Warfighter Decision Superiority
(Room S330BCD)
29 Nov 17
10:30 AM
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12:00 PM
Speaker(s):
Paul Grosklags, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command; Bill Moran, Vice Chief, Naval Operations; John Neagley, Program Executive Officer, Littoral Combat Ships; Kyle Cozad, Commander, Naval Education and Training Command; Daniel Cheever, Commander, Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center
Technological innovation continues to be an important defense advantage for the United States Navy. In this special event, Navy leaders will discuss the critical importance of having the best-prepared fighting force in the world. This year’s I/ITSEC theme, “Harnessing New Technologies to Win in a Complex World” highlights how the Navy applies the latest learning innovations to hone the human performance of our warfighters to further our asymmetrical advantage against rapidly evolving potential adversaries.
The United States Navy is a force that is forward, engaged and ready. In the face of any potential opponent, it is the readiness of our personnel – their ability to make sound decisions under pressure – that will provide our greatest warfighting advantage. Because highly-skilled warfighters are able to make superior decisions and perform their missions better, training sits at the very core of naval readiness. Simply put, training is one of the most effective tools available to guarantee that our Sailors remain America’s greatest asymmetrical advantage. To that end, the Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. John M. Richardson called for the fleet to achieve “high velocity learning” at every level. High velocity learning methods enable Sailors to quickly learn the skills they need, when they need them, and without the inefficiencies of traditional learning methods.
The United States maritime strategy calls for the sea services to “create a true learning competency that unites our acquisition, requirements, and programming efforts to deliver the latest in technology and design, resulting in realistic simulation and live, virtual, and constructive scenarios before our people deploy…” It is understood that high-quality training is an investment in improving the human performance of our warfighters, but in developing training we also have the responsibility to make affordability a priority throughout the training system cycle of research, development, acquisition and susta