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Royal Saudi Navy Director of Training Sees Benefits of U.S. Navy Training

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS100619-03
6/19/2010

By Kimberly M. Lansdale, Center for Surface Combat Systems Public Affairs

DAHLGREN, Va. (NNS) -- Supporting the U.S. Navy's training mission to help build partnerships with allied nations, the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) and AEGIS Training and Readiness Center (ATRC) hosted the head of training for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces May 27.

Director of Training Commodore Sager G.L. Al-Motari visited the training commands on board Naval Support Activity South Potomac as part of a two-week visit to the United States. The trip was designed to give the training director an understanding of U.S. Navy training of the AEGIS combat system, as the Royal Saudi Navy considers options to upgrade their fleet.

"Visits such as this increase U.S. and global security by focusing on where we have common interests and processes," said Capt. Russ Haas, commanding officer, ATRC. "This is one of the ways our training commands directly support the Naval Operations Concept 2010 and the building and maintaining of coalition maritime partnerships."

International training at CSCS is coordinated through the command's Security Assistance and International Programs directorate.

"Our mission is to provide allied forces quality training to enable them to develop ready teams capable of operations that maintain and expertly employ surface combatants," said Darrell Tatro, director of CSCS International Programs. "We partner with U.S. training, readiness, and policy organizations, as well as other government agencies and industry to support our international mission."

Haas greeted Al-Motari and participated in the tour. The American and Saudi training experts discussed the CSCS and ATRC organization and training infrastructure as Al-Motari reviewed ATRC's labs and classrooms, and saw demonstrations of current training aids and simulation devices.

"Commodore Al-Motari was very interested in the U.S. Navy's strategy for training combat systems Sailors and how technology is leveraged to deliver the most robust training in the world," said Tatro. "Prerequisite skills and the educational background needed to succeed as an AEGIS fire controlmen were of particular interest to him."

According to Haas, hosting allies at training commands is extremely beneficial.

"It is important to for us to show our coalition partners the investment and the fidelity the U.S. Navy makes in the advanced education of our Sailors," Haas said. "Our fleet achieves operational excellence daily because our Sailors are highly trained to maintain, operate, and employ the AEGIS Combat System. Schoolhouse and waterfront training enables our fleet to successfully execute the Naval Operations Concept 2010 and our Maritime Strategy."