AFCEA/USNI WEST 2026

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Resourcing the Sea Services to Restore Maritime Dominance (Room Hall C Stage)

10 Feb 26

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Tracks: Panel, Primary Stage

Speaker(s): RDML Matthew Lake, Assistant Commandant for Resources & Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Coast Guard; Senator Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Member, Senate Armed Services Committee; Member, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces; VADM John B. (Brad) Skillman, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources, N8, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations ; Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT), Member, House Armed Services Committee, Ranking Member, Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee; VADM Roy L. Kitchener, USN , Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet

This session will discuss how the Sea Services are funding the modernization and strategic priorities to meet today's challenges. Panelists will address the budgetary initiatives underway to balance readiness, force structure, and innovation and explain how Congressional engagement shapes naval strategy and budgets.

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