Confronting Irregular Challenges

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Confronting Irregular Challenges
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The Challenges
Wars Amongst the People
Environmental Challenges
Irregular Threat Capabilities
LIBYA
JAPAN
ACCESS CHALLENGES
IVORY COAST
Information Environment
Complex Terrain
Largely in the Littorals
We will operate in and from the maritime domain
with joint and international partners to enhance
regional security and stability, and to dissuade,
deter, and when necessary, defeat irregular
threats. US Navy Vision for Confronting
Irregular Challenges
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The Opportunities


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The Imperatives

1. Improve the level of understanding
concerning the Maritime contribution - CNOG
2011
2. Increase proficiency of the whole of Navy
to Confront Irregular Challenges - Navy
Vision
3. Drive Maritime Special Operations
Forces to seamless integration in addressing
Irregular Challenges - CS21
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The Strategy
Navy is prepared fully to work with partners to
stabilize regions at risk, and when necessary,
dissuade, deter, and defeat irregular actors who
seek to undermine security, stability, and
prosperity CNO Foreword - US Navys Vision for
Confronting Irregular Challenges
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The Myth vs. Truth

• Truth
• USN, USMC, USCG, SOF Alignment
• About the challenges of today and the future
• Capabilities that compliment all phases
• Preventive and reactive
• General Purpose Force proficiency / About all
  Naval Capabilities
• Comprehensive Government Approach
• Navys relevance to COCOM demand / priorities
• Not new

• Myth
• Detrimental to Conventional capability
• A fad or temporary condition
• Specialized systems or single-use skills
• Cost ineffective
• Only about SOF and NECC
• About a lesser-included approach
• Only the enemy and others are asymmetric and
  have asymmetric capabilities

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The Questions
Where?
Who?
Why?
When?
How?
The U.S. Navys Vision for Confronting Irregular
Challenges www.navy.mil/features/iwob.pdf Navy
Irregular Warfare Office Blog http//visioncic.wo
rdpress.com/
RDML S. M. Harris Navy Irregular Warfare
Office OPNAV N3N5 IW
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