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NORFOLK, Va. — Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and Lt. Gen. Brian Cavanaugh, commander, Marine Forces Command introduced the upcoming Giant Scale Train (LSE) 2023 throughout a media occasion held at U.S. Fleet Forces Command, July 24.
LSE 2023 brings collectively the mixed firepower of the Navy and Marine Corps workforce throughout six maritime element instructions, seven numbered fleets, and 22 time zones. The train is scheduled to run from Aug 9-18.
“The flexibility to command and management our operations throughout 22 time zones is how we’ll combat and win in a world setting in opposition to our rivals,” mentioned Caudle. “To take action, we’ve to globally synchronize precision and timing in an effort to conduct high-end fashionable warfare.”
LSE 2023 merges real-world operations with just about constructed situations to create a practical coaching setting that permits our Sailors and Marines to coach the best way we combat, no matter geographic boundaries.
LSE was designed to bolster the Chief of Naval Operations’ effort to set the stage for advancing naval doctrine and techniques by globally integrating fleet operations with rising applied sciences to refine and validate Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) capabilities.
“Conducting these operations in a dwell, digital, and constructive method is essential,” mentioned Cavanaugh. “From the tactical finish the place we’ve the Sailors and Marines doing operations on the bottom or at sea, all the best way as much as the command and management facet, our potential to synchronize and conduct these operations are crucial.”
LSE 2023 is the second iteration of this train and builds on classes discovered from LSE 2021 and warfighting ideas refined via Fleet Battle Issues.
To study extra about LSE 2023, watch this video.
Taking part items will embody:
– Six naval and Marine Corps element instructions:
U.S. Fleet Forces Command
U.S. Pacific Fleet
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Command
Marine Forces Command
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific
– Seven U.S. numbered Fleets:
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Tenth
