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Amphibious Warfare (AMW)

involves military operations launched from the sea by an amphibious force, embarked on ships or craft with the primary purpose of introducing a landing force ashore to accomplish the assigned mission. An AF is an amphibious attack force and a LF together with other forces that are trained, organized, and equipped for amphibious operations

Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW)

Operations conducted with the intention of denying the enemy the effective use of submaries

Air Warfare (AW)

the detection, tracking, destruction, or neutralization of enemy air platforms and airborne weapons

Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD)

measures designed to detect, identify, track, and defeat attacking ballistic missiles in both strategic and theatre tactical roles

Command, Control, and Communications (CCC)

providing communications and related facilities for coordination and control of external forces, and control of own unit’s capabilities

Expeditionary Warfare (EXW)

A military operation conducted by an armed force to accomplish a specific objective in a foreign country. Incudes Naval Special Warfare, Mine Warfare, Amphibious Warfare, Navy Expeditionary Combat, and Sea Basing.

Information Operations (IO)

The integrated employment of the core capabilities of electronic warfare, computer network operations, psychological operations, military deception, and operations security in concert with specified supporting and related capabilities, to influence, disrupt, corrupt, or usurp adversarial human and automated decision making while protecting our own.

Intelligence Operations (INT)

The variety of intelligence and counterintelligence tasks that are carried out by various intelligence organizations and activities within the intelligence process. Include planning and direction, collection, processing and exploitation, analysis and production, dissemination and integration, and evaluation and feedback.

Mine Warfare (MIW)

The strategic, operational, and tactical use of mines and mine countermeasures. Divided into: the laying of mines to degrade the enemy’s capabilities to wage land, air, and maritime warfare and the countering of enemy laid mines to permit friendly maneuver or use of selected land or sea areas

Mobility (MOB)

A quality or capability of military forces that permits them to move from place to place while retaineg the ability to fulfill their primary misison

Strike Warfare (STW)

Naval operations to destroy or neutralize enemy targets ashore, including attacks against strategic or tactical targets, such as manufacturing facilities and operation bases, from which the enemy is capable of conducting or supporting air, surface, or subsurface operations against friendly forces.S

Surface Warfare (SUW)

That portion of maritime warfare in which operations are conducted to destroy or neutralize enemy naval surface forces and merchant vessels

Secretary of Defense’s Priorities

Restore the warrior ethos

Rebuilding our military

Reestablishing deterrence

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Gen Dan Caine, USAF

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

ADM Christopher Grady, USN

Commandant of the Marine Corps

Gen Eric Smith, USMC

Chief of Naval Operations

ADM James Kilby, USN

Chief of Staff of the Army

Gen Randy George, USA

Chief of Staff of the Air Force

Gen David Allvin, USAFC

Chief of the National Guard Bureau

Gen Steven Nordhaus, ARNG

Chief of Space Operations

Gen Chance Saltzman, USSF

U.S. European Command (USEUCOM)

Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

Camp H. M. Smith in Honolulu, HI

U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)

Miami, FL

U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)

MacDill AFB in Tampa, FL

U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM)

Kelly Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany

U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)

Peterson SFB in Colorado Springs, CO

U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

MacDill AFB in Tampa, FL

U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM)

Peterson SFB in Colorado Springs, CO

U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)

Scott AFB in St. Claire County, IL

U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)

Offutt AFB in Omaha, NE

U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM)

Fort Meade, MD

Second Fleet

U.S. East Coast and Northern Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia - NORTHCOM

Third Fleet

Eastern and Central Pacific in San Diego, California - INDOPACOMF

Fourth Fleet

Caribbean Ocea, surrounding waters of Central and South America in Mayport Florida - SOUTHCOM

Fifth Fleet

Middle East (Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf) in Manama, Bahrain - CENTCOM

Sixth Fleet

Mediterranean Sea in Naples, Italy - EUCOM

Seventh Fleet

Western Pacific and Indian Ocean in Yokosuka, Japan - INDOPACOM

Tenth Fleet

Cyber Warfare in Fort Meade, Maryland - CYBERCOM

Strategic Level

National Policy

Theatre Strategy

Operational Level

Campaigns

Major Operations

Tactical Level

Battles

Engagements

Small-Unit and Crew Actions