NAVEDTRA 14325, Ch 20-22, BMR Flashcards
What term describes a nation’s ability to protect its political, economic, and military interests through
control of the sea?
Sea power
Who was the first person to use the term “sea power”?
Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, USN
Which publication defines Naval strategy?
Naval Warfare Publication 3 (NWP-3)
What broad course of action is designed to achieve national objectives in support of national interests?
National strategy
What are those conditions that are advantageous for our nation to pursue or protect?
National interests
What are the specific goals our nation seeks to advance, support, or protect?
National objectives
What is the U.S. Navy’s primary function?
Sea control
What is the ability to use sea power throughout the world in the timely and precise manner needed to
accomplish a given goal?
Power projection
What year did Congress authorize the first six frigates of the Continental Navy?
1794
What year was the Coast Guard established as the United States Revenue Marine?
1790
What year was the Military Sealift Command (MSC) established?
1949
Nearly what percent of all military cargo on privately owned U.S. flagships and other merchant marine
vessels are shipped by MSC?
25
What does the Navy define as the art of influencing people to progress towards the accomplishment of a
specific goal?
Leadership
Moral principles, personal example, along with what else are the three elements that make an effective Navy leader?
Administrative ability
What is immediate obedience an automatic response to?
Command
What is reasoned obedience the proper response to?
Order