Navy strategists are planning a 12-city tour around the United States to meet with thousands of opinion leaders, local and state government officials, entrepreneurs, academics and journalists as part of a yearlong effort to craft a new maritime vision for the service, according to sources involved with what one calls a "conversation with the country." These one-day programs, spearheaded by the Naval War College at the behest of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Mullen, are being dubbed "maritime strategy...
