The New Focus for our Naval ForcesThe Naval War College held its 61st annual strategy forum at Newport Rhoad Island recently to discuss future strategy based on it’s projected future role in the defense of this nation. I wasn’t surprised by most of the projections but I have constantly overlooked the safeguarding and overseeing the flow of information through underwater cables and the fiberoptic cables used to transmit information through the ocean. This is an area of naval warfare that is absolutely necessary but never seems to enter the mind of those of us who do not have to deal with it on a daily basis. There are navy ring customers out there who are seldom thought about whose job it is to insure that these objectives are met.
CNO, Admiral Gary Roughhead also outlined the areas of insuring the free flow of commerce over the world’s waterways. On this one he is clearly referring to the task of fighting piracy.
He also mentioned the fact that we need to keep up with the growth of the Chinese Navy while at the same time working around budget shortfalls. Our naval ring customers definitely have a challenge ahead of them but I know that they will prevail.
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