1. The Department of the Navy1 1 1

2. Overview Mission of the Navy Naval Doctrine Organization of the Navy
Operational concepts
Missions
Naval Doctrine
Organization of the Navy 2 2 2

3. Peacetime Mission Of The Navy
Be prepared to conduct prompt and sustained combat operations at sea in support of our national interest
-- According to Title 10, US Code 3 3 3

4. Operational Concepts
Readiness - at a moments notice, there won’t be time to BUILD a strong Naval force we must have a strong force
Forward deployed forces - prepared to strike from just over the horizon at any time. In order to maintain “presence” the navy must be forwarded deployed
Training - train in peace for wartime operations 4 4 4

5. Wartime Mission Sea Control Power Projection Strategic Deterrence 5 5

6. Navy: Sea Control Sortie control - blockade to contain enemy
Choke point control - take advantage of geographic waterways
Open area operations - locating and engaging enemy on the open seas
Local engagement - close in combat with surface vessels
Naval presence - preventive and reactive presence 6 6 6

7. Navy: Power Projection
Amphibious assaults- places combat troops (usually Marines) on shore from the sea
Naval bombardment- use of naval guns or surface-to-surface missiles to destroy enemy’s warfighting capability
Naval tactical airpower- strike against any target on land or sea 7 7 7

8. Navy: Strategic Deterrence
Nuclear missile submarines - provides the third leg of our nuclear triad defense
Survivable - due to fact they’re always on the move
Trident submarines contain approximately half of our nuclear warheads 8 8 8

9. Naval Doctrine
Designed to take advantage of advantages possessed by the Navy
Surface warfare - destruction of enemy surface combatants
Undersea warfare - use layered offense strategy to engage submarines in their territory 9 9 9

10. Naval Doctrine (cont)
Air warfare - gain air superiority where naval operations are conducted
Amphibious operations - integrated with virtually all types of ships, aircraft and landing forces
Mine warfare - mines have sunk more ships than any other existing weapon 10 10 10

11. President Sec of Defense Secretary of the Navy Department of the Navy
Commandant of
the Marine Corps
Chief of Naval
Operations
Department of the Navy
Navy
Marine Corps 11 11 11

12. Organization (cont)
Department of the Navy includes both the Navy and Marines
Chief of Naval Operations is the senior officer of the Navy and is the principle advisor to the President and Secretary of the Navy on Naval matters 12 12 12

13. Operating Forces Seagoing Fleet Fleet Marine Force
Military Sealift Command
Shore establishment- all commands not directly assigned to operating forces and whose functions is to support the operating forces 13 13 13

14. Summary Mission of the Navy Naval Doctrine Organization of the Navy
Operational concepts
Wartime Doctrine
Naval Doctrine
Organization of the Navy 14 14 14