title: Littoral warfare
text: # Littoral warfare
  
  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.
  
  ## Definition
  
  Littoral warfare is warfare in and around the littoral zone.
  
  ## History
  
  Littoral warfare has been conducted almost as long as human societies have been conducting warfare.
  
  In the 21st century the United States Marine Corps re-emphasized littoral warfare.
  
  