Naval Transformation: Background and Issues for Congress

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The Department of the Navy (DON) has several efforts underway to transform the U.S. naval forces to prepare them for future military challenges. The Navy has organized these efforts under a conceptual framework called Sea Power 21. Key elements of naval transformation include a focus on operating in littoral waters, network-centric operations, use of unmanned vehicles, reducing personnel requirements, directly launching and supporting expeditionary operations ashore from sea bases, new kinds of naval formations, new ship-deployment approaches, and streamlined and reformed business practices. Naval transformation poses several potential issues for Congress. This report will be updated as events warrant.

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O'Rourke, Ronald June 2, 2005.

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The Department of the Navy (DON) has several efforts underway to transform the U.S.
naval forces to prepare them for future military challenges. The Navy has organized
these efforts under a conceptual framework called Sea Power 21. Key elements of naval
transformation include a focus on operating in littoral waters, network-centric
operations, use of unmanned vehicles, reducing personnel requirements, directly
launching and supporting expeditionary operations ashore from sea bases, new kinds of
naval formations, new ship-deployment approaches, and streamlined and reformed
business practices. Naval transformation poses several potential issues for Congress.
This report will be updated as events warrant.

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O'Rourke, Ronald. Naval Transformation: Background and Issues for Congress, report, June 2, 2005; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs6948/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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