ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
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R 241457Z AUG 00 ZYB MIN PSN 945747J36
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N3N5//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N03050//
NAVADMIN  220/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N3N5//
 
SUBJ/NAVY STRATEGIC PLANNING GUIDANCE//
POC/ALAN LABEOUF/CDR/OPNAV N512/TEL:703-695-9381/DSN 225-9381//
 
RMKS/1. THE SECOND EDITION OF THE NAVY STRATEGIC PLANNING GUIDANCE
(NSPG) HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR DISTRIBUTION.  THE NSPG IS STRUCTURED
TO HIGHLIGHT THE KEY CAPABILITIES OF POTENTIAL ADVERSARIES AND
PROVIDE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE TWENTY
FIRST CENTURY. THE NSPG IDENTIFIES THE PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS BY
WHICH FUTURE NAVAL FORCES WILL EXPLOIT NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND
CAPABILITIES TO ASSURE U.S.  ACCESS AND TO PROJECT POWER IN THE
INFORMATION AGE.  ADDITIONALLY, IT PROVIDES A SET OF STRATEGICALLY
PRIORITIZED LONG-RANGE PLANNING OBJECTIVES WHICH ARE INTENDED TO
GUIDE THE ALLOCATION OF SCARCE RESOURCES TO ENSURE THE NAVY REMAINS
PROPERLY TRAINED, EQUIPPED AND ORGANIZED TO INFLUENCE EVENTS ABROAD
 AND, IF REQUIRED, TO FIGHT AND WIN OUR NATION'S WARS.
 
2. OPNAV N512 DISTRIBUTED PRINTED COPIES OF THE NSPG TO EACH MAJOR
NAVY COMMAND.  WHILE DEMAND FOR ADDITIONAL COPIES HAS BEEN HIGH, A
LIMITED NUMBER OF COPIES OF THE NSPG ARE STILL AVAILABLE BY
CONTACTING OPNAV N512 (CDR AL LABEOUF OR LCDR KEVIN HANNES) AT DSN:
225-9381 OR BY E-MAIL: LABEOUF.ALAN (AT) HQ.NAVY.MIL OR HANNES.KEVIN
(AT) HQ.NAVY.MIL.  ADDITIONALLY, AN ELECTRONIC (PDF) VERSION OF THE
NSPG MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE OPNAV N3/N5 WEB SITE: WWW.HQ.NAVY.
MIL/N3N5.
 
3.  RELEASED BY RADM J. T. BYRD, DEPUTY CHIEF OF
NAVAL OPERATIONS (PLANS, POLICY AND OPERATIONS).//
 
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