MSS GR 3

6 Navy Core functions

1. Deterrence

2. Forward presence

3. Sea control

4. Power projection

5. Maritime security

6. Humanitarian assistance / disaster relief (HADR)

4 Configurations of Naval deployment packages + 1 bonus one

1. Carrier strike group (CSG)- carrier with cruisers and destroyers to support

2. Amphibious Readiness group(ARG) - centered on amphibious assault ships with marines to take land

3. Surface Action Group (SAG) - cruisers and destroyers designed for offensive surface combat and presence

4. Submarine forces (SSN -attack subs SSBN -ballistic missile subs) - sea denial, ISR, and nukes

• Expeditionary strike group (ESG) - combo of a SAG and ARG to take land

Mahan’s theory on sea power

Purpose of fleet is to seek enemy fleet and destroy it to control sea lines of communication (SLOC) (basically commerce routes)

• Command of the sea

• Jointness is secondary

• Risk Threshold is high

Corbett’s 3 pronged theory on sea power

1. Support or obstruct diplomatic efforts

2. Protect / destroy commerce

3. Hinder onshore military operations

• hit and run tactics away from main fleet for weaker force

• Jointness focused

• Risk as necessary to achieve goal

Power Projection in navy terms

The ability to use seas as a base to influence events on land.

Mission of Marine Corps

Serve as a rapid response expeditionary force → an amphibious force

4 MAGTF elements

1. Command element

2. ground combat element

3. Aviation combat element

4. logistics combat element

MLR 3 elements and purpose

similar in size to MEU

elements-

1. Littoral combat team

2. Littoral anti-air battalion

3. Combat logistics battalion

→ made to be land-based, dispersed and to operate in contested maritime terrain.

4 types of MAGTF

1. Marine expeditionary Force (MEF) - largest

2. Marine expeditionary Battalion (MEB) - medium sized

3. Marine expeditionary Unit (MEU) - smallest

4. Special purpose MAGTF - temporary mission and is tailored to the mission.

Coast Gaurd’s 2 main missions

1. Law enforcement

2. Search and Rescue

4 Main objectives of Army operations

1. Seizing

2. Retaining

3. Exploiting the initiative

4. Setting conditions for favorable conflict resolution

5 Core army competencies

1. Prompt and sustain land combat

2. Combined arms operations

3. Special operations

4. Set and sustain theater for the joint force

5. Integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land

6 warfighting functions of combined arms

1. Command and control

2. Movement and manuever

3. Fires

4. Intel

5. Protection 

6. Sustainment

Why is the army updating doctrine?

Due to the war on terror making senior leaders ill equipped, we need new wats to approach the adversary → moving away from BCTs and back to divisions of soldiers with 15-20K soldiers.

Principles of war

Mass

Objective

Offensive

Surprise

Economy of Force

Movement and maneuver

Unity of command

Security

Simplicity

3 Types of BCT

Infantry

Stryker

Armored

2 Types of SOF Communities

Black: Unites whose existence is not acknowledged publicly like Delta kinda and CIA operatives.

White: unites whose existence is acknowledged like the SEAL teams, Green Berets

Environment SOF operate in 

Hostile denied, or politically sensitive environments with high levels of risk, and a necessity to be covert with the operations being time sensitive

SOF 9 primary missions

1. Direct actions

2. Foreign internal defense

3. Hostage rescue

4. unconventional warfare

5. special reconnaissance

6. foreign internal defense

7. counter terrorism

8. civil affairs

9. information / phycological ops

What kind of SOF does each service provide

Army: Green barrettes, ranger regiment, phycological operations, aviation wing

Navy: SEALS, SWCC (sub-surface infill and exfill)

AF: CRO, STO, CCT, PJs, TACPs

Marines: Raiders