DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 3000.15A
USFF/CNO N3/N5
10 Nov 2014
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 3000.15A
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: OPTIMIZED FLEET RESPONSE PLAN
Ref: (a) OPNAVINST 3000.13D
1. Purpose. To set policy and establish responsibility for the
execution of the optimized fleet response plan (OFRP).
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 3000.15.
3. Scope. This instruction applies to all active and reserve
deployable units of the United States Navy.
4. Background. The 21st century security environment has
created a high demand for Navy forces, from individual units to
strike groups, requiring a more agile and flexible force to
respond to combatant commander (CCDR) requests. While
reaffirming the importance of the rotational base of naval
forward presence, changes in the global landscape have
demonstrated the need for an optimized process to ensure
continuous availability of manned, maintained, equipped, and
trained Navy forces capable of surging forward on short notice
while also maintaining long-term sustainability of the force.
The OFRP delivers rotationally deployed forces to fulfill global
force management (GFM) commitments, while continuing to provide
surge capability. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) sets
guidelines for personnel and operations tempo in reference (a).
These guidelines balance the CCDRs' forward presence requests
with Sailors' quality of life, and support long-term
sustainability of the force.
5. Discussion
a. The OFRP is an operational framework with four phases
(maintenance, basic, integrated or advanced, and sustainment)
designed to optimize the return on training and maintenance
investments, maintain Sailor quality of service, and ensure
units and forces are certified in defined, progressive levels of
