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Navy Releases Revised Maritime Strategy
From Navy Chief of Information Offi ce
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The sea services released a new maritime strategy, March 13, a plan that describes how the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard will design, orga- nize, and employ naval forces in support of national security interests and homeland security objectives.
The new strategy titled, A Coopera- tive Strategy for 21st Century Seapower: Forward, Engaged, Ready, accounts for changes in the global security environment, new strategic guidance, and a changed fi scal environment.
The essential functions of the maritime strategy released in 2007 were adjusted to include a new function called “all domain access” which underscores the challenges forces face in accessing and operating in contested environments.
The new strategy emphasizes operating forward and engaging partners across the globe, especially in the Indo-Asia-Pacifi c region.
The strategy calls for increasing the Na-
vy’s forward presence to 120 ships by 2020, up from about 97 ships today. This includes forward-basing four ballistic-missile-de- fense destroyers in Spain and stationing another attack submarine in Guam by the end of 2015.
The Navy is scheduled to increase pres- ence in Middle East from 30 ships today to 40 by 2020.
The strategy reinforces the continued need to strengthen partnerships and allianc- es by stressing the importance of operating in NATO maritime groups and participating in international training exercises. Additionally, the strategy outlines plans to maintain readiness by implementing the
Navy’s Optimized Fleet Response Plan which improves readiness and leads to a predictable cycle for maintaining, training and deploying carrier strike groups and amphibious ships.
The document features four sections: Global Security Environment, Forward Presence and Partnership, Seapower in Sup- port of National Security, and Force Design: Building the Future Force.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Completes Motor Generator Restoration Ahead of Schedule
From Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Public Affairs
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, Maine (NNS) -- Portsmouth Naval Ship- yard (PNSY) completed restoration of the motor generator set for the Ohio-class bal- listic-missile submarine USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) three days ahead of schedule Feb. 23.
PNSY was already restoring a motor generator set for Rhode Island, a process that typically takes 12 to 18 months, when Trident Refi t Facility (TRF) Kings Bay in- formed the shipyard they wanted to replace the motor generator set during the upcoming availability - 10 months earlier than the regularly scheduled overhaul. To support the timeline of this change, TRF Kings Bay required the completed MG set on site by Feb. 26. To support the adjusted delivery date, engineering and production reprioritized their work and the MG team worked through a holiday weekend snowstorm and complet- ed full machine assembly and setup for fi nal testing. Testing was completed successfully and the motor generator was shipped to TRF Kings Bay, arriving three days early. PNSY is the Navy’s Designated Over- haul Point for 500 kilowatt motor generator set. Motor generator overhaul at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard remains a vital element of the Navy’s submarine maintenance indus- trial base. As a fi eld activity of Naval Sea Systems Command, PNSY is committed to maximizing the material readiness of the fl eet by safely delivering fi rst-time quality work, on time, and on budget.
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Naval War College Report Reveals New Joint Defense Needs
U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) -- The Defense De- partment and U.S. Navy will need to develop new areas of expertise, authorities and plan- ning processes in order to meet key goals and objectives, according to a U.S. Naval War College (NWC) game report prepared for the Pentagon’s Air-Sea Battle Offi ce and the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). The report highlights the fi ndings of the Global 2014 War Game and showed that changes are needed in order to achieve “unity of effort in joint cross-domain oper- ations,” which will have important implica- tions for joint doctrine, education, training and career progression.
The game, conducted by NWC’s war gaming department, examined four com- mand and control concepts. This fi rst is the Combined Joint Force Information Component Commander (CJFICC), responsible for cyber, space, in- formation operations and theater electronic warfare.
The second is the Cross-Domain Op- erations Coordination Element (XDOCE), which provides functional component com- manders with cross-domain expertise. The third is the Combined Joint Task Unit (CJTU), which assimilates capabilities from different domains and services under a functional component commander. The last concept is the Combined Joint Force Sustainment Component Commander (CJFSCC), responsible for providing the- ater-wide sustainment support.
The report says that an integrated approach to planning and executing joint cross-domain operations will reshape how the joint force is organized, trained and op- erates, particularly at the operational level of war.
The game results show that the CJFICC concept is ready for implementation, but solely as a cyber-component commander. The report suggests that follow-on ef- forts should continue to evaluate whether in- formation operations and theater electronic warfare space could benefi t from a dedicated component commander.
Both the XDOCE and CJTU concepts warrant further development and study, including their continued incorporation in joint and combined war games and exercis- es, according to the report.
The CJFSCC concept, the report said, is not ready to move forward, as it requires further evaluation to determine whether it contains suffi cient utility to justify further development.
“The themes that emerged from Global ‘14 provide a framework for improving quick, effective and proactive decision mak- ing in a time sensitive A2/AD environment
where communications are often degraded or denied,” said Walter Berbrick, NWC pro- fessor and lead analyst of the Global 2014 War Game. “Much of the value of Global ‘14 lies not only in the four, C2 concepts explored themselves, but in the critical working relationships that are developed and sustained beyond the game.” Since 1979, the Navy’s Global War Game series conducted in Newport has helped the CNO defi ne the future Navy, as well as help prepare naval and joint warf- ighters to meet the operational and strategic challenges of today and tomorrow.
Navy Lays Keel for PCU Colorado From Team Submarine Public Affairs QUONSET POINT. R.I. (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy held a keel laying ceremony for the Virginia-class submarine Pre-Commis- sioning Unit (PCU) Colorado (SSN 788) at General Dynamics Electric Boat, March 7. The initials of the submarine’s sponsor, Annie Mabus, were welded onto a steel plate that will be permanently affi xed to the sub- marine. Mabus is the daughter of Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.
Colorado began construction in March 2012 and is on track to continue the Vir- ginia-class program’s trend of delivering submarines early to their contract delivery dates, within budget, and ready for tasking by the fl eet.
Colorado is the fourth ship to bear the name of the state. Colorado is also the 15th submarine of the Virginia class and the fi fth of the eight ship Block III construction contract. Virginia-class submarines are built jointly by General Dynamics Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. So far, 28 Virginia-class submarines have either been delivered, are in construction, or are under contract. In addition to Colorado’s keel laying,
other Virginia-class milestones this year include the christening of PCU Illinois (SSN 786), the commissioning of USS John War- ner (SSN 785), and the keel laying of PCU Indiana (SSN 789). Ships of the Virginia class embody the commitment by the Navy and industry to reduce costs without decreasing capabilities through a multi-year procurement strategy, continuous improvements in construction practices and cost-reduction design chang- es. These submarines excel in littoral and open-ocean environments and collect intel- ligence critical to irregular warfare efforts with advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. Their inherent stealth, endurance, mobility, and fi repower directly enable them to support fi ve of the six Maritime Strategy Core Capabilities - sea control, power projection, forward presence, maritime security, and deterrence.
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