“The U.S. Navy will build, maintain, train, and equip a combat-credible, dominant naval force to keep the sea lanes open and free, deter conflict, and when called upon, decisively win our Nation’s wars.”

The above words from the CNO’s NAVPLAN highlight I/ITSEC 2023’s theme:“Sustaining A Global Force in a Digital World. In this special event, senior Navy leadership will discuss the successes and challenges of training across multiple domains, to include the need for acquisition urgency based on real world pressures.

The U.S. Navy looks to ensure our Sailors can out-think and outfight any adversary while remaining the best trained and educated naval force. Deterrence is our duty and to accomplish that we must demonstrate and sustain 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.  We must do this while maintaining a responsible plan for acquiring and sustaining 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 a digital world. ADM Michael Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations reminds us, “Decisive naval power is essential in this security environment; America cannot cede the competition for influence. This is a uniquely naval mission. A combat-credible U.S. Navy—forward deployed and integrated with all elements of national power—remains the Nation’s most potent, flexible, and versatile instrument of military influence. As the United States responds to the security environment through integrated deterrence, our Navy must deploy forward and campaign with a ready, capable, combat-credible fleet.”