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Naval Strategy for the 21st Century Acting Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy (N3/N5) Rear Admiral Upper Half Kevin M. “Kid” Donegan and Deputy Commandant for Operations, Coast Guard Vice Admiral Charles D. Michel testified to the House Armed Services Committee about new revisions to the Navy and Coast Guard’s cooperative 21st century strategy.
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Navy Shipbuilding Budget, priorities, fear of sequestration and fragile industrial base are key factors for Navy’s top decision-makers. Sean J. Stackley, assistant secretary of the Navy (research, development and acquisition); Vice Admiral Joseph P. Mulloy, deputy chief of naval operations for integration of capabilities and resources; and Vice Admiral William H. Hilarides, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, recently testified before the Senate Armed Service Committee’s Seapower subcommittee on the state of the fleet.
Rear Admiral Upper Half Kevin M. “Kid” Donegan’s Testimony “A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower: Forward, Engaged, Ready” explains how we will build and employ the naval forces of the future in support of national security interests. It describes a Navy and Marine Corps built and ready for any challenge from a high-end war fight to humanitarian operations. The strategy was revised mainly due to changes in the geopolitical landscape including threats from violent extremist organizations like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), threats from North Korea and Iran, potential for opportunities and challenges with a rising China, and recent Russian aggression in Ukraine. Additionally, the strategy is aligned with the new National Security Strategy, the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review, and the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance. Finally the strategy recognizes our current fiscal circumstances. Most importantly, however, this strategy continues to emphasize combat-credible forward presence that is “where it matters, when it matters,” and a commitment to allies and partners. We will continue to meet our historic naval functions of deterrence, sea control, power projection and maritime security. But our strategy has adapted, starting with an emphasis on warfighting first. A new function, all-domain access, enables us to get the access we need to be effective. The strategy balances forces and capabilities against regional threats.
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It embraces innovation and efficiency in building a modern and capable force of more than 300 ships and 182,000 marines that will overcome any challenge to fight and win. Throughout the development of this strategy, the chief of naval operations (CNO) has engaged a diverse audience of junior, midgrade and senior officers, scholars, civilians and retirees on strategy and strategy development. He said, “We need to approach this as a continuum, and we need a revitalized process; we need people, and we need a system for our strategy.” These principles factored heavily into how we completed our revision to the 2007 document, and our end state is an energized culture of strategic thinking. The strategy is just one piece of our strategic continuum to enable timely and comprehensive updates to the implementation of our strategy in a dynamic global security environment. To describe our new strategy in greater detail, we will highlight the document’s key points of emphasis.
Warfighting First Defending our nation and winning its wars is the core task of the U.S. naval forces.
The fiscal year 2016 president’s budget submission is governed by the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), which implements the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance (DSG) and continues our efforts to ensure our ability to protect the homeland, build security globally project power and win decisively. In balancing resources and requirements, the department continues to place a priority on maintaining a sea-based strategic deterrent, sustaining forward presence, strengthening our means to defeat and deny aggression, focusing on critical readiness, sustaining or enhancing our asymmetric capabilities and sustaining a relevant industrial base, including providing stability in our shipbuilding programs. The Navy and Marine Corps remain well-suited and uniquely positioned to perform the missions of the DSG, including appropriate readiness, warfighting capability and forward presence. Our principal requirement remains to equip the Navy and Marine Corps with the most effective warfare systems, through procurement, modernization and sustainment, to address the security challenges of today and tomorrow. These principles guide the priorities and direction of the department’s FY16 president’s budget request. The department will continue to work closely with Congress to maintain the
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March 24, 2015