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Provides information on the U.S. Navy deployment plan dubbed Fleet Response Plan aimed at allowing the service to quickly send six carrier strike groups to trouble spots. Level of awareness of the average sailor about the deployment plan; Assessment of the operational readiness of the Navy; Impact of the deployment plan on the families of the Enterprise strike group.

The article discusses the focus of the U.S. Navy on tactics. It notes that the service is concentrated on the tactical employment of its combat forces as well as in its doctrine and practice. It mentions that the service has the tendency to get defeated by an opponent that can balance the employment of its forces at both the tactical and operational levels of war. It cites the over-reliance on technology as a cause in the inclination of the service towards tactics.

The article reports that Republican Representative Randy Forbes of Virginia has condemned a report that only 45 percent of deployed U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft are mission ready. The drop in mission readiness of the services' aircraft is attributed to the high operational tempo in Iraq and Afghanistan. In response, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jon Greenert stated that the readiness of the Navy is acceptable.

The article focuses on the role of the Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center of the U.S. Navy which is part of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command in Little Creek, Virginia. The help extended by the Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center to sailors heading to the war zone in Iraq and Afghanistan is revealed. The article also covers the plan of the Navy to begin providing its own civil affairs specialists to the fleet.

Reports on the strategic and investment roadmap being considered by the U.S. Navy to combat future enemies at home and abroad. Changes in the demands on sea services reflected by the strategic and investment roadmap; Components of the perennial Navy duty; Comments on the strategic roadmap.

Deals with the significance of the deployment of reservists to fill the shortage of crews and ease the operational tempo of the U.S. Navy in 1999. Reaction of Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Patti Findley to his deployment aboard the aircraft carrier Constellation.