Kari Gerety

Kari Gerety serves as a key procurement lead within the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (N61340), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to modernize and sustain advanced aviation training systems. She manages acquisition strategies for immersive simulation platforms, mission-critical avionics infrastructure, and integrated flight training curricula designed to enhance pilot and aircrew readiness. Her portfolio centers on high-fidelity synthetic training environments, including tactical combat training systems and embedded training technologies, ensuring alignment with naval aviation operational requirements and future readiness goals. Gerety maintains consistent contracting relationships with STRACON SERVICES GROUP, LLC and FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC, both of which provide specialized training system integration, simulation software development, and flight training solutions. These partnerships reflect a preference for established industry leaders with proven expertise in military aviation training technologies, emphasizing performance-based outcomes, systems interoperability, and lifecycle sustainment. Her contracting approach prioritizes technical excellence and mission-critical reliability over volume-based vendor diversity. Her procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on securing specialized capabilities from vendors with proven experience in defense-grade simulation and training systems, rather than prioritizing socioeconomic categories. Her approach underscores the technical specificity and operational urgency inherent in naval aviation training modernization. The sole NAICS code dominating her portfolio is 611519 (Other Technical and Trade Schools), indicating a primary focus on the development and delivery of advanced technical training systems—not traditional education services, but rather proprietary simulation-based learning platforms and embedded training solutions. Her domain expertise lies at the intersection of defense systems engineering, immersive training technologies, and aviation operational readiness, making her a critical link between warfighter needs and next-generation training infrastructure.