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Navy Doctrine Flashcards

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What is the new focus of the US Navy?

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Littoral operations, rebalance to East Asia

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What is the primary mission of the US Navy?

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The US is a maritime nation and the US Navy protects America at sea alongside our allies and partners, we defend freedom, preserve economic prosperity, and keep seas open and free.

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What are the enduring functions of the US Navy?

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Sea control
Power projection
Deterrence
Maritime security
Sealift

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What is Sea Control?

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Enables all other naval functions
-provides freedom of action
-protects naval logistical support
-establish area of operations for power projection

The manifestation of lethality afloat

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What is power projection?

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Offensive power
-Strike Warfare
-Amphibious Warfare
-Naval Special Warfare

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What is deterrence?

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Prevent action by fear of consequence
-credible threat of retaliation

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What is maritime security?

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Establishing conditions for security, freedom of the seas, and protection of sovereign

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What is Sealift?

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Sealift consists of the afloat pre-positioning and ocean movement of military materiel in support of United States and multinational forces

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What are the US Navy warfare areas?

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Air warfare and Air and MissileDefense
Expeditionary warfare
Warfare in the information environment
Strike warfare
Surface warfare
Undersea warfare

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What is Air Warfare and Air & Missile Defense?

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Neutralization of aircraft or missiles

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What is Expeditionary Warfare?

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Projection of naval forces into, and their employment within or from, a foreign country and adjacent waters to accomplish a specific mission

Littoral warfare

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What is Warfare in the Information Environment?

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The expanding utility of information and technology across the competition continuum is driving an evolution in doctrine, tactics, and technology.

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What is Strike Warfare?

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Destruction or neutralization of enemy ashore

water to land

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What is Surface Warfare?

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Destruction or neutralization of surface combatants

water to water

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What is Undersea Warfare?

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Actions to establish and maintain control of the undersea portion of the maritime domain.

Anti-submarine, mine, subsea, seabed

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What is the method in which the Navy provides fire support to the Marine Corps
during amphibious assaults?

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Naval Surface Fire Support

17
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What are the vessel groupings?

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Carrier Strike Group
Amphibious Ready Group
Expeditionary Strike Group
Missile Defense Action Group

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How are ships grouped?

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Surface Strike Group
-cruisers and carriers

Mine Countermeasure Force
-mine countermeasure ships
-littoral combat ships with mine countermeasures
-assault helicopter

Underway Replenishment Group
-fast combat support
-dry cargo/ammo
-combat stores
-oilers
-sealift

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