Sea Power 2

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  1. 2. The modern-day Coast Guard duties are enforcement of maritime laws and _____, search and rescue operations, and enforcement of drug and contraband laws.
  2. 4. During World War II, the U.S. built and _____ more than 6,000 merchant ships.
  3. 6. The United States have _____ U.S. territories.
  4. 8. The seas are our lifeline for survival because they are a barrier between nations, a broad _____ for ships, and a source for food, mineral and metals.
  5. 11. The effects of _____, aircraft carriers, and radar began to emerge during World War II, which brought forth fewer battles between ships within sight of each other.
  6. 12. National _____ is the use of naval forces to achieve naval objectives.
  7. 13. In 1936, Congress enacted the _____ Marine Act.
  8. 15. Sea control and power _____ are the Navy's mission in support of naval strategy.
  9. 16. The United States acknowledges freedom of the seas under _____ law.
  10. 19. National _____ are conditions that are to the advantage of our nation to pursue or protect.
  11. 21. Strategic nuclear _____, strong naval presence, and security of the sea lines of communication allow the Navy to control the sea and project power.
  12. 23. In _____, the Military Sealift Command ships nearly 25% of all military cargo on privately owned U.S. flagships and other merchant marine vessels.
  13. 24. United States Naval Ships (USNS) are Military Sealift Command ships _____.
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  1. 1. Immediately after the Civil War, the primary role of the U.S. Navy was to _____ the coast and as a commerce raider.
  2. 2. In 1987 to 1989 was known as the "_____ wars" in the Persian Gulf.
  3. 3. An _____ advantage for a nation is to produce goods and services and to exchange them with other nations. Those that have failed in commerce have also failed as world powers.
  4. 5. Captain Alfred Thayer _____ coined the phrase "sea power".
  5. 7. In peacetime, sea power encompasses commercial _____.
  6. 9. Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm was an example of Joint _____ operations exercise.
  7. 10. In peacetime, the U.S. Coastguard is not _____ by the Department of Defense.
  8. 14. Alaska and Hawaii are outside of the _____ United States.
  9. 17. Sea power is a nation's ability to protect their Political, Economic and _____ interests.
  10. 18. During wartime, the Coast Guard operates directly under the Chief of Naval _____.
  11. 20. The United States produces _____ minerals.
  12. 22. In 1790 the U.S. Coast Guard was established as the United States _____ Marine.