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    The document provides information on the Surface Navy, including its missions, fleet organization, ship types, and deployments. The key missions of the Surface Navy are strike warfare, anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, amphibious warfare, and ballistic missile defense. The fleet is organized into task forces, carrier strike groups, surface action groups, and expeditionary strike groups. The document describes the various ship classes, including aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, amphibious ships, and support vessels. Surface ship deployments typically last 6 months.

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    The document provides information on the Surface Navy, including its missions, fleet organization, ship types, and deployments. The key missions of the Surface Navy are strike warfare, anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, amphibious warfare, and ballistic missile defense. The fleet is organized into task forces, carrier strike groups, surface action groups, and expeditionary strike groups. The document describes the various ship classes, including aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, amphibious ships, and support vessels. Surface ship deployments typically last 6 months.

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    The document provides information on the Surface Navy, including its missions, fleet organization, ship types, and deployments. The key missions of the Surface Navy are strike warfare, anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, amphibious warfare, and ballistic missile defense. The fleet is organized into task forces, carrier strike groups, surface action groups, and expeditionary strike groups. The document describes the various ship classes, including aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, amphibious ships, and support vessels. Surface ship deployments typically last 6 months.

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    The document provides information on the Surface Navy, including its missions, fleet organization, ship types, and deployments. The key missions of the Surface Navy are strike warfare, anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, amphibious warfare, and ballistic missile defense. The fleet is organized into task forces, carrier strike groups, surface action groups, and expeditionary strike groups. The document describes the various ship classes, including aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, amphibious ships, and support vessels. Surface ship deployments typically last 6 months.

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    The key takeaways are that the Surface Navy performs missions such as strike warfare, anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, amphibious warfare, and ballistic missile defense. The Surface Navy is organized into task forces/groups like carrier strike groups, surface action groups, and expeditionary strike groups to carry out these missions.

    The main missions of the Surface Navy are strike warfare, anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, amphibious warfare, and ballistic missile defense.

    The different types of task forces/groups in the Surface Navy are carrier strike groups which support aircraft carriers, surface action groups which find and destroy enemy surface ships, and expeditionary strike groups which transport ground forces and equipment for amphibious operations. A task force can perform all missions.

    Learning Objectives

    Missions of the Surface Navy Fleet Organization Ship Arsenal Types of Deployments Liberty!

    Strike Warfare

    Missions for the Surface Navy

    Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW) Amphibious Warfare

    Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD)

    Strike Warfare
    Strike Warfare = Power Projection, precision land attack
    Aircraft Carrier Airwing

    Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) fired from Vertical Launch System (VLS)
    CG, DDG, SSN

    Anti-Air Warfare (AAW)


    Control of the Air is required for successful operations Layered Defense:
    Combat Air Patrol (CAP)Fighters and AWACS Surface to Air Missiles (Standard) Short Range Missiles and Phalanx CIWS

    Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)


    Submarines are a threat: Former Soviet Union and Third World Countries Primary ASW: SSNs Surface ASW: Cruisers, Destroyers and Frigates Other: P-3Cs, SH-60 LAMPS Helos

    Finding the Enemy: E-2C, LAMPS, Satellites, RADAR Interdiction - Find the enemy and stop him ASUW includes blockade, inspection, and anti-drug operations

    Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW) Weapons: Missiles, Torpedoes, Guns

    Amphibious Warfare
    Transport Marines and their equipment to a desired objective Provide logistics, air and other support for the landing

    Ballistic Missile Defense


    Long range surveillance and tracking of Intercontinental ballistic missiles Some ships are engagement capable

    Fleet Organization
    Task Force / Task Group (TF/TG)
    Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Surface Action Group (SAG) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)

    Task Force / Task Group (TF/TG)

    Large group of ships, under one command, that can perform all of the above missions.

    Carrier Strike Group (CSG)


    Mission: Support the Carrier Airwing Composition:
    1 Aircraft Carrier w/ airwing 1-2 Cruiser(s) - AAW 2-3 Destroyers - ASUW, ASW 1 Frigate(s) 1 Submarine (SSN) 1 Supply Ship (T-AOE)

    Surface Action Group (SAG)


    Mission: Find and destroy enemy surface ships.
    Composition:
    Cruiser Several Destroyers Frigate(s)

    Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)


    Mission: Gator Freighters Transports ground forces and put them ashore.
    Composition:
    1 Amphibious Assault Ships (LHA or LHD) 1 Amphibious Transport Dock Ships (LPD or LSD 49) 1 Dock Landing Ships (LSD 41) 2 Destroyers or 1 Cruiser and 1 Destroyer 1 Frigate (FFG) 1 Submarine (SSN) 1 Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)

    Ship Arsenal

    Aircraft Carrier (CVN)


    Nimitz Class (CVN-68)

    Aircraft Carrier (CVN)


    Mission
    Power Projection through use of the Airwing Protection of CSG (CAP)

    Aircraft Carrier (CVN)


    Nimitz Class (CVN-68)

    Length: 1040 ft

    Displacement: ~96,000 tons

    Features: Long flat top Superstructure or Island on starboard side Pylon mast aft of island 3 elevators to starboard, 1 to port

    Aircraft Carrier (CVN)


    Enterprise Class (CVN-65)

    Aircraft Carrier (CVN)


    Enterprise Class (CVN-65)

    Length: 1123 ft Features: Flattop

    Displacement: 94,000 tons

    Island on starboard side, no mast aft of island Billboard appearance on island

    Guided Missile Cruiser (CG)


    Ticonderoga Class (CG-47)

    Guided Missile Cruiser (CG)


    Mission
    AAW Battle Sphere Control with SPY-1B Radar and AEGIS Combat Control System Strike with TLAM ASUW, ASW LAMPS Heliocopter(s) BMD

    Guided Missile Cruiser (CG)


    Ticonderoga Class (CG-47)

    Length: 567 ft

    Displacement: 9,600 tons

    Features Two distinct superstructures Flat front bulkhead leading up to pilot house Single lattice mast, helo deck and hanger 122 cell VLS system, 5 in guns fore and aft Note: 1st 5 of class decommissioned- no VLS

    Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG)


    Arleigh Burke Class (DDG-51)

    Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG)


    Mission
    Strike with TLAM AAW ASW ASUW LAMPS Battle Sphere Control with SPY1D Radar and AEGIS Combat Control System BMD General Purpose

    Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG)


    Arleigh Burke Class (DDG-51 FLT I/II)

    Length: 505 ft

    Displacement: 9,000 tons

    Features Single raked angled tripod mast


    twin deckhouses with Vee between them 5 in gun forward, 90 cell VLS Helo deck, no hanger

    Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG)


    Arleigh Burke Class (DDG-51 FLT IIA) Hull number DDG 79+

    Length: 510 ft

    Displacement: 9,500 tons

    Features Single raked tripod mast


    twin deckhouses with Vee between them 5 in gun forward, 96 cell VLS Helo deck and dual hanger

    Frigate (FFG)
    Oliver Hazard Perry Class (FFG-7)

    Frigate (FFG)
    Mission
    Littoral ASW Convoy and escort duty Drug interdiction LAMPS

    Frigate (FFG)
    Oliver Hazard Perry Class (FFG-7)

    Length: 445 ft

    Displacement: 4,100 tons

    Features Long, short box-like superstructure Two lattice masts, aft one taller 3 in gun on deckhouse Helo deck with dual hanger

    Littoral Combat Ship- LCS

    Littoral Combat Ship- LCS


    LCS is a fast, agile platform designed for operation in near-shore environments yet capable of open-ocean operation. It is designed to defeat asymmetric antiaccess threats such as mines, quiet diesel submarines and fast surface craft.

    Littoral Combat Ship- LCS

    Length: 380 ft

    Displacement: 3,100 tons

    Features Sleek superstructure with one small mast Helo deck on fantail

    Amphibious Command Ships (LCC)

    Amphibious Command Ships (LCC) Mission


    Command and Control for Fleet CDRs (originally designed to be Amphibious Command Ships) Extensive command, control, communications, computer and intelligence (C4I) facilities Mount Whitney - 6th Fleet Blue Ridge - 7th Fleet

    Amphibious Command Ships (LCC)

    Length: 634 ft

    Displacement: 18,800 tons

    Features Wide hull with small superstructure in center Helo deck at stern

    Lots of antennas

    Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD)


    Wasp Class (LHD-1)

    Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD)


    Mission
    Cornerstone of ESG, High Value Unit Support amphibious operations and humanitarian assistance operations:
    Harriers and helicopters Well deck for landing craft ~2000 troops Full Medical facilities

    Self Defense weapons only

    Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD)


    Wasp Class (LHD-1)

    Length: 844 ft

    Displacement: 45,000 tons

    Features Flattop with long island on starboard side One elevator port and one starboard

    Well deck at stern

    Well Deck with LCAC

    Amphibious Assault Ship (LHA)


    Tarawa Class (LHA-1)

    Amphibious Assault Ship (LHA)


    Mission
    Older version of LHD Cornerstone of ESG High Value Unit Support amphibious operations/ humanitarian assistance operations:
    Harriers and helicopters Well deck for landing craft ~2000 troops Full Medical facilities

    Self Defense weapons only Slowly being decommissioned (3 of original 5 remain)

    Amphibious Assault Ship (LHA)


    Tarawa Class (LHA-1)

    Length: 820 ft

    Displacement: 39,000 tons

    Features Flattop with taller island than LHD


    One elevator on port side Well deck at stern

    Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD)


    Austin Class (LPD-4)

    Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD)


    Austin Class (LPD-4) Mission
    Transport Marine troops and their vehicles and cargo Secondary Aviation Platform for ESG Slowly being decommissioned as the new LPD 17 class are being built (Oldest just turned 40!)

    Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD)


    Austin Class (LPD-4)

    Length: 570 ft

    Displacement: 17,000 tons

    Features Large Helo deck aft, large tripod mast Crane amidships over hanger Boxy superstructure Well deck at stern

    Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD)


    San Antonio Class (LPD-17)

    Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD)


    San Antonio Class (LPD-17) Mission
    Transport Marine troops and their vehicles and cargo Secondary Aviation Platform for ESG Built to operate with 21st century transformational platforms, such as the MV-22 Osprey.

    Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD)


    San Antonio Class (LPD-17)

    Length: 684 ft

    Displacement: 25,000 tons

    Features Helo and Osprey deck with hanger

    2 Enclosed masts
    Well deck at stern can hold two LCACs

    Dock Landing Ship (LSD)


    Whidbey Island Class (LSD-41)

    Dock Landing Ship (LSD)

    Whidbey Island Class (LSD-41)


    MISSION LSD 41 was designed specifically to operate LCAC vessels. It has the largest capacity for these landing craft (4) of any U.S. Navy amphibious platform. It will also provide docking and repair services for LCACs and for conventional landing craft.

    Dock Landing Ship (LSD)


    Whidbey Island Class (LSD-41)

    Length: 609 ft

    Displacement: 15,000 tons

    Features Helo deck with no hanger


    Large crane amidships Larger, boxy superstructure (than LPD) Well deck at stern

    Dock Landing Ship (LSD)


    Harpers Ferry Class (LSD-49)

    Dock Landing Ship (LSD)

    Harpers Ferry Class (LSD-49)


    MISSION The ship differs from the original LSD 41 by reducing its number of LCACs to two in favor of additional cargo capacity.

    Dock Landing Ship (LSD)


    Harpers Ferry Class (LSD-49)

    Same as Whidbey Island Class.

    Military Sealift Command


    The Military Sealift Command operates more than 110 ships around the world These ships are designated "USNS" (United States Naval Ships) and are not commissioned ships (USS vs USNS) Crewed by civilians MSC ships have small military departments assigned to carry out specialized military functions such as communications and supply operations

    Ammunition Ship (T-AE)

    MISSION Arms the fleet at sea

    STATS: 564 ft, 19,000 tons Cranes on deck Superstructure aft

    Oiler (T-AO)

    MISSION Refuels Ships at Sea (Underway Replenishment)

    STATS: 708 ft, 37,000 tons Superstructure aft Towers with UNREP hoses and cables

    Hospital Ship (T-AH)

    MISSION Deploys for STATS: emergency medical 894 ft, 69,300 tons assistance for White ship with red combatants in war or cross humanitarian assistance

    Deployment
    Extended period of duty at sea for national tasking Provides sustainable global projection of American power from the High Seas Surface Ship deployments are an average of 6 months long on an 18 month cycle Deployment makeup: ESG, CSG, Independent deployer Missions: GWOT, Humanitarian assistance, Drug Interdiction, BMD, Multi-national Operations, Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) Locations: SOUTHPAC, WESTPAC, 5th FLEET, MED Cruise, Caribbean Liberty!

    Deployments
    MISSIONS

    GWOT: Arrival in Kuwait

    Katrina Humanitarian Assistance

    Carrier Protection and Support

    Deployments

    Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO)


    Drug Interdiction

    Multinational Operations

    Liberty is the Mission!

    Port Visit in Hong Kong


    Ships Softball team vs Kagoshima Baseball Club Feeding Kangaroo in Australia

    Fleet Week San Francisco

    Liberty is the Mission!

    Visiting Nagasakis A-Bomb Peace Park Korean Barbecue in Donghae Korea with our exchange officers

    Any questions?

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