“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.”

These words from the CNO 2022 NAVPLAN highlights I/ITSEC 2022’s theme:  Accelerating Change to Transform Training: It’s Time to ACTT!!  In this special event, senior Naval Aviation leadership will discuss how the U.S. Navy’s aviation community plans to meet this unexpected future while deploying forward to engage our long-term competition for the freedom of the seas.

The U.S. 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 ”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—forwarddeployed 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.”