From: NAVNEWS@nctamslant.navy.mil (Navy News Service)
Newsgroups: soc.veterans
Subject: Navy News Service - 8 Oct 92
Date: 11 Oct 1992 13:54:21 -0500
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NAVY NEWS SERVICE - 8 OCT 92 - NAVNEWS 050/92
     Editor's Note 
     This Navy News Service message follows NAVNEWS 049/92, DTG 
080100Z Oct 92.   NAVNEWS 050/92 is being released as a means of 
providing more timely information to the fleet; we will release 
news when it is news. 
                              -USN-  
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR NAVNEWS 050/92
NNS155.  SECNAV Addresses War College on "...From the Sea," A/FX 
NNS156.  FY-93 Authorization and Appropriation Results 
                              -USN-  
NNS155.  SECNAV Addresses War College on "...From the Sea," A/FX 
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- In an address to the National War College Class 
of '93 in Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, Acting Secretary of the Navy 
Sean O'Keefe focused on the new direction of the Navy-Marine Corps 
team.  Some key portions of his speech are: 
     "I would like to outline for you that combined vision for the 
Navy and Marine Corps, which constitutes a new direction for the 
naval service.  Entitled "...From the Sea:  Preparing the Naval 
Service for the 21st Century," this plan will be the foundation for 
our maritime policies," he said. 
     O'Keefe explained what was new in "...From the Sea."  "Our 
entering arguments were simple.  The world has changed dramatically 
in the last two years, and America's national security policy has 
also changed.  As a result, the priorities of the Navy and Marine 
Corps have shifted, leading directly to the need to 'turn the cube' 
and rethink the basic strategic vision of the naval service."   
     He continued, "In a single sentence, our strategy has shifted 
from focusing on a single global threat to regional challenges.  
While the prospect of global war has receded, we are entering a 
period of enormous uncertainty in regions critical to our national 
interests. 
     "In simplest terms, the new direction of the Navy and Marine 
Corps team is to provide the nation with Navy Expeditionary 
Forces...which are shaped for joint operations...and tailored for 
national needs.  These forces must operate from the sea," O'Keefe 
explained. 
     "'Expeditionary' implies a mind set, a culture, and a 
commitment to fully integrated Marine and Navy forces that are 
designed to operate forward and to respond swiftly...they are also 
structured to build power from the sea when required by national 
demands...and they can also sustain support for long-term 
operations.  Perhaps most importantly, Naval Expeditionary Forces 
are largely unrestricted by the need for transit or overflight 
approval for foreign governments in order to enter the scene of 
action," he said. 
     In other remarks, O'Keefe talked about the joint contributions 
of the Navy and Marine Corps. 
     "The Navy and Marine Corps are full partners in joint 
operations.  For example, a Naval Force commander can command a 
Joint Task Force while the operation is primarily maritime or move 
that command ashore if the campaign shifts landward at the 
discretion of the Unified Commander," O'Keefe said. 
     According to O'Keefe, the reduction of land-based forces 
overseas will make it necessary to keep maritime forces forward to 
balance the loss of permanent presence.   
     "As the U.S. withdraws from overseas bases, Naval Forces will 
become even more relevant in meeting American forward presence 
requirements," he said. 
     SECNAV also stressed that all of the services are enhancing 
and streamlining their capabilities to maximize efficiency, 
particularly in joint operations.   
     "The Naval service will focus on complementing the 
capabilities of the other services, examine ways to minimize 
duplicative capabilities, and thereby efficiently meet the 
challenges of the new security environment.  Does this mean we are 
going to 'deep six' the 'deep strike' mission as some have argued?  
I don't think so.  But we will tailor our air wings to specific 
situations, and if the Air Force can logically take over deep 
strike in a given situation, we'll be the first to call 911-AIR 
FORCE...because that will mean we can put a different mix of 
aircraft on the carrier and fight better in the littoral," SECNAV 
explained. 
     The Secretary indicated how the changes will affect the 
organization, equipping and training of our forces and said the 
Navy will establish a Naval Doctrine Command. 
     "We will be establishing a Naval Doctrine Command.  It will be 
in Norfolk, and be alternatively commanded by a Navy rear admiral 
and a Marine Corps major general.  The new Naval Doctrine Command 
will be staffed by our best and brightest, and they will be charged 
specifically with building doctrine for expeditionary warfare and 
translating the concept of 'operational maneuver to the sea' into 
naval doctrine." 
     He continued, "We will focus our procurement process on 
equipment systems to support this strategy of littoral, regional 
warfare.  This means, for example, we'll focus on integrating Navy 
and Marine fixed-wing air and buy aircraft -- like the F/A-18 -- 
that are built for regional, littoral war.  The AFX will be a true 
multi-purpose aircraft, and maybe even a multi-strike aircraft, 
with key capabilities for joint strike and littoral warfare.  We'll 
ensure the Marines get the medium-lift they require.  Stand-off 
weapons -- like Tomahawk -- will be key to this strategy." 
     The text of Acting Secretary of the Navy Sean O'Keefe's speech 
to the National War College Class of '93 in Washington, D.C., on 
Oct. 7 is available for downloading from the CNO bulletin board or
by electronic mail from navnews@nctamslant.navy.mil.
Story compiled from official releases 
                              -USN-  
NNS156.  FY-93 Authorization and Appropriation Results 
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Defense Authorization and Appropriations 
bills for FY-93 approved by Congress earlier this week support 
various major hardware issues.  Here are the highlights: 
     SHIPBUILDING  
     -- All major items requested were fully funded (some minor 
pricing adjustments).  A drydock that was nominally for SSN-21 was 
not funded. 
     -- One additional LSD-41, authorized last year but not in the 
budget, was appropriated. 
     -- LHD-6 was fully authorized, but only $305M of the $1205M 
was appropriated.  Bill language provides authority to exercise a 
contract option based on incremental funding.  Report language 
requests Navy award the contract to take advantage of a favorable 
option price and then include the remaining funds in its FY-94 
budget request. 
                Requested       Appropriated 
MHC-51          2/$   246M      2/$   236M 
DDG-51          4/$ 3,346M      4/$ 3,253M 
CVN AP            $   832M        $   832M 
LSD-41          0               1/$   300M 
LHD-6           0                 $   305M 
AOE-6           0                 $   300M (Can be added to $200M 
from prior year appropriation.) 
     MINE WARFARE 
     -- Report required by Dec. 15, 1992 on the consolidation of 
Mine Warfare at Ingleside, Texas.  MINEWARCOM and other specified 
MCM forces cannot be moved to Ingleside until 90 days after 
Congress receives report. 
     -- Requirements for SECDEF to certify that Navy fully supports 
Mine Warfare R&D (or responsibility shifts to OSD DDR&E) delayed 
one year to 1994. 
     -- COOP funded for another year. 
     -- Magic Lantern (laser mine detection system) funding plussed 
up $13.5. 
     SHIP SELF DEFENSE 
     -- All budget items were appropriated with additionsal plus 
ups for IRST, ESSM, QRCC, NULKA, and IR RAM.  Reflects strong 
Congressional interest in this area. 
     AEGIS COMBAT SYSTEMS 
     -- EDM-4B fully funded, but a portion of the funding is fenced 
until a report is submitted. 
     ESTABLISHMENT OF EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE DIRECTOR 
     -- Bill language in authorization bill directs a USMC Major 
General be assigned as the Director of Expeditionary Warfare on the 
N8 staff.  He is to be in charge of amphibious lift, mine warfare, 
and naval fire support.   
     CVN HOMEPORT 
     -- Requires a report on Navy's plans for developing a second 
East Coast homeport for CVN's. 
     SEALIFT 
     -- The President's budget request was $1.2B for FY-93 and also 
sought the establishment of National Defense Sealift Fund (NDSF).  
Both the authorizers and appropriators left $613M in the fund.  
With the $1.875B from prior years, we now have approximately $2.5B.  
Congress approved NDSF with modifications to give them more 
oversight. 
     GENERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
Requested          Authorized               Appropriated 
$8,517.8M          $8,984.7M (up 466.9M)    $8,930.4M (up 412.6M)   
     -- Items of significant difference (both appropriations and 
authorizations) from the budget request include: 
     REDUCTIONS 
     -- All Enhanced Advanced Technology Demonstration areas were 
generally reduced by up to 40-50 percent, with the exception of the 
Global Surveillance/Precision Strike line, which was appropriated 
at $10M ($50M requested). 
     -- Advanced Submarine System Development (Centurion) was 
reduced by $22.2M to $132.7M (approp. at $134.7M). 
     -- Non acoustic ASW program zeroed (approp. only). 
     -- Deep Submergence Technology program zeroed (approp. only). 
     -- Appropriations Conference inserted an undistributed 3 
percent general reduction in RDT&E funds. 
     CONGRESSIONAL INITIATIVES (Areas not funded in budget request) 
     -- $13.4M added for SEALIFT R&D 
     -- Magic Lantern mine detection program authorized at $22.8M, 
appropriated at $13.5M. 
     -- FDS was fully funded with an additional $14M added for the 
Advanced Deployable System. 
     -- Industrial Preparedness program restructured into the 
Manufacturing Technology Initiative program.   
     OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
Requested          Authorized               Appropriated         
$20.728B           $19.533B (Note)          $19.108B 
Note:  The Authorization Bill language directs OSD to reimburse 
O&M,N $782.5M from the excess cash contained in the Defense 
Business Operations Fund (DBOF).  Appropriation language not yet 
available. 
     C3I ISSUES 
     -- EP-3/RC-135:  Authorization and appropriation conferees 
agreed to transfer $32M out of the EP-3 account to a common OSD 
managed tactical SIGINT/ELINT fund pending a SECDEF selection of 
single type aircraft. 
     WPN 
Requested          Authorized               Appropriated 
$3719.0M           $3700.1M                 $3760.7M 
     -- TRIDENT II missiles were authorized at 21 missiles for 
$763.8M as requested. 
     -- TOMAHAWK missiles were fully funded for FY-93 with language 
directing the Navy to solicit the maximum number of fixed price 
options as part of a planned down select to a single source in FY- 
94. 
     -- The UHF Follow-on program was fully funded with the 
exception of the tenth satellite, which was cut largely as a result 
of the Appropriation Committee's belief that it was a redundant 
asset.  Furthermore, the Navy was directed to negotiate options to 
existing launch services and reprogram $3M to store satellites not 
needed for immediate launch. 
     OPN 
Requested          Authorized               Appropriated 
$5868.8M           $5660.7M                 $5615.3M 
     -- The majority of the reduction was an undistributed and/or 
inflation adjustment. 
     AVIATION 
Requested          Authorized               Appropriated 
$6653.7M           $5899.4M                 $6026.2M 
     -- 3 Reman EA-6B's 
     -- 36 F/A-18 C/D's 
     -- 12 SH-60B's 
     -- 9 SH-60F's 
     -- ASPJ procurement dollars removed 
     -- F-14 ($175M appropriated for new engines) 
     R&D 
     -- T-45 - Continue engine competition; $25M for crash. 
     -- AX - $165.5M; Dual DEMVAL. 
     -- F/A-18 E/F  authorized $944M; No long lead funds or 
procurement money until an early operational assessment based on 
flight performance of not less than two R&D aircraft; cost caps on 
R&D and flyaway cost above C/D costs; Cost and Operational 
Effectiveness Analysis (COEA) (AX, E/F and F-22). 
     -- Can only spend 65 percent of funds until JCS roles and 
mission study and DoD cost analysis of these programs. 
     MV-22 
     -- Both Houses made clear their firm commitment to development 
of the V-22.  The Appropriations Conference deleted restrictive 
language in the FY-92 Appropriations Act, provided $755M for V-22 
and $22M for MLR alternative studies.  Part of this compromise was 
a commitment to proceed with a six plane, $2.4B EMD program for 
V-22.  Contract award is expected this month. 
Information released by Office of Legislative Affairs 
                              -USN-   

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