하는 방안을 모색하였다. 분석 결과, 평시 위협에 대한 미 해군의 연쇄적·능동적 접근과 한국 해군의 단발적·수동적 위기관리 간의 전략적 격차가 확인되었다. 이를 극복하고 전작권 전환 시기 역내 해양안보 주도권을 확보하기 위한 정책 대안으로 ‘연합 캠페이닝 기획실’ 신설, 해군·해경·미군 간 ‘다영역 정보통합 플랫폼(MDIIP)’ 구축, 한국 해군 주도의 연합 표준작전절차(SOP) 제정을 제시하였다. 이를 통해 한국 해군이 수동적 방어자에서 동맹 내 회색지대 대응을 선도하는 주체로 거듭나야 함을 논증한다.

Abstract

This study investigated the application of the U.S. National Defense Strategy (NDS) “Campaigning” concept to the ROK Navy to counter gray zone coercion by third-party nations such as China and Russia. It identified a strategic gap between the U.S. Navy’s sequential, proactive cost-imposition operations and the ROK Navy's episodic, reactive crisis management. To bridge this gap and secure the ROK Navy’s lead role ahead of the OPCON transfer, this study proposes establishing a “Combined Campaigning Planning Cell,” constructing a Multidomain Information Integration Platform (MDIIP) among ROK-U.S. maritime forces, and instituting a ROK Navy-led combined standard operating procedure (SOP). Ultimately, it argues that the ROK Navy must transition from a reactive defender to a proactive leader in gray zone responses within the alliance.

Keywords:

Campaigning, Gray Zone, ROK–U.S. Combined Maritime Operations, MDIIP, Multidomain Information Integration Platform, OPCON, Wartime Operational Control

키워드:

캠페이닝, 회색지대, 한미 연합 해양작전, 다영역 정보통합 플랫폼, 전시작전통제권

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