"Without MCM capability, we simply can't put Marines ashore, nor can we safely operate any ships in the mine-danger areas.  Because of that, full integration of mine warfare into the warfare campaign plan and the force commander's scheme in terms of sequence is vital.  Without mine warfare, the campaign stops." -- ADM Mike Mullen, USN

"Mines are quickly becoming the weapons of choice for many countries realizing, quite correctly, there is no point in trying to beat the U.S. Navy at its own game.  For that reason, naval expeditionary forces can reasonably expect the already considerable worse long before they get better." -- Maj. Gen. Edward Hanlon Jr., USMC

"Mine Warfare, perhaps more than any other single littoral warfare mission area, is the 'key'
that will unlock the 'door' to the littoral battlespace." -- ADM J.M. Boorda, USN

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