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Naval Oceanography Observe-Predict Fight-Win

CDR Kelly Taylor Chief of Naval Operations Staff

Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy

OPNAV N2N6E

Deputy Director, Task Force Climate Change

U.S Navy and the Arctic


Discussion Agenda

• The Navy and the World’s Oceans

• Arctic Change

• Strategic Drivers

• Arctic Strategy

• Roadmap/Implementation Plan

• Roadmap Successes and Activities

2


Why the Navy Matters

3


The Oceans

4

Knowing It Better Than The Competition Is Needed To Win


OMG - The Ice (Mass and Volume) Is Falling!

5


Northern Sea Route 2025: 6 weeks open

41’ controlling draft

Transpolar Route 2025: 2 weeks open

Deep ocean transit

Northwest Passage 2025: intermittently open

33’ controlling draft

Sea Routes

Arctic Ice Coverage

Sea route distances:

Distance from the

Bering Strait to

Rotterdam


Military Strategic Drivers

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North Korea

Extremist Groups

Iran

Russia China

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Navy Strategic Drivers

2016

8

If it is Navigable, They will Come

Environmental Change Russian Resurgence Commercial & Recreational

Activity


Arctic Strategies: Aligned

9

US Arctic

Sovereignty

Homeland

Defense

Ready Naval

Forces

Freedom of

the Seas

Naval Power

at and From

the Sea

High Velocity

Learning

Partner

Network

Arctic Access

and Presence

Maritime

Domain

Awareness

Cooperation

Safety and

Security

Security and

Defense

Cooperation

Support

Safety

Challenges

and

Contingencies

Security

Stewardship

International

Cooperation


Arctic Roadmap Implementation Plan

Near-term (present-2020) Mid-term (2020-2030) Far-term (FY30 & beyond)

• Primarily undersea and air presence

• Surface ship presence in open water

• Specify Requirements

• Investment decisions

• Targeted increases

• Gain experience and expertise

• S&T

• Exchanges

• Exercises

• Update Doctrine, CONOPS, TTPs

• Strengthen Partnerships

• Be ready to respond to contingencies and emergencies

• Periodic presence

• Support to SAR, DSCA, FoN

• Deliver capability

• Gain additional experience and expertise

• Operate deliberately for sustained periods as needed

• Manned, trained equipped:

Arctic Region Operations

UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO Pre-Decisional The roadmap leads to a force that is capable and ready to operate in the Arctic as needed

Lines of Effort

Policy, Strategy, Missions, & Plans

Communications & Outreach

Operations & Training

Platforms, Weapons, & Sensors

Maritime Domain Awareness

C4ISR

Safe Navigation

Science & Technology

Environmental Observation & Prediction

Installations & Facilities

Requirements


2016 U.S. Navy Ice Camp SARGO

Recent Arctic Activities

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Navy Climate-related Actions Are Relevant Today

U.S. Navy Ice Camp SARGO

AXIB Buoy Deployment

U.S. Navy Ice Camp SARGO “Beaufort Lens”

U.S. Navy Ice Camp SARGO


Future Arctic Activities

2016

12

Navy Climate-related Actions Are Relevant Tomorrow

Exercise Northern Edge

Exercise Cold Response

ICEX 2018

ICEX 2018

Naval Postgraduate School

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Thank You!

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