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voor de liefhebbers van de mMarine die willen vergelijken wat de plannen waren in 2007 en wat ervan gekomen is in 2010 (zie vorige spot) :)

Maritime Strategy: A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower (2007)

Thursday, October 18, 2007
A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower - Updated 
The US Navy released its Maritime Strategy today. I've read it three times, and get a different set of thoughts each time. This blog is taking the advice of wise instruction, and will not be discussing the specifics of the Maritime Strategy until Monday, and will join the discussion at CDR Salamanders.

Like we did with the old Maritime Strategy with Maritime Strategy Monday Week 1, we are going to give everyone, especially the regulars, all the time they need to read it over and ponder their thoughts. As mentioned in the opening paragraph, we are going to interrupt the review of the '86 bit and shift our focus on the new Maritime Strategy.

Run off a copy of the new one and read it over between now and next Monday. Next Maritime Strategy Monday will be focused on the whole document. As before, I will pull out a few of the items that seemed to be of interest to me, and then open comments for everyone else.

I am not interested in being the first out of the block with comments on the web - but the one with the best comments - and not comments just by me - but by all the regulars and those who decide to join in.

Same rules apply; no getting ahead of your shipmates and posting your opinion on other posts before Monday. I look forward to it.

In the spirit of Maritime Strategy Monday, I offer up a quote to think about as you read through the new strategy.

Guided by the objectives articulated in the National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, National Military Strategy and the National Strategy for Maritime Security, the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard will act across the full range of military operations to secure the United States from direct attack; secure strategic access and retain global freedom of action; strengthen existing and emerging alliances and partnerships and establish favorable security conditions.

Thanks to Issuu & SH-60B Seahawk :)