To deter Russia, EUCOM official stresses ‘threat-informed’ exercises

To deter Russia, EUCOM official stresses ‘threat-informed’ exercises
To deter Russia, EUCOM official stresses ‘threat-informed’ exercises

Maj. Gen. Jessica Meyeraan said an “interesting development that occurred over the course of the last 12 to 24 months in the NATO parlance is an acknowledgment that we need to focus on a real-world threat.”

3 keys to bridging ‘valley of death’: Get involved early, cut out middlemen and pray Congress works

3 keys to bridging ‘valley of death’: Get involved early, cut out middlemen and pray Congress works
3 keys to bridging ‘valley of death’: Get involved early, cut out middlemen and pray Congress works

“So you can have something that the chief wants that will solve the problem, but if you don’t have a way to sell it in a way that the government can buy it – and then the challenge is not, you know, in many cases the buyer isn’t the customer,” James Guerts said. “And so I think where the services are really working hard is to compress that so the buyer and the customer are more closely aligned.”

STARCOM weighs ‘live’ space training, needs industry help for Earthbound ranges

STARCOM weighs ‘live’ space training, needs industry help for Earthbound ranges
STARCOM weighs ‘live’ space training, needs industry help for Earthbound ranges

“[If] I put a Guardian in a simulator, simulator, simulator and then put them on the ops floor live to fly GPS or communication satellite or any of the space capabilities, is that the best preparation?” Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton asked.

DoD forming new military training exec steering group for joint, tactical challenges

DoD forming new military training exec steering group for joint, tactical challenges
DoD forming new military training exec steering group for joint, tactical challenges

“We’re trying to create a new paradigm for governing with training, for making sure that all of these efforts that might seem disparate are synchronized, unified, and all marching at the same pace in the same direction with the same vector,” Caroline Baxter said.