By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dustin Knight,
Defense Media Activity
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (NNS) -- The 50th annual Navy League
Sea-Air-Space Exposition began at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention
Center in National Harbor, Maryland, with an official opening ceremony April
13.
This year's theme is "Game-Changing Technology"
and opening day events included the Sea-Air-Space panel, "Service Chiefs'
Update", held by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert,
Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps Gen. F. Dunford Jr., Commandant of the U.S.
Coast Guard Adm. Paul F. Zukunft, and U.S. Department of Transportation
Maritime Administrator Paul N. Jaenichen. More than 200 exhibitors, 11,500
attendees and representatives from 24 countries and U.S. government officials
are attending.
"This expo is a unique and wonderful opportunity I
intend to take advantage of, especially, because here with us this week are
heads of navy from some of our maritime partners and allies who will take part
in an ongoing international conversation about the future of our navies working
together," said Greenert.
During the panel Greenert spoke on the current climate of
Sailors in the Navy.
"We really need to stop the conveyor belt approach to
the way we assess, bring our folks in, train them and put them out to
sea," said Greenert. "It's about being diverse in our thought process
toward shaping our future Navy. We need to recruit, retain and empower more
women both in our leadership and throughout our Navy, whether officer and
enlisted. We need to be more flexible in our year-group management moving
forward. That means creating off and on ramps for people to be able to take a
break if they need to, crossing into the reserves and then coming back into
active duty, and we need to be able to interrupt careers for important matters
for our people."
Other events included an International Naval Leadership Panel
lead by Greenert and included leaders from France, United Kingdom, Japan,
Australia, Columbia, Singapore and Romania.
The remainder of the expo will have panels and roundtable
discussions about cyber, electromagnetic war & information dominance, seabasing
capabilities, amphibious ships, alternate platforms, surface connectors and the
ACV, and the unmanned vehicle race.
"The Sea-Air-Space symposium is a source of valuable
ideas," said Greenert. "We have challenges as we look to the future
and I look forward to getting to it."
The Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Exposition was founded in
1965 as a means to bring the U.S. defense industrial base, U.S. private-sector
companies and key military decision makers together for an annual innovative,
educational, professional and maritime-based event located in the heart of
Washington, D.C. Sea-Air-Space is the largest maritime exposition in the U.S.
and continues as an invaluable extension of the Navy League's mission of
maritime policy education and sea service support.
"As we celebrate 50 years of Sea, Air and Space we are
grateful to continue that occasion and support those companies that have been
with us from the beginning," said Navy League of the United States
National President James M. Offutt. "The Navy League is grateful to our
countless sponsors for not only their commitment to Sea-Air-Space, but the Navy
League's mission. Each year Navy League strives to put together a schedule of
speakers and events more impressive than the previous year."
Sea-Air-Space is open to active duty and reserve military,
federal civilian employees, congressional members and staff, retired U.S.
military and Navy League Members. There is no charge to attend the three-day
exposition and professional seminars.
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