EDITOR’S NOTE
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U
.S. sea service
leaders on
March 13 released
the long-awaited
revision to the na -
tion’s maritime strat-
egy, offering up “A
Co opera tive Stra -
tegy for 21st Cen -
tury Seapower” that
touts the impor-
tance of “all-domain
access,” forward presence and
“constructive engagement with
allies and partners.”
It builds on the original coopera-
tive strategy released jointly by the
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast
Guard in 2007, offering more detail
on the resources needed to sustain
the strategy while acknowledging
that deterrence, sea control, power
projection and maritime security
remain pillars of the strategy.
The strategy has two “founda-
tional principles.” The first is for-
ward naval presence. The second is
that “naval forces are stronger when
we operate jointly and together
with our allies and partners.”
This issue of Seapower focuses
on the importance of international
relationships in the maritime
domain. Kicking off the special
report, “Partners in Global Pre -
sence,” is my interview with VADM
Joseph W. Rixey, director of the
Defense Security Cooperation
Agency (page 28). He talks about
the reorganization of the agency
and “Vision 2020,” a strategy for the
future, both of which better support
the priorities of “building partner-
ship capacity where it counts” and
being responsive to the heavy
worldwide demand for resources.
Special Corres -
pondent Daisy R.
Khalifa, in “Tem per -
a ture Check” (page
36), looks at the
unique, disparate
chal lenges the U.S.
military and diplo-
matic leaders face in
engaging with Russia
and China.
In “Building Ro -
bust Teams” (page 42), Special Cor -
res pondent Edward Lundquist
reports from the NATO Maritime In -
ter diction Operational Training Cen -
ter at Souda Bay, Greece, where naval
units from around the world come to
train for visit, board, search and
seizure missions.
Special Correspondent David
Pugliese, in “Moving Forward” (page
46), examines the Royal Canadian
Navy’s plan to keep its ships forward
deployed for longer periods, and
what that means in terms of available
resources, international engagement
and interaction with the U.S. Navy.
International exercises are critical
component of U.S. Marine Corps
training. Special Correspondent
Gidget Fuen tes, in “Coalition Train -
ing” (page 50) and “Lessons Re -
learned” (page 54), looks at the value
of exercises like Bold Alligator and
MEFEX to real-world amphibious
and expeditionary operations.
And lastly, “Partnership Builder”
(page 58) by Special Correspondent
Daniel P. Taylor, looks at the opera-
tional and international engagement
potential of the littoral combat ship.Building Relationships
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