As China and Russia strengthen their naval relationship and increase joint patrols, training and port visits in the Pacific, the existing model for force generation -- the Optimized Fleet Response Plan -- is no longer optimal amid the existential threat posed by these two countries, U.S. Fleet Forces Commander Adm. Daryl Caudle said Wednesday. Introduced at last year’s Surface Navy Association conference, the Global Maritime Response Plan seeks to “identify assumptions, permissions, authorities, and waivers that activate stakeholders to meet...
