U.S. NAVY ARCTIC ROADMAP

October 2009 

This document is sponsored by: 

Task Force Climate Change / Oceanographer of the Navy 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Section Page No.

Table of Contents..............................................................................................2 

Executive Summary..........................................................................................3 

1. Introduction ..............................................................................................5 

2. Strategic Considerations ..........................................................................5 

3. Roadmap Overview ..................................................................................6 

4. Navy Arctic Roadmap ...............................................................................7 

4.1 Strategy, Policy, Missions, and Plans ......................................................7 

4.2 Operations and Training .........................................................................12 

4.3 Investments.............................................................................................13 

4.4. Strategic Communications and Outreach ...............................................16 

 4.5 Environmental Assessment and Prediction .............................................19 

5. Roadmap Execution ................................................................................26 

 Appendix A. Navy Arctic Roadmap................................................28 

 Appendix B. References..........................................................................32 

 

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Executive Summary 

The Navy Arctic Roadmap provides a chronological list of Navy action items, objectives, 

and desired effects for the Arctic region from FY10-14. Focus areas include: 

• Strategy, policy, missions, and plans 

• Operations and training 

• Investments in weapons, platforms, sensors, command, control, 

communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 

(C4ISR), installations, and facilities 

• Strategic communications and outreach 

• Environmental assessment and prediction 

Navy action items and objectives within this roadmap are intended to achieve the 

following desired effects: 

• Developing strong cooperative partnerships with interagency and international 

Arctic stakeholders 

• Actively and competently contributing to safety, security, and stability in the Arctic 

• Acquiring the right capability at the right cost and right time to meet combatant 

commander requirements for the region 

• The media, public, Department of Defense, and the interagency, and 

international communities recognizing the US Navy as a positive and active 

contributor to a safe, secure, and stable Arctic region 

• Understanding when significant access for Arctic shipping and other maritime 

activity is likely to develop 

This roadmap specifies Navy actions over three phases – FY10 (phase 1), FY11-12 

(phase 2), and FY13-14 (phase 3). Significant action items in phase 1 include: 

• Assessments of Fleet readiness and mission requirements in the Arctic region 

• Development of Navy Strategic Objectives in the Arctic region 

• Continued partnership-building with stakeholders in the region and conduct of a 

limited objective experiment (LOE) for the Arctic 

• Continued monitoring of USAF’s Polar Military Satellite Communications 

(MILSATCOM) program 

• Advocacy for accession to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 

• Developing a Navy position regarding combatant commander authorities and 

responsibilities for the Arctic 

• Research and development of a next generation environmental prediction 

capability applicable to the Arctic 

Phase 2 (FY11-12) significant actions include: 

• Initiation of Capabilities Based Assessments regarding required Navy Arctic 

capabilities 

• Development of recommendations to address Arctic requirements in Sponsor 

Program Proposals for the Navy’s Program Objective Memorandum for FY14 

(POM-14) 

• Continuing biennial participation in Arctic exercises including ICEX-11, ICEX-13, 

 

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Arctic Edge and Arctic Care 

• Formalizing new cooperative relationships that increase Navy experience and 

competency in search and rescue (SAR), maritime domain awareness (MDA), 

humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HA/DR) in the Arctic, and 

defense support of civil authorities (DSCA) in Alaska 

Phase 3 (FY13-14) significant actions consist of: 

• Execution of the Navy POM-14 budget initiatives that address Arctic 

requirements, and 

• Initiation of combined and bilateral activities which support safety, security, and 

stability in the region 

Director of Task Force Climate Change (TFCC) will provide the Chief of Naval 

Operations (CNO) quarterly reports on the progress of action items in this roadmap 

using both activity-based and effects-based metrics. TFCC will review and revise this 

roadmap every four years following promulgation of the Quadrennial Defense Review 

(QDR) and will incorporate QDR guidance as appropriate.

 

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1. Introduction 

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) examined Navy issues and concerns due to 

global climate change during a CNO Executive Board (CEB) on May 15, 2009. That 

CEB resulted in decisions to establish Task Force Climate Change (TFCC) and 

develop Navy Roadmaps first for the Arctic, and then later for global climate change 

responses more generally. 

TFCC is a matrixed organization that runs across multiple Navy staff codes and warfare 

enterprises. Consisting of a Flag-level Executive Steering Committee, led by the 

Oceanographer of the Navy, and several senior level working groups, TFCC is tasked to 

make recommendations to Navy leadership regarding policy, strategy, force structure, 

and investments relating to the changing Arctic specifically and global climate change in 

general. TFCC invites advisory participants from interested Joint and interagency 

stakeholders including U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM); Commander, Pacific 

Fleet (COMPACFLT); U.S. European Command (EUCOM); the Office of Naval 

Research (ONR); the National Maritime Intelligence Center (NMIC); U.S. Coast Guard 

Headquarters; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); the Office 

of the Secretary of Defense (OSD); the office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

Staff (CJCS); and the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA). 

TFCC’s initial deliverable is this Navy Arctic Roadmap. TFCC’s Navy Climate Change 

Coordination Office (NCCCO), under the Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy, will 

coordinate execution of the roadmap by TFCC. 

2. Strategic Considerations 

This roadmap considers a number of strategic drivers including national policy guidance, 

the changing Arctic environment, the potential increase in natural resource extraction 

and inter- and intra-Arctic shipping, the activity and interests of other Arctic nations, past 

and present Navy experience in the Arctic, and current Fleet capabilities and limitations 

for Arctic operations. 

The primary policy guidance statements influencing this roadmap are the National Arctic 

Policy as defined in National Security Presidential Directive 66 / Homeland Security 

Presidential Directive 25 (NSPD 66/HSPD 25) and the Cooperative Strategy for 21st

Century Seapower (CS21). The National Arctic Policy directs the Departments of State, 

Homeland Security, and Defense to develop greater capabilities and capacity, as 

necessary, to protect U.S. borders; increase Arctic maritime domain awareness (MDA); 

preserve global mobility; project a sovereign United States maritime presence; 

encourage peaceful resolution of disputes; cooperate with other Arctic nations to 

address likely issues from increased shipping; establish a risk-based capability to 

address hazards in the region including cooperative search and rescue (SAR), basing 

and logistical support; and evaluate the feasibility for using the Arctic for strategic sealift. 

CS21 is the Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps Maritime Strategy and applies 

equally to the Arctic as well as other maritime regions. The expanded core capabilities of 

 

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CS21 applicable to the Arctic include: forward presence, deterrence, maritime security, 

and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR) through the formation and 

sustainment of cooperative relationships with international partners. As in every other 

region, the naval services must be prepared to prevent or limit regional conflict when 

required. 

The changing Arctic environment is a significant consideration of the roadmap. The 

Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe. While significant uncertainty 

exists in projections for Arctic ice extent, the current scientific consensus indicates the 

Arctic may experience nearly ice free summers sometime in the 2030’s. As mentioned 

in CS21, this opening of the Arctic may lead to increased resource development, 

research, tourism, and could reshape the global transportation system. These 

developments offer opportunities for growth, but also are potential sources of 

competition and conflict for access and natural resources. Reducing the uncertainty in 

these projections will enable the Navy to make better-informed investment and policy 

decisions. This is a key objective of this roadmap. 

While the United States has stable relationships with other Arctic nations, the changing 

environment and competition for resources may contribute to increasing tension, or, 

conversely, provide opportunities for cooperative solutions. The importance of the Arctic 

region is identified in the strategic guidance of all Arctic nations; therefore, this roadmap 

considers the requirement for the governance framework provided by the United 

Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). 

The Navy’s Arctic experience and current operational capabilities and limitations provide 

the point of departure for this roadmap. Maintaining a presence in the region for 

decades, Navy experience spans Admiral Byrd’s historic overflight of the North Pole in 

1926, various campaigns in World War II, consistent activity during the Cold War, and 

Joint and combined exercises with surface, subsurface, aviation, and expeditionary 

forces today. This roadmap acknowledges that while the Arctic is not unfamiliar for the 

Navy, expanded capabilities and capacity may be required for the Navy to increase its 

engagement in this region. 

3. Roadmap Overview 

The action items, objectives, and desired effects in this five-year roadmap are organized 

into the following focus areas: 

• Strategy, Policy, Missions, and Plans: Identify Navy’s strategic objectives in the 

Arctic region and provide guidance to achieve these objectives 

• Operations and Training: Identify required Navy activities to achieve Navy’s 

strategic objectives in the Arctic region 

• Investments (weapons, platforms, and sensors, command, control, 

communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 

(C4ISR), installations, and facilities): Guide capability development 

• Strategic Communications and Outreach: Guide public discussion 

 

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• Environmental Assessment and Prediction: Understand the current 

environmental changes and identify with high confidence a timeline for increased 

access in the region 

For each focus area, action items are assigned to responsible Navy offices with 

suspense dates for completion. Supporting organizations are identified but are not 

limited to those listed. 

4. Navy Arctic Roadmap 

4.1 Strategy, Policy, Missions, and Plans 

Desired Effect: The Navy is engaged in strong cooperative partnerships that preserve a 

safe, stable and secure Arctic region. 

Roadmap Objective 1.1: To identify Navy’s strategic objectives in the Arctic region and 

provide recommendations to operational staffs to achieve these objectives. 

Action Item 1.1 Determine Navy Strategic Objectives and Restrictions in the Arctic 

Region. 

Description: TFCC, with applicable Navy Component Commands (NCCs) and 

Combatant Commands (COCOMs), will analyze National, Joint, and Service 

strategies and policies, determine the desired end-state and strategic objectives 

for Navy, and translate these into measurable effects. TFCC will also identify 

undesired side-effects and unintended consequences in the Arctic region, 

expressing these results-without-side-effects as Navy goals for the Arctic region. 

These goals shall be reviewed and updated with this roadmap following each 

Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). Applicable references will include but not 

be limited to: 

• The U.S. Arctic Region Policy (NSPD-66/HSPD-25) 

• National Strategy for Maritime Security (NSMS) 

• National Defense Strategy (NDS) 

• QDR Report 

• Guidance for Development of the Force (GDF) 

• Guidance for Employment of Forces (GEF) 

• Navy Operating Concept (NOC) 

• A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower 

Navy Arctic strategic objectives will be submitted for inclusion in subsequent 

versions of these documents, as applicable. TFCC will coordinate directly with 

USCG, and with the interagency community through the Maritime Security 

Interagency Policy Committee, to ensure Navy’s strategic objectives are 

consistent with the U.S. Government’s desired outcome in the Arctic region. 

 

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Lead: OPNAV N51 

Support: OPNAV N31, N52, USFF, PACOM/CPF, NORTHCOM, EUCOM 

Suspense: Q2, FY10 

Action Item 1.2 Describe the strategic environment. 

Description: TFCC will characterize the current and probable strategic 

environment in the Arctic region based on its predicted physical and political 

environment, and key stakeholders’ interests in the region. This assessment will 

be reviewed and updated with this roadmap following each Quadrennial Defense 

Review (QDR). Additional elements of this assessment will include, but not be 

limited to: 

• Current and predicted threats in order to determine the most dangerous 

and most likely threats in the Arctic region in 2010, 2015, and 2025. 

• Focus on threats to U.S. national security, although threats to maritime 

safety and security may also be considered. 

• Identify the relevant actors concurrent to the forecast timeframe. 

• Determine incentives and motivations for each actor 

Lead: OPNAV N2/N6C2 

Support: ONI, NMIC, USFF, PACOM/CPF, NORTHCOM, EUCOM 

Suspense: Q2, FY10 

Action Item 1.3 Conduct mission analyses. 

Description: Based on the Navy goals for the Arctic region and the results of the 

threat assessment, TFCC, with applicable Navy Component Commands (NCCs) 

and Combatant Commands (COCOMs), will conduct a thorough mission analysis 

in order to determine best courses of action to achieve Navy’s strategic 

objectives in the Arctic region. Continuing to utilize the fundamentals of game 

theory, this analysis will consider the interdependencies between actors and 

actions in the Arctic and how incentives and decisions are influenced by other 

actors’ decisions. This mission analysis shall be reviewed and updated with this 

roadmap following each Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). Specific attention 

will be given to the following missions highlighted in the National Arctic Policy 

and CS21: 

• Maritime Security 

• Search and Rescue 

• Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response (HA/DR) 

• Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) 

• Maritime Domain Awareness 

• Strategic Sealift by the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force (NFAF) 

• Strategic Deterrence 

• Ballistic Missile Defense 

 

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Lead: OPNAV N00X 

Support: OPNAV N51, N31, USFF, PACOM/CPF, EUCOM, NORTHCOM, 

 Naval War College (NWC) 

Suspense: Q2, FY10 

Action Item 1.4 Develop a five-year Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) to achieve 

Navy's Strategies and Policies in the Arctic region for FY11-15. 

Description: The Navy Arctic Strategic Implementation Plan (NASIP) will 

translate strategy and policy into action. This plan will be updated with this Arctic 

Roadmap every four years following the QDR, and include but not be limited to 

the following: 

• Look forward and reason backwards, using the strategic environment 

description and mission analysis in Action Items 1.2 & 2.3. 

• Anticipate other actors’ actions or reactions and determine the implications for 

potential courses of action. 

• Incorporate input from applicable Navy Component Commands (NCCs) and 

Combatant Commands (COCOMs) and translate Navy Whole Goals in the 

Arctic Region into a results-based list of specified actions 

• Based on scientific facts, make actionable recommendations to operational 

staffs to achieve the desired strategic objectives. 

• Inform and direct capability analysis and decisions. 

• Inform future strategy and policy development including, but not limited to, 

updates to the U.S. Arctic Region Policy (NSPD-66/HSPD-25), National 

Strategy for Maritime Security (NSMS), National Defense Strategy (NDS), 

QDR, Guidance for the Employment of Forces (GEF), Navy Operating 

Concept (NOC), and A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower. 

• Include coordinating and collaborative efforts with USCG, and with the 

interagency community through the Maritime Security Interagency Policy 

Committee, to ensure consistency with the U.S. Government’s desired 

outcome in the Arctic region and the actions of other Departments and 

Agencies. 

• Incorporate NCC and COCOM input to ensure alignment among Navy 

stakeholders in the region. 

Lead: OPNAV N51 

Support: TFCC NCCCO, USFF, USCG, NOAA, ONR, OPNAV OJAG Code 10 

Suspense: Q4, FY10 

Action Item 1.5 Propose additional studies and research regarding Arctic security. 

Description: TFCC will identify potential topics and areas for further research or 

study and recommend these to appropriate organizations, including but not 

limited to: 

 

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• Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee 

• Commission on Ocean Policy 

• Office of Naval Research (ONR) 

• National Science Foundation (NSF) 

• Naval Post Graduate School (NPS) 

• Naval War College (NWC) 

• National Defense University’s Institute of National Strategic Studies 

• National Intelligence Council (NIC) 

• Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) 

• Center for New American Security (CNAS) 

• Naval Studies Board (NSB) 

• National Ice Center 

• National Academy of Science (NAS) 

• Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NAVFAC ESC) 

• Commander Naval Installations Command (CNIC) 

Lead: OPNAV N51 

Support: OPNAV N2/N6, N31, N81, OJAG Code 10 

Suspense: Q4, FY10 

Action Item 1.6 Beginning for FY14, and biennially each POM year thereafter, consider 

required Navy Arctic capabilities in developing the Navy Strategic Plan. 

Description: Navy Arctic requirements will be considered during the development 

of the Navy Strategic Plan using the following : 

• Navy Strategic Objectives for the Arctic (Action Item 1.1) 

• Arctic mission analysis and strategic environment descriptions (Action 

Items 1.2 & 1.3) 

• Arctic-related CBA’s (Action Items 3.2 & 5.2) 

• Arctic Environmental Assessment & Outlook Reports (Action Item 5.8) 

Lead: OPNAV N3/5 

Support: OPNAV N31, N51, N2/6, TFCC NCCCO 

Suspense: Q4, FY11 

Roadmap Objective 1.2: Promote a safe, stable, and secure Arctic region by 

strengthening existing and fostering new cooperative relationships. 

Action Item 1.7 Develop a Navy position on COCOM responsibilities in the Arctic for 

the Unified Command Plan (UCP). 

Description: Currently, COCOM responsibility for the Arctic region is divided 

between U.S. EUCOM, U.S. NORTHCOM, and U.S. PACOM. TFCC will 

develop a recommended Navy position on COCOM responsibilities in the Arctic 

 

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based on the desired end-state(s) and recommended courses of action to 

achieve them. TFCC will review these responsibilities as necessary. 

Action: OPNAV N51 

Support: OPNAV N31, N2/N6, USFF, PACOM/CPF, EUCOM 

Suspense: Q3, FY10 

Action Item 1.8 Expand cooperative partnerships with Joint, interagency, and 

international Arctic Stakeholders. 

Description: Navy partnerships in the Arctic region will provide capability and 

contribute to achieving the Navy’s objectives and desired effects in the region. 

The process to develop and strengthen these partnerships will include: 

• Evaluate existing agreements with the USCG, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, 

foreign militaries, and foreign government agencies/organizations (e.g. 

Canadian Coast Guard) that operate in the Arctic. 

• Initiate discussions with the USCG, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and foreign 

militaries to expand existing, or form new agreements concerning 

interoperability and collaborative efforts in the Arctic. Topic areas will 

include operations, training, and common investments to achieve 

economies of scale. Every attempt will be made to leverage existing 

venues (e.g. USN-USCG Staff Talks). 

• Formalize new or revised agreements with the USCG, U.S. Air Force, U.S. 

Army, and foreign militaries concerning interoperability and collaborative 

efforts in the Arctic. 

Lead: OPNAV N3/5 

Support: OPNAV N51, OJAG Code 10, USFF, EUCOM, PACOM/CPF, 

 NORTHCOM 

Suspense: Q2, FY10 – Evaluate existing agreements 

 Q4, FY10 – Initiate discussions 

 Q1, FY12 – Formalize new or revised agreements 

 Q1, FY12 – Implement new agreements 

Action Item 1.9 As applicable, provide support for U.S. accession to the United Nations 

Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). 

Description: TFCC will provide support for U.S. accession to UNCLOS as 

applicable to Navy’s interests in the Arctic. Key aspects of this support will 

include, but not be limited to: 

• Expression of Navy interest in the areas for which UNCLOS provides 

effective governance: freedom of navigation, treaty vs. customary law, 

environmental laws, and extended continental shelf claims. 

• Development of talking points, information papers, or briefings for senior 

Navy leadership and Congressional staffs as requested. 

 

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• Expression of the related message that the Navy is committed to being 

responsible stewards of the environment. While being committed to 

conducting military readiness activities in an environmentally sound 

manner, the Navy is opposed to any framework which unreasonably 

restricts or prevents our ability to train and operate effectively. 

Lead: OPNAV OJAG Code 10

Support: OPNAV N31, N51, N52, N2/N6, 

Suspense: Ongoing/As requested 

4.2 Operations and Training 

Desired Effect: The Navy is a capable and active contributor to a safe, stable, and 

secure Arctic region.

Roadmap Objective 2: Develop competency in accomplishing Arctic missions assigned 

by combatant commanders. 

Action Item 2.1 Conduct a Fleet Readiness Assessment for operating in the Arctic. 

Description: A Fleet Readiness Assessment will identify current capabilities and 

limitations for operating in the Arctic environment. Suitability of current doctrine, 

such as ATP-17 (Navy Arctic Manual) will be evaluated, and consideration will be 

given to anticipated requirements based on mission and strategic environment 

assessments performed in Action Items 1.2 & 1.3 of this roadmap. Specific 

attention will be given to the following: 

• Strategic Sealift 

• Maritime Security 

• Search and Rescue 

• Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response (HA/DR) 

• Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) 

• Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) 

• Strategic Sealift by the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force (NFAF) 

• Strategic Deterrence 

• Ballistic Missile Defense 

• C4ISR 

• Integration with USCG capabilities 

Lead: USFF 

Support: TFCC NCCCO, OPNAV N31, N51, N2/N6, ONI, NMIC, USCG 

Suspense: Q3, FY10 

Action Item 2.2 Continue participation in periodic Arctic exercises and operations, and 

evaluate feasibility and requirement to expand these activities. 

 

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Description: The Navy has frequently participated in exercises, training events, 

and operations in the Arctic region including the state of Alaska. Continuing this 

participation will support the strategic objectives of this roadmap to develop Navy 

competency in the region and substantially contribute to a safe, secure, and 

stable region. By coordinating with the Arctic combatant commanders and the 

USCG, the Navy will consider engagement in the following periodic events and 

operations: 

• ICEX-11, ICEX-13 

• Arctic Edge (Formerly Northern Edge) 

• Northern Eagle 

• Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) initiatives under Alaska Command 

• HA/DR 

• DSCA (e.g. support to Exxon Valdez oil spill) 

• Limited Objective Experiment (LOE) 7 (NORTHCOM lead) 

• Arctic Care 

• Arctic Crossroads 

 

Lead: USFF 

Support: PACOM/CPF, EUCOM, ONR, COMSUBFOR, ASL, 

 COMSECONDFLT, COMTHIRDFLT, CNMOC, USCG 

Suspense: FY10-14 (Ongoing) 

Action Item 2.3 Increase the number of observers sent to, and hosted from the Arctic 

nation navies, and document knowledge gained from these exchanges into Navy 

Lessons Learned. 

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Description: COMSECONDFLT recently gained valuable lessons learned by 

observing the Canadian Navy’s Operation NANOOK 2009. Increasing this 

practice and reciprocal opportunities for our foreign counterparts will yield more 

knowledge and understanding that will ensure safe and effective engagement in 

the Arctic. Knowledge gained from these exchanges will be included in Navy 

Lessons Learned. 

. 

Lead: USFF 

Support: NORTHCOM, ALCOM, PACOM/CPF, EUCOM, ONR, COMSUBFOR, 

 ASL, COMSECONDFLT, COMTHIRDFLT, CNMOC, OPNAV OJAG 

 Code 10 

Suspense: Q1, FY11 

4.3 Investments 

Desired Effect: The Navy has the right weapons, platforms, sensors, C4ISR capability, 

and installations and facilities at the right time and cost to meet combatant commander 

requirements in the Arctic region

 

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Roadmap Objective 3: Provide weapon, platform, sensor and C4ISR capability, and 

installations and facilities required to implement Navy, DOD, and National policy 

regarding the changing Arctic region

Action Item 3.1 Monitor Polar MILSATCOM implementation. 

Description: Navy will review the annual submission of the USAF Enhanced 

Polar Program for polar MILSATCOM and advocate continued funding. 

Sustainment of this program and development of a replacement in POM-12 is 

critical to Navy operations in the Arctic. 

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Lead: OPNAV N2/N6 

Support: None 

Suspense: Q4, FY10-FY14 (Annually) 

Action Item 3.2 Initiate a Capabilities Based Assessment (CBA) for Naval Arctic 

capabilities. 

Description: This assessment will be performed in accordance with JCIDS 

guidance in CJCSI 3170.01G and will include, but not be limited to the following: 

• Assessment of current and required capability to execute undersea 

warfare, expeditionary warfare, strike warfare, strategic sealift, regional 

security cooperation, HA/DR, and DSCA. 

• Assessment of current and required C4ISR capability. 

• Assessment of current and required infrastructure, installations, and 

facilities in the region. 

• Leveraging results from the studies and environmental assessment in 

Action Items 3.2 & 5.7 of the roadmap, and the mission analysis and 

description of the strategic environment identified in Action Items 1.2 & 1.3

of the roadmap. 

• Assessment of the potential for leveraging Joint, interagency, and 

international partnerships addressed in Action Item 1.8 of this roadmap. 

• Potential for Joint, international, and interagency investments to find 

efficiencies and/or economies of scale 

Lead: TFCC NCCCO 

Support: OPNAV N2/N6C5, N31, N45, N46, N51, N8F, N81, N85, N86, N87, 

 N88, USFF, USCG, CAN, NAVFAC ESC, CNIC 

Suspense: Q1, FY11 

Action Item 3.3 Identify Arctic Capability Science and Technology (S&T) Needs to 

assist with the development of required Naval capability for operating in the Arctic. 

Description: TFCC will maintain a standing list of Arctic Capability Science and 

Technology Needs to annually inform Arctic science and research organizations 

 

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so that they may improve the Navy’s capability for operating in the Arctic 

environment. These needs will be determined from the CBA conducted in Action 

Item 3.2, outreach to the scientific and academic community, and engagement 

with combatant commanders and the Fleet concerning Arctic requirements. 

Specific areas to address will include, but not be limited to: 

• Undersea Warfare 

• Expeditionary Warfare 

• Strike Warfare 

• Strategic Sealift 

• Regional Security Cooperation 

• HA/DR 

• DSCA 

• C4ISR 

• Infrastructure 

Lead: ONR 

Support: OPNAV N8F, N81, N85, N86, N87, N31, N51, TFCC NCCCO, 

 USCG, USFF 

Suspense: Q2, FY11 (Annually) 

Action Item 3.4 Investigate C4ISR interoperability with the U.S. Coast Guard. 

Description: In anticipation of increased Joint USN-USCG operations in the 

region, this effort will assess to what extent the two services can communicate, 

exchange ISR data, and share C2 data. Capability gaps, and potential solutions 

to improve Arctic C4ISR interoperability between the services will also be 

identified. The overall objective of this effort will be to identify ways to improve 

sharing common MDA of the region to enhance interoperability. 

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Lead: OPNAV N2/N6 

Support: OPNAV N31, N51, N81, N85, N86, N87, N88, ONI, NMIC, PEO C4I, 

 TFCC NCCCO 

Suspense: Q2, FY11 

Action Item 3.5 Beginning with POM-14 and biennially each POM year thereafter, 

assess the Navy Strategic Plan’s guidance, if any, relating to warfare capability in the 

Arctic, and address these requirements in Sponsor Program Proposals. 

Description: If required, Sponsor Program Proposals will include 

recommendations relating to the Navy’s Arctic capability gaps identified in the 

CBA in Action Item 3.2 and will include, but not be limited to: 

• Science and technology (S&T) needs from Action Item 3.3

• Research and development (R&D) requirements 

• Leveraging Joint, interagency and international partnerships evaluated in 

 

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Action Item 1.8 of the roadmap to find efficiencies and/or economies of 

scale 

Lead: OPNAV N2/N6, N4, N8F, N80 

Support: OPNAV N81, N85, N86, N87, N88, N31, N51, TFCC NCCCO, 

NAVFAC 

 ESC, CNIC, USFF, USCG 

Suspense: Q1, FY12

4.4 Strategic Communications and Outreach 

Desired Effect: The media, public, government, DOD, and interagency, and international 

community believe the Navy is contributing to a safe, secure, and stable Arctic region

Roadmap Objective 4: To inform the media, public, government, Defense, and interagency, and international audiences regarding the Navy’s policy, strategy, investments, 

intentions, and actions regarding the changing Arctic. 

Action Item 4.1 Develop a Navy Arctic Strategic Communications Plan (SCP) for 

FY10-14. 

Description: The Navy Arctic SCP for FY10-14 will provide a framework for how 

the Navy discusses the Arctic in the public and media, and will define the 

targeted audiences, organizations, venues, and milestones for communicating 

Navy action and outreach with regard to the Arctic. These will include but are not 

limited to: 

• CHINFO Rhumblines 

• Navy News 

• Navy Times 

• Stars and Stripes 

• Naval Institute Proceedings

• Navy League’s Seapower Magazine 

• Social media venues (e.g. Facebook) 

• Alaska Public Radio Network 

• National Public Radio 

• Military Channel 

• Weather Channel 

• Major US Newspapers 

• Local & regional Alaska radio stations & newspapers 

The SCP will be reviewed and updated every two years or as required by the 

Director, TFCC. 

Lead: TFCC NCCCO 

Support: OPNAV N51, CHINFO, MSC 

 

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Suspense: Q1, FY10 

Action Item 4.2 Develop a Navy Arctic Outreach & Engagement Plan for FY10-14. 

Description: The Navy Arctic Outreach & Engagement Plan will identify 

organizations the Navy will inform, be informed by, and partner with for achieving 

the objectives and desired effects of this roadmap. This outreach and 

engagement plan will be reviewed and updated every two years or as required by 

the Director, TFCC. Elements of this plan will include, but not be limited to: 

• Socializing and requesting OSD designate TFCC as the Department of 

Defense (DOD) Executive Agent for the Arctic 

• Providing DOD assets with Arctic Environmental Assessment Reports 

(Action Item 5.7 of the roadmap), other TFCC products, and information 

and reports concerning the Arctic DOD, scientific, media, interagency, and 

international sources. These DOD assets will include but not be limited to: 

o NORTHCOM 

o EUCOM 

o PACOM 

o USFF 

o COMSECONDFLT, COMTHIRDFLT, COMSEVENTHFLT 

o COMSUBFOR 

o COMNAVSURFOR 

o COMNAVAIRFOR 

o OSD 

o CJCS 

o USAF Director of Weather 

o Arctic Submarine Lab (ASL) 

o Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command 

o Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) 

• Establishing and maintaining consistent outreach with, and providing 

information related to the Navy Arctic Roadmap to U.S. government and 

interagency organizations involved in the Arctic. These organizations will 

include but not be limited to: 

o White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), 

Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) 

o Commission on Ocean Policy 

o Department of State’s Arctic Policy Group 

o Department of Energy 

o NOAA 

o U.S. Coast Guard 

o NASA 

o USGS 

o National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) 

• Establishing and maintaining consistent outreach with, and providing 

information related to the Navy Arctic Roadmap to scientific, research and 

 

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academic organizations involved in the Arctic. These organizations will 

include but not be limited to: 

o National Science Foundation (NSF) 

o National Academy of Science 

o National Research Council 

o U.S. Arctic Research Commission 

o Naval Post Graduate School 

o Naval War College 

o National Defense University 

o Office of Naval Research (ONR) 

o Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program 

(SERDP) 

o U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Cold Regions Research 

Lab (CRREL) 

o University of Washington’s Applied Physics Lab Polar Science 

Center 

o University of Colorado, Boulder 

o University of California, Los Angeles 

o Pennsylvania State University 

o Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution 

o University of Alaska, Fairbanks’ International Arctic Research 

Center 

o University of New Hampshire 

o NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

o NOAA’s National Snow and Ice Data Center, National Climatic Data 

Center, National Weather Service, National Ocean Service, Climate 

Program Office, and Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory 

o Consortium for Ocean Leadership 

o National Ice Center 

• Establishing and maintaining consistent outreach with, and providing 

information related to the Navy Arctic Roadmap to international offices, 

agencies, governments, and militaries involved in the Arctic. These will 

include but not be limited to: 

o Canadian Navy 

o Royal Navy 

o UK Hydrographic Office 

o Russian Navy 

o Danish Navy 

o Norwegian Navy 

o International Ice Patrol 

o Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) 

o Icelandic Coast Guard 

o Canadian Coast Guard 

o Russian Border Guard 

• Establishing and maintaining consistent outreach with, and providing 

information related to the Navy Arctic Roadmap to indigenous peoples 

 

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within the state of Alaska. This will include adherence to relevant 

executive orders and legislation relating to consultation to Native 

American and Native Alaskan tribes and regional cooperations. 

• Establishing and maintaining consistent outreach with, and providing 

information related to the Navy Arctic Roadmap to organizations within 

industry that will be working and investing in the Arctic region. 

Lead: TFCC NCCCO 

Support: CHINFO, ONR, NOAA, USCG. OPNAV OJAG Code 10 

Suspense: Q1, FY10 

4.5 Environmental Assessment and Prediction 

Desired Effect: The Navy understands the changes and projections for the Arctic 

environment, specifically when and to what extent ice will recede allowing for increased 

maritime access to the Arctic. 

Roadmap Objective 5: To provide Navy leadership and decision makers a 

comprehensive understanding of the current and predicted Arctic physical environment 

on tactical, operational, and strategic scales in time and space. The science-based 

timeline developed through this focus area will inform accomplishment of the action 

items and objectives within the other focus areas of this roadmap. 

Action Item 5.1 Contribute to the development and implementation of the National 

Ocean Policy 

Description: The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is leading 

a National Ocean Policy Task Force that will deliver a National Ocean Policy 

which will include a framework for Marine Spatial Planning in the Arctic in 

December 2009. Navy contribution through the Office of the Secretary of 

Defense (OSD), Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), and Department of the Navy (DoN) 

will ensure the Navy’s equities and strategic concerns regarding the Arctic are 

represented in both the final policy document, and in the implementation of that 

document. 

Lead: OPNAV N45, TFCC NCCCO, OJAG Code 10 

Support: None 

Suspense: FY10-14 (Ongoing) 

Action Item 5.2 Initiate a Capabilities Based Assessment (CBA) of the Navy’s Arctic 

observing, mapping, and environmental prediction capabilities in the Arctic. 

Description: This assessment will be performed in accordance with Joint 

Capability Integration and Development System (JCIDS) guidance in CJCS 

3170.01G. It will evaluate the Navy’s capability and requirements to observe the 

physical environment in the Arctic region, to include hydrographic, atmospheric, 

 

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oceanographic, and ice data, and will recommend future investments. This CBA 

also will evaluate the Navy’s capability to predict air-ocean-ice conditions on 

tactical (hours-days), operational (days-weeks), and strategic (months-decades) 

scales. Specific emphasis will be placed on new capabilities that current 

technology may provide to reduce uncertainty in 10-30 year predictions of arctic 

ice coverage. Current and programmed systems will be assessed, and future 

investments will be recommended. This CBA will include, but not be limited to, 

the following elements: 

• Assessment of previous or ongoing studies regarding the Arctic, climate 

change, and national security such as: 

o CNA, National Security and the Threat of Climate Change (2007) 

o Center for New American Security (CNAS), Uncharted Waters: The 

U.S. Navy and Navigating Climate Change (2008) 

o National Intelligence Council, National Intelligence Assessment on 

the National Security Implications of Global Climate Change to 

2030 (2008) 

o CNA, Impact of Climate Change on Naval Operations in the Arctic

(2009) 

o CNA, Global Climate Change and State Stability (2009) 

o Pew Center on Global Climate Change, National Security 

Implications of Global Climate Change (2009) 

o OSD QDR, Assessment of DOD infrastructure vulnerability

(ongoing) 

o GAO, Survey of Federal Government Efforts to Adapt to a 

Changing Climate (ongoing) 

o Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program 

(SERDP), Climate Change Planning for Military Installations

(ongoing) 

o Naval Studies Board, National Security Implications of Climate 

Change on U.S. Naval Forces (ongoing) 

• Assessment of existing and programmed DOD, interagency, and 

international observation programs, processes, and organizations for 

meeting Navy requirements: 

o National Ocean Policy 

o T-AGS multi-mission survey ships 

o National Ice Center 

o Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) 

o Arctic Observing Network (AON) 

o Sustained Arctic Observing Network (SAON) 

o International Arctic Buoy Program 

o Space based monitoring (e.g. RADARSAT) 

o Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) Task Force and related efforts 

o Science Exercise (SCICEX) Science Accommodation Missions 

(SAMs) 

o National Ocean Partnership Program (NOPP efforts) 

 

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o Russian-America Long Term Census of the Arctic (RUSALCA) 

o NOAA Arctic Program 

o Tiksi Arctic Observatory 

o APL-UW Polar Science Center experimentation 

o APL-UW Arctic glider surveys 

o University of Alaska, Fairbanks International Arctic Research 

Center 

o University of Washington, Applied Physics Laboratory’s Polar 

Science Center 

o Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute 

o U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cold Weather Research and 

Engineering Laboratory 

o Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center 

• Assessment of FY09 validation and verification of numerical weather 

prediction capability 

• Assessment of current and required architecture and computational 

capacity 

• Evaluation of the potential for developing a coupled, air-ocean-ice, singlekm resolution, non-hydrostatic prediction capability suitable for the Arctic 

region 

• Potential for leveraging interagency partnerships with NOAA, DOE, NASA, 

and the National Ocean Partnership Program 

• Potential for leveraging international partnerships 

Lead: OPNAV N2/N6

Support: OPNAV N81, TFCC NCCCO, USFF, CNMOC, ONR 

Suspense: Q1, FY11 

Action Item 5.3 Continue SCICEX accommodation missions (SAMs). 

Description: SCICEXs have provided the scientific community with data important 

to our understanding of the Arctic environment and predicting future changes. 

When operational requirements permit, SAMs will be conducted according to the 

Science Plans agreed to by the SCICEX Science Advisory and Interagency 

Committees. 

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Lead: COMSUBFOR 

Support: USFF, OPNAV N87, ONR, ASL, NSF, LDEO, NSIDC, CRREL 

Suspense: FY10-14 (Ongoing) 

Action Item 5.4 Identify Science and Technology Needs for Arctic Assessment and 

Prediction. 

Description: TFCC will maintain a standing list of science and technology needs 

for Arctic assessment and prediction to annually inform Arctic science and 

research organizations so that they may improve the Navy’s understanding of the 

 

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current and predicted Arctic environment. These needs will be determined from 

the CBA conducted in Action Item 5.2, outreach to the scientific and academic 

community, and engagement with combatant commanders and the Fleet 

concerning Arctic requirements. Specific areas to address will include, but not be 

limited to: 

• Hydrography 

• Oceanography 

• Ice Extent and Dynamics 

• Meteorology 

• Climate 

• Geology and geophysics and engineering (foundation) properties of 

seafloor and substrates 

Lead: ONR 

Support: OPNAV N2/N6, TFCC NCCCO, NOAA, USFF, CNMOC 

Suspense: Q4, FY10-14 

Action Item 5.5 Develop cooperative partnerships for environmental observation and 

mapping with interagency and international Arctic stakeholders. 

Description: Navy partnerships in the Arctic region will provide capability and 

contribute to achieving the Assessment and Prediction Objective and Desired 

Effects in this roadmap. The process to develop and strengthen these 

partnerships will include: 

• Evaluate existing agreements with Arctic stakeholders, including but not 

limited to: 

o USCG 

o NOAA 

o NGA 

o U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and 

Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) 

o Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee 

o U.S. Arctic Research Commission 

o National Science Foundation (regarding SERCH and AON) 

o Department of State (regarding SAON) 

o Hydrographic offices of the UK, Japan, and the Arctic Council 

Member States 

o Meteorological offices of the UK, Japan, and the Arctic Council 

Member States 

o Canadian Ice Service 

o Industry 

• Initiate discussions with the Arctic stakeholders to expand existing, or form 

new agreements concerning collaborative efforts for environmental 

observation and mapping in the Arctic. Every attempt will be made to 

 

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leverage existing forums (e.g. quarterly Navy, NOAA, USAF Tri-Agency 

lunch). Topic areas will include but not be limited to: 

o Hydrographic, oceanographic, and meteorological data exchange 

o Joint investments to achieve economies of scale. 

o Cooperative hydrographic surveys in the Bering Strait choke points, 

logistic ports of debarkation, and in Fleet Arctic Operating areas to 

ensure safe navigation of Fleet (surface and subsurface) units 

operating in the region. 

o Become an active member of the proposed Arctic Hydrographic 

Commission. 

• Formalize new or revised agreements with the Arctic environmental 

stakeholders. 

Lead: TFCC NCCCO 

Support: USFF, CNMOC, ONR, NOAA, USCG, OJAG Code 10 

Suspense: Q2, FY10 – Evaluate existing agreements 

 Q4, FY10 – Initiate discussions 

 Q1, FY12 – Formalize new or revised agreements 

 Q1, FY12 – Implement new agreements 

Action Item 5.6 Establish an interagency partnership to develop and implement a Next 

Generation Numerical Environmental Prediction (NEP) capability for coupled air-oceanice modeling. 

Description: Environmental prediction capabilities exist, and are being 

programmed across DOD and the interagency community. Establishing a 

permanent partnership to synchronize these efforts towards a common goal of 

improving global environmental assessment and prediction will improve the 

Navy’s understanding of the current, and projected Arctic environment – thereby 

achieving the Assessment and Prediction Objective and Desired Effects in this 

roadmap. The process to develop this partnership will include: 

• Evaluate existing agreements with environmental prediction stakeholders, 

including but not limited to: 

o NOAA 

o NASA 

o Department of Energy and its subordinate national laboratories 

o USAF 

o US Group on Earth Observations 

• Initiate discussions with these stakeholders to form a new collaboration 

agreement on environmental prediction. Every attempt will be made to 

leverage existing venues (e.g. quarterly Navy, NOAA, USAF Tri-Agency 

Lunch). Topic areas will include but not be limited to: 

o Leveraging existing programmed efforts (e.g. the National Unified 

Operational Prediction Capability – NUOPC) 

o Exploiting each agency’s unique areas of expertise (e.g. data 

 

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assimilation for the Navy) 

o Reducing redundancy in research, development, and investment. 

• Formalize the new agreement and begin implementation 

Lead: TFCC NCCCO 

Support: USFF, CNMOC, ONR, NOAA, USCG 

Suspense: Q2, FY10 – Evaluate existing agreements 

 Q4, FY10 – Initiate discussions 

 Q1, FY12 – Formalize new or revised agreements 

 Q1, FY12 – Implement new agreements 

Action Item 5.7 Beginning in FY10 for POM-14, and biennially each POM year 

thereafter, produce an Arctic Environmental Assessment and Outlook Report to inform 

Navy policy, strategy, and investment decisions. 

Description: This biennial report will provide a comprehensive assessment of the 

state of the Arctic environment, including the oceanography, hydrography, 

meteorology, fisheries, ice-extent, and climatic trends. Also included will be 

projections based upon the latest scientific studies, research, and modeling 

efforts regarding future Arctic environmental conditions, with particular emphasis 

on the time-frame in which ice extent and thickness will allow for trans-Arctic 

shipping and significant increases in intra-Arctic shipping resource extraction, 

and eco-tourism. 

Lead: TFCC NCCCO 

Support: ONR, CNMOC, NPS 

Suspense: Q4, FY10 

Action Item 5.8 Beginning with POM-14 and biennially each POM year thereafter, 

assess the Navy Strategic Plan’s requirements, if any, relating to Navy environmental 

observation, mapping, and numerical environmental prediction capability in the Arctic, 

and address these requirements in recommendations to Sponsor Program Proposals. 

Description: If required, Sponsor Program Proposal recommendations relating to 

the Navy environmental observation, mapping, and numerical environmental 

prediction capability gaps will be based upon the CBA in Action Item 5.2 and will 

include, but not be limited to: 

• Science and technology (S&T) needs from Action Item 5.3.

• Research and development (R&D) requirements 

• Leveraging Joint, interagency, and international partnerships evaluated in 

Action Itesm 5.5 & 5.6 to find efficiencies and/or economies of scale 

• Application of unmanned systems for observation and mapping 

Lead: TFCC NCCCO 

Support: USFF, CNMOC, ONR 

 

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Suspense: Q1, FY12 

Action Item 5.9 Evaluate the re-establishment of ONR’s High Latitude Program. 

Description: In the past, ONR’s High Latitude Program coordinated missiondriven science to address national security needs through scientific data 

gathering in the Arctic. ONR’s High Latitude Program was a proven and effective 

funding agency that provided a wealth of knowledge to the Navy and the nation. 

Re-establishing this program, with emphasis on support to research of sea ice 

thickness using Navy submarines, will lead to improved understanding and 

prediction of Arctic ice extent and the timeline for increasing access in the Arctic. 

Lead: ONR 

Support: USFF, CNMOC, TFCC NCCCO 

Suspense: Q4, FY11 

Action Item 5.10 Initiate Environmental Planning Documentation for the Arctic region. 

Description: The Navy's Director of Environmental Readiness (OPNAV N45) is 

coordinating the completion of a phased, comprehensive approach to 

environmental planning for Navy military readiness and scientific research 

activities at sea. This documentation is required by the Secretary of the Navy and 

regulations contained in Executive Order (EO) 12114 Environmental Effects 

Abroad of Major Federal Actions, the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), 

the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the National Environmental Policy Act. 

Documentation for the Arctic region will cover at sea Fleet Training, and as 

practicable Acquisition-related research, development, test, and evaluation 

(RDT&E) activities sponsored by program executive offices (PEO), 

environmental effects of new systems that reach Initial Operating Capability 

(IOC), and ONR-sponsored science and technology activities. 

Lead: USFF/CNMOC 

Support: OPNAV N45, N31, ONR, NAVAIR, NAVSEA 

Suspense: Q2, FY12 

Action Item 5.11 Increase operations of unmanned systems for Arctic data collection, 

monitoring, and research. 

Description: Using capabilities from the Naval Oceanography Program’s Littoral 

Battlespace Sensing, Fusion, and Integration (LBSF&I) program, assets from the 

Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC) will 

increase the temporal and spatial coverage of Arctic data collection, monitoring, 

and research in order to improve nautical charts, atmospheric and ocean models, 

estimates of ice extent and thickness, and climate change indicators. Specific 

capabilities will include, but not be limited to: 

 

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• Gliders systematically deployed to map oceanographic conditions 

• Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) for oceanographic and 

hydrographic data collection 

• Buoys to collect atmospheric and ice-related data 

• Evaluation of the potential for collecting atmospheric and ice-related data 

using unmanned aerial systems (UASs) 

Lead: USFF/CNMOC 

Support: OPNAV N86, N87, N2/N6, TFCC NCCCO, NOAA 

Suspense: Q1, FY13 

5. Roadmap Execution 

The Oceanographer of the Navy, as Director, TFCC will oversee execution of this 

roadmap. Navy offices responsible for action items in this roadmap will report 

accomplishment status quarterly to TFCC’s Navy Climate Change Coordination Office 

(NCCCO), led by the TFCC Deputy Director. The following additional action items will 

support execution of this roadmap: 

Action Item 6.1 Identify costs for the assessments in this roadmap 

Description: TFCC will evaluate the costs for the mission, threat, and capability 

based assessments in this roadmap and provide them to OPNAV N81 for 

consideration and potential inclusion in Navy’s PR-11 end game decisions. 

Lead: TFCC NCCCO 

Support: N81, N00X 

Suspense: Q1, FY10 

Action Item 6.2 Develop metrics to assess roadmap execution status. 

Description: TFCC will develop a set of both activity-based and effects-based 

metrics to assess accomplishment of the roadmap. The activity-based metrics 

will apply to the roadmap action items and objectives, while the effects-based 

metrics will apply to the roadmap’s five desired effects. 

Lead: TFCC NCCCO 

Support: N81 

Suspense: Q1, FY10 

Action Item 6.3 Provide quarterly reports regarding roadmap execution to the CNO. 

Description: TFCC will submit Quarterly Arctic Roadmap Execution Reports to 

the CNO via the DNS. These reports will provide an assessment of the 

accomplishment of the roadmap’s action items, objectives, and desired effects 

using metrics developed by TFCC. These reports also will provide a summary of 

 

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significant Navy engagement and near-term future actions regarding the Arctic. 

Lead: TFCC NCCCO 

Support: OPNAV N2/6, N3/5, N4, N8, CHINFO, ONR, USFF, USCG, NOAA, 

 OJAG Code 10 

Suspense: Q1-Q4, FY10-14 

Action Item 6.4 Evaluate the requirement for a classified annex to this roadmap and 

initiate development if required. 

Description: The classified Annex to this roadmap will provide a list of actions 

from FY10-14 that will accomplish the roadmap objectives and desired effects in 

this document. 

Lead: OPNAV N2/N6C2 

Support: OPNAV N31, OPNAV N51, USFF, EUCOM, PACOM/CPF, 

 NORTHCOM, ONI, NMIC 

Suspense: Q2, FY10 

Action Item 6.5 Review and revise the Navy Arctic Roadmap. 

Description: TFCC will review and revise this roadmap every four years after 

promulgation of the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and incorporate QDR 

guidance as appropriate. The revised roadmap will provide a 5-year action plan 

for FY 14-19 with Navy objectives and desired effects regarding the Arctic. 

Lead: TFCC NCCCO 

Support: OPNAV N2/6, N3/5, N4, N8, CHINFO, ONR, USFF, USCG, NOAA, 

 OJAG Code 10 

Suspense: Q1, FY14 

 

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Appendix A 

Navy Arctic Roadmap – Significant Actions 

 

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Appendix A 

Navy Arctic Roadmap - Phase 1 (FY10) 

 

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Appendix A 

Navy Arctic Roadmap - Phase 2 (FY11-12) 

 

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Appendix A 

Navy Arctic Roadmap - Phase 3 (FY13-14) 

 

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Appendix B 

 References 

Compliance with Environmental Requirements in the Conduct of Naval Exercises at Sea 

(“At Sea Policy”), UNDER SECNAV Memorandum, December 28, 2000. 

Arctic Council Rules of Procedure, September 17-18, 1998. 

The Norwegian Government’s High North Strategy, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign 

Affairs, December 2006. 

Enhanced Polar SATCOM System Capability Description Document (S), September 25, 

2006. 

Science Ice Exercise (SCICEX) Memorandum of Agreement, U.S.N, NOAA, U.S.GS, 

and NSF, 1994. 

DOD Homeland Defense and Civil Support Joint Operating Concept, October 1, 2007. 

Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change, Fourth Assessment Report, 2007. 

The European Union and the Arctic Region, European Parliament, November 2008. 

 Arctic Observing Network: Toward a U.S. Contribution to Pan-Arctic Observing, in: 

Arctic Research of the United States, Inter-agency Arctic Research Policy Committee 

(IARPC), 2007. 

A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower (CS-21), October 2007. 

Unified Command Plan, December 17, 2008. 

National Security Presidential Directive 66/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 25, 

(NSPD-66/HSPD-25) Arctic Region Policy (U), White House, January 2009. 

NOAA’s Action Plan for the Arctic 2010-2012 (pre-decisional draft), 2009. 

Canada’s Northern Strategy, Government of Canada, 2009. 

National Security Strategy to 2020, Government of Russia, May 2009. 

Why the Arctic Matters, Commonwealth North, May 2009. 

 

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Impact of Climate Change on Naval Operations in the Arctic, CNA, April 2009. 

Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System, CJCSI 3170.01G, March 1, 

2009. 

Manual for the Operation of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System, 

February 2009. 

National Policy of the Oceans, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes, White House Office of 

the Press Secretary, Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and 

Agencies, June 12, 2009. 

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