What was once the 1,000-Ship Navy has morphed into something called the Global Maritime Partnership, a concept that should help coalition navies work together better.
Then-Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Mike Mullen introduced the notion of what is known today as the Global Maritime Partnership at the 2005 International Seapower Symposium in Newport, Rhode Island, as the 1,000-Ship Navy. Later enshrined in the new U.S. maritime strategy, A Cooperative Strategy for 21st-Century Seapower , the partnership is rapidly gaining worldwide currency, as like-minded nations and navies seek to work together in the maritime environment to combat global terrorism and resolve a host of other issues.
