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PHOTO CONTEST CALL FOR ENTRIES SUMMER 2019 U. S. SUBMARINES … B ECAUSE STEALTH MATTERS Training: Preparing for Tomorrow’s High-End Conflict INSIDE Tackling Your JO Tour 2018 JOOYs Hit D.C. Cool Tech Making Training Easier Turning Innovation Into Reality U. S. SUBMARINES … B ECAUSE STEALTH MATTERS THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE U.S. SUBMARINE FORCE FORCE COMMANDER’S CORNER Training: Vice Adm. Charles A. Richard, USN Commander, Submarine Forces Summer 2019 4 Preparing for Tomorrow’s 68 o. N High-End Conflict ssue I Undersea Warriors, Strategic Innovation from the Deckplate 4 by Cmdr. Bennett Christman and Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Hilger In the last edition of UNDERSEA WARFARE Magazine, we talked about our progress toward instilling a warfighting culture in everything we do. I highlighted our use of competition to drive innovation, our standup of the Aggressor Taking Modern Learning Technology to New Depths Squadron, and a new way to solicit ideas and feedback directly from you via [email protected]. A frequently repeated quote, and for good reason, is an admonition that can be traced back to Archilochus, an 8 8 by Staff of Submarine Learning Center early Greek lyrical poet and soldier circa 650 B.C. Archilochus said that in conflict, “we do not rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.” “I am extremely Junior Officers of the Year “Deep Dive” Into the The theme for this edition of UNDERSEA WARFARE Magazine is training—one proud of the Force’s 14 Washington, D.C. Sub Culture of the most important things we do as Submariners to accomplish today’s mission and by Lt. Erica Leinmiller to prepare for tomorrow’s high-end conflict. recent full-rudder I am extremely proud of the Force’s recent full-rudder shift toward readiness for shift toward readi- Making Your JO Tour Count great power competition. Nowhere is this more evident than in many of the innova- ness for great power 18 by Capt. Wesley Bringham tive ways we are assessing and applying lessons learned and the latest technologies to competition. Nowhere how we train. For example: is this more evident • Submarine Learning Facility, Norfolk recently implemented a “high-end war-fighting than in many of the 14 IPDT” for USS Washington (SSN 787). The lessons learned from this effort will innovative ways we inform Fleet Readiness Training Plan planning and execution moving forward. are assessing and • The Submarine Learning Center in Groton has produced authoritative reference applying lessons materials on adversary orders of battle for use by students and submarine crews. learned and the latest These “baseball cards” contain the best information available from the Office of technologies to how Naval Intelligence and actual data collected during real-world missions. You can access these products via the SLC SIPR site or your SOBT hard drive. we train ” • All school houses are in receipt of an updated “red” playbook and are working with the Aggressor Squadron to ensure that crews receive the best blue vs. red (vice blue vs. blue) training scenarios. • We are reducing redundancy by giving your Commanding Officer the option to validate knowledge or skill 18 requirements for basic-level qualifications based on the successful completion of required off-hull schools and/ or SOBT products, and vice-versa. On the Cover Departments • We have developed and are using metrics to ensure that the changes we make to how we train produce Sailors who are better prepared in less time to accomplish higher-end missions/tasks with greater margins of safety. The Submarine Bridge Trainer 1 Force Commander’s Corner Throughout this issue, you will read about other great ways the Submarine Learning Center and the Submarine at Trident Training Facility in Force writ large are working together to transform how we train. It’s truly an awesome time to be an undersea warrior! Groton Conn. recreates a highly Division Director’s Corner realistic visual and auditory 2 environment in which Sailors 3 Masthead/Medal of Honor Tribute Remember…we will not get a WARNORD. learn and practice navigating, Prepare for battle now! piloting, and mooring a subma- rine using all relevant on-board 23 Sailors First Our nation needs you. sensors and systems. AAIII! Downlink Photo by Alexander Gago 25 C.A. Richard is online at:www.public.navy.mil/ U. S. SUBMARINE S … B ECAUSE STEALTH MATTER S subfor/underseawarfaremagazine UNDERSEA WARFARE SUMMER 2019 3 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR LETTERS TO THE EDITOR U. S. SUBMARINES … B ECAUSE STEALTH MATTERS The Official Magazine of the U.S. Submarine Force Vice Adm. Charles L. Munns In keeping with UNDERSEA WARFARE Magazine’s charter Send submissions to: Commander, Naval Submarine Forces Vice Adm. Charles A. “Chas” Richard as the Official Magazine of the U.S. Submarine Force, we Military Editor DIVISION DIRECTOR’S Commander, Submarine Force,Forces U.S. Atlantic Fleet welcome letters to the editor, questions relating to articles Undersea Warfare CNO N97 Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic that have appeared in previous issues, and insights and Rear Adm. Jeffrey Cassias 2000 Navy Pentagon CORNER Rear Adm. Blake L. Converse “lessons learned” from the fleet. Deputy Commander, Naval Submarine Forces Washington, DC 20350-2000 or Commander,Deputy Commander, Submarine Submarine Force, U.S. Forces Pacific Fleet Rear Adm. Thomas E. Ishee, USN Commander, Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet UNDERSEA WARFARE Magazine reserves the right to edit sub- [email protected] Rear Adm. Joe Walsh missions for length, clarity, and accuracy. All submissions Director, Undersea Warfare Division Rear Adm. Tom E. Ishee Director, Submarine Warfare become the property of UNDERSEA WARFARE Magazine and Director, Undersea Warfare Division (N97) may be published in all media. Master Chief Petty Officer Dean Irwin Master Chief Petty Officer John J. Perryman COMSUBLANTCOMNAVSUBFOR Force Force Master Master Chief Chief Please include pertinent contact information with submissions. Master Chief Petty OOfficerfficer KevinMichael A. BenkoScarff COMSUBPAC Force Master Chief Undersea Warriors, Capt. D.J. Kern Since the last issue of UNDERSEA WARFARE Magazine, I relieved Rear Adm. Tammen as Director of Undersea Warfare. Cmdr. Jodie K. Cornell COMSUBLANTCommander, Undersea Public Surveillance Affairs Officer O MEDAL OF HONOR MOMENT O I am excited to leverage my recent Sixth Fleet experience in equipping our warfighters for the future fight. We are at a Lt.Cmdr. Cmdr. Cynthia Jensin (Cindy) Sommer Fields pivotal point as a submarine force. Our adversaries are aggressively seeking to erode our advantage in the undersea domain, COMSUBPAC Public Affairs Officer COMNAVSUBFOR Public Affairs Officer but we are evolving to maintain superiority. We must ensure that our undersea forces are equipped with new capabilities Military Editor: Lt. Cmdr. P. Brent Shrader to improve our reach and lethality in the near term, are programmed to receive novel technologies in the mid-term, and Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Davis COMSUBPACSenior Editor, Public Affairs Officer are on a path to execute our Commander’s Vision in the future. To align these efforts, N97 has two main lines of effort: Design & Layout: Rick Johnston Lt. Cmdr. Wayne Grasdock Strategic Deterrence and Theater Undersea Warfare. Below is an update on where we stand in these lines of effort and what ManagingMilitary Editor: Editor: Thomas Lee changes you will see in the near future. Senior Editor: John Whipple Strategic Deterrence. Strategic Deterrence remains DoD’s and the Navy’s #1 priority, and the Submarine Force provides Managing Editor: Mike Smith the nation’s survivable sea-based strategic deterrent. The force is sized to keep a minimum of 10 operational SSBNs properly CharterLayout & Design: BlueWater Agency positioned, postured, and survivable or capable of becoming so at all times. To ensure we UNDERSEAWeb Design: WARFARE Lakisha is the Ferebee professional magazine of the under- “We must ensure that continue to provide the required forces, we extended the life of Ohio-class submarines to sea warfare community. 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