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Mr. Michael Durkin, Director of the Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC), speaks with U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (VA) during his visit to NWDC in Norfolk, Va., on Aug. 4, 2025. Senator Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, received an overview of the Navy’s evolving warfighting concepts and preparations for Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2025, which will test the Fleet’s ability to conduct integrated, distributed maritime operations across multiple theaters.
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Aug 12, 2025
NORFOLK, Va. - From left to right: U.S. Navy Capt. Christopher Narducci, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC); Rear Adm. Kenneth Blackmon, MS, CFP®, CRPC®, ChFC®, Vice Commander, USFFC; Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Senator Tim Kaine (VA), Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; Adm. (ret) Admiral James G. Foggo (ret.) MSC, Dean of the Center for Maritime Strategy; and Mr. Michael Durkin, Director, Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC)—pictured during a visit to NWDC to discuss the Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2025 and ongoing naval warfighting development efforts.


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CNO Gilday and Gen. Berger Announce LSE 2021

  • Chief of Naval Operations
  • Aug. 3, 2021 | 1:44

210803-N-TR763-1001 WASHINGTON (Aug. 3, 2021) - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger announce Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021. (U.S. Navy video by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Nick Brown/Released)

 
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