scope:

Scope and Applicability. The annual SLD plan provides strategic rationale, guidance, and direction for subsequent, required actions to approve and implement individual homeport, homebase, and hub shifts. This instruction is applicable to CNO N-codes; Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFLTFORCOM); Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT); naval component commanders (NCC); type commanders (TYCOM); systems commands (SYSCOM); Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC); regional commanders; and all subordinate commands.

Purpose. To set policy and establish responsibility for the design and the assessment phases of the annual Navy Strategic Laydown and Dispersal (SLD) plan as required per references (a) through (f). As part of this revision, the SLD cycle was optimized and now combines the design and assessment phases into one block of time ahead of the annual SLD plan being briefed to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). This is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.