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Future Fleet Concepts
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For decades, the Navy and Marine Corps have relied on CNA expertise to help them anticipate future threats and the technology to counter them.
Future Fleet Concepts For decades, the Navy and Marine Corps have relied on CNA expertise to help them anticipate future threats and the technology to counter them. /images/expertise/FutureFleet2.jpg Future Fleet Concepts For decades, the Navy and Marine Corps have relied on CNA expertise to help them anticipate future threats and the technology to counter them. CNA brings unique strengths ... of military operations that spans generations of naval leadership CNA developed and ran the Navy’s Future Fleet Design & Architecture 2045 wargame to provide insights to leadership on future
Force Readiness
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CNA analysis and mathematical models help the Department of Defense and domestic law enforcement to recruit, train, retain, and educate optimal forces.
Force Readiness CNA analysis and mathematical models help the Department of Defense and domestic law enforcement to recruit, train, retain, and educate optimal forces. /images/expertise/ForceReadiness.jpg Force Readiness For a half-century, CNA analysis has helped the Department of Defense recruit, train, retain and educate the optimal force. Dozens of CNA analysts specialize in personnel issues. Most have Ph.D.s in economics and deep experience working with sailors and Marines. We design and employ sophisticated tools, including our dynamic decision model of servicemember retention. CNA
A Brief History of CNA
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CNA is the oldest research and analysis organization in the United States that is an FFRDC, a federally funded research and development center. Our founder, Philip Morse, introduced the concept of operations research to the U.S. in order to address the German U-boat threat during World War II.
History CNA is the oldest research and analysis organization in the United States that is an FFRDC, a federally funded research and development center. Our founder, Philip Morse, introduced the concept of operations research to the U.S. in order to address the German U-boat threat during World War II. /images/About-Us/History/korean-war-battleship-uss-missouri.jpg A Brief History of CNA ... . In June 1942, ASWORG assigned an analyst to the headquarters of the Gulf Sea Frontier in Miami, establishing what would become the CNA Field Program . By the end of the war, 43 of Morse’s analysts had
Supply Chain Resilience Expertise at CNA
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Supply Chain Resilience /images/Centers/IPR/EMO/supply%20chain/Warehouse-cropped.webp Supply Chain Resilience Expertise at CNA Supply Chain Resilience Expertise at CNA Catastrophic Planning Numerous regional and local emergency management agencies have prepared for catastrophes with insights from CNA analyses of the flows of food, water, fuel, and freight. We employ tools like geographic ... bottlenecks that could break down in a catastrophe and to identify the locations of vulnerable populations that will need post-disaster access to lifeline commodities. For example, CNA developed a map
Fleet and Installation Readiness
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CNA economists and scientists help the Department of the Navy improve efficiency and effectiveness of shipyards, maintenance bays, sealift vessels, and bases.
Fleet and Installation Readiness CNA economists and scientists help the Department of the Navy improve efficiency and effectiveness of shipyards, maintenance bays, sealift vessels, and bases. /images ... and bases. CNA experts have developed a deep understanding of all components of fleet and installation readiness. CNA economists played a pivotal role in the efficient implementation of the Base ... Politics: Arctic Infrastructure and Installations /our-media/podcasts/cna-talks/2020/2/polar-politics-arctic-infrastructure-and-installations none fixed-image full /images/Centers/CNA/CIP
Plans and Strategy
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CNA experts in strategy and plans have advised Marine Corps, Navy, homeland security senior leaders for decades, including analysis for today’s force designs.
Plans and Strategy CNA experts in strategy and plans have advised Marine Corps, Navy, homeland security senior leaders for decades, including analysis for today’s force designs. /images/expertise/pentagon.jpg Plans and Strategy CNA complements its expertise in tactics and operations with a sophisticated understanding of the strategic issues facing leaders at the highest levels. Our scientific analysts have long been trusted advisors to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations. CNA employs military historians, former admirals
Special Operations Research Program
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Brings a deep and regional understanding of operations to issues facing special ops forces, including exercises, workforce, security and infrastructure.
Special Operations Brings a deep and regional understanding of operations to issues facing special ops forces, including exercises, workforce, security and infrastructure. /images/Centers/CNA/SPOPsBanner.jpg Special Operations Research Program CNA’s Special Operations Research Program works across our organization to coordinate analyses of special operations and the forces that conduct them ... /implications-of-iuuf-for-special-operations-forces none gray half CNA analysts characterize the nature and scope of the People’s Republic of China’s illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities, the set of approaches that nations
Special Activities and Intelligence Program
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Analyses that help decision-makers integrate cyber, special operations and intelligence into fleet operations; reconstruction of real-world cyber incidents.
. /images/Centers/CNA/OW/OW-SAI-Banner.jpg Special Activities and Intelligence Program KNOW IT. Special Activities and Intelligence  conducts analyses that help decision-makers integrate cyber, special operations and intelligence into fleet operations. CNA has played an active role in the reconstruction of real-world cyber incidents, the employment of cyber protection teams, and the extraction ... deployment to support Operation Iraqi Freedom https://youtu.be/qYx_at9OOoo video white Explore More Special Operations Research Program /centers-and-divisions/cna/special-programs/special-operations none
Center for Emergency Management Operations
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Leverages real-world disaster experience and advanced research techniques to support emergency management government agencies.
. CNA meets these challenges through analysis, planning, and training exercises for modern civil defense preparedness. CategoryLists Cybersecurity Futures 2025: Insights and Findings https ... /dorian-an-emergency-management-perspective /our-research/explore-all half /images/Centers/IPR/EMO/civil-defense/civil-defense-siren.webp Center Center for Emergency Management Operations 1 CNA’s  Center for Emergency ... Supply Chain Resilience /centers-and-divisions/ipr/emo/supply-chain-resilience none image half /images/Centers/IPR/EMO/supply%20chain/Warehouse-cropped.webp Supply Chain Resilience Expertise at CNA
Arctic Strategy and Operations
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CNA provides Arctic analysis and expertise on Arctic operations, strategy, economics, and policy. Our analysts gather data from Arctic military exercises.
Arctic Strategy CNA provides Arctic analysis and expertise on Arctic operations, strategy, economics, and policy. Our analysts gather data from Arctic military exercises. /images/Centers ... half /images/Centers/CNA/CIP/CSP%20Arctic%20Map.jpg Arctic FDI /centers-and-divisions/cna/rsp/strategy-and-policy-analysis/arctic-fdi none orange half Arctic Foreign Direct Investment ... series, CNA’s Dr. Joshua Tallis speaks with Dr. Cameron Carlson of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Dr. Elizabeth Wishnick of CNA’s China Studies Program. They discuss Arctic identities