Naval Enterprise Energy Education and Training Program

By Dan Temple, Faculty Associate – Research, Energy Academic Group

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (DASN (RDT&E)) has selected the Energy Academic Group to lead a multi-year effort to develop a roadmap for integrating Operational Energy (OE) education into undergraduate and graduate level education in the Department of the Navy. The project entitled “Naval Enterprise Energy Education and Training” or NE3T highlights the Navy’s belief that OE is fundamental to the Navy’s strategic, tactical, and operational mission execution. This effort seeks to create an energy-aware culture throughout the Navy and Marine Corps that regards OE as a force enabler and a valuable resource that demands consideration in all aspects of an effective military force from the acquisition process through combat operations. The target audience for this program includes Midshipmen at the undergraduate level and graduate students at the Naval Postgraduate School, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and College of Naval Command and Staff. The first event scheduled for this effort will be an NE3T Workshop on 26 to 30 July at the Naval Postgraduate School to determine OE learning objectives, outline new curriculum, and identify insertion points in existing curriculum.