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SUBJ/DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OBJECTIVES FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2008// 
REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/09OCT07// 
AMPN/REF A IS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OBJECTIVES FOR FY 2008// 
RMKS/1.  THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, THE CHIEF OF NAVAL 
OPERATIONS, AND I HAVE PUBLISHED THE 2008 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) 
OBJECTIVES (REF A).  ACHIEVING THESE OBJECTIVES WILL INCREASE THE 
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT, IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SAILORS 
AND MARINES, AND RESULT IN GREATER SECURITY FOR OUR NATION.  WE REQUIRE 
YOUR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO PRESS AHEAD ON THESE IMPORTANT GOALS.
2.  THE 2008 OBJECTIVES BUILD ON THE EFFORTS AND SUCCESSES MADE TO DATE 
WITH THE 2007 DON OBJECTIVES.  THE OBJECTIVES ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE A 
COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THE DEPARTMENT.  
NEITHER DOES THEIR POSITION IN THE LIST OF OBJECTIVES REFLECT ANY 
RELATIVE PRIORITY.  THE LIST DOES, HOWEVER, REFLECT AREAS THAT THE 
LEADERSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INTENDS TO TRACK THIS YEAR.
3.  THE SIX DON OBJECTIVES ARE:
A.  PROVIDE A TOTAL NAVAL WORKFORCE CAPABLE AND OPTIMIZED TO SUPPORT 
THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY.
B.  USE THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS TEAM TO AGGRESSIVELY PROSECUTE THE GLOBAL 
WAR ON TERRORISM.
C.  BUILD THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS FORCE FOR TOMORROW.
D.  SAFEGUARD THE PEOPLE AND RESOURCES OF THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS TEAM.
E.  STRENGTHEN ETHICS AS A FOUNDATION OF EXEMPLARY CONDUCT WITHIN THE 
DON.
F.  PROVIDE FIRST-RATE FACILITIES TO SUPPORT STATIONING, TRAINING, AND 
OPERATIONS OF NAVAL FORCES.
4.  REF A IS THE FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE DON OBJECTIVES AND IS LOCATED 
ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.NAVY.MIL.  FOLLOW THE HYPER-LINK:  DON 
OBJECTIVES 2008.
5.  RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE DONALD C. WINTER, SECRETARY OF THE 
NAVY.//

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