Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) is placing an increased planning and budgeting emphasis on irregular warfare (IW) operations, such as counterinsurgency operations. In addition, counterterrorism (CT) operations have been a DOD area of emphasis since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The Navy for several years has carried out a variety of IW and CT activities, and has taken some steps in recent years to strengthen its ability to conduct such activities. The Navy's IW and CT activities pose a number of potential oversight issues for Congress, including the definition of Navy IW activities, specific Navy IW budget priorities, and how much emphasis to place on IW and CT activities in future Navy budgets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 2010
Accession Number
ADA517752

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Counter IED
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Combat Support
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Maritime Security
  • Maritime Security Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Reconnaissance
  • Terrorism
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.