US formulates Tri-Service Maritime Strategy
One of the key themes throughout the AFCEA West 2020 conference in San Diego on 1-3 March was the expanded vision of integrated sea service capabilities. That integration is being codified through a new Tri-Service Maritime Strategy, which should be released in a few months.
The process was outlined by ADM Michael Gilday, US Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). He said that the USN decided to conduct an ‘integrated’ rather than a ‘coordinated’ force structure assessment, in concert with the USMC.
‘The navy had not done one since 2016 and that was the baseline for the [National Defense Authorization Act],
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