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Levels of War |
Strategic level focuses on supporting national goals. Operational level concerns forces collectively in theater. Tactical level involves the details of individual engagements. |
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War at sea |
War at sea is the application of decisive offensive force to achieve control of the sea which is the first step in establishing our superiority in any region. |
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Littoral Warfare |
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 power of sea-based forces. |
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Primary Warfare Area Strike warfare (stw) |
Any combination of Naval forces that intends to inflict damage on or destroy the target objective. |
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Primary Warfare Area Amphibious Warfare |
Establishing a landing force on a hostile shore |
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Primary Warfare Area Mine Warfare (miw) |
The use of mines and mine countermeasures to control or deny the use of sea or harbour areas through the laying of minefields and countering enemy mine warfare through the destruction or neutralization of hostile minefields. |
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Primary Warfare Area Air warfare (aw) |
Those actions s required to destroy or reduce the enemy air and middle threat to an acceptable level. |
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Primary Warfare Area Undersea warfare (usw) |
Those actions taken to deny the enemy effective use of his submarines and the undersea environment. |
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Primary Warfare Area Surface Warfare (suw) |
Deny the enemy effective use of his surface warships and merchant capability. |
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Supporting warfare areas Special Warfare |
Non-conventional operations in the coastal, riverine, and maritime environments. Naval special Warfare emphasizes small, flexible, mobile units operating under, on, and from the sea. |
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Supporting warfare areas Intelligence |
Assessment and management of information obtained via surveillance, reconnaissance and other means to produce timely information of potential enemies and threats. |
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Supporting warfare areas Electronic warfare |
Ensure the effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum to friendly forces while denying its use to the enemy. |
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Supporting warfare areas Logistics |
Re-supply of combat consumables to combat forces within a theater of operations. |
