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The Maritime Services, the Allies and Shaping the Kill Web

“And then when they go on to their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) and marry up with the ship
and the strike group, they’re still learning things that they should have been hard-wiring in Fallon.

“And we’re having to pass those gaps, if you will, onto the next piece of the training track.

“Readiness should be thought of as investing, the more you can do earlier, and allow that training to
compound, the better of you are in the long run, particularly for the high end fight.”

The second challenge is having the most advanced equipment being used in the fleet available to NAWDC.

“If I had my way, we would have E-2D here at Fallon.
“We would have the most current Super Hornet.

“We would have F-35 on the line.

“We already have Growler, and our Growlers are operating with the same systems as the latest coming off
of the line.

“And they would have all the systems necessary for our schoolhouse instructors to be out there on the cutting
edge of developing tactics.

“And currently we’re doing it piecemeal.

“We are playing pickup sticks when we need to shape a more capable operational force with our TTP
development here at NAWDC.”

And the enhanced integrated training and development is at the heart of preparing the fleet for higher
tempo operations.

We discussed this development in two ways.

First, NAWDC is working very closely with the surface warfare training community and the Air Force in
shaping a more integrated combat training perspective which needs to become more significant in shaping
development as well.
With regard to the surface warfare community, the Admiral emphasized the following:

“We have surface warfare officers here at NAWDC.

“We work closely with the Surface Warfare training community as well in shaping a more integrative and
integrated approach as well.”

With regard to the USAF and integrative training, the Admiral focused on the Growler training with the USAF.

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