Naval Operating Concept for Joint Operations
Abstract
As part of the Joint Force, the Navy and Marine Corps Team (the Naval Services) exist to fight and win our Nation's wars, and to influence events and advance U.S. interests globally. In supporting our National Security Strategy, we assure allies, dissuade military confrontation, deter threats and coercion, and, when required, preempt or defeat our Nation's adversaries. The forward expeditionary nature and rapid surge capability of the Navy and Marine Corps makes our Services ideally suited to fulfill these goals with immediately employable, combat ready forces to project power when and where needed. The Naval Services also maintain the capability to surge additional ready forces forward if so ordered. The Naval Services must continue to adapt to provide flexible, persistent, and decisive warfighting capabilities as part of the Joint Force. The Department of the Navy's Naval Power 21 provides our transformational vision. It focuses on innovative organizations, concepts, technologies, and business practices to achieve an exponential improvement in warfighting effectiveness. The Naval Operating Concept (NOC) for Joint Operations represents an initial effort of an iterative process to describe how the Navy and Marine Corps will train, organize, deploy, employ and sustain a more capable and ready force, now through 2020, as part of the Joint Force. The Navy and Marine Corps are committed to achieving an unprecedented level of integration while expanding cooperative efforts with our sister services to strengthen our Nation's warfighting capabilities. This transformation is ultimately dependent upon the creativity, initiative, and commitment of our people. We expect this concept to guide the actions of every Sailor and Marine, active and reserve.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 16, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA524820
Entities
Organizations
- United States Department of the Navy