1. Joint Protection of the Sea Base
RDML Mike LeFever

2. Revolutions in Warfare Naval Transformation Goals
Ensuring Access, Extending Reach
Have greater operational employability
Strike with increased speed, variety, lethality from more formations/force packages
Provide a defensive shield around joint forces, allies and homeland
Here is a first approximation of what we think a transformed Navy/Marine Corps will be able to do…again this is a journey, but this is what we think we are moving toward
No matter what equipment we have…we want greater OA – get this through things like changing employment cycle and deploying force packages,
Last four should be familiar to most of you as the pillars of Sea Power 21 – our concepts for projecting netted offensive and defensive power from an independent base of operations – the sea…
We will discuss all five of these in turn.
Operate jointly from an independent, mobile, secure sea base
Network fully within the Joint Force

3. Sea Base Transformation
Within Sea Basing, transformation is focused on developing new capabilities to support operations ashore from the sea.
Involves:
Deployment of and employment from the sea base
Developing integrated logistics to better sustain the joint force
Ability to put joint command and control functions afloat
With Sea basing, we will maximize our ability to conduct sustained, persistent combat operations from the Maritime Domain and minimize (not eliminate) limitations imposed by reliance on large shore buildup.
Enables OMFTS – part of Operational Maneuver from Strategic Distance
Exploit the secure and vast maneuver space of the sea
Enhance ability to employ & sustain joint forces
Minimize vulnerabilities tied to bases ashore

4. Seabasing Vision Forward Posture. . .Preparing the Battlespace
ISR
ASW
SOF
MCM
ISR
ASW
Sea Base
Seize the Initiative
Swiftly Defeat
Time 30
D-Day 10
Assure Joint Access
D-10 (years)

5. Seabasing Vision… A New Global CONOPS
ACS
MMA
SSGN
LCS-M
SSN
LCS-A
CSG
ESG
TBMD
SAG
MPF(F)
CLF
Sea Base
Seize the Initiative
Swiftly Defeat
Time 30
D-Day 10
Assure Joint Access
D-10 (years)

6. Sea Shield Transformation Undersea Warfare
Anti-submarine Warfare
Mine Warfare
Transformational efforts in ASW & MIW focused on rapidly finding, destroying or, where necessary, avoiding enemy submarines & mines
Underlying functional areas:
the ability to execute a “Protected Passage” to the JOA
maintenance of a “Maritime Shield” that would deny submarine & minelayers access to Sea Basing regions
the ability to “Hold at Risk” enemy submarines & minelayers throughout the maritime theater.
Monitor environment and detects subs and mines by increasingly using unmanned and distributed sensors.
Develop a Composite Maritime Picture
Engage with a variety of highly capable weapons from the optimal platform
Develop advanced technologies to improve wide-area surveillance, detection, tracking and attack
Multiply impact through advanced networking
Render mines & subs irrelevant as anti-access weapons

7. Sea Shield Transformation Air and Missile Defense
Transformational efforts focus on two areas:
Initial deployment of sea-based ballistic missile defense capability, and
Dramatically improved and integrated air and cruise missile defenses.
Sea-based ballistic missile defense will expand JFC options for:
Protecting forward-deployed U.S. and coalition forces and
Protecting key host nation targets from missile-borne CBRNE weapons
And will, support acceleration of sea-based element (in coordination with MDA) of long-range missile defense by OCT 04 as ordered by the President
Naval air defense efforts will provide a highly effective air and missile defense umbrella that reaches over the horizon and deep inland,
Integrating both Navy and Marine Corps systems to extend protection to naval, joint, and coalition forces at sea and ashore.
Extend defensive umbrella over land
Integrate airborne, sea-based and land-based sensors
Engage from best platform with best weapon