Join the U.S. Naval Institute and senior Department of Defense officials, senior military, members of Congress and industry, December 5th, in D.C.
Bill Heatherly
Senior Global Executive Director, US DOD, The IC, 4th Estate & NATO Nations
DEFENSE FORUM WASHINGTON
Are We Building the Naval Power the Nation Needs?
Join the U.S. Naval Institute and senior Department of Defense officials, senior military, members of Congress and industry and civilian leaders as they discuss the current and planned size and composition of the naval force, the rate and sustainability of ship procurement, the prospective affordability of the planned force, and the new concept for an integrated naval force.
Program agenda:
The Hon. Richard V. Spencer
Under Secretary of the Navy
The Hon. Robert O. Work
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense (2014 - 2017)
ADM Michael Gilday, USN
Chief of Naval Operations (Invited)
The Hon. Tim Kaine
Senator for Virginia, Member, Senate Committee on Armed Services; Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support; Member, Subcommittee on Seapower (Invited)
The Hon. Mac Thornberry
Representative for Texas, Chairman, House Committee on Armed Services (Invited)
Panel: What Are the Steps to Integration of Force Structure, Architecture, Shipbuilding, and Sustainment ?
Moderator: Bryan Clark, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- VADM James W. Kilby, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities, N9, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
- Mr. Ronald O’Rourke, Specialist in Naval Affairs, Congressional Research Service
- Mr. C. Michael Petters, CEO, Huntington Ingalls Industries
- LtGen Eric M. Smith, USMC, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration
Newseum, Washington, DC., December 5th, 2019.
The U.S. Naval Institute is grateful to USAA, Lockheed Martin, and Leonardo DRS for their generous support of Defense Forum Washington 2019.