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Strategic level focuses on national goals.
Operational concerns forces collectively in theater.
Tactical level involves the details of individual engagements. |
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| War at sea is the application of decisive offensive force to acheive control of the sea which is the first step in establishing our superiority in any region. |
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| Littoral Warfare is warfare in that portion of the world's land masses, adjacent to the oceans within direct control of and vulnerable to the striking bower of sea based forces |
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| Naval Tatical Mission - Strike Warfare |
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| Any combination of naval forces that intends to inflict damage on or destroy the target objective. |
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| Naval Tatical Mission - Ambphibious Warfare |
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| Establishing a landing force on a hostile shore. |
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| Naval Tatical Mission - Electronic Warfare (EW) |
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| Deny the enemy effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum. |
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| Naval Tatical Mission - Air Warfare (AW) |
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| Those actions required to destroy or reduce the enemy air and missle threat to acceptable level. |
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| Naval Tatical Mission - Undersea Warfare (USW) |
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| Those actions taken to deny the enemy effective use of his submarines and the undersea enviroment. |
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| Naval Tatical Mission - Surface Warfare (SUW) |
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| Deny the enemy effective use of his surface warships and merchant capability. |
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| 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. |
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