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The U.S. Navy’s Arctic Roadmap
RADM Dave TitleyRemarks for the Consortium for Ocean Leadership Public Policy Forum
March 10, 2010
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Climate Change UpdateThe Globally Averaged
Rate of Warming is NOT Slowing Down
Greenland Ice Sheet Mass LossIs Accelerating
Solar Irradiance Trend is Constant
Arctic Sea Ice Continues toTo Melt & Thin
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Task Force Climate Change
EstablishmentChief of Naval Operations Executive Board on May 15, 2009
CharterGlobal climate change impacts with near term Arctic focus
CompositionNavy, NOAA, USCG in core group with Joint, interagency, international support
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Navy Arctic Roadmap
5 Focus Areas
RoadmapEnd State
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Readiness & Capability
Assessment & Prediction
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Timeline for change indicates the Arctic presents a challenge, not a crisis
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Drivers
Arctic Roadmap
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Considerations
Poorly Charted Limited Infrastructure Harsh Operating Environment
Security Concerns Transportation Access
The Arctic will be “ice-diminished” NOT “ice-free” until the end of the century
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Framework
Science-based approach, informed investments, cooperative partnerships
Achieved by 35 Action Items
In 5 Focus Areas
Aligned to Strategic Objectives
Desired effects for the Navy in the Arctic
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Phasing
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Phase 1 (FY10)
Navy recognized as a valued joint, interagency, & international partner in the Arctic
Phase 3 (FY13-14)Phase 2 (FY11-12)Arctic CBA
Arctic CBAFleet readiness assessment, external studies, strategicimplementation plan
POM-14 CBA, NSP, & SPPsaddress the Arctic
POM-14 NSP
POM-14 NSPArctic SIP
Arctic SIP POM-14
POM-14 POM-14 SPP
POM-14 SPP
Execute POM-14
Update roadmap ICW QDR
Arctic TTX & LOE
Advocate forUNCLOS***
Monitor PolarSATCOM Program***
POM-12 investmentsfor air-ocean-icenumerical prediction
Arctic UUV operationsCooperative
Navy-NOAABering Strait HydrographicSurvey
ICEX-11
ICEX-13Environmentalassessments
Innovative ReadinessTraining (IRT)***
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Interagency partnership forair-ocean-ice numerical prediction
Formalize expanded / newcooperative partnerships
Implement expanded / newcooperative partnerships
Support National OceanPolicy / Marine Spatial Planning ImplementationFor Arctic***
Arctic SAREX,Arctic Edge,Northern EdgeNANOOK ***
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