MARADMINS : 434/03
R 221100Z SEP 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 434/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/NAVAL OPERATING CONCEPT FOR JOINT OPERATIONS//
RMKS/1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES APPROVAL AND RELEASE OF THE
NAVY-MARINE CORPS NAVAL OPERATING CONCEPT (NOC) FOR JOINT
OPERATIONS.
2. THE NAVY WARFARE DEVELOPMENT COMMAND AND MARINE CORPS
COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND HAVE CRAFTED A CONCEPT THAT
BUILDS UPON, INTEGRATES, AND OPERATIONALIZES NAVY'S SEA
POWER 21 AND MARINE CORPS STRATEGY 21. THIS DOCUMENT WAS
CREATED AS THE NAVY/MARINE CORPS INPUT TO THE PROPOSED
JOINT OPERATIONS CONCEPTS. THE NOC DESCRIBES, IN BROAD
TERMS, HOW THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS TEAM WILL PREPARE AND
OPERATE A MORE CAPABLE AND READY NAVAL FORCE AS PART OF THE
JOINT FORCE.
3. WE ARE COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING THIS UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL
OF INTEGRATION TO STRENGTHEN OUR NATION'S JOINT WARFIGHTING
CAPABILITIES. THIS TRANSFORMATION WILL CHALLENGE US, AND
IS ULTIMATELY DEPENDENT UPON THE CREATIVITY, INITIATIVE, AND
COMMITMENT OF EVERY SAILOR AND MARINE.
4. THE NOC IS EFFECTIVE UPON RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE AND
CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.NWDC.NAVY.MIL (CONCEPTS HOME PAGE)
OR WWW.MCCDC.USMC.MIL (SITE HOME PAGE).
5. ADM VERN CLARK AND GEN MICHAEL HAGEE SEND.//