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At-Sea Maneuvering Key To Countering Area Denial, Adm. Says

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

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Effective maneuvering at sea to deceive potential enemies of locations and assets is of added importance in an era of threats posed by anti-access area denial (A2AD), the chief of the Navy’s Warfare Development Command said yesterday. Rear Adm. Terry Kraft told an audience at the beginning of a weeklong Marine expeditionary warfare war games conference that the Navy needs to refocus on maneuvering to deny an enemy’s ability to track and target ships. “I mean maneuvering constantly to continually…

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