Therefore, our business vision is inextricably linked to the operational needs of the naval services. The vision and mission for naval forces are contained in other documents. The following general themes highlight the important missions the nation relies on naval forces to accomplish. Global Political Stability. U.S. naval forces are critical elements of strategic deterrence and maintaining the stability required for globalization and shaping the future in the direction of U.S. interests.
Globalization is both integrating and extending the core of free-market democracies.
The U.S. must maintain naval dominance. Maintaining a strong naval force deters potential adversaries. Additionally, the expense of competing with the world's premier naval force restricts potential peer level or regional powers from entry into serious naval arms competition. Forward deployed naval forces give the U.S. the ability to shape environments through the strategic positioning of people and equipment. The inherent mobility of naval forces provides the ability to rapidly project and concentrate military power world wide, deterring and, if necessary, defeating aggression.