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l. Providing better healthcare, nourishment, welfare facilities for our men
and women.

m. Providing high quality training and talent retention.

n. Facilitating public awareness and support on maritime affairs.

Force Posture

54. The basic structure of SLN’s (including SLCG) force posture is based on a layered
deployment considering our maritime jurisdiction and maritime area of interests
creating credible defence and deterrence, deterring and denying possible aggressions,
crimes, acts of terror, sabotage also responding to natural disasters and maritime
incidents in our maritime and air domain. The key elements of this force posture;

a. Near Coastal Deployment – Focuses on base distribution, redistribution,

automation and mechanization.

b. Littoral Deployment – Deployment of SLN and SLCG assets to an extent

of 50nm.

c. EEZ Deployment – In support of maritime security operations deterring
criminal acts at sea, exploitation and exhaustion of living and non-living marine
resources within our jurisdiction.

d. Regional Deployment – Represents our forward presence securing

global commons in support of freedom of navigation and rules based good order
at sea whilst advancing our MDA.

Figure 2

Sea Areas of Interest for Naval Deployment

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