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CNO releases Navy's Position Report

Navy News Service

Story Number: NNS141125-13
Release Date: 11/25/2014 9:20:00 AM

From Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy's top leader released a detailed report Friday that highlights the U.S. Navy's progress toward its vision, plans and current goals.

The Position Report: 2014 was posted to Navy's website and to the leadership page of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Jonathan Greenert. The document reviews the Navy's progress over the last year in pursuing objectives laid out in the Sailing Directions and Navigation Plan 2015 - 2019, which can also be found on CNO's leadership page.

'Just as we rely on a position report to aid navigation at sea, Position Report: 2014 allows us to 'take a fix' on where we are today,' said Greenert. 'It identifies the 'course and speed' changes necessary to stay on track while countering the 'set and drift' caused by emerging challenges or institutional issues that tend to take us off our intended track,' he said.

Greenert highlighted several areas across the service where Navy intends to build upon its 3 tenets of Warfighting First, Be Ready and Operate Forward. From information on ships and platforms to changes in presence the document highlights progress and continuing efforts.

One of many highlights included the development of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (O-FRP); a new readiness construct that improves maintenance and training predictability, ultimately providing stability for deploying Sailors, Marines and their Families.

The Navy continues to rebalance its forces to the Asia-Pacific region, as noted in the report by the end of the fiscal year 2014 there were 41 ships and submarines based in theatre. In keeping with the tenet of Operating Forward Greenert said the Navy is on track to establish a fifth Amphibious Ready Group in the Pacific by 2018.

'It will be the most advanced and capable ARG in the fleet with one amphibious assault ship and two amphibious dock ships.'

CNO was clear in his Position Report that the Navy has an eye to the future with superb Sailors, Civilian, and their Families that have enabled the Navy to remain, ready, forward and engaged during challenging times.