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and Advanced Warfighting Experiments (AWEs), that are intended to explore new naval
concepts of operation. The Navy and Marine Corps also participate with the Army and
Air Force in joint exercises aimed at testing transformation ideas.
Issues for Congress
Potential oversight questions for Congress include the following:
" Are current DON transformation efforts inadequate, excessive, or about
right? Are DON transformation efforts adequately coordinated with
those of the Army and Air Force?
" Is DON striking the proper balance between transformation initiatives for
participating in the global war on terrorism (GWOT) and those for
preparing for a potential challenge from improved Chinese maritime
military forces?2
" Is DON achieving a proper balance between transformation and
maintaining near-term readiness and near-term equipment procurement?
" How might naval transformation affect Navy force-structure
requirements?13
" Will the need to fund Army and Marine Corps reset costs in coming years
reduce funding available for Navy transformation?1412 For discussions of these two issues, see CRS Report RS22373, Navy Role in Global War on
Terrorism (GWOT) -Background and Issues for Congress, by Ronald O'Rourke, and CRS
Report RL33153, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities -
Background and Issues for Congress, by Ronald O'Rourke.
13 For more on Navy force-structure planning, see CRS Report RL32665, Navy Force Structure
and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, by Ronald O'Rourke.
14 For a discussion of Army and Marine Corps reset costs, see CRS Report RL33110, The Cost
of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11, by Amy Belasco.
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