WEST 2018 6 February: Morning Panel Discussion, 1015-1130
Channel: WEST Conference
Date: 2018-02-08

WEST 2018 6 February: Morning Panel Discussion: What Are the Major Naval Warfare Communities Doing Differently to Adjust to the Increasing Near-Peer Threats?

Potential national adversaries pose real threats to global security and stability and are challenging the U.S. military’s capabilities on multiple fronts. What are warfare community leaders doing to maintain a competitive advantage in training, systems and platforms?

Moderator: VADM Doug Crowder, USN, (Ret.), Chairman, Olmsted Foundation 

VADM Richard A. Brown, USN, Commander, Naval Surface Forces, and Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet

VADM DeWolfe Miller, USN, Commander, Naval Air Forces, and Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet

MajGen Eric M. Smith, USMC, Commanding General, 1St Marine Division

VADM Jan E. Tighe, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare and Director of Naval Intelligence

VADM Joseph E. Tofalo, USN, Commander, Naval Submarine Forces, Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and Commander, Allied Submarine Command