October 4, 2012 • JET OBSERVER 9
TTGL hosts Warfare Commander’s Conference for Carrier Strike Group 10 STORY/PHOTO BY LT. CMDR. TIMOTHY KUNKEL Tactical Training Group Atlantic Public Affairs OfďŹ cer Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, led by Rear Adm. Kevin M.Sweeney,along with USS Harry S.Truman (CVN 75),Destroyer Squadron (CDS) 22 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, and USS San Jacinto (CG 56) began the integrated phase of their pre-deployment Fleet Response Training Plan (FRTP) with Warfare Commander’s Course (WCC) Sept. 17 - 28. Hosted by Tactical Training Group Atlantic (TTGL) on Dam Neck Annex, the WCC begins a series of synthetic and live training events which will ultimately certify CSG 10 to conduct speciďŹ c missions during its 2013 deployment. TheWCC is a two-week academic event where the strike group brings its lead planners and warfare commanders together for the ďŹ rst time to develop standard operating procedures based upon the commander’s guidance. The validity of these SOPs is tested during two in-house war games conducted at TTGL in the ďŹ nal days of the WCC. Lessons learned from the WCC are used as building blocks to drive successive training evolutions such as eet synthetic Training (group commander) and composite training unit exercise or COMPTUEX,“stepping stonesâ€? to ďŹ nal
deployment certiďŹ cation. “The warfare commander’s course provides an outstanding forum to refresh our understanding of tactical requirements,but more importantly,a time for all the team members to get to know each other and discuss how to integrate at every level and every aspect of our commands, to include the German ship Hamburg which will operate with our strike group. The time here at Tactical Training Group Atlantic has laid a ďŹ rm foundation for tremendous success during our upcoming deployment,â€? said Sweeney. TTGL provides valued training to carrier strike groups, amphibious ready groups, Marine expeditionary units and independent deployers in order to conduct maritime missions across the range of military operations. TTGL leverages training and mentoring teams to conduct simulation and live training to provide ready warďŹ ghters to plan and execute Naval missions to support joint force commanders and eet commanders.
PHOTO RIGHT: Commander, CSG-10, Rear Adm. Kevin M. Sweeney briefs his staff, Sept. 26, during the Warfare Commander’s Course held at Tactical Training Group Atlantic at Dam Neck Annex.
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