ProKnow: Mission of the Navy

mission of the navy (verbatim)

The United States is a maritime nation, and the U.S. Navy protects America at sea. Alongside our allies and partners, we defend freedom, preserve economic prosperity, and keep the seas open and free. Our nation is engaged in long-term competition. To defend American interests around the globe, the U.S. Navy must remain prepared to execute our timeless role, as directed by Congress and the President.

Ethos

We are the United States Navy, our Nation’s sea power.

We are professional Sailors and civilians.

Integrity is the foundation of our conduct; respect for others is fundamental to our character; decisive leadership is crucial to our success.

We are a team, disciplined and well prepared, committed to mission accomplishment.

We are patriots, forged by the Navy’s core values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment.

We defend our Nation and prevail in the face of adversity with strength, determination, and dignity.

We are the United States Navy.

operational mission areas (list)

amphibious warfare, antisubmarine warfare, air warfare, ballistic missile defense, command control and communications, expeditionary warfare, information operations, intelligence operations, mine warfare, mobility, strike warfare, surface warfare

military operations launched from the sea by an amphibious force (AF) embarked on ships or craft with the primary purpose of introducing a landing force (LF)

amphibious warfare (AMW)

operations conducted with the intention of denying the enemy the effective use of submarines

antisubmarine warfare (ASW)

the detection, tracking, destruction, or neutralization of enemy air platforms and airborne weapons, whether launched by the enemy from air, surface, subsurface, or land platforms

air warfare (AW)

all active and passive measures designed to detect, identify, track, and defeat attacking ballistic missiles or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such an attack

ballistic missile defense (BMD)

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

command, control, and communications (CCC)

a military operation conducted by an armed force to accomplish a specific objective in a foreign country

expeditionary warfare (EXW)

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 of usurp adversarial human and automated decision making while protecting our own

information operations (IO)

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

intelligence operations (INT)

the strategic, operational, tactical use of mines and mine countermeasures. has two subdivisions: degrading enemy capabilities for attack and countering enemy mines

mine warfare (MIW)

a quality or capability of military forces that permits them to move from place to place while retaining the ability to fulfill their primary mission

mobility (MOB)

naval operations to destroy or neutralize enemy targets ashore, including attacks against strategic or tactical targets

strike warfare (STW)

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

surface warfare (SUW)

SecDef Priorities

restoring the warrior ethos, rebuilding our military, reestablishing deterrence

how many 4 stars on the JCS

8

what does the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) do?

advise the CINC

serves as the CINC (commander in chief) of all military forces, responsible to the citizens

presidential of the us (POTUS)

principal defense policy advisor to the president and is responsible for the formation and execution of general defense policy, subordinates include service secretaries

secretary of defense (SECDEF)

who is part of the JCS

chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, vice-chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, commandant of the marine corps, chief of naval operations, chief of staff of the army, chief of staff of the air force, chief of the national guard bureau, chief of space operations

chairman of the joint chiefs of staff

gen dan caine USAF

vice-chairman of the jcs

adm christopher grady usn

commandant of the marine corps

general eric smith

chief of naval operations

adm james kilby

chief of staff of the army

gen randy george

chief of staff of the air force

gen david allvin

chief of staff of the national guard bureau

gen steven nordhaus ARNG

chief of space operations

gen b. chance saltzman USSF

what created the national security council (NSC)?

the national security act of 1947

who chairs the nsc?

president

regular attendees of nsc

vice president, secretary of state, secretary of treasury, secretary of defense, secretary of energy, national security advisor (NSA), chairman of the joint chiefs of staff (CJCS), director of national intelligence (DNI)

oversees the navy and marine corps, responsible for conducting the affairs of the department of the navy (recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing, and demobilizing) and overseeing construction, outfitting, and repair of naval ships, equipment, and facilities

secretary of the navy (SECNAV)

senior military officer in the navy

chief of naval operations (CNO)

the senior military officer in the marine corps

commandant of the marine corps (CMC)

operational ccc

president, secdef, combatant commander, O-10 naval component commander, O-9 battle force commander, O8/7 battle group commander, O6/5 unit commander, O6/5 element commander, O6/5/4 individual unit commanding officer

administrative cod

president, secdef, secnav, cno, fleet cdr, tycom or numbered fleet, n/a or CSG/ESG, ship squadron cdr/CAG, unit commanding officer

composed of forces from two or more services, have broad and continuing missions, and are normally organized on a geographical basis

unified combatant commands (CCMDs)

how many geographic (GCC) commands and how many functional commands?

6 and 5

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)

kelley 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 florida

u.s. space command (USSPACECOM)

peterson sfb in colorado springs, CO

u.s. transportation command (USTRANSCOM)

scott afb in st. clair county, IL

u.s. strategic command (USSTRATCOM)

offutt afb in omaha NE

u.s. cyber command (USCYBERCOM)

fort meade MD

2nd fleet

us coast and northern atlantic, norfolk VA, NORTHCOM

3rd fleet

eastern and central pacific, san diego CA, INDOPACOM

4th fleet

caribbean ocean, surrounding waters of central and south america, mayport FL, SOUTHCOM

6th fleet

mediterranean sea, naples italy, EUCOM

5th fleet

middle east (red sea, arabian sea, persian gulf), manama bahrain, CENTCOM

7th fleet

western pacific and indian ocean, yokosuka japan, INDOPACOM

10th fleet

cyber warfare, fort meade MD, CYBERCOM

when was 2nd fleet disestablished and then reestablished?

2011, 2018

to deploy, fight, and win our nation’s wars by providing ready, prompt, and sustained land dominance by Army forces across the full spectrum of conflict as part of the joint force

u.s. army mission

to fly, fight, and win - airpower anytime, anywhere

u.s. air force mission

secure our nation’s interests in, from, and to space

u.s. space force mission

ensure our nations maritime safety, security, and stewardship

u.s. coast guard mission

instruments of national power

diplomatic, informational, military, economic

the forces, units, and systems of all services must operate together effectively

interoperability

levels of warfare

strategic, operational, tactical

n1

administration and personel

n2

intelligence

n3

operations

n4

logistics

n5

plans

n6

communications

s1

personel

s2

intelligence

s3

operations

s4

logistics

s5

civil-military operations

s6

signal operations

j1

manpower and personnel

j2

intelligence

j3

operations

j4

logistics

j5

strategy, plans, and policy

j6

command, control, communications and computers/cyber

navy planning process (NPP)

1. mission analysis

2. course of action development

3. course of action analysis (wargaming)

4. course of action comparison and decision

5. plan or order development

6. transition

role of administrative cod

manning, training, and equipping forces

role of operational coc

using the forces to carry out the orders of the national command authority (NCA)

who is in the NCA

POTUS and SECDEF (or alternates/successors)