Chapter 1 Naval Tradition

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CHAPTER 1 NAVAL TRADITION LEARNING OBJECTIVES Learning objectives are stated at the beginning of each chapter. These learning objectives serve as a preview of the information you are expected to learn in the chapter. By successfully completing the nonresident training course (NRTC), you indicate you have met the objectives and have learned the information. The learning objectives for chapter 1 are listed below. Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to do the following: 1. Identify the challenges to United States sea 5. Recognize the purpose and importance of arms power. control in maintaining a balance of power between the United States and the Union of 2. Describe the mission of the U.S. Navy in Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.). peacetime and wartime. 3. Describe the importance of naval presence, sea 6. Compare the naval forces of the United States control, and power projection in carrying out and the U.S.S.R. the Navy’s mission. 4. Recognize the various theaters of operations 7. Describe the cause and effect of chemical war- for U.S. naval forces. fare in the Middle East. Today the two major military superpowers in the world are the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.). Both countries have large navies. They use their navies to meet the national interest and political goals of their countries. This chapter will provide an overview of the U.S. and Soviet navies and the Third World countries having an impact on world stability. CHALLENGES TO U.S. SEA POWER The naval affairs of the United States began with the war for independence, the American Revolution. On 13 October 1775 Congress passed legislation to purchase and arm two ships. This legislation created, in effect, the Continental navy. Congress authorized two battalions of Marines on 10 November 1775. From these humble beginnings we have become a force of over 500,000 personnel and 500 ships capable of global power projection on a moment’s notice. NAVAL PRESENCE Almost every U.S. sailor has experienced some type of major deployment. In the past several years, most deployments have been to areas of the world in which hostilities were in progress. Naval presence, by simple definition, is having a naval force in a specific location. We have been called on countless times in the past years to “show the flag.” Deployments place naval forces 1-1

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