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National Security Policy
At the dawn of the 21st century, the United States of America faces a broad and complex array of challenges to our national security. Just as America helped to determine the course of the 20th century, we must now build the sources of American strength and influence, and shape an international order capable of overcoming the challenges of the 21st century.
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Defense Strategic Guidance
Department of Defense priorities for the 21st century defense that sustains U.S. global leadership. This guidance reflects the President's strategic direction to the Department and was deeply informed by the Department's civilian and military leadership, including the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretaries of the Military Departments, and Combatant Commanders.
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2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR)
QDR seeks to adapt, reshape, and rebalance our military to prepare for the strategic challenges and opportunities we face in the years ahead.
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Maritime Security Cooperation Policy
The Maritime Security Cooperation Policy renews our focus on preventing war, operating forward in new and flexible ways, and being postured to prevail should conflict arise.
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A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower
This maritime strategy describes how we will design, organize, and employ the Sea Services in support of our national, defense, and homeland security strategies. It also sets maritime priorities in an era of constrained resources, while emphasizing warfighting capabilities and forward naval presence to advance national interests today and guide preparations for tomorrow's challenges.
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A Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority
A document that addresses how the Navy will adapt to changes in the security environment and continue to fulfill its mission. Version 1.0 January 2016
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Surface Force Strategy
Responding to global challenges under the leadership of the CNO and guided by the precepts of our "Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority" the U.S. Naval Surface Force has developed its "Surface Force Strategy" which describes the return to sea control and implementation of Distributed Lethality.
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Department of the Navy (DON) Objectives for Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16)
The attached DON goals and objectives for FY16 focus on four key areas for the Department: People, Platforms, Power, and Partnerships. Success in these areas will increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the entire Department, improve the lives of Sailors and Marines, and result in greater security for the United States.
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Navy Leader Development Strategy
The purpose of this strategy is to synchronize the Navy's leadership and strengthen our naval profession by providing a common framework for leader development - regardless of community - that is comprehensive in scope and enduring. Leader development in the Navy is accomplished through professional experience, training, education, and personal development.
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National Fleet Plan
The National Fleet Plan identifies U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard authorities, methods, and measurements to avoid redundancies and achieve economies of scale. It improves operational effectiveness and provides a mechanism to enhance integration and resource development.
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2015 U.S. Navy Program Guide
The 2015 Navy Program Guide describes the platforms, payloads, systems and technologies already fielded, and those being developed.
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National Strategy for the Arctic Region
The National Strategy for the Arctic Region sets forth the United States Government's strategic priorities for the Arctic region. This strategy is intended to position the United States to respond effectively to challenges and emerging opportunities arising from significant increases in Arctic activity due to the diminishment of sea ice and the emergence of a new Arctic environment.
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U.S. Navy Arctic Road Map 2014-2030
The United States is an Arctic nation1 through the state of Alaska and its surrounding territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone waters located in and around the Arctic Circle. The United States Navy, as the maritime component of the Department of Defense, has global leadership responsibilities to provide ready forces for current operations and contingency response that include the Arctic Ocean.
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U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Strategy
As Arctic ice recedes and maritime activity increases, the Coast Guard must be prepared to administer and inform national objectives over the long-term. The United States is an Arctic nation, and the Coast Guard supports numerous experienced and capable partners in the region. The aim of this strategy is to ensure safe, secure, and environmentally responsible maritime activity in the Arctic. This strategy establishes objectives to meet this aim and support national policy.
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Department of the Navy Innovation Vision
DON strategy to treat innovation beyond just about buying a new platform or weapon system; by changing the way we think, challenging outdated assumptions, and removing bureaucratic processes that prevent great ideas from becoming reality. Innovation, and ultimately the success of the naval mission, is based on three fundamental things: People, Information, and Ideas.
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Naval Science & Technology Strategy
This strategy is designed to advance the discovery, development and delivery of decisive naval capabilities, near- and long-term, by investing in a balanced portfolio of breakthrough scientific research, innovative technology and talented people. It aims to fulfil a compelling science and technology vision for the future Navy and Marine Corps, while retaining sufficient flexibility and freedom to meet emerging challenges.
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Naval Aviation Vision 2016-2025
The "Naval Aviation Vision, 2016-2025" presents a unified U.S. Navy and Marine Corps roadmap to deliver the current readiness and future capability required of Naval Aviation in support of national strategy. This document provides a discussion of how Naval Aviation leadership intends to support "A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower," and is aligned to the Chief of Naval Operations’ guidance, "A Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority," and the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ "FRAGO 01/2016: Advance to Contact." The vision is anchored on a three-pronged approach of readiness, capability and capacity and spans all aviation-related platforms and weapons.
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US Fleet Cyber Command/ Tenth Fleet Strategic Plan 2015-2020
The release of this strategic plan marks the five-year anniversary of Navy Fleet Cyber Command/TENTH Fleet. The deliberate design and standup of this command came at a good time in history. That standup reflected Navy's prescient appreciation for a necessary confluence of critical mission sets.