Naval Maneuver Warfare - Linking Sea Control and Power Projection

Past Events

ICTS Seminar - Al-Qa’ida: Sixteen Years after 9/11 and Beyond

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies International Center for Terrorism Studies As we mark the 16th anniversary of 9/11, is the worst yet to come? Will al-Qa’ida and its expanding network continue to threaten global security concerns? And what are the prospects of the U.S. and its allies to ult...

ICTS Seminar-The Role of Diplomacy in Combating Terrorism

ICTS Seminar - Combating Biological Terrorism: Roadmaps for Global Strategies

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies International Center for Terrorism Studies August 24, 2017 Biological security concerns are a permanent fixture of history, ranging from Mother Nature’s infectious diseases to man-made threats. Recent epidemics, such as Ebola and Zika, and the potential dan...

ICTS Seminar - Is a New Middle East Strategic Order Emerging?

ICTS Seminar - European and U.S. Counter-Terrorism Strategies: Quo Vadis?

ICTS Seminar - Security Challenges in Africa: Review of 2016 and Outlook for 2017

By General Alfred Gray, USMC (Ret.) and LeGen George Flynn, USMC (Ret.)

The Center for Adaptation and Innovation has released an occasional paper on “Naval Maneuver Warfare - Linking Sea Control and Power Projection.” The paper, authored by Gen Al Gray, USMC (Ret.) and LtGen George Flynn, USMC (Ret.), recommends the development of a new Naval Operating Concept (NOC) to better define the linkages between sea control and power projection and to understand the contributions of all warfare elements in the execution of a naval campaign. A NOC would also close the operational concept gap that currently exists between strategy and tactics. The Maritime Strategy of 1984 and all the related supporting actions provide a great example of what is needed now.