U.S. Navy force structure and forward presence overseas : plans and considerations / Agnes S. Jennings, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jennings, Agnes S., editor.

Series:

Military and veteran issues.

Military and Veteran Issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--Appropriations and expenditures.

United States.

United States. Navy--Planning.

United States. Navy--Procurement.

Shipbuilding--United States--Costs.

Shipbuilding.

Warships--United States--Costs.

Warships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides background information and presents potential issues for Congress concerning the Navy's ship force-structure goals and shipbuilding plans. The planned size of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy's shipbuilding plans have been matters of concern for the congressional defense committees for the past several years. Decisions that Congress makes on Navy shipbuilding programs can substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base. Moreover, in support of its mission to d

Contents:

U.S. NAVY FORCE STRUCTURE AND FORWARD PRESENCE OVERSEAS: PLANS AND CONSIDERATIONS; U.S. NAVY FORCE STRUCTURE AND FORWARD PRESENCE OVERSEAS: PLANS AND CONSIDERATIONS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress; Summary; Introduction; Background; Navy's Ship Force Structure Goal; January 2013 Goal for Fleet of 306 Ships; 306-Ship Goal Reflects 2012 Strategic Guidance and Projected DOD Spending Shown in FY2013 and FY2014 Budget Submissions

Goal for Fleet of 306 Ships Compared to Earlier GoalsFebruary 2015 Navy Testimony Referring to Goal for Fleet of 308 Ships; Navy's Five-Year and 30-Year Shipbuilding Plans; Five-Year (FY2015-FY2019) Shipbuilding Plan; 30-Year (FY2015-FY2044) Shipbuilding Plan; FY2016 30-Year Plan Not Submitted As of February 24, 2015; FY2015 30-Year Plan Reflected Proposed Changes in Ship Counting Rules; Navy's Projected Force Levels Under 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan; Comparison of First 10 Years of 30-Year Plans; Oversight Issues for Congress for FY2016

Potential Impact on Size and Capability of Navy of Limiting DOD Spending to BCA Caps Through FY2021Appropriate Future Size and Structure of Navy in Light of Strategic and Budgetary Changes; Affordability of 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan; Estimated Ship Procurement Costs; Future Shipbuilding Funding Levels; Legislative Activity for FY2016; FY2016 Funding Request; Appendix A. Comparing Past Ship Force Levels to Current or Potential Future Ship Force Levels; Appendix B. Independent Panel Assessment of 2010 QDR; Appendix C. U.S. Strategy and the Size and Structure of U.S. Naval Forces

Appendix D. Size of the Navy and Navy Shipbuilding RateSize of the Navy; Shipbuilding Rate; End Notes; Chapter 2: Preserving the Navy's Forward Presence with a Smaller Fleet; Notes; Summary; What Size Fleet Could the Navy Maintain With Smaller Shipbuilding Budgets?; How Could the Navy Maintain Its Forward Presence under Smaller Shipbuilding Budgets?; The Navy's 2015 Shipbuilding Plan; Shipbuilding under Smaller Budgets; What Would Smaller Shipbuilding Budgets Buy?; What Would Be the Policy Implications of Smaller Budgets?; What Would Be the Implications for the Shipbuilding Industry?

Maintaining a Forward Presencewith a Smaller Fleet; Increasing the Length and Frequency of Deployments; Basing More Ships Overseas; Rotating Crews; Analysis of Approaches to Maintaining a Forward Presence; Forward Presence under an Annual Shipbuilding Budget of 16 Billion; Forward Presence under an Annual Shipbuilding Budget of 14 Billion; Forward Presence under an Annual Shipbuilding Budget of 12 Billion; Cost Implications; Appendix: Comparison of Different-Sized Fleets under Two Approaches to Maintaining Forward Presence; End Notes

Chapter 3: An Analysis of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2015 Shipbuilding Plan

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 24, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63482-940-9