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1 online resource (24 pages) |
| Summary |
This paper suggests alternatives as the Navy balances emerging threats, shrinking resources and enduring global responsibilities. The authors write that "the Navy needs a resource-informed strategic approach to the next carrier air wing that accounts for the fact that the operational environment of the 2020s and 2030s could involve very different threats, technologies and capabilities." Despite these uncertainties, the Navy has positioned itself well and given itself numerous viable options to improve the capabilities and capacities of its carrier air wings. The options presented in this paper illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of four general approaches to the problem. Realistically, however, no single option is likely to provide the right answer on its own. The Navy should seriously evaluate all of these options and more, find the best combination of choices and then make its case to the Department of Defense leadership, Congress and the nation. Navy leaders must evaluate the options through the lens of their judgment about the nature of future conflict and the Navy's global responsibilities. Ultimately, they must find the right combination of choices that best serves the Navy's and the nation's needs. Making the right choices will determine, in no small way, the future relevance of aircraft carriers and the global reach of the U.S. Navy |
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"White paper." |
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"February 2014." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 22-24) |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (CNAS, viewed June 1, 2014) |
| Subject |
United States. Navy -- Planning
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Navy. fast (OCoLC)fst00533204 |
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Military planning -- United States
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Air power -- United States
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Sea-power -- United States
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Aircraft carriers -- United States
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Air power.
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Aircraft carriers.
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Military planning.
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Armed Forces -- Planning.
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Sea-power.
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United States.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Bensahel, Nora, author
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Davis, M. Thomas, author
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Center for a New American Security, issuing body.
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