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For more than 245 years , the United

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States Navy Marine Corps and Coast

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Guard have been operating on over and

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within the world's oceans . For navy

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sailors , marines and coast guardsmen ,

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the world's oceans can be their

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workplace as well as their home

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together . They are committed to

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protecting the marine environment as it

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trains personnel and tests new

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technologies to defend the United

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States and its interests . The Navy's

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mission is to organize train and equip

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for peacetime promotion of the national

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security interests and the prosperity

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of the United States and for prompt and

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sustained operations at sea . Naval

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forces including the Marine Corps and

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Coast Guard must be ready to respond to

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many different situations in different

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environmental settings . Often under

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crisis conditions from large scale

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conflict to maritime security to

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humanitarian assistance and disaster

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relief . Sailors , marines and coast

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guardsmen must be fully trained and

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prepared to perform these various and

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demanding duties . At a moment's notice ,

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the skills needed to achieve military

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readiness are challenging to master and

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are perishable without constant

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practice . Training activities must

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therefore be diverse and as realistic

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as possible to prepare sailors ,

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marines and coast guardsmen to complete

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their mission and ensure their success

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and safety . While simulators provide

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early skill repetition and enhance

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teamwork . There is no substitute for

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live training in a realistic

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environment . The A F TT study area

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provides a range of realistic training

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environments and sufficient air and sea

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space for safety and mission success .

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The A F TT study area also provides the

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air and sea space necessary to conduct

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research , development , testing and

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evaluation activities to ensure vessels ,

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air and weapons systems operate as

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intended , conducting testing

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activities in varying marine

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environments such as differing water

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deaths , sea floor types , salinity

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levels and other ocean conditions and

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in replicated war fighting environments

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allows for accurate evaluation of

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systems before use by sailors . During

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real world operations , military

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readiness activities are conducted in

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areas within the study area that have

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been designated for military use

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including existing airspace , naval

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range complexes at sea operating areas

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and testing ranges located in the

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Atlantic Ocean along the eastern coast

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of North America in portions of the

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Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico .

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These at sea areas and airspace provide

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the realistic environment needed to

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fully prepare sailors to complete their

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mission and ensure their success and

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survival . The east coast is also home

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to several major navy home ports ,

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marine corps installations and coast

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guard stations and a high concentration

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of key organizations , vessels and

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infrastructure , training sailors ,

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marines and coast guardsmen close to

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home , reduces time away from their

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families . Improves their quality of

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life , maximizes their training time

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and reduces fuel costs and emissions .

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For decades , sailors , marines and

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coast guardsmen have shared the use of

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ocean and coastal areas with those who

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use these areas for recreation or rely

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on the marine environment for their

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livelihood . They know that they share

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the sea and coast with the community

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and recognize the importance of

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maintaining open access to ocean areas

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whenever possible while ensuring public

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safety at all times , training and

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testing activities including those

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involving the use of sonar are crucial

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for preparing personnel to counter

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hostile threats . Sonar was developed

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partly in response to allied shipping

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losses from U boat attacks during world

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war I I today , Sonar is used not only

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to identify track and target enemy

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submarines but also for the detection

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of mines and the safety of navigation .

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Previous generation submarines were

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noisy and could be detected with

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passive sonar before they came close

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enough to deploy short range weapons

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with advances in warfare technology .

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Modern submarines are extremely quiet

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and can deploy long range weapons

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before entering the passive sonar

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detection range of navy vessels today ,

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active sonar is the most effective

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method of detecting quiet submarines

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and underwater mines . Its longer

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detection range enables sailors to

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detect an enemy submarine before it is

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close enough to attack to minimize

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potential effects of sonar on marine

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species . The Navy Marine Corps and

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Coast Guard work with the National

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Marine Fisheries Service and other

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regulatory agencies to develop

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protective measures including

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monitoring for marine species , hosting

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highly trained lookouts and reducing or

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stopping sonar transmissions . If

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marine mammals are sighted within

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designated mitigation zones , every

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navy ship follows these procedures and

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crew members are thoroughly trained ,

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much remains to be learned about our

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ocean environment . And the navy is a

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world leader in marine species research .

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For years , the Navy has funded

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research and partnered with

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universities and scientists to better

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understand the ocean environment . The

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Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard are

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deeply committed to protecting the

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environment and actively strive to

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minimize potential effects of training

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and testing activities and have

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implemented numerous programs to

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protect the environment , monitor

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marine species and reduce the use of

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fossil fuels . The success of these

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environmental stewardship programs

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contributes both to the success of the

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military mission and the preservation

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of the ocean environment for future

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generations .