NPS' Regional Security Education Program Hosts PACFLT Reservists
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U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Michael Ehrlich
NPS' Regional Security Education Program Hosts PACFLT Reservists
By MC2 Michael Ehrlich
Director of Plans and Policy for U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), William Wesley discusses PACFLT plans, contingencies, engagements and policies with reservists during the latest Regional Security Education Program (RSEP) in Glasgow Hall, Feb. 25. A diversion from its usual format of educating deploying forces on Navy ships, this latest effort provided an opportunity for the PACFLT reserve unit to get up to speed on priorities and issues within its area of responsibility.
"The importance of RSEP is that we need everyone to support the planning efforts that are ongoing throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific, particularly our reserve structure. They provide a tremendous augmentation to the planners I have on active-duty," said Wesley. "What I get out of RSEP is an opportunity to explain to the reservists the PACFLT overview … Our concerns, our priorities, and the guidance that we have from [PACFLT Commander] Adm. Swift with his view on how we want to engage the theater, and how we want each individual to support our overall efforts in response to our governmental policies."
Lt. Cmdr. Sarah McGann was one of the reservists in the program, but it wasn't her first opportunity to attend an RSEP event.
"I first came as a member of the Third Fleet unit, and I was looking at it through that lens at the operational level," said McGann. "Now at PACFLT as a planner, this is incredible … By taking two days, one drill weekend, we get the full updated picture that gives us an incredible amount of knowledge to go forward as planners."
Director of Plans and Policy for U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), William Wesley discusses PACFLT plans, contingencies, engagements and policies with reservists during the latest Regional Security Education Program (RSEP) in Glasgow Hall, Feb. 25. A diversion from its usual format of educating deploying forces on Navy ships, this latest effort provided an opportunity for the PACFLT reserve unit to get up to speed on priorities and issues within its area of responsibility.
"The importance of RSEP is that we need everyone to support the planning efforts that are ongoing throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific, particularly our reserve structure. They provide a tremendous augmentation to the planners I have on active-duty," said Wesley. "What I get out of RSEP is an opportunity to explain to the reservists the PACFLT overview … Our concerns, our priorities, and the guidance that we have from [PACFLT Commander] Adm. Swift with his view on how we want to engage the theater, and how we want each individual to support our overall efforts in response to our governmental policies."
Lt. Cmdr. Sarah McGann was one of the reservists in the program, but it wasn't her first opportunity to attend an RSEP event.
"I first came as a member of the Third Fleet unit, and I was looking at it through that lens at the operational level," said McGann. "Now at PACFLT as a planner, this is incredible … By taking two days, one drill weekend, we get the full updated picture that gives us an incredible amount of knowledge to go forward as planners."