Navy Doctrine Flashcards
What is the e Navy’s primary mission?
Protect America at sea. Alongside our allies and partners, we defend freedom, preserve economic prosperity, and keep the seas open and free
What are the 5 enduring functions of the U.S. Navy?
1- Sea Control
2- Power projection
3- Deterrence
4- Maritime security
5- Sealift
The manifestation of lethality afloat.
Enables all other naval functions. Provides freedom of action (airspace above and water volume below). Protects naval logistical support and sea lift. Establish area of operations for power projection
Control of key maritime terrain to influence events seaward
Sea Control
Offensive power. (Strike warfare)
- Naval strike aircraft
- cruise missiles
Amphibious warfare
- USMC
- Naval Surface Fire Support
- Close Air Support
Naval Special Warfare
Power Projection
Prevent action by fear of confidence (credible threat of retaliation)
Presence or timely movement to crisis area
Deterrence
Establishing conditions for security, freedom of the seas, and protection of sovereignty.
- peacekeeping operations
- Maritime interdiction operations
- Maritime- related counterterrorism
- Counter transactional crime (counter drug)
Maritime Security
Consists of the afloat prepositioning and ocean movement of military materiel in support of United States and multinational forces.
Sealift
What are the Navy’s warfare areas?
1- Air warfare and Air and Missile Defense
2- Expeditionary warfare
3- Warfare in the information environment
4- strike warfare
5- surface warfare
6- Undersea warfare
Neutralization of aircraft or missiles
Air superiority
Air warfare and Air and Missile defense
Littoral warfare
Projection of naval forces into, and their employment within or from, a foreign country and adjacent waters to accomplish a specific mission
Expeditionary Warfare
The expanding utility of information and technology across the competition continuum. An integral part of every other warfare area, and a consideration in every tactical activity
Warfare in the information environment
Destruction or neutralization of enemy ashore (ground)
Strike Warfare
Destroy or neutralize surface combatants, merchant ships (water)
Surface Warfare
Actions to establish and maintain control of the undersea portion of the maritime domain.
Includes: anti submarine warfare, mine warfare, subsea warfare, seabed warfare
Remains most intricate and complex tactical problem
Undersea warfare
Discern the method in which the Navy provides fire support to the USMC during amphibious assaults
Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS)/ Naval Gunfire Support (NGFS)
