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Article: Identity crisis: Navy leaders to articulate current and future missions.(ANALYSIS)
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- National Defense
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- November 1, 2006
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Recent efforts by the Navy to deploy forces for ground combat and engage in other non-traditional duties are signs that the service intends to be relevant in the U.S. war on terrorism, analysts say. But the Navy also has to come to grips with how it should define its broader role in military campaigns over the long term.
Until the Navy is able to clearly define its roles and functions--not just in current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan but also in future operations--it will continue to be vulnerable to budget cuts, which would jeopardize the service's plans to recapitalize its aging fleet, experts contend.
"The Navy does not have a coherent message ...