Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the 29th WEST Conference in San Diego, California, where military, government and industry professionals experience the leading-edge technologies and state-of-the-art networking capabilities supporting the Sea Services’ operations.

Co-hosted by the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) at the San Diego Convention Center, the theme for this year’s conference, held Feb. 13-15, is “Sharpening the Competitive Edge: Are We Ready to Compete, Deter and Win Globally?”

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• Article: U.S. 3rd, 10th Fleet Commanders Discuss Dynamic Force Employment at WEST 2019 

SAN DIEGO, Cal. (NNS) — Commanders of the U.S. 3rd and 10th fleets have emphasized dynamic force employment at WEST 2019 conference at the San Diego Convention Center.

• Article: SPAWAR Systems Center Names Change to Naval Information Warfare Centers (Feb. 13, 2019)

SAN DIEGO (NNS) — Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) announced it will change the names of its Echelon III systems centers, SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic in Charleston, South Carolina, and SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific in San Diego, to Naval Information Warfare Centers Atlantic and Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, respectively.

• Morning Keynote: Adm. John M. Richardson, U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations (Feb. 13, 2019)
• Morning Panel Discussion:”What Are the Major Naval Warfare Communities Doing to Restore Readiness and Build a More Lethal Force?”
• Luncheon Keynote: Thomas B. Modly, Under Secretary of the Navy (Feb. 13, 2019)

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