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Appendix A: Terms of Reference
Pages 108-111

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From page 108...
... and allied forces. Increased emphasis on expeditionary warfare in the "From the Sea" strategy; constitution of battlegroups integrating amphibious and mine countermeasures ships in addition to carriers; surface combatants and submarines; the Marine air-ground task forces, embarked and ashore; and the Maritime Preposition Force, are all designed to fill these national security needs of the future.
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From page 109...
... air and ground warfare forces today. These include sensors, guidance, and control for the weapons themselves; advanced sensors and position location systems and platforms, including space systems, to find, identify, and specify precisely targets and their location; improvements in battle damage assessment capability; and advanced computing, communication, command, and control systems to better plan and prosecute attacks against the targets.
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From page 110...
... . Near-term, affordable technological possibilities for increasing the firepower of air-ground combat forces without a corresponding increase in their weight; all aspects of the combat power of the forces, including armored combat vehicles and artillery, air mobility, precision missilery, tactical air support, advanced targeting and C4I capabilities, and the logistics implications must be considered.
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From page 111...
... The prospects for significantly reducing the costs of the "smart" weapon systems, and the implications of potential achievements in this direction for the other issues noted above. From analysis of the above areas, recommend technological developments, innovations, and changes which hold promise of significantly improving the Navy and Marine Corps' ability to carry out their missions as described in the "From the Sea" strategy.
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  • battlegroups integrating
  • surface combatants

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  • desert storm
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  • aboard carriers
  • tactical air
  • capable enemy
  • sustaining capability
  • strike targets


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