Shipmates,
This morning General Jim Conway and I held the first U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard "Warfighter Talks." Warfighter talks are informal discussions between service chiefs on matters of mutual interest. We have a tradition of warfighter talks with the U.S. Navy and meet regularly. Today's talks were intended to provide interaction between the services' counterparts and to lay the groundwork for future dialogue, collaboration and coordination.
Attending were:
USMC:
General Conway, CMC
General Jim Amos, Assistant Commandant
LtGen Richard Kramlich, Director, Marine Corps Staff
LtGen George Flynn, Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration
LtGen George Dunford, Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations
BGen Mark Clark, Director, Strategy and Plans Division
BGen Andrew O'Donnell, Jr, Director, Capabilities Development Directorate.
BGen James Walker, Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant
USCG:
ADM Allen
VADM Vivien Crea, Vice Commandant'
RADM Sally Brice-O'Hara, Deputy Commandant for Operations
RADM RADM Brian Salerno, Assistant Commandant for Safety, Security and Stewardship
RADM Bill Baumgartner, Chief Counsel, JAG
RDML Joe Castillo, Director, Response Policy
A number of areas were discussed where we have mutual interests in the context of the 21st Century Maritime Strategy and the Naval Operations Concept. Included were Interoperability, Visit-Board-Search-Seizure (VBSS), the Special Missions Training Center at Camp LeJune, International Training, Theater Security Cooperation, and Piracy.
General Conway and I look forward to expanding our discussions and working more closely in the future. A terrific meeting.
Semper Paratus
Semper Fidelis
ADM A
