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Section I: The Cost of Closure-seeks to analyze the true value of NSWC Corona and the
likely costs should Corona be closed or its missions re-located. This section outlines
several arguments that are supported and proven by real-life examples/incidents. The
case for Corona is predicated on three key points:
1. Corona's assessment mission is a core government fiction that has saved
both money and lives, and should not be transferred outside the Department of
Defense
2. With more than 100 subject matter experts that would require approximately
15 years to replace, loss of Corona's intellectual capital will have a devastating
and long-term effect on the operational success and safety of the U.S. military
3. With a return-on-investment in excess of six years, there is insufficient finan-
cial gain to warrant closing NSWC Corona
Section II: Command Overview-is designed to provide basic facts on the warfare center,
its core competencies, its competitive advantages, and the fact that NSWC Corona is the
Navy's only Independent Assessment Agent charged with gauging the war-fighting
capability and effectiveness of ships and aircraft, from unit to battle group level. In exe-
cuting this mission, Corona has demonstrated its role and value as an agent of change.
By providing objective, unbiased assessments, Corona enables senior defense officials
to transform the military for a more dangerous and unpredictable era.
Section III: Capabilities and Results-contains dozens of specific examples of
operational and programmatic accomplishments attributed to Corona's highly skilled
professional staff. Collectively, these case studies factually demonstrate the cost effec-
tiveness of Corona while also highlighting the impressive return-on-investment that
NSWC Corona provides the Navy and the nation. This section also brings to the fore-
front the diversity of programs in which Corona is involved. Although classified as a
naval warfare center, Corona has increasingly been recruited to work on programs that
have national and joint applications such as missile defense, tactical communications,
and the establishment of government and industry-wide calibration standards.
As a public document, the information contained in this report is limited to unclassified,
open-source material. As such, this report makes only passing reference to the special-
access programs that NSWC Corona is centrally involved in. Nevertheless, any decision
affecting Corona's status should not be considered without first fully assessing its impact
on Corona's role in these highly classified (and often, hidden) programs.
At its core, this document is intended to highlight for senior defense officials specific
aspects of NSWC Corona that may not have received sufficient attention. It is designed to
alert and educate military officials of the true capabilities resident at Corona, causing further
examination of the role of Corona in our military. For as impressive as NSWC Corona's
past is, its future is even brighter.I I
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