The U.S. Fleet Forces Command – a component command of the Navy – is looking to build and develop a new Global Maritime Response Plan that would enable the service to move from a peacetime setting to a wartime scenario at a faster rate than ever before.
During the 36th annual Surface Navy Association symposium on Jan. 9, Adm. Daryl Caudle highlighted that the Global Maritime Response Plan will allow the Navy to be better equipped against adversarial attacks by moving cyber tools to the forefront of response tactics.
“The Global Maritime Response Plan is being designed to give the Chief Naval Officer (CNO) a way to ship the Navy from peacetime to wartime. This will bolster key organizations combined others devolve or shut down lower priority commands and functions,” Adm. Caudle said.
Part of the success of the plan hinges on the Navy’s partnership with industry to successfully scale up important tools and technology for the warfighter’s needs, according to Adm. Caudle.
“How do you scale your operations and production? How quickly can you respond,” the Navy official questioned.
“We have to think about what we won’t currently bring to the fight on day one. And what we need to change today in order to have the most lethal combat credible forces on the field on time, on target, ready to defeat any adversary in order to win our nation’s war,” Adm. Caudle said.
“I look forward to eventually being able to test the Global Maritime Response Plan and the associated response conditions during fleet exercise scenarios across all echelons on a routine basis,” he added.
