'At a Crossroads'

摘要

The Littoral Operations Center at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., recently conducted two days of workshops to determine what types of wargames would prepare crews and ships most effectively for the contingencies they may face in the global littorals. 1. Discussions took place in the context of Deputy Defense Secretary Robert O. Work's Feb. 9 directive that the services "invigorate" their wargaming programs. 2. The information garnered during the sessions could be incorporated in eventual at-sea exercises. 3. "The point of studying the littorals [is to] move toward a comprehensive understanding of that operational environment," said Dr. Kalev I. Sepp, director of the Littoral Operations Center.