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Title: Navy Affairs Committee


1
Navy Affairs Committee
  • NLUS Board of Directors Meeting
  • Arlington, Virginia
  • June 2009

2
Welcome/Agenda
  • Sign-in/Introduction of Committee Members
  • Introduction of Sea Services Committee Chair
    (General Hailston)
  • U.S. Navy Mission/Vision/Core Capabilities/Priorit
    ies
  • NLUS Support of these Priorities
  • NLUS Maritime Policy process
  • Maritime Policy 2009 - 2010
  • NLUS Vision/Objectives
  • Navy Affairs Committee Mission Statement
  • The Navy Today
  • What Can You Do?
  • Council/Geographic Issues/Recommendations
  • Summary of Action Items

3
U.S. Navy Mission
  • Mission The mission of the Navy is to maintain,
    train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable
    of winning wars, deterring aggression and
    maintaining freedom of the seas.

4
U.S. Navy Vision
  • Vision
  • Remain the preeminent maritime power
  • Defend the homeland U.S. vital interests
    internationally
  • Prevent war, dominate any threat decisively
    defeat any adversary
  • Establish and maintain enduring national
    international naval relationships
  • Remain a superbly trained led team, grounded in
    warrior ethos, core values and commitment to
    mission.

5
Navys Core CapabilitiesCurrent execution in
OEF/OIF/Globally
  • Forward Presence
  • Deterrence
  • Sea Control
  • Power Projection
  • Maritime Security
  • Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Response

6
Navys Strategic PriorityExecute the Maritime
Strategy
  • Build the Future Force (to execute the Maritime
    Strategy)
  • 313 Ships/3,700 Aircraft by 2020
  • -Level load procurement (objective)
  • -Capability consistent with Combatant Commander
    demands (BMD, Irregular Warfare, ASW)
  • -55 LCS
  • -Truncate the DDG 1000 at 3 and restart DDG 51
  • Carrier force of 11 thru 2040
  • Stabilize the shipbuilding industry
  • Procure E/A-18, F/A-18, P-8A MMA, BAMS

7
Navys Strategic PriorityExecute the Maritime
Strategy
  • Build the Future Force (contd)
  • 2010 Budget Funds 8 Ships
  • 1 Virginia Class SSN
  • 3 LCS
  • 2 T-AKE
  • 2 JHSV
  • Plus
  • Balance of LPD 26 DDG 1002 SCN
  • 3rd Year Funding for CVN 78
  • Advance funding to restart DDG 51 Class Build
  • Grow the Navys Acquisition Work Force

8
Naval Aviation Update
F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet EA 18 G Growler P-8
Poseidon BAMS F-35 B/C Lightning II NUCAS VH -71
Presidential Helo V 22 Osprey CH 53K HLR
9
Navys Strategic PriorityExecute the Maritime
Strategy
  • Maintain Warfighting Readiness
  • Sustain Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
    Transition Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
  • Integrate warfighting with the USMC
  • Continue maritime dominance
  • Persistent sea power to address regional crises
    globally, deterring, dissuading or defeating the
    adversary

10
Navys Strategic PriorityExecute the Maritime
Strategy
  • Maintain Warfighting Readiness
  • Lead contribute to joint warfighting planning
    execution
  • Partner with USCG for maritime domain awareness
    and security
  • Establish/Sustain international relationships
    pursuant to maritime domain awareness and
    security (Key to 1000 ship navy goal)
  • Embark NGOs (med/dental) for Humanitarian
    Missions
  • Enhanced Good Will Threat Reduction
  • 320,000 (to date) patients treated by medical
    teams embarked in Navy Hospital Ships Large
    Amphibious

11
Navys Strategic PriorityExecute the Maritime
Strategy
  • Develop Support our Sailors Navy Civilians
  • Instill a focus on mission and individual
    readiness underpinned by a warrior ethos
  • Attract, recruit retain a diverse,
    high-performing, mission-based force
  • Ensure the welfare of our sailors and their
    families with particular focus on health care
  • Improved quality of care to traumatic brain
    injury victims and amputeesassociated with IED
    wounds
  • Improved redeployment programs for IA returnees,
    both duty assignment and health monitoring

12
Navys Strategic PriorityExecute the Maritime
Strategy
  • Develop Support our Sailors Navy Civilians
  • Total Force Recruiting goals met/exceeded and met
    or exceeded enlisted retention goals across all
    zones in FY08
  • Expanded Returning Warrior Workshops, providing
    post-mobilization reintegration opportunities
  • Expanded Navy civilian employee participation in
    leadership forums implemented civilian career
    management programs

13
NLUS Support of these Priorities
  • Drafting, publication and dissemination of the
    NLUS Maritime Policy
  • Following briefings by key Sea Services leaders
    (USN/USMC/USCG/MARAD)
  • Published to our membership (quick look at high
    points today)
  • Circulated on Capitol Hill
  • Used as a vehicle for promoting Sea Service
    programs in the legislative process and with the
    general public
  • The NLUS Maritime Policy advocates a DoD budget
    of 4 of the GDP to ensure that all of our Armed
    Forces are ready to fight win our nations wars
    as well as deter those who would seek to engage
    us.

14
Maritime Policy Process
  • Navy League receives briefings from the
  • Navy -- Marine Corps
  • Coast Guard -- Maritime Administration
  • The Chair of the Sea Services for NLUS and each
    of the committee chairs and the Chair of the
    Maritime Policy Resolutions Committee attend
    all of the briefings
  • Flag/General officer/SES level by each of the Sea
    Services
  • With due respect to the service positions, the
    Maritime Policy Committee members respectively
    draft their sections which is then vetted among
    the entire committee before being presented to
    the NLUS Board of Directors for approval and
    publication
  • NLUS permanent staff publishes and uses the
    Maritime Policy to lobby the Hill and educate
    NLUS members

15
Maritime Policy2009 - 2010
  • National Security/Maritime Superiority/Global
    Presence
  • Prevail in the war on terrorism
  • Take care of our Sailors, Marines and their
    Families and particularly our wounded
  • Prepare for future challenges across the full
    spectrum of operations
  • The NLUS Maritime Policy Supports the CNOs
    Strategic Priorities which are
  • Build tomorrows Navy
  • Remain ready to fight today
  • Develop and support our Sailors, Marines and Navy
    Civilians

16
Maritime Policy2009 - 2010
  • The NLUS Maritime Policy
  • Supports CNOs 30-year shipbuilding plan which
    provides for achieving a ship count of not less
    than
  • 313 ships, including 48 submarines and 34
    amphibious ships, thus providing stability
    predictability for our industrial base and
    meeting the needs of the Combatant Commanders
  • Requires a build rate of 10-11 ships per year
  • Includes CVN-78/LCS/DDG-1000/CG(X)/DDG-51/LHA-R/LP
    D-17/LHD/SSN/T-AKE

17
Maritime Policy2009 - 2010
  • Advocates increasing SCN (Ship Construction,
    Navy) funding
  • 27B per year to include both new construction
    and mid-life modernization our current surface
    fleet, including
  • DDG-1000 (3) as a technology insertion platform
    (enroute to CG(X))
  • LCS, with modular mission payloads, to address
    littoral threats
  • The Aegis fleet modernization programs--essential
    to the Navy maintaining technological superiority
    and ship count through the 35 year hull life of
    these ships.

18
Maritime Policy2009 - 2010
  • Supports sustainment of aircraft
  • Procurement of 200 250 aircraft per year over
    the FYDP
  • F/A-18E/F E-2C/D multi-year procurement
  • Full Scale development of the Joint Strike
    Fighter
  • Modernization of F/A-18 C/D
  • Development procurement of P-8A MMA (P-3
    Replacement) and the Broad Area Maritime
    Surveillance (BAMS) UAV

19
Maritime Policy2009 2010
  • Supports
  • Sustaining 11 Aircraft Carriers
  • Sustaining air wings at minimum of 10 (current)
    as an absolute minimum
  • Continued deployment of the Aegis Ballistic
    Missile Defense System, including long range
    search track (LRST) capability
  • Increased emphasis on ASW Mine Warfare missions
  • Enhanced USN/USCG cooperation for homeland
    defense, national security and counter-drug
    operations

20
Maritime Policy2009 - 2010
  • Supports
  • Expanded mission of the Navy Expeditionary Combat
    Command, including Construction Battalion and
    Riverine Force operations
  • Continued investment in basic advanced research
    and development programs to maintain our
    technological edge
  • The Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) initiative
    including the integration of service specific
    Global Command Control Systems leading to a
    globally networked Joint Force Maritime Component
    Commanders system

21
Maritime Policy2009 - 2010
  • Recommends attention to long-term industrial base
    issues and use of advanced acquisition strategies
    and innovative funding, including
  • Multi-year, block-buy, advance appropriations,
    and construction of subsidized commercial hulls
    for MSC in U.S. yards
  • Recommends consolidation of USN/USMC networks
    into a seamless Next Generation Enterprise
    Network (NGEN)

22
Maritime Policy2009 2010
  • Advocates personnel policies and resources,
    which
  • Achieve reasonable OP/PERS Tempo and achieve
    recruiting and retention goals
  • Provide active duty pay raises annually (3)
  • Support education, training, health care, child
    care and housing programs which improve the
    quality of life of our active and reserve
    families
  • Support return rights for our activated
    reservists when they return to the employers they
    left upon activation
  • Support the CNOs objective of developing our
    leaders of the future and achieving diversity
    goals

23
Maritime Policy2009 2010
  • Advocates personnel policies and resources,
    which
  • Promotes adequate affordable housing for
    service members families
  • Incentivizes health care and nuclear-trained
    professionals to join/remain in the Navy
  • Full use of programs to motivate Americas
    youthSea Cadet/NROTC/Junior NROTC
  • Allows for continued medical care for wounded
    warriors

24
Maritime Policy2009 - 2010
  • Recognizes the U.S. Coast Guard as the Navys key
    partner in achieving Maritime Domain Awareness
    (MDA) in the vicinity of the Homeland
  • Endorses their requirement for stabilized funding
    of the Deepwater Program and sustainment of
    legacy cutters to meet their critical tasking.
  • Endorses the partnership fostered by the Navy,
    Marine Corps and the Coast Guard in issuing a
    joint Maritime StrategyA Cooperative Strategy
    for 21st Century Seapowerexpanding the core
    capabilities of maritime power

25
NLUS Vision/Mission
  • Vision The NLUS will be the preferred resource
    for the education of both the U.S. Congress and
    the American Public on our Sea Services
  • Mission The Navy League of the United States is
    a non-profit organization dedicated to educating
    our citizens about the importance of sea power to
    U.S. national security and supporting the men and
    women of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard
    and U.S.-flag Merchant Marine and their families.

26
NLUS Objectives
  • Foster maintain interest in strong maritime
    services as integral parts of a sound national
    defense vital to the freedom of the U.S.
  • Educate inform the American people with regard
    to the role of sea power the difficulties in
    maintaining strong defense
  • Improve the understanding appreciation of those
    who wear the uniform and to improve their living
    and working conditions

27
NLUS Objectives (continued)
  • Provide support recognition for the Reserve
    forces in our communities in order that we may
    continue to have a capable responsive Reserve
  • Educate train our youth in the customs
    traditions of the sea services through an active
    vigorous Naval Sea Cadet Corps
  • USNA Class of 201213 Sea Cadets

28
Navy Affairs Mission Statement
  • In support of the goals objectives of NLUS
  • Lead the drafting of the Navy section of the
    Maritime Policy of the Navy League
  • Engender Public Support for Navy Programs as
    described in the Maritime Policy Statement
  • Follow the Navys key programs through the
    legislative process, supporting the Navy position
    as appropriate
  • Communicate with NLUS/Navy Affairs membership

29
Navy Affairs Mission Statement
  • Foster increased recognition for the Navy at
    National/Regional/Council/Local level through
  • Educating membership/elected representatives
  • Support of recognition programs for active
    reserve Navy personnel
  • Support of key events (commissioning, ship
    visits, returning deployers, etc.)
  • Sponsoring Sea Cadet and NJROTC units and
    recognition
  • Providing SEAPOWER Magazine subscriptions to
    schools

30
The Navy Today (June 11, 2009)
  • 283 Deployable Battle Force Ships
  • 127 Ships Underway (45)
  • 5 Carriers
  • 5 LHA/LHD
  • 117 Ships Deployed (41)
  • 36 SSNs Underway (66)
  • 24 Submarines Deployed (44)
  • 3700 Operational Aircraft

Navy-Marine Corps Team Forward deployed and ready
  • 331,696 active strength
  • 52,324 officers (3,340 Midn)
  • 276,032 enlisted
  • 62,886 on deployment
  • 115,196 ready reserves
  • 6,712 reserves mobilized
  • 13,000 in Central Command (OIF/OEF)
  • 188,491 DON Civilian Employees

31
The NLUS Maritime PolicyClosing Statement
  • The Navy League is committed to persuading,
    through education, the senior leadership in the
    executive and legislative branches of the U.S.
    government, as well as the media and the American
    people, of the continuing need for U.S. sea
    power, both naval and commercial, to protect U.S.
    interests throughout the world and ensure the
    nations economic well-being. The most important
    reform that can be made in the field of
    national defense is to provide adequate funding
    for Americas sea services, which are today the
    greatest force for peace in the world.

32
What Can You Do?
  • Stay informed
  • Read SEAPOWER
  • Visit Navy and NLUS websites http//www.navyleague
    .org
  • Share your concerns with your elected Congressman
    or Senator
  • Share your views/Navy policy/NLUS talking points
    with your community and civic organizations
  • Support the NJROTC program in your region
  • Stay abreast of NLUS activities in your region

33
Wrap-Up
  • Council/Geographic Issues/ Recommendations
  • Major events in next year in your region
  • Open Mike/Action Items

34
BACK-UP
35
Fleet Size -- 283
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Guided Missile Submarines
  • Surface Combatants
  • Nuclear Attack Submarines
  • Amphibious Warfare Ships
  • Combat Logistics Ships
  • Support/Mine Warfare Ships
  • Active Reserves
  • Strategic Sealift
  • 11
  • 14
  • 4
  • 99
  • 53
  • 33
  • 31
  • 29
  • 9
  • 0
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