NDP1 April2020

Naval Doctrine Publication 1 Naval Warfare April 2020 It follows then as certain as night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing defi nitive, and with it everything honorable and glorious. George Washington Foreword The United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Coast Guard collectively form the nation’s Naval Service. We have worked, fought, and sacrifi ced side by side since the earliest days of our Republic to defend and prot