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The Department of Defense is in the process of transforming the nation'sarmed forces to meet the military challenges of the 21st century. Currently, theopportunity exists to carry out experiments at individual and joint service levels tofacilitate this transformation. Experimentation, which involves a spectrum of activitiesincluding analyses, war games, modeling and simulation, small focused experiments, andlarge field events among other things, provides the means to enhance naval and jointforce development. To assist the Navy in this effort, the Chief of Naval Operations(CNO) asked the National Research Council (NRC) to conduct a study to examine therole of experimentation in building future naval forces to operate in the jointenvironment. The NRC formed the Committee for the Role of Experimentation inBuilding Future Naval Forces to perform the study.Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 Experimentation--What It Means 3 Experimentation--Past, Present, and Future 4 Emerging Roles in Experimentation--The Joint Connection 5 Effectiveness of Experimentation for Future Naval Capabilities 6 Recommendations for Improving the Overall Effectiveness of Naval Experimentation Appendix A: Biographies of Committee Members and Staff Appendix B: Agendas for Meetings of the Committee Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix D: Definitions of Experimentation Terms Used in Report