NMAWC, as the
war fighting center of
excellence for Mine Warfare
(MIW) and Anti-Submarine Warfare
(ASW), focuses efforts across
numerous resource sponsors,
systems commands, research
laboratories, training
organizations, and operational
commands to ensure Navy-wide
competency in the MIW and ASW
mission areas. NMAWC is the
primary command through which
issues related to MIW and ASW
are coordinated with tactical
development agencies and
commands.
As the principal authority for
the MIW and ASW missions,
NMAWC:
- Develops doctrine, tactics,
techniques, and procedures as
the MIW and ASW Center of
Excellence.
- Focuses efforts across the MIW
and ASW mission areas to include
resource sponsors, Systems
Commands, Laboratories, and
experimentation initiatives;
Articulates MIW and ASW
operational and future readiness
capabilities requirements;
Promotes rapid delivery of new
technologies and training,
through support of Sea Shield
and Sea Trial.
- Promotes MIW and ASW training
and qualification improvement;
Supports the numbered Fleet
Commanders in MIW and ASW
integrated training and
certification.
- Supports MIW and ASW
performance assessment at all
levels against standardized,
common metrics.
- Supports Theater ASW.
- Supports Operational
Commanders with: a standing
deployable MIW Battle Staff;
deployable mine countermeasures
staffs; Combatant Commanders’
MIW operational and contingency
plan development; and maritime
component commander and theater
ASW staff support. The MIW
Battle Staff, as the Naval
Component Commander MIW
Commander, executes delegated
Operational Control of Air,
Surface, and Underwater MCM
forces.
