Design a support system for a minor navy

The closing prompt asks viewers to begin with a minor power's real interests and then design the fleet and support system needed to protect them. British mobile naval air bases (MONABs) illustrate how Royal Marines, maintenance personnel, and logistics specialists could establish and defend a usable base. The Crete example argues that personnel trained in naval-base defence had relevant expertise for sustaining an island position. The exercise separates strategic shipping from theatre and forward support. A navy operating near home may need armed inter-base supply ships and only a few fast oilers, while a global force requires a much larger chain.