DEFENSE TRANSFORMATION AND NETWORK-CENTRIC OPERATIONS
A National Defense University and Office of Force Transformation Short Course
Marshall Hall, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC 20319
31 January – 2 February 2006


Tuesday, 31 January Defense Transformation and Force Development for the Information Age: A Strategic Perspective
   
0900 Day 1 Introductory Remarks, Goals, and Scope of the Short Course
  Dr. Richard Kugler, Director, Transformation Short Course and Distinguished Research Professor, NDU-CTNSP
   
0930 Section I: Department of Defense Strategic Directions for Transformation
  Dr. Stuart Johnson, Force Transformation Chair, National Defense University
   
1015 Break
   
1030 Section II: Joint Operational Concepts for Transformation and NCO
  Dr. Richard Kugler, Director, Transformation Short Course and Distinguished Research Professor, NDU-CTNSP
   
1115 Break
 
1130 Section III: New Technologies for Transformation and NCO
  Dr. Elihu Zimet, Distinguished Research Professor, NDU-CTNSP
   
1215 Lunch
   
1330 Section IV: Service Roadmaps for Transformation
  Dr. Thomas Hone, Assistant Director for Risk Management, Office of Force Transformation
   
1415 Break
   
1430 Section V: Pursuing Transformation Priorities
  Dr. Richard Kugler, Director, Transformation Short Course and Distinguished Research Professor, NDU-CTNSP
   
Wednesday, 1 February Networks for Major Combat Operations: A War-Fighting Perspective
   
0900 Day 2 Introductory Remarks
  Dr. Richard Kugler, Director, Transformation Short Course and Distinguished Research Professor, NDU-CTNSP
   
0930 Section I: The Theory and Practice of Network-Centric Operations for Major Warfighting
  Mr. John Gartska, Director of Research, Office of Force Transformation
   
1030 Break
   
1045 Section II: Army and Land Warfare Operations from the Battlefield Perspective: The Stryker Brigade
  Colonel Robert Ballew, USA, Transformation Strategist, OFT
   
1130 Break
   
1145 Section III: Navy and Joint Naval Warfare Operations from the Battlefield Perspective: TF-50 and Operation Enduring Freedom
  Captain Neil Parrott, USN, Transformation Strategist, OFT
   
1230 Lunch
   
1330 Section IV: Air Force and Joint Air Warfare from Operational Perspective
  Colonel Jack Forsythe, USAF, Transformation Strategist, OFT
   
1415 Break
   
1430 Section V: Network-Centric Operations and Battle-Wise Decision-Making
  Mr. David. C. Gompert, Senior Fellow, RAND
   
1515 Break
   
1530 Section VI: Classroom Exercise
   
Thursday, 2 February Transformation in Non-Major Combat Operations: Multinational and Interagency Perspectives
   
0900 Day 3 Introductory Remarks
  Dr. Richard Kugler, Director, Transformation Short Course and Distinguished Research Professor, NDU-CTNSP
   
0930 Section I: Shaping U.S. Overseas Presence and Allied Transformation Efforts
  Dr. Richard Kugler, Director, Transformation Short Course and Distinguished Research Professor, NDU-CTNSP
   
1015 Break
   
1030 Section II: Transformation for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations
  Dr. Stuart Johnson, Transformation Chair and Distinguished Research Professor, NDU-CTNSP
   
1115 Break
   
1130 Section III: Transformation for Counter-Terrorist Operations and Counter-Organized Crime Operations
  Dr. Kimberley Thachuk, Assistant Director, Transformation Short Course and Senior Research Fellow, NDU-CTNSP
  Mr. Marion E. “Spike” Bowman, Deputy General Counsel, FBI
   
1230 Lunch
   
1330 Section IV: Transformation for Disaster Relief: Multiagency Response to Hurricane Katrina
 
1415 Break
   
1430 Section V: Networks, Terrorists and Pandemic Flu: Birds of a Feather
  Dr. Robert E. Armstrong, Senior Research Fellow, NDU-CTNSP
   
1515 Section VI: Classroom Exercise
   
1545 Wrap-Up: Participant Feedback
   
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