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The Navy and the Marine Corps are testing out modern warfighting concepts<\/a> on a scale never seen before as part of Large Scale Exercise 2021, paving the way for even larger naval exercises in the future, according to Navy leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Labeled the \u201cbiggest exercise we\u2019ve done in a generation\u201d by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday, the exercise from Aug. 3 to 16 pulls together multiple elements inspired by other training events \u2014 including strike group certification exercises like Composite Unit Training, integrated live exercises like Bold Alligator<\/a>, and virtual exercises like Fleet Synthetic Training \u2014 and completes them in concert as part of a single, globally integrated exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s unique that we have all the Navy component commanders, the four-star fleet commanders involved. It\u2019s unique that we\u2019re doing something on this scale, as a naval exercise with the Navy and the Marine Corps,\u201d Rear Adm. Douglas Beal, director of Large Scale Exercise 2021, told reporters Aug. 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s more than 25,000 folks that are all linked together, and in the same battle problem all at once,\u201d Beal said. \u201cThe scope and scale is different than it has been in the past. But it\u2019s necessary because we don\u2019t get to do this every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exercise aims to demonstrate the Navy\u2019s ability to employ precise, lethal and overwhelming force across 17 different time zones and involves approximately 36 live units and more than 50 virtual, constructive units, along with six Navy and Marine Corps component commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, the exercise requires U.S. Fleet Forces Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet and U.S. Naval Forces Europe to take on a global focus, rather than direct attention toward individual carrier strike groups as previous exercises have done. The ultimate objective is to polish the services\u2019 ability to \u201csynchronize maritime operations\u201d throughout the world, according to the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To do this, the Navy and Marine Corps are utilizing a live-virtual-constructive environment<\/a> to cultivate alternative warfare concepts, including distributed maritime operations, expeditionary advanced base operations, and littoral operations in a contested environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Electronics Technician 2nd Class Sara Head fires a M240B machine-gun during a live-fire proficiency qualification event aboard the amphibious assault ship Kearsarge in the Atlantic Aug. 7 during Large-Scale Exercise 2021. (MCSN Gwyneth Vandevender\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The exercise pulls in ships like the guided-missile cruiser San Jacinto<\/a>, which is currently pierside in Norfolk and undergoing a maintenance availability, into a virtual setting where the ship\u2019s goal is to identify potential air threats, and if necessary, engage weapons to eradicate such threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, time is of the essence, accuracy is of the essence,\u201d Capt. Christopher Marvin, commanding officer of the San Jacinto, told reporters. \u201cThere is a myriad of information that\u2019s either presented or not presented. So, every time a trap pops up there that you don\u2019t know about, I like to say \u2026 it\u2019s a mystery that has to be solved, and the clock is running.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the exercise scenario was written in advance, it shifts based on the decisions commanders make throughout the exercise in order to accomplish daily objectives. Assessment teams also provide reporting and feedback so commanders can modify accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beal declined to elaborate on the specifics of the scenario sailors and Marines are facing, but noted that the scenario employs diplomatic and economic instruments to accompany military components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a global scenario, it\u2019s a worldwide scenario, and it builds up and then we end up in some sort of a crisis or in some sort of a fight,\u201d Beal said. \u201cThen we\u2019ll call a stop to it, and figure out what we\u2019ve learned.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, the overall goal of the exercise is to understand new warfighting concepts that are not fully refined \u2014 such as distributed maritime operations and expeditionary advanced base operations \u2014 and understand what these concepts mean for the fleet, according to Marine Corps Col. Nicholas Nuzzo, deputy exercise director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlthough there will be training value, this exercise is about validating, refining, testing warfighting concepts,\u201d Nuzzo told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While elements of the exercise have been tested on a smaller scale, Large Scale Exercise incorporates those components on a grander scale than previously seen, Nuzzo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ensign Zachary Owings, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship Arlington, trains Midshipman 2nd Class Abby Null, a student at the U.S. Naval Academy, on how to use a pelorus during Large Scale Exercise 2021.(MC2 John Bellino\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, the Large Scale Exercise is designed to discover new elements that stem from concepts like littoral operations in a contested environment, expeditionary advanced base operations and distributed maritime operations, Beal said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEach one of those three things has many discrete capabilities that lie underneath them,\u201d Beal said. \u201cThis is an opportunity to exercise those capabilities and, by the way, test some new ones; figure out what works, what doesn\u2019t work, and how we integrate that into the way we fight our wars in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock Canberra and the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship America conduct maritime maneuvers Aug. 5 during the U.S.-led Large Scale Exercise 2021 in the western Pacific. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Beal said the exercise will be repeated regularly every three years from now on. Once lessons are learned from one exercise, future exercises will provide opportunities to correct course and adapt concepts to real-world experiences, Beal said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Hefti, director of fleet and joint training at Fleet Forces Command, added that the scale and scope will likely increase over the years, and also include joint partners and allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll do this on a regular drumbeat,\u201d Beal said. \u201cThere\u2019s no question about that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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