 with reforms amid exceedingly rapid change. With information technology serving an increasingly vital role in warfighting, finding new ways of acquiring and managing it has become paramount. And, as adversaries adapt their tactics to avoid U.S. strengths and exploit potential weaknesses, the ability to adapt U.S. forces is essential to prevailing on the battlespace.

These were among the many issues discussed at West 2011, presented by AFCEA International and the USNI from January 25-27, 2011, in San Diego. Titled “After the Long War: What’s Next?” the program focused on technologies and trends that are changing the way adversaries fight.

Many speakers and panels offered controversial topics spiced with exchanges between participants and the audience. They covered wide-ranging subjects such as U.S. Navy shipbuilding, budget priorities, air doctrine, cybersecurity and the People’s Republic of China.

The advances being made by adversaries were cited by Dick Diamond Jr., national security trends and strategic issues analyst with Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. While moderating a panel on unmanned systems, Diamond expounded on how the vaunted U.S. military technological superiority may be waning as other countries acquire advanced technologies at an affordable price. Precision-guided munitions and surveillance in particular now can be had by foes who will use them to upset U.S. warfighting doctrine.

“We may not be able to conduct our favorite American way of war in the future,” Diamond said.

He explained that the United States may not have the luxury of being able to position forces forward for a period of time so that they can commence fighting at a moment of their choosing. These forces would be vulnerable to other countries that are procuring high-technology weapons at affordable prices. As a result, maritime forces will need to be positioned farther away from shore.

Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt, USN, commander of the U.S. Third Fleet, offered that the U.S. Navy must adopt a holistic approach to operational missions. Giving the kickoff address, Adm. Hunt said that the United States must conduct operations geared toward winning over countries instead of taking their support for granted.

Adm. Hunt singled out humanitarian assistance as one way of building U.S. strength among diverse countries. He noted that many nations “could go either way” in supporting or opposing U.S. national interests, and the United States could swing them
with reforms amid exceedingly rapid change. With information engineering serve an increasingly vital role in warfighting, find raw ways of acquiring and oversee it has become overriding. And, as adversaries adapt their tactics to avoid U.S. strengths and overwork potential weaknesses, the ability to adapt U.S. forces is all-important to prevailing on the battlespace. 

 These were among the many issues discussed at West 2011, presented by AFCEA International and the USNI from January 25 - 27, 2011, in San Diego. Titled “ After the Long War: What ’s following? ” the program focused on technologies and vogue that are changing the way adversaries fight. 

 Many speaker and panels offered controversial topics spiced with exchanges between participant and the audience. They covered wide - ranging subjects such as U.S. Navy shipbuilding, budget priorities, air doctrine, cybersecurity and the People ’s Republic of China. 

 The advances being made by adversaries were cited by Dick Diamond Jr., national security trends and strategic issues analyst with Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. While moderating a panel on unmanned systems, Diamond elaborate on how the vaunted U.S. military technological superiority may be wan as early nation acquire advanced technologies at an affordable price. Precision - guided fortification and surveillance in particular now can be had by foes who will use them to upset U.S. warfighting doctrine. 

 “ We may not be able to lead our favorite American way of war in the future, ” Diamond said. 

 He explained that the United States may not give birth the lavishness of being able to put power forward for a period of time so that they can start fighting at a moment of their choosing. These forces would be vulnerable to early countries that are pander high - technology weapon at affordable price. As a result, maritime effect will need to be position farther aside from shore. 

 Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt, USN, commander of the U.S. Third Fleet, offer that the U.S. Navy must adopt a holistic approach to operational missions. Giving the beginning address, Adm. Hunt said that the United States must conduct mathematical process geared toward winning over countries instead of taking their documentation for granted. 

 Adm. Hunt singled out human-centered assistance as one way of building U.S. strength among diverse countries. He noted that many nation “ could go either way ” in supporting or opposing U.S. national interests, and the United States could dangle them
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 with reforms amid exceedinglY rapid chanGe. WitH inForMaTion TechNology serving aN IncrEasingly vital role in warFightInG, FindINg New waYs of acqUIrING anD mAnAgiNg IT hAs becOme ParamouNt. And, as advErsArIes adapt theiR TaCtics to avoId U.s. strengths anD exPloit pOtEntIAl weaKneSses, tHe abilITy to adApt U.S. forcEs IS essenTIal to prEVAiLing On the battlespace.

THEsE Were among the maNy issuEs DIsCUSseD at west 2011, presenTeD by AFceA InterNAtIONAl aND the USNI from JAnuary 25-27, 2011, in San dIegO. TitleD “AFteR The LonG War: WHaT’S NeXt?” the prograM focUsed on tecHnologIEs and trENds that Are chaNgiNg tHe waY AdVeRsaRiES fiGHt.

manY SpeAkers and PaNeLs offEred CONTRoveRsiAl toPics sPiced with exchAngEs beTWeeN partIcipaNts aNd The auDience. they cOvEred wide-ranging SubjEcts such aS U.S. naVy sHiPbuilDIng, budGet PriOrities, Air doctRIne, CyBERSeCurity and the People’S REPUbLic of ChiNa.

The aDVaNcES being maDe By aDverSARies wEre cITeD by Dick DIamond jR., nAtIonal seCuRity trEnDs aNd sTrateGIc isSues anAlyst witH RaytHEon Integrated DEFense Systems. WHIlE MOdERatiNg a Panel on unmaNned SYsteMs, DiAMoNd eXPoundEd on hOw THe VAunted U.S. military tecHnOlogicAl supEriority may be Waning as otHER CountrieS acqUIrE Advanced technoLogieS at an afforDAble pricE. PrecIsion-guiDed munitiONS and survEilLanCe iN paRTIcUlar now can be hAD By foEs Who will Use Them to uPseT U.S. WarFigHtIng doctriNe.

“We may nOt Be AbLe To cOnducT Our favorItE AmErIcaN way oF War in tHe futUre,” DIaMoND saId.

He expLAiNED thaT tHe unitEd STaTes maY not HAve The luxuRy of being AblE To poSiTiOn forceS forward for a pErIod of time sO tHat They caN COmmence fIghting at a moment of their CHoosing. theSe forCes wOuld be vulNerAble to OthER countRies thAt are PrOcuRINg higH-TEcHnoLoGy weapons aT AFfoRdablE pRiceS. As a resUlt, maritime forces wILl nEed to be positiOneD farTHEr AwaY FrOM shOrE.

vicE aDm. Richard W. Hunt, UsN, commandeR oF ThE U.S. Third FlEEt, oFfEred thaT the U.S. NAvy muST adopt a Holistic aPproach to OpEratIONal Missions. GiVing the kIckoff addREss, AdM. huNt saiD thAt the UNiTed stateS must cONduCt opeRationS gEared tOward WiNning oveR countries instead of takiNg theiR suppOrt For granteD.

AdM. hunT singled oUt huManitarian AssIstAnce aS onE Way of BuilDInG U.S. STrengTh amONg diverse COuNtrIES. HE noted that mANY NatIons “cOulD Go eithEr waY” in supporting or opPOsing U.S. nationaL intEREstS, anD The UNiTed States could SwiNg THEm
 with reforms amid exceedi ngly rapid  chan ge.  Wi th  inf orma tion technolog y  ser ving an increasingly v italro l e in wa rfigh ting, f i nd i n g n ew  w ays  o f  a cquir ing  and ma naging ithas  b ecome paramo u nt . And, asadv ersaries ada pttheirta cti c s toavo id U. S. str e ngthsand explo it potent i al weak n e ss es,the ability to ad a pt U.S. forces is  essen ti a lt o  pr eva iling on t he  batt l espace. 
T h e s e w e re among themany issues dis cussed  a t W e st 201 1, pr es e nte d by AFCEAInte rnational  and t h e USNIf rom Jan uary 2 5-2 7,2011 ,  i nSan  D i ego .  T itl e d “ After th eLo ng Wa r: W h a t ’ s Ne xt? ” th e pro gram focusedontech n olo giesand t rend sthatare ch angin gthe way adversa ries  fight.
Man yspe ak ers a n d pane lsoff ered co ntrover s ial  t o p i cs  spiced with excha ng e s  b etween p artici p an ts and theau die nce. T hey c over e dwide-ran ging s u bj ec ts such  a s U.S.  N avy  sh ipbui l ding , budg et prior ities ,  air doctrine, cybersecurity an d th e  Peo ple ’s Republic  ofC hina .

T h eadv a ncesbeing  m a de by adversaries were  c ited b y Dic k Diamond Jr. , national s e curity t rend s  a n d strategic is suesanalyst wi t h Raythe on In tegrated  DefenseS y stems. W hil e m ode rat i n ga panel on un m a nned  s ystems,  Di amond e xpo und edonho w the vau nted U.S .mi li ta rytechn o logicalsu per io rit y may be wan ing a s ot he rc oun tries a c qu i r e ad va nc ed t ech no logie s at anafforda ble price . P r ecis io n- guidedmunitions and  s urveillanc einpartic u l ar now c an be had by foes who w i ll usethe m toupse t U.S. wa rfi ghting  do c trine. 

“Wemay n ot  be a ble t o co ndu ct  our favor i t e A meric an  way  of war  in the future,” D i amo nd said.

Heexp lain e d  t hat th e  Un it e d S t a tes may not hav e the luxu ry of  being abl e  to  p osition  forces  forw a rd fora periodof time s othat t hey  can comme nce figh ting at a momen t  o f the irchoosi ng . T heseforces wou ld be  vulne ra ble to  othe rcountrie s that are procuring hi gh-tec hnolo gyweapons a t a f for dable pri ces.  As a resu lt,  ma ritim e f o rceswill ne edt o beposi t ioned far t he r a w a yfrom shore. V ice  Adm.  Ri c hard W . Hu nt, USN, commande r  of the U.S. T hird F lee t,o ffer ed  that the U.S.  Na vy m ust adop ta holisticapproach  t o  oper ationa l miss ions. G i v in g  the k icko ffaddress,Adm .H unt sai dth a t theUnit ed  State s must cond u c t operations gea red t o w ard w i nni ng ov er  countr i es i nstead oftaking thei r supp ortfor g ranted. 
Adm. H unt  s ingled out humanitar ian a ssistan ce  asone  way o f bu i l dingU.S.  s tre ngth amon g di v er se cou ntri es. H enote d that ma n y nation s “ c ould go  e ith e r  way”i ns u pporting o r o pposi n g  U.S. nati o nali nt e rests , andthe Un ited St a tes  c ould sw ing t hem
 with_reforms amid_exceedingly rapid change. With_information technology_serving_an increasingly_vital_role in warfighting,_finding new ways_of acquiring and managing_it has become_paramount._And, as adversaries adapt their tactics to avoid U.S. strengths and exploit potential weaknesses,_the_ability to_adapt_U.S._forces is essential to prevailing_on the battlespace.

These were among_the many_issues discussed at West 2011, presented by AFCEA_International_and the USNI_from January 25-27, 2011, in San Diego. Titled “After_the Long War: What’s Next?” the_program focused on_technologies_and_trends that are changing_the way adversaries fight.

Many speakers and_panels offered controversial topics spiced with_exchanges between participants and the audience. They_covered wide-ranging subjects such as U.S._Navy shipbuilding, budget priorities, air_doctrine, cybersecurity_and the People’s Republic of_China.

The advances being_made by_adversaries were cited_by Dick Diamond Jr., national security_trends and strategic_issues analyst with Raytheon Integrated Defense_Systems._While moderating a_panel_on_unmanned systems,_Diamond expounded on_how_the vaunted_U.S._military technological superiority may be waning_as_other countries acquire advanced technologies at an_affordable price. Precision-guided munitions_and_surveillance in particular now_can be had by foes_who will use them to upset_U.S. warfighting_doctrine.

“We may_not be able to conduct our favorite American way of war_in the future,” Diamond said.

He explained_that the United States_may not_have_the luxury of_being_able to_position forces forward for a period of_time so_that they can commence fighting at_a moment of their_choosing._These forces would be vulnerable to_other countries that are procuring high-technology_weapons at affordable prices. As_a_result,_maritime forces will need to_be positioned farther away from shore.

Vice_Adm. Richard W._Hunt, USN, commander of the U.S. Third_Fleet,_offered that the U.S. Navy must_adopt_a holistic approach to operational missions._Giving_the_kickoff address, Adm. Hunt said_that the United States must conduct_operations geared toward winning over countries instead of taking_their support for_granted.

Adm. Hunt singled out humanitarian_assistance_as_one way of building U.S. strength among diverse countries. He_noted that_many nations “could_go either way” in supporting or opposing U.S. national interests,_and the United States could swing them