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From page 1... ... Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.1 While the timing, degree, and consequence of future climate change impacts remain uncertain, many changes are already under way in regions around the world, such as in the Arctic, and call for action by U.S. naval leadership in response. Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... Strains on naval capabilities -- given continuing first responder missions, and the opening of new international and territorial waters; 3. Vulnerabilities to naval coastal installations due to sea-level rise and increased storm surges; 4. Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... leadership, including the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard regarding ratification of UNCLOS. For example, the 2010 DOD Quadrennial Defense Review provides endorsement for U.S. Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... Therefore, the committee recommends that the Chief of Naval Operations, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard continue to put forward the naval forces' view of the potential value and operational impact of UNCLOS ratification on U.S. naval operations, especially in the Arctic region. Read the entire page →
From page 5... ... However, the greatest impact to naval missions will be an increase on HA/DR-related missions. In short, these additional HA/DR-related missions resulting from projected climate change will have the potential to strain military resources and existing national security missions. Read the entire page →
From page 6... ... Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard leaders have recognized the potential impact of projected climate change on naval operations and capabilities, especially with respect to the Arctic. In May 2009, the CNO established Navy Task Force Climate Change (TFCC) Read the entire page →
From page 7... ... Recent studies have also shown that despite the continued harsh conditions, maritime tourism is expanding in the Arctic, especially around Greenland and Svalbard but also in the Northwest Passage and around Arctic Alaska. However, the Navy currently has limited surface capability in the Arctic, and its supporting operational infrastructure in the region is severely limited versus the growing security demands in this increasingly accessible maritime domain. Read the entire page →
From page 8... ... (Chapter 2) RECOMMENDATION: The Chief of Naval Operations, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard should establish a strong and consistently funded effort to increase Arctic operations and share les sons, including with allies. Read the entire page →
From page 9... ... FINDING: U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps coastal installations around the globe will become increasingly susceptible to projected climate change. Read the entire page →
From page 10... ... RECOMMENDATION: The Commander, Naval Installations Command, and the Navy Director for Fleet Readiness and Logistics should work with their U.S. Coast Guard and Marine Corps counterparts -- and in conjunction with the other armed services and the Office of the Secretary of Defense -- to ensure that a coordinated analysis is undertaken to address naval-installation vulnerability to rising sea levels, higher storm surges, and other consequences of climate change. Read the entire page →
From page 11... ... Given the scope and scale of potential climate change contingencies, and the projected global climate change vulnerabilities, the United States and its naval forces will want to cooperate with allies, non-allies, and private organizations in both anticipating and responding to global climate change and geographic hot spots. At this time, these partnerships either are not sufficiently robust or are not tailored for the quantity and type of missions that are most likely to occur, including the need for additional partnerships for the United States to properly deal with Arctic issues. Read the entire page →
From page 12... ... RECOMMENDATION: The Chief of Naval Operations, working with the combatant commanders, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, should build maritime partnerships in the Arctic region and encourage the United States to continue to identify and adopt policies and relationships in the Arctic that will build cooperation for new circumstances and minimize the risks of confrontation. (For example, naval leaders should pursue bilateral and multilateral training and exercising of U.S. Read the entire page →
From page 13... ... hunter platforms is generally deployed in the temperate oceans but would be challenged to operate in the Arctic and does not presently do so. As well, the supporting tactical oceanographic data collection, analysis, and distribution system does not extend to the Arctic, although it must be established or restored to enable effective ASW operations in that region, which will become an inevitable national imperative. Read the entire page →
From page 14... ... RECOMMENDATION: Given that climate change may drive the U.S. naval forces to conduct antisubmarine warfare (ASW) Read the entire page →
From page 15... ... Navy submarines in the interagency Science Ice Exercise (SCICEX) Program has provided unique three-dimensional underice oceanographic data, including very valuable upward looking sonar ice-draft measurements. Read the entire page →
From page 16... ... RECOMMENDATION: The Chief of Naval Research, the Oceanographer of the Navy, and the Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, should consider findings by the MEDEA Program (and take lessons from MEDEA actions within the intelligence community) to develop and support a Navy phi losophy for providing access to previously classified information that can be used by the climate research community. Read the entire page →

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... Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.1 While the timing, degree, and consequence of future climate change impacts remain uncertain, many changes are already under way in regions around the world, such as in the Arctic, and call for action by U.S. naval leadership in response.

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