Surface Navy to Kick Off Program to Track, Assess Sailors Combat Skills

Fire Controlman (Aegis) Chief Petty Officer Michael Schwemmer (front) and Lt. Nick Marmureanu, an Integrated Air and Missile Defense Warfare Tactics Instructor and the Fire Control Officer assigned to USS Stockdale (DDG 106), conduct Combat Information Center training on April 3, 2021. US Navy Photo

The surface navy community is rolling out a new way to track and assess sailors’ experience and proficiency in combat skills – with the promise that commanders could tailor future training and build...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/03/surface-navy-to-kick-off-program-to-track-assess-sailors-combat-skills

Surface Forces Striving for ‘Combat-Ready Ships, Battle-Minded Crews’

Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) respond to a man-overboard drill during a steel beach picnic in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 25, 2019. US Navy Photo

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The head of the Navy’s surface force is pushing the fleet to be more ready for high-end combat, both in the skills of the crew and the material condition of the ships.

Vice Adm. Richard Brown, commander of naval surface forces, wants a culture change that creates...

https://news.usni.org/2019/09/04/surface-forces-striving-for-combat-ready-ships-battle-minded-crews

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