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The Maritime Services, the Allies and Shaping the Kill Web

Other functions include support to advanced integrated fleet training by way of WTI augmentation to the
N5/STRIKE Department for CVW integrated training detachments; also known as Air Wing Fallon Detachment
and support of squadron activities.

https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrsw/installations/nas_fallon/about/nawdc.html

The interview also highlighted the evolving working relationship between the surface fleet with NAWDC which
is a key feature of setting in motion ways to enhance combat integration within the training and development
effort, given the central role which TPPs play in shaping combat capabilities to fight with the fleet you have
and the one in the process of change.

The head of CAEWWS is Commander David Dees. Joining him in the interview were LT Cremean, the
Maritime Employment subject matter expert and CAEWWS Training Officer and LT Andrew Blanco, who is
one of the surface warfare liaison officers and an Integrated Air and Missile Defense WTI.

The mix of personnel reflects how the Navy is working to enhance current capabilities and to put in place the
kind of cross-platform multi-dimension warfare domain thinking, which is essential for the evolving fleet.

We started by discussing the workflow of the five man crew onboard the Advanced Hawkeye which is
different from Hawkeye in that the co-pilot has greater involvement in the execution of the mission data
engagement flow.

“By adding a fourth crew member with the ability to utilize the full tactical system we expanded the ability to
execute the mission by moving certain tasks to the cockpit.

“It brings new challenges in tactical crew coordination as the crew is no longer able to reach out and interact
with that person next to them in the back of the aircraft.”

Inside the E-2, the pilots are not the mission commanders, for that role resides in the back of the aircraft with
the Naval Flight Officers or NFOs.

“The co-pilot may also be dealing with the challenges of flying the aircraft and any aircraft issue that may
come up, so he can experience task overload.

“This is why we are carefully developing the tactical contracts the co-pilot has, but with the full work station he
does now fully participate in the tactical mission which gives us more capability to manage the crew
workload.”

Currently, the Hawkeye is used to support the strike effort off of the carrier.
But as the battlespace is changing so will the Hawkeye role.

A key change is the ability to detect threats in a cluttered battlespace.

Here the training needs to focus on the challenge of target identification in a fluid battlespace.

The advanced Hawkeye has sensors appropriate to the task, but enhanced training efforts with regard to this
key task is envisaged.

“Target identification is the hard part.”
The Hawkeye team is a key part of the acquisition engagement payload utility function for the fleet.

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