Question

The post-vietnam maritime strategy called for the positioning of strong naval forces along the seaward flanks of the soviet union in what locations

Answer 1

The locations where The post-vietnam maritime strategy called for the positioning of strong naval forces along the seaward flanks of the soviet union are: 
northern Europe
the Far East

We stationed in Northern Europe to prevent potential attack that targetted our allies in the western Europe Hemisphere, while the the far east station is used to intercept potential communication between soviet union and China