MARADMINS : 452/06
R 211730Z SEP 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 452/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA/MCWL//
SUBJ/NAVAL OPERATIONS CONCEPT//
REF/A/MSG/221100Z SEP 03//
AMPN/REF (A) IS 2003 NOC FOR JOINT OPERATIONS.//
POC/KING/COL/CONCEPTS AND PLANS, MCWL/-/TEL/DSN: 378-8143 OR COML:
(703) 432-8143.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (CNO) AND
THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (CMC) APPROVED THE NAVAL
OPERATIONS CONCEPT (NOC) ON 1 SEPT 2006.
2. THE NOC IS THE LATEST IN AN EVOLUTIONARY SERIES THAT DESCRIBES
HOW THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS TEAM WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEFENSE
OF OUR NATION. THE NOC REFINES AND EXPANDS ON REF (A) AS WELL AS
EARLIER PAPERS LIKE "FROM THE SEA" AND "FORWARD... FROM THE SEA".
THIS CONCEPT IS PRINCIPALLY GUIDED BY NATIONAL STRATEGY AND CALLS
FOR MORE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED FORCES THAT CAN PROVIDE INCREASED
FORWARD PRESENCE, SECURITY COOPERATION WITH AN EXPANDING SET OF
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS, PREEMPTION OF NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS, AND
GLOBAL RESPONSE TO CRISES IN REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD WHERE
ACCESS MIGHT BE DIFFICULT.
3. IN THE PREFACE, CNO AND CMC DESCRIBE THE NOC AS THEIR
"COMMANDERS INTENT". THEY EMPHASIZE THAT:
A. "THE CHANGING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT REQUIRES THAT WE
ELIMINATE REDUNDANCIES AND FORGE GREATER INTERDEPENDENCE
BETWEEN US. THE OVERARCHING GOAL IS GREATER AND MORE EFFICIENT
ALIGNMENT BEGINNING AT THE SERVICE HEADQUARTERS LEVEL. WE
CHARGE ALL HANDS TO CONDUCT EXPERIMENTATION, WARGAMING,
SEMINARS, AND DEBATES IN ORDER TO MORE FULLY UNDERSTAND AND
IMPLEMENT THE GUIDANCE PRESENTED HEREIN. WE EXPECT THAT THIS
INTELLECTUAL RENAISSANCE WITHIN THE NAVAL SERVICE WILL ENABLE US
TO MEET THE SECURITY CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY AND REINFORCE
THE PREEMINENCE OF THE U.S. NAVAL FORCES TO HELP DEFEND THE
HOMELAND AND WIN THE NATION'S WARS."
B. "IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE JOINT,
INTER-AGENCY, AND COALITION ENVIRONMENT, WE MUST ALWAYS:
(1) LOOK FIRST TO ONE ANOTHER TO FULLY LEVERAGE OUR STRONG
HISTORIC INTERDEPENDENCE;
(2) CONDUCT ASSESSMENT AND CONSULTATION BEFORE TAKING
UNILATERAL ACTION THAT MY AFFECT ONE ANOTHER;
(3) RECOGNIZE THAT OPEN DISCUSSION AND DEBATE IS ACCEPTABLE
PROVIDED WE HAVE A COMMON GOAL IN MIND."
4. TO ASSIST ALL HANDS IN UNDERSTANDING AND IMPLEMENTING THE
CNO/CMC GUIDANCE, THE NOC HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR
DOWNLOADING AT WWW.MCWL.USMC.MIL.
5. REF (A) IS HEREBY CANCELLED.//