Proknow Chapter 3: Surface Warfare

mission

provide combat ready ships to the fleet, supply with leadership, manpower, equipment, training, material, for prompt, sustained combat operations

# of warfare areas

12

AW

air warfare

SUW

surface warfare

ASW

anti-submarine warfare

BMD

ballistic missile defense

STW

strike warfare

MIO

maritime interdiction operations

NSFS

Naval service fire support

EW

electronic warfare

EXW

expeditionary warfare

AMW

amphibious warfare

MIW

mine warfare

MOB

mobility

SWO pin date

1975

ESWS

1979

WTIs meaning

Warfare Tactics Instructors

IAMD

Integrated Air and Missile Defense

ASW/SUW

Anti-Submarine Warfare/Surface Warfare

MIW

mine warfare

AMW

amphibious warfare

ENG

engineering

SWO(N)

SWO tour —> Nuclear Power School —> Propulsion Plant Watch Officers on carrier

Raid of Nassau

Commodore Esik Hopkins and Samuel Nicholas execute amphibious invasion, creation of Navy-MC bond

Naval Act of 1794

six new frigates

1907

Great White Fleet, 16 battleships

ASW added

WWI

Aegis Weapon system introduced

1983 on USS Ticonderoga

FEB2008

USS Lake Erie demonstrates BMD capabilities

APR2009

USS Bainbridge first pirate seizure since 1800s

MAR2011

USS Ronald Reagan aid to Japan after earthquake and tsunami

OCT2016

USS Mason Battenburg Cup for strategic excellence

APR2017

USS Porter and USS Ross precision strike capabilities

2017 Hurricane Szn

USS Abraham Lincoln aid in Caribbean and Gulf

DEC2019

USS America forward deployed 5th gen capabilities

NOV2020

USS John Finn advanced BMD systems

MAY2021

USS Portland high energy laser weapon

2022

USS Preble HELIOS system

2023-2024

USS Mason, Thomas Hudner, Carney Israel-Hamas conflict, most intense SUW since WWII

MAR2025-JUN2025

combat in Red Sea, Suez Canal, BMD

capabilities of the Navy

stealth, endurance, firepower, mobility, communication