"1,000-Ship Navy": New Concept or Current SOUTHCOM Maritime SOP

Abstract

The "1,000-ship Navy" concept is currently the new catch phrase in the maritime arena and is gaining momentum along with popularity. However, the theory, blueprint, and model may already exist in U.S. Southern Command's (SOUTHCOM) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Due to current force management guidance, SOUTHCOM has few, if any, assigned, apportioned, or allocated assets. This lack of assigned U.S. forces and transiting deployed assets has set the stage for SOUTHCOM to call upon the resources, militaries, and peoples of the countries located or represented in their area of responsibility. SOUTHCOM has been promoting and building a "1,000-ship Navy" state of mind in the Caribbean and South American region for decades. Currently, SOUTHCOM is a model emulating the "1,000-ship Navy" through the "Enduring Friendship" and "Global Fleet Station" maritime security initiatives. These programs directly support interest in global maritime partnerships, a foundation and enabler for the "1,000-ship Navy" concept.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 2007
Accession Number
ADA470851

Entities

People

  • Kevin D. Long

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automatic Identification Systems
  • Coast Guard
  • Friendship
  • Identification Systems
  • Information Exchange
  • International Organizations
  • Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Maritime Security
  • Maritime Security Operations
  • Military Operations
  • Naval Operations
  • Panama Canal
  • Security
  • Standards
  • United States
  • United States Southern Command
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.