Panel: What is Being Done to Strengthen and Secure Sea Service Capabilities that Pace the Threat?

  • Room: Operations in Focus Stage (Sails Pavilion)
Thursday, January 30, 2025: 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Speaker(s)

Moderator (confirmed)
The Hon. Sean J. Stackley
Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)
Department of Defense
Panelist (confirmed)
Stephen J. Bowdren, SES
Program Executive Officer Land Systems
USMC Systems Command
Panelist (confirmed)
VADM Carl P. Chebi, USN
Commander
Naval Air Systems Command
Panelist (confirmed)
Christopher Miller
Executive Director
Naval Sea Systems Command
Panelist (confirmed)
RADM Elizabeth S. (Seiko) Okano, USN
Commander
Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

Description

As global security dynamics continue to evolve, the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard face an increasingly complex array of threats—from state actors like China and Russia to emerging challenges in cyberspace, space, and irregular warfare. To maintain superiority and readiness, it’s not enough for the Sea Services to simply keep pace with these threats; they must outpace them through innovation, modernization, and strategic adaptation. This session brings together the System Commanders from the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard to discuss how they are fielding capabilities to stay ahead of current and future threats. Panelists will highlight efforts underway to enhance the lethality, survivability, and adaptability of their forces and platforms.

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