Senior officers, command senior enlisted leaders and commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT) staff members, attended a two-day leadership training symposium at Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic, Oct. 2-3.
The symposium, hosted by Rear Adm. Roy I. Kitchener, SURFLANT commander, focused on the manning, training and equipping of the surface force.
The symposium provided a venue for surface leaders to focus on the symposium’s theme, “Readiness for the High End Fight”.
The event emphasized Surface Force Atlantic’s top priority, which is to provide combat-ready ships and battle-minded crews that are prepared to fight and win operations as we are in a great power competition.
“High-end warfighting is exquisite,” Rear Adm. Daniel Cheever, the commander of Carrier Strike Group Four, said. “As the Navy, we have to be able to target all platforms and you as [leaders] lead that charge.”
Throughout the symposium, leaders presented briefs and answered questions regarding waterfront maintenance, personnel training, current threats, and investing in the future fleet.
Rear Adm. John Wade, the director of maritime operations at United States Fleet Forces, tasked leaders to take the force into the future.
“The nature of the world is changing and with that security interests and threats are as well,” Wade said. “Step back and take a look; you will see that the maritime domain is growing in importance. As such, the importance of our Navy grows every day.”
Kitchener set the tone for further action, spurring the waterfront leaders to continue learning and working together.
“I want you all to ask the hard questions and find the answers together,” Kitchener said. “We’ll talk about the issues at hand but leave with solutions and a way forward.”
SURFLANT mans, trains and equips assigned surface forces and shore activities, ensuring a capable force for conducting prompt and sustained operations in support of United States national interests. More than 70 ships and 34 shore commands make up the SURFLANT Force.
For more news from Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, visit www.navy.mil/local/surflant/ or https://www.facebook.com/SURFLANT/.
| Date Taken: | 10.04.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 10.04.2019 14:49 |
| Story ID: | 346091 |
| Location: | VA, US |
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