The Department of the Navy

Overview

Mission of the Navy Operational concepts Missions

Naval Doctrine Organization of the Navy

PeacetimeMission Of The Navy

Be prepared to conduct prompt and sustained combat operations at sea in support of our national interest

-- According to Title 10, US Code

Operational Concepts Readiness - at a moments notice, there

won’t be time to BUILD a strong Naval force we must have a strong force

Forward deployed forces - prepared to strike from just over the horizon at any time. In order to maintain “presence” the navy must be forwarded deployed

Training - train in peace for wartime operations

Wartime Mission Sea Control Power Projection Strategic Deterrence

Navy: Sea Control Sortie control - blockade to contain enemy Choke point control - take advantage of

geographic waterways Open area operations - locating and

engaging enemy on the open seas Local engagement - close in combat with

surface vessels Naval presence - preventive and reactive

presence

Navy: Power Projection

Amphibious assaults- places combat troops (usually Marines) on shore from the sea

Naval bombardment- use of naval guns or surface-to-surface missiles to destroy enemy’s warfighting capability

Naval tactical airpower- strike against any target on land or sea

Navy: Strategic Deterrence

Nuclear missile submarines - provides the third leg of our nuclear triad defense Survivable - due to fact they’re always on the

move Trident submarines contain approximately half

of our nuclear warheads

Naval Doctrine

Designed to take advantage of advantages possessed by the Navy Surface warfare - destruction of enemy

surface combatants Undersea warfare - use layered offense

strategy to engage submarines in their territory

Naval Doctrine (cont) Air warfare - gain air

superiority where naval operations are conducted

Amphibious operations - integrated with virtually all types of ships, aircraft and landing forces

Mine warfare - mines have sunk more ships than any other existing weapon

Department of the Navy

Navy Marine Corps

Chief of Naval Operations

Commandant of the Marine Corps

Sec of Defense

President

Secretary of the Navy

Organization (cont) Department of the Navy includes both the

Navy and Marines Chief of Naval Operations is the senior

officer of the Navy and is the principle advisor to the President and Secretary of the Navy on Naval matters

Operating Forces Seagoing Fleet Fleet Marine Force Military Sealift Command

Shore establishment- all commands not directly assigned to operating forces and whose functions is to support the operating forces

Summary

Mission of the Navy• Operational concepts• Wartime Doctrine

Naval Doctrine Organization of the Navy