The following is a memo from Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on improving and increasing Navy and Marine Corps wargaming as part of his innovation initiative. Read More

The following is a memo from Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on improving and increasing Navy and Marine Corps wargaming as part of his innovation initiative. Read More
Under the auspices of the Defense Innovation Initiative, announced by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel before he left office, Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work has sounded a call to revive the practice of wargaming in the Department of Defense. In a memo issued Feb. 9, Work announced plans to “reinvigorate, institutionalize, and systematize wargaming across the Department.”
This memo is a vital first step, and should instigate a Navy wide re-examination of when, why, and how we conduct these evolutions across the force. Lessons learned a century ago demonstrate that the Navy should take the memo’s intent on board, but must go even further than Mr. Work’s suggestions in order to maximize the warfighting ability and innovative spirit of the fleet. Read More
The following is a Feb. 9, 2015 memo issued to Pentagon leadership from Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work on the importance of wargaming. Read More