United
States Naval Fire Support Association
Mission
Statement:
The
USNFSA mission is to prevent Marines and Soldiers from dying needlessly in future littoral conflicts because of inadequate naval
surface fire support (NSFS). At present,
the Navy’s active fleet has no effective NSFS capability. The Navy’s attempt to rectify this serious deficiency by developing long
range 5-inch and 6.1-inch (155mm)
gun systems and medium range missiles are not adequate. The July 8th 1995 report issued by the Senate Armed Service
Committee, in recognition of this gross
deficiency, stated that the IOWA class battleships are "[the Navy’s] only
remaining potential
source of around-the-clock, accurate, high volume, heavy fire support." Given the broad agreement on the proven
battlefield requirements for effective
Naval surface fire support, the USNFSA is committed to reactivating at least two IOWA class battleships, which represent the only
viable interim NSFS solution. The
Association is further committed to ensuring that a replacement system is developed, tested and fielded prior to the final
decommissioning and disposal of the IOWA
class battleships.
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