Nov 4 2011 Executing the Maritime Strategy
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The U.S. Navy is executing the core capabilities of the Maritime Strategy around the world through forward presence, deterrence, and maritime security operations. Examples in October include the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group flying missions in support of operations in the 5th Fleet area, USS Philippine Sea conducting military exchanges in Georgia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria, and USS Carr seizing cocaine worth $8 million in the Southern Command area. The Navy is also providing humanitarian assistance through community relations efforts and rescuing vessels in distress. Currently around 50% of ships are underway and 37% are deployed globally.
Nov 4 2011 Executing the Maritime Strategy
- 1. A product of... Navy Office of Information www.navy.mil Nov. 4, 2011 Executing the Maritime Strategy Today, 42 to 45 percent of our fleet is routinely forward deployed. We are a Navy hard at work. Our Sailors and civilian workforce continue to excel in all that we ask of them, and if history is any indication of the future, it will be our Navy which will continue to provide global presence, ensure global access, and deliver decisive and credible combat power around the globe wherever and whenever needed. - Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces, Adm. John C. Harvey, Jr. Around the world, the Navy is executing the core capabilities of the Maritime Strategy; examples from October include: Forward Presence • The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group flew 1,905 sorties in support of Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR). • Commander, Destroyer Squadron 26, embarked aboard USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), participated in multi-national exercise Joint Warrior 2011-2 off the coast of Scotland. • USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) conducted military-to-military training and community service projects in Batumi, Georgia; Sevastopol, Ukraine; and Burgas, Bulgaria. • USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) visited Vladivostok, Russia, during a patrol of the U.S. 7th Fleet AOR. • Maritime Civil Affairs Team 116, forward deployed to Pangani District, Tanzania, hosted members of the local beach management units for a basic lifesaving training course. • Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) provided logistics services to U.S. Navy and coalition maritime partners in the Mediterranean Sea in support of Operation Unified Protector in Libya. Deterrence • Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 2 provided harbor defense and port security in support of high value assets at Kuwait Naval Base; Rota, Spain; and in the Horn of Africa. • USS Benfold (DDG 65) and USS Okane (DDG 77) participated in a ballistic missile defense exercise. Maritime Security • U.S. Navy Riverine Squadron 3 Detachment 1 launched the Aqua Puma All Environment Unmanned Aerial Vehicle from the weather deck of the USS Oak Hill (LSD 51). • USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) and Sailors from U.S. Naval Forces Africa joined with forces from six countries to participate in the inaugural execution of exercise Cutlass Express 2012 in the western Indian Ocean. • Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) supported dive exercises in CARAT Bangladesh 2011. • USS Carr (FFG 52) and a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment boarding team recovered 16 bales of cocaine, weighing 402 kilograms and worth an estimated street value of $8 million in the U.S. Southern Command AOR. Humanitarian Assistance / Disaster Response • Sailors conducted 41 hours of community relations at the Regional Institute of Active Learning, the American School of Dubai, the Dubai Autism Center, the Sheik Mohammed Center for Cultural Understanding, Bradenton Prep Academy, Dubai Sports City, and the Al Noor School. • USS Port Royal (CG 73) provided assistance to a 21-meter Iraqi fishing dhow which had been adrift three days after suffering a steering casualty. Status of the Navy (Nov. 3) Navy Personnel Ships, Submarines & Aircraft Sailors at Sea by AOR Total Active Component 325,123 Total deployable ships/subs 284 NAVCENT/C5F 14,484 Total Reserve Component 64,792 Ships underway 141 (50%) CPF/C3F/C7F 20,626 DoN Civilians 203,952 Attack subs underway 27 (54%) NAVSO/C4F 1,934 Ships deployed 106 (37%) USFF 5,015 Navy Forces on the Ground Subs deployed 18 (33%) NAVEUR/NAVAF/C6F 2,878 in NAVCENT AOR 12,374 Expeditionary forces on mission 85 (48%) For more information on the current status Total operational aircraft 3,700+ of the Navy, visit: www.navy.mil.