DEFENSE TRANSFORMATION AND NETWORK-CENTRIC OPERATIONS
A National Defense University and Forces Transformation and Resources Short Course
Marshall Hall, Room 155,
Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC 20319

 
Monday 27 November Defense Transformation and Network-Centric Operations: A Strategic Perspective
   
0830 Department of Defense Strategic Directions for Transformation
  Mr. Terry J. Pudas, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Acting)
  Forces Transformation and Resources (OUSD-P)
   
0915 The Theory and Practice of Network-Centric Operations for Major Warfighting
  Mr. John Garstka, Assistant Director of Operations and Concepts
  Forces Transformation and Resources (OUSD-P)
   
1015 Break
   
1030 Progression in Force Transformation
  Dr. Hans Binnendijk, Director
  Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
   
1115 Resources for Force Transformation
  Dr. Gordon Adams, Fellow
  Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
   
1200 Lunch
   
1300 DoD Plans and Programs for Information Networks
  Dr. Stuart Starr, Senior Research Fellow
  Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
   
1345 Transforming the National Security Community
  Mr. Spike Bowman, Senior Fellow
  Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
   
1430 Network-Centric Operations Game
  Dr. Mark Adkins and Dr. Douglas Twitchell, Managing Partners
  AK Collaborations
   
Tuesday 28 November Applications of Network Centric Operations
   
0900 Transformation Case Study: The Stryker Brigade
  Colonel Robert Ballew, USA, Transformation Strategist
  Forces Transformation and Resources (OUSD-P)
   
1000 Transformation Case Study: The Stiletto Program
  Captain Neil Parrott, USN, Transformation Strategist
  Forces Transformation and Resources (OUSD-P)
   
1100 Break
   
1115 The Role of Information Communication Technology in Afghanistan
  Mr. Larry Wentz, Senior Research Fellow
  Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
   
1215 Lunch
   
1300 Stabilization and Transition Operations
  Dr. Stuart Johnson, Force Transformation Chair
  Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
   
1345 Break
   
1400 Transformation for Disaster Relief: Response to Hurricane Katrina
  LTC John M. Epperly, Virginia National Guard, Commander
  3-116 Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 29th Infantry Division (Light)
   
1500 Break
   
1515 Network-Centric Operations Game
  Dr. Mark Adkins and Dr. Douglas Twitchell, Managing Partners,
  AK Collaborations
   
Class Readings

Hone, Thomas C. From Concepts to Capabilities through Learning: The Case of Stiletto Today and the Case of the Combat Information Center (CIC) in World War II.

Project Stiletto – Distributed Adaptive Operations: A Combatant Craft to counter the Asymetric Threat

   

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