WIC Workshop 2021: Hybrid Force 2045 September 2021 Workshop Quick Look

This rapid concept generation workshop was held 20-23 September 2021 and included nearly 130 participants attending either on the NPS campus in Monterey or on the NPS “Virtual Campus” via MS Teams

After Action Report

17 USC 105 interim-entered record; under review.Prepared by Lyla Englehorn, NPS Faculty Associate – Research for VADM David Lewis USN (ret) NWSI Director; CAPT Jeff Kline USN retired, Professor of the Practice NPS Operations Research Department; and Dr. Brian Bingham, CRUSER DirectorThe September 2021 workshop “Hybrid Force 2045” tasked participants to apply emerging technologies to shape the way we fight in a 2045 global conflict depicted in the fictional scenario “Hybrid War 2045.” Concept generation teams were given the design challenge: How might emerging technologies, new operational concepts, and alternative fleet designs contribute to a more effective naval force across the spectrum from competition to conflict? How do the alternative fleet designs enhance the effectiveness and resilience of joint, combined and coalition forces across all domains? Following panel discussions and presentations from leading technical and policy experts, the teams and their embedded facilitators had fourteen hours of scheduled concept generation time to meet that challenge and presented their best concepts on the final morning of the workshop.UNCLASSIFIED//Approved for public release: distribution unlimite

WIC Workshop 2021: Hybrid Force 2045

September 2021 Workshop Quick Look. This rapid concept generation workshop was held 20-23 September 2021 and included nearly 130 participants attending either on the NPS campus in Monterey or on the NPS “Virtual Campus” via MS Teams.2021 Design Challenge: How might emerging technologies, new operational concepts, and alternative fleet designs contribute to a more effective naval force across the spectrum from competition to conflict? How do the alternative fleet designs enhance the effectiveness and resilience of joint, combined and coalition forces across all domains? WIC 2021 Scenario: Hybrid War 2045CRUSERApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited

NWSI Maritime Gray Zone Warfare Innovation Workshop

17 USC 105 interim-entered record; under review.This report summarizes the NWSI Maritime Gray Zone Warfare Innovation Workshop, the first effort of the NWSI Maritime Gray Zone Research Task Force (MGZ RTF). Three teams were facilitated through a rapid concept generation process using tools of user-centered design to respond to the design challenge: How might emerging technologies, new operational concepts, and new force capabilities contribute to a more effective force in the geo-political competitive phase to deter adversaries, strengthen allied relations, and shape the strategic and operational environment?UNCLASSIFIED – approved for unlimited distributio

Consortium for Robotics and Unmanned Systems Education and Research (CRUSER) 2019 Annual Report

Prepared for: Dr. Brian Bingham, CRUSER DirectorThe Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Consortium for Robotics and Unmanned Systems Education and Research (CRUSER) provides a collaborative environment and community of interest for the advancement of unmanned systems (UxS) education and research endeavors across the Navy (USN), Marine Corps (USMC) and Department of Defense (DoD). CRUSER is a Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) initiative to build an inclusive community of interest on the application of unmanned systems (UxS) in military and naval operations. This 2019 annual report summarizes CRUSER activities in its eighth year of operations and highlights future plans.Deputy Undersecretary of the Navy PPOIOffice of Naval Research (ONR)Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Consortium for Robotics and Unmanned Systems Education and Research (CRUSER) 2019 Annual Report

Prepared for: Dr. Brian Bingham, CRUSER DirectorThe Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Consortium for Robotics and Unmanned Systems Education and Research (CRUSER) provides a collaborative environment and community of interest for the advancement of unmanned systems (UxS) education and research endeavors across the Navy (USN), Marine Corps (USMC) and Department of Defense (DoD). CRUSER is a Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) initiative to build an inclusive community of interest on the application of unmanned systems (UxS) in military and naval operations. This 2019 annual report summarizes CRUSER activities in its eighth year of operations and highlights future plans.Deputy Undersecretary of the Navy PPOIOffice of Naval Research (ONR)Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited

After Action Report

Naval Warfare Studies Institute (NWSI)Warfare Innovation Continuum (WIC)This Naval Warfare Studies Institute (NWSI), Consortium for Robotics and Unmanned Systems Education and Research (CRUSER), and Consortium for Intelligent Systems Education and Research (CISER) sponsored Warfare Innovation Continuum (WIC) workshop was held 21-24 September 2020 on the ‘Virtual Campus’ of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). The three-and-a-half-day experience allowed NPS students focused interaction with faculty, staff, fleet officers, and guest engineers from Navy labs, system commands and industry.Sponsored by the Naval Warfare Studies Institute (NWSI), the Consortium for Robotics and Unmanned Systems (CRUSER), and the Consortium for Intelligent Systems Education and Research (CISER

Multimodal Information Sharing Team (MIST) – Port of Baltimore Industry and Public Sector Cooperation for Information Sharing

The Multimodal Information Sharing Team (MIST) is an evolution of the Maritime Information Sharing Taskforce that has been conducting workshops in domestic ports since 2008. The MIST provides a framework and process for the collaborative exploration of information sharing across the port multimodal community. The MIST emphasizes the private sector perspective to ensure that government stakeholders are leveraging this critical player in the sharing of all hazards threat information. The Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment (PM-ISE) sponsored the Baltimore MIST. This report presents the results of an action planning workshop that involved over 30 local, state, and national public and private sector stakeholders in maritime security for the Port of Baltimore. It highlights the motivations for information sharing and the information needs of both public and private sector. It uses the Inter-Organizational Collaborative Capacity model to organize the analysis and recommendations for three aspects of information sharing: security-focused mechanisms, commerce-focused mechanisms, and technology mechanisms. The report concludes with a set of both immediate-term and long term actions that were identified by workshop participants. Through the MIST collaboration, the PM-ISE in partnership with National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO) will continue to work with the Baltimore area, supporting the on-going development of the Maritime Law Enforcement Information Network (MLEIN)

Trident Room Podcast Episode 27: Jeff Kline and Lyla Ann Englehorn, Warfare Innovation [audio]

17 USC 105 interim-entered record; under review.The Trident Room Podcast officially started broadcasting in the summer of 2020. It was created by an HSI/OR student who wanted to capture conversations he was having with the impressive array of faculty, students, and staff roaming the halls of NPS. Podcasting provides a direct and unfettered connection with listeners, and he wanted to bring that same kind of informative, yet intimate exchange to the Naval Postgraduate School community.The Trident Room Podcast host Luke Goorsky sits down with Jeff Kline and Lyla Ann Englehorn – they discuss problem spaces, the importance of research and the future of warfare. This episode was recorded on October 28, 2021.The Trident Room Podcast was developed with support provided by the Naval Postgraduate School Alumni Association and Foundation (NPSAAF)

Industry and Public Sector Cooperation for Information Sharing Ports of Puget Sound

(MIST Puget Sound)This report presents the findings of the Maritime Information Sharing Taskforce (MIST) research effort for the Washington State Puget Sound ports. Using a participatory design approach, the researchers partnered with federal and commercial stakeholders to assess the information sharing needs of security personnel in this port region. The research design included an issues workshop, field studies of port personnel, and local networking events. The findings indicate the need for increased interagency collaboration in maritime domain awareness (MDA) and highlight local recommended practices and incentives for information sharing with the private sector. In addition, we gathered usability data on two federal policies/programs. The Maritime Information Sharing Taskforce (MIST) is an interagency effort to capture best practices in information sharing, create a structure for collaborative problem solving, and convey unique local issues to national policy makers. The MIST team is led by the Maritime Defense and Security Research Program (MDSRP) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in partnership with several federal agencies: the Maritime Administration (MARAD), the Office of Global Maritime Situational Awareness (OGMSA), Global Maritime and Air Intelligence Integration (GMAII), the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS). The MIST process consists of a series of activities that are designed to help us surface issues important to private sector shipping. Each local event builds upon lessons learned from earlier events and invites participants to join in on the design of specific activities