Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004: Hearings Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, on S. 1050, to Authorize Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 for Military Activities of the Department of Defense, for Military Construction, and for Defense Activities of the Department of Energy, to Prescribe Personnel Strengths for Such Fiscal Year for the Armed Forces, and for Other Purposes, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 2004 - United States |
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Page 65 - We have requested two additional conversions in fiscal year 2004; these ships will be configured to carry more than 150 Tomahawk missiles, enabling covert, large-volume strike. The SSGN will also have the capability to support Special Operations Forces for an extended period, providing clandestine insertion and retrieval by lockout chamber, dry deck shelters or the Advanced Seal Delivery System, and they will be arrayed with a variety of unmanned systems to enhance the joint force commander's knowledge...
Page 13 - MPF(F) ships will serve a broader operational function than current prepositioned ships, creating greatly expanded operational flexibility and effectiveness. We envision a force of ships that will enhance the responsiveness of the joint team by the at-sea assembly of a Marine Expeditionary Brigade that arrives by high-speed airlift or sealift from the United States or forward operating locations or bases. These ships will off-load forces, weapons and supplies selectively while remaining far over...
Page 28 - Marines have a vision for the future, and we are moving forward with the modernization and transformation efforts needed to make this vision a reality. We fully understand that our vision cannot be achieved independent of our sister Services. Each of the Services has its own critical role to play in providing for our Nation's collective security; however, it is important that each of our contributions be, simultaneously, both unique and complementary. In particular, the Corps stresses the importance...
Page 21 - Combatant Commander's Theater Security Cooperation Plans and ensuring that we maintained a ready and capable force. Over the last year, Marines participated in more than 200 service, joint, and combined exercises. These included live fire, field training, command post, and computer-assisted exercises. Participants varied in size from small units to Marine Expeditionary Forces. Overseas, Marine Expeditionary Units (Special Operations Capable) conducted exercises in Jordan, Italy, Croatia, Tunisia,...
Page 18 - Our security will require transforming the military you will lead — a military that must be ready to strike at a moment's notice in any dark corner of the world. And our security will require all Americans to be forward-looking and resolute, to be ready for preemptive action when necessary to defend our liberty and to defend our lives.
Page 29 - The Blount Island facility in Jacksonville, Florida, is a National asset that must be acquired to ensure its availability for long-term use. Blount Island's peacetime mission of supporting the Maritime Pre-positioning Force is vitally important, while its wartime capability of supporting large-scale logistics sustainment from the continental United States gives it strategic significance. The facility will play a vital role in the National military strategy as the site for maintenance operations of...
Page 64 - Transformational and leap ahead technologies include an integrated power system and electric drive; the Advanced Gun System with high rate of fire and magazine capability; the new Multi-Function Radar/Volume Search Radar suite; optimal manning through advanced system automation, stealth through reduced acoustic, magnetic, IR, and radar cross-section signature; and enhanced survivability through automated damage control and fire protection systems.
Page 69 - Programs that will enable the future force to be more networked, highly adaptive, human-centric, integrated, and enhance speed of command include: — E-2C Advanced Hawkeye Radar Modernization Program. — E-2 Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) program will modernize the E-2 weapons system by replacing the current radar and other aircraft system components to improve nearly every facet of tactical air operations. The modernized weapons system will be designed to maintain open ocean capability while adding transformational...
Page 27 - ... relevant, structured education - at the graduate and undergraduate level - through both resident programs and distance education. Our intent is to greatly expand beyond the current emphasis on field-grade officers to support leadership development throughout the training and education continuum from Marine Private through General Officer, and to specifically bring senior Non-commissioned Officers further along the education continuum. Our Lifelong Learning mission is to establish an integrated...