“A larger, more lethal, more ready fleet manned by the world’s greatest Sailors is required to maintain our advantage at sea and protect America for years to come.” - CNO NAVPLAN January 2021

These words from the CNO 2021 Tri-service maritime strategy highlights I/ITSEC 2021’s theme: Innovating and Accelerating Training: Adapting to an Unexpected Future! In this special event Navy Flag Officers will discuss how the U.S. Navy plans to meet this unexpected future while deploying forward to engage our long term competition for the freedom of the seas.

The US Navy looks to ensure our Sailors can outthink and outfight any adversary while remaining the best trained and educated naval force. Deterrence is not merely in raw capability, we must demonstrate the skill and will to win the fight. Making sure that both lethality and readiness are maintained as part of our core training goals is critical to this ability. And we must do this while maintaining a responsible plan for funding and acquiring these capabilities.

The Sailors who serve today are the most well-trained naval force in history and are critical to the Navy’s ability to meet its mission. This panel of senior Navy leaders will provide insight from acquisition, research and technology and mission readiness perspectives into how to optimize the human performance of U.S. Navy Sailors so that they can be counted upon to succeed in the face of the unexpected future. Adm. Michael Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations reminds us, “The long-term global maritime contest we face today requires us to adopt competitive and sustainable approaches to deliver the Integrated All-Domain Naval Power America needs to win. The decision and investments we make this decade will set the maritime balance of power for the rest of this century.”