Preface |
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Summary |
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Acknowledgements |
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Abbreviations |
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The Vision for Unit-Level Training |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (1) |
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Organization of the Report |
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Overview of Navy Surface Combatant Training |
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9 | (10) |
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9 | (5) |
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11 | (2) |
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Integrated and Sustainment Training |
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13 | (1) |
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Fleet Synthetic Training Supports Deployment Workups |
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14 | (1) |
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The Challenge of Underway Training |
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15 | (2) |
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Training Demands Are Dynamic |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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The Fleet Is Determining Where It Is Best to Demonstrate Navy Tactical Tasks---In Port or Underway |
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16 | (1) |
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Opposition Force Assets and Services Are Scarce and Expensive |
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17 | (1) |
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Our Analysis Focuses on ULT Events |
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17 | (2) |
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Underway Days and Underway Training at the Unit Level |
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How We Computed the Underway Days |
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19 | (2) |
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What Training Requirements Must Be Completed by DDG-51-Class Ships? |
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21 | (2) |
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Which Exercises Were Completed Underway During Unit-Level Training? |
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23 | (1) |
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Most Exercises in ULT Were Completed Underway |
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24 | (2) |
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Engineering Training Is a Major Driver of Underway Days in ULT |
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26 | (3) |
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Which Exercises Must Be Done Underway and Which Could Be Done In Port |
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The Frequency of Exercises |
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31 | (1) |
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Exercises Completed Underway with the Highest Frequency |
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32 | (1) |
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Few Engineering Exercises Need to Be Done Underway, But Most Were |
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33 | (4) |
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Much Engineering Training Can Be Done In Port |
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33 | (3) |
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Engineering Certification Requirements |
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36 | (1) |
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Engineering Drills Are Repetitive |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (2) |
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Engineering Simulators Offer Opportunities for Increased Proficiency and a Potential Reduction in Underway Training |
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Surface Warfare Officer School Engineering Simulators |
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40 | (4) |
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A Desktop Trainer and Full-Size Simulator Allows Hands-On Practice |
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41 | (2) |
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The`Performance of a DDG-51 Prospective Engineer Is Assessed on an Engineering Simulator by the ATG |
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Engineering Watchstanders |
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Additional Reasons to Use Simulators for Engineering-Task Training |
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46 | (2) |
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Cost of an Engineering Simulator |
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48 | (2) |
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Drawbacks on the Use of Engineering Simulators |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (3) |
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Additional High-Frequency Exercises that Can Be Done In Port |
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Summary of Exercises Done Underway |
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59 | (4) |
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Findings and Recommendations |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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A. List of Surface Exercises Required for Surface Combatants |
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B. Survey of Available Simulators |
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C. Surface Propulsion Training Devices |
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105 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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