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Naval Operations Concept 2010
will the activity be conducted; where will the activity be conducted;
why the activity is being conducted; and how illegal activities are being
concealed. To this end, collaboration correctly begins with the sharing of
information available from existing systems, such as shore-based, shipborne,
and airborne radar systems, to build a common operating picture
(COP). A comprehensive, real-time COP is considered as important
for safe, effective maritime operations as clearly defined command and
control relationships. Additional information to augment the basic radar
COP can be gleaned from a variety of public databases and systems
such as the Automatic Identification System (AIS). Similar to aircraft
identification transponders, AIS is a protocol adopted by the International
Maritime Organization to automatically share unclassified ship identification,
safety of navigation and voyage information between AIS users
operating in proximity to each other. This data is collected and fused with
geospatial and oceanographic data to create increasingly comprehensive
maritime domain awareness that can be shared with other U.S. agencies,
allies and partners. The U.S. Coast Guard’s National AIS (NAIS) project,
which collects data from AIS-equipped surface vessels in the Nation’s territorial
waters and adjacent seas out to 2,000 nautical miles, is a conduit
for maritime domain information that supports both Naval Service and
international operations.
Response Operations
U.S. naval forces, often in concert with joint general purpose and special
operations forces, other government agencies, and international partners,
actively respond to conventional and irregular maritime threats. Naval
Service response operations include:
n Increased Surveillance and Tracking. Vessels of interest are subject to
increased surveillance and tracking, using a wide variety of military
and commercial space-based systems, as well as air, surface, and
underwater sensors. These actions facilitate more efficient, effective
interdiction operations and are increasingly conducted by long-range,
extended-endurance unmanned platforms with multi-spectral sensors.
n Combined Task Force (CTF) Operations. U.S. naval forces, in conjunction
with allies and partners, will continue to conduct combined
operations to counter specific maritime security threats such as piracy,
smuggling and weapons trafficking. For example, the multinational