Evaluating the Core Capabilities of the United States Navy

Abstract

With decreasing budgets, increasing missions, and operations conducted by a joint military, it becomes increasingly important for each service to correctly and succinctly define its mission and service-wide capability. The naval core capabilities articulated in the 2007 "Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower" and the 2010 Naval Doctrine (NDP-1) incorrectly include Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and exclude Amphibious Operations from their lists. By analyzing previous naval strategies and theories on naval interactions of the future, and comparing service doctrine across the joint force, an inaccurate prioritization of mission is evident for the U.S. Navy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 2012
Accession Number
ADA564042

Entities

People

  • Bryan Pinckney

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Coast Guard
  • Disasters
  • Doctrine
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Corps Operations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Naval Doctrine
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Sea Control
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.