Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Springfield Air National Guard Base and the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Table of Contents

• Welcome Letter...... 3 Contact Information...... 5 Agenda ...... 6 • Speaker Biographies...... 9 Ohio Congressional Delegation...... 14 Student Information...... 17 • Map ...... 19 • 2018-2019 PDAC Process & Overview. . . . . 20 PDAC Project Recommendations...... 21 Issue Recommendations ...... 25 • Aerospace and Defense...... 28 WPAFB...... 32 Springfield Air National Guard Base . . . . . 36 Dayton VA Medical Center...... 37 • Acronyms...... 38

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2 Welcome Letter

Dear Community Leader: Welcome to our 35th Annual Dayton Region Community Leader Washington Fly-In! Thank you for being a part of this effort to share our community’s vision with our nation’s leaders. We started the annual Fly-In more than three decades ago, and in that time, our Fly-In has become one of the nation’s oldest and largest annual regional trips to the nation’s capital. It is vital in helping the federal government understand the needs of our local community. We often talk about collaboration at the DDC, and we take great pride in how business, government, academia, and the non-profit sector come together to support our region and “speak with one voice.” We see the Fly-In as this collaborative idea come to life. When 150 community leaders converge on Washington, it sends a powerful message. As you know, the Fly-In is more than just a show of support for the community’s interests. We believe the Fly-In offers attendees an opportunity to learn more about Washington. The annual Capitol Hill reception on Wednesday, April 3rd is a chance to mingle with members of the delegation and their staffs, as well as other government officials and business leaders with an interest in Ohio. Our sessions this year include presentations from the House and Senate Congressional delegation representing the Dayton Region on Thursday morning, April 4th. On Thursday afternoon, attendees can choose from a discussion of business issues with the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, an update on the proposed Dayton Veterans Affairs History Center, or overview of federal health care issues facing Congress and the Administration. Attendees can also choose to get an insider’s perspective of the Library of Congress or take the afternoon off and network with DC contacts. On Friday morning, April 5th, Marti Taylor, President & CEO of OneFifteen, will present this new nonprofit’s ecosystem dedicated to the full and sustained recovery of people living with opioid addiction. OneFifteen was established in Dayton in February 2019 to deploy a tech-enabled system of care that includes a behavioral health treatment center, rehabilitation housing and wrap-around services. Friday’s scheduled keynote is U.S. Air Force Under Secretary Matthew Donovan. The main focus of the trip remains supporting the Dayton Region’s federal installations, which include Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Springfield Air National Guard Base and the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Together, these installations have a combined annual economic impact on our area of more than $16 billion. As in past years, other important federal issues include transportation and infrastructure, health, human services, education, and quality of life. We encourage you to ask questions, dig deeper into the issues that matter to you, and share your vision for Dayton. I look forward to seeing you in Washington. All my best, Jeffrey C. Hoagland President and CEO Dayton Development Coalition

Contact Information

Dayton Development Coalition...... 800/241-2469 Name...... Cell Phone Amber Begley...... 937/681-1851 Michael Gessel...... 202/494-4475 . . . Janet Harp ...... 937/902-4379 Jeff Hoagland ...... 937/620-3667 Maurice McDonald...... 937/903-3005. . . Amy Schrimpf...... 937/545-6915 Julie Sullivan...... 937/673-4892 . . Breck Woodard...... 937/694-4231 . . . Residence Inn Arlington Capital View 2850 South Potomac Ave Arlington, VA 22202 Senate Hart Building (Rm 902) Constitution Ave NE & 2nd St Washington, DC 20002 National Guard Association of the U.S. One Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington, DC 20001 U.S. Chamber of Commerce 1615 H St . NW Washington, DC 20062 Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave SE Washington, DC 20540 Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20571

5 Fly-In Agenda

Wednesday, April 3 4:30 PM Group departs for Congressional Reception 5:30 PM - Congressional Reception at the Senate Hart Building 7:00 PM Thursday, April 4 7:15 AM Group Breakfast at Residence Inn - Potomac 1 & 2 8:00 AM Welcome DECA Student Introduction Dave Hobson Award Keynote Speaker - Joe Zeis, Aerospace & Defense Advisor to Governor Mike DeWine Group Photo 9:15 AM Load buses for National Guard Association of the U.S. 10:00 AM Congressional Meetings 12:30 PM Lunch - National Guard Association of the U.S. 1:15 PM Leave for Thursday afternoon Tracks 2:00 PM Group Tracks Economy & Business Issues - U.S. Chamber of Commerce- description on next page Health Care - Residence Inn - description on next page Library of Congress Tour - description on next page Veterans Affairs History Center - description on next page 4:00 PM Groups depart for Hotel 5:00 PM - Networking Reception - Residence Inn - Potomac 1 & 2 6:30 PM Dress Code is Business Casual

6 Fly-In Agenda

Economy & Business Issues U.S. Chamber of Commerce; 4th Floor Executive Board Room Top issues affecting American businesses, including trade, taxes, and regulation. Speakers: • Neil Bradley, Executive Vice President & Chief Policy Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Legislative Update • Jeff Lungren, Executive Director, Congressional and Public Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Immigration Policy Discussion • Kris Denzel, Senior Director, International Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Trade Policy Discussion

Health Care Residence Inn, Room TBD An overview of federal health care issues facing Congress and the administration, including curbing rising health care costs, Medicare, and the future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”). Speakers: • Drew Altman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (Invited) - Major national issues facing consumers and providers of health care. The Kaiser Family Foundation is a leader in health policy analysis and health journalism. • Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg, Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force - Health care trends affecting the Air Force and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Library of Congress Tour The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with more than 168 million items including more than 39 million cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages and the world’s largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings. The tour will also give participants a chance to explore current exhibits at their own pace.

Veterans Affairs History Center Meeting with the Department of Veterans Affairs on the progress of establishing the Veterans Heritage Center in Dayton and other issues facing the Dayton VA Medical Center. Speaker: Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Invited) - Discussion on the proposed National Veterans Affairs History Center on the campus of the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

All fly-in policy briefings are off the record and closed to members of the press. 7 Fly-In Agenda

Friday, April 5 7:15 AM Breakfast at the Residence Inn - Potomac 1 & 2 8:00 AM Keynote - Matthew Donovan, Under Secretary of the Air Force 9:00 AM Keynote - Marti Taylor, President & CEO, OneFifteen 10:00 AM Adjourn

Pat and Scott McGohan believe in giving back to a community that has given so much to them. Our future is in the hands of our youth. We believe in our youth because when we were young, people believed in us!

8 Biographies: Keynote Speakers

Joseph E. Zeis Joseph E. Zeis is Ohio’s Senior Advisor for Aerospace and Defense, a cabinet-level position Governor Mike DeWine created to focus on Ohio’s military and aerospace installations. A retired U.S. Air Force Colonel with over 26 years of service, Zeis graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1981, and he holds Master’s Degrees in Aeronautical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology and in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He is a Master Navigator, a Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, and a certified Acquisition Program Manager who has presided over advanced technology contracts of major aircraft systems. In his last active duty position in the Air Force, he commanded the 46th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Following his retirement from the Air Force, Zeis served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer of the Dayton Development Coalition from 2007 to 2013. In this role, he was responsible for identifying, facilitating, and implementing aerospace and technology-related opportunities to support business development and expansion in the Dayton region. He is also a graduate of the University of Dayton School of Law and has worked as an attorney with Sebaly, Shillito & Dyer, in Dayton, since 2016.

Matthew P. Donovan Matthew P. Donovan is the Under Secretary of the Air Force. He is responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing, training, equipping and providing for the welfare of approximately 685,000 active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen and their families, world-wide. He oversees the Air Force’s annual budget of over $190 billion and directs strategy and policy development, risk management, weapons acquisition, technology investments and human resource management across a global enterprise. As the Under Secretary, he is responsible for implementing decisions of the President and Congress, and fulfilling Combatant Commanders’ current and future operational requirements. Mr. Donovan enlisted in the Air Force in 1977 and received his commission through the Air Force Officer Training School in January 1982. While on active duty, he gained an extensive background in Air Force operations, commanded a fighter squadron and the Air Force Officer Training School, held a variety of operational flying and staff assignments at the wing, major command and joint and combined staff levels, and was an Air Combat Command F-15C demonstration pilot. Mr. Donovan is a graduate of the Air Force School of Advanced Airpower Studies and the Army Advanced Operational Art Studies Fellowship. He was a command pilot with more than 2,900 flight hours in the F-15C Eagle and F-5E Tiger II, including combat sorties during Operation Southern Watch. Mr. Donovan retired from active duty as a colonel in 2008 and became a senior defense policy analyst in the defense industry. He then transitioned to government civil service, culminating as director of staff, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. Following this assignment, Mr. Donovan transitioned to legislative affairs as a professional staff member for the Senate Armed Services Committee. As a professional staff member, he managed all matters for the Committee related to Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps fixed wing aircraft, manned and unmanned tactical aviation programs, and Air Force bomber, mobility and special mission aircraft, as well as research and development, aircraft procurement and sustainment programs. Most recently, Mr. Donovan served as Majority Policy Director for the Senate Armed Services Committee.

9 Biographies: Keynote Speaker

Marti Taylor Marti started her career in 1986 after graduating from Capital University, in Columbus, Ohio, with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She began as a Staff Nurse in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Duke University Hospital and during that time went on to graduate from Duke University with a Master of Science in Nursing, in 1993. It was during Marti’s 25 plus years at Duke that she fell in love with academics, research, teaching, clinical care and mentorship to others. As Marti’s career evolved from a bedside nurse to CEO, she remains a visible, “hands on” leader with a passion for the highest quality of care and an innovative approach. While at Duke, Marti oversaw all aspects of the Health Systems Heart Center at 3 hospitals and multiple affiliate hospitals. From 2003-2007, Marti served as the President of the Saint Joseph’s Cardiovascular Program and Research Institute in Atlanta. Most recently Marti served as Chief Executive Officer of University Hospital and the Ross Heart Hospital at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. In that role, she was responsible to lead more than 5,000 employees and a budget totalling more than 1.8 billion dollars. Marti has served on a number of boards during her time in NC, GA and OH. Marti currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Capital University as well as the Ronald McDonald House of Central Ohio. In November 2017, she received an unexpected call from Verily Life Sciences (previously a Google X company and part of the Alphabet family) with a proposal to lead a project in Ohio. After months of considering and better understanding this invitation, she excitedly started the next phase of her career with Verily in July of 2018, Marti and her husband Rodney live in Dublin, Ohio with their teenage sons Zachary and Andrew.

About the Dave Hobson Award The Dave Hobson Dayton Region Advocate Award, which is named after former U.S. Rep. Dave Hobson of Springfield, honors regional leaders for their advocacy on behalf of the Dayton Region. Presented on Thursday morning at the Coalition’s Annual Community Leader Fly-In, past recipients include Tom Bosch, DP&L, Barbara Mills, Derek Porter, Scott Sullivan, Gen (ret) Lester Lyles, Debbie Lieberman, Lt Gen (ret) Tom Owen, and J.P. Nauseef.

10 Biographies: Speakers

Neil Bradley Neil Bradley, executive vice president and chief policy officer at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has spent two decades working directly with congressional committee chairpersons and other high-ranking policymakers to achieve solutions. At the Chamber, Bradley is responsible for aligning the organization’s overall policy priorities and advocacy efforts. He oversees several major policy divisions within the Chamber: Economic Policy; Employment Policy; Small Business Policy; and Cyber, Intelligence and Security Policy. Health Policy, Transportation Infrastructure Policy and Environmental Affairs and Sustainability Policy are also under his leadership. Before joining the Chamber, Bradley was president of Chartwell Policy Solutions, LLC, a research, analysis, and advisory firm focused on public policy issues. In addition to his work at Chartwell, he served as chief strategy officer for the nonprofit Conservative Reform Network (CRN), the leading organization supporting the Conservative Reform Movement. There he produced, incubated, and promoted ideas, policies, and efforts to grow the American economy, expand the middle class, and create opportunities for all Americans. Prior to founding Chartwell and joining CRN in 2015, Bradley spent nearly 20 years working in the House of Representatives, including 11 years working for the House Republican leadership. He served as deputy chief of staff for Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA) where he developed the legislative agenda for House Republicans, oversaw policy formulation in the leader’s office, and coordinated committee activity in the House. Bradley held the same position for Eric Cantor (VA) during his tenure as majority leader. Previously, he was policy director for House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (MO). Earlier in his career, Bradley served for four-and-a-half years as executive director of the Republican Study Committee. He also held numerous positions in the office of then-Rep. Tom Coburn (R-OK). While working on Capitol Hill, Bradley was regularly named to Roll Call’s list of 50 top congressional staffers. Bradley, a graduate of Georgetown University, resides in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Kiki, and their son, Peter. He is a native of Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Jeff Lundgren Jeff Lungren is the chief health care and immigration lobbyist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He helps spearhead the Chamber’s lobbying efforts on these issues and other Chamber priorities such as entitlement reform and promoting America’s free enterprise system with Capitol Hill policymakers and other entities. Lungren brings more than a dozen years of senior government relations and public affairs experience to the Chamber. Most recently, he handled Hill outreach and communications for the Galen Institute, a nonprofit health care think tank, during consideration of health reform in 2009 and 2010. Lungren previously served as a special assistant to former President George W. Bush in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs. As the president’s liaison to more than 100 House members, he helped devise and implement the administration’s agenda on critical issues before Congress. During his tenure at the White House, Lungren also briefed the vice president on legislative and oversight matters as the No. 2 person in his legislative affairs office. Earlier in his career, Lungren served in a number of senior communications positions on Capitol Hill. He handled messaging and communications for the House Judiciary Committee from 2001 to 2007, where he was responsible for such high-profile issues as the USA-PATRIOT Act and its 2006 renewal, immigration and border security, and medical liability reform. Lungren’s work garnered him recognition by National Journal in its 2003 “The Hill People” profiles of top Capitol Hill aides. Lungren is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife, Jennifer, and their four children.

11 Biographies: Speakers

Kris Denzel Kris Denzel is a senior director for International Policy and is responsible for promoting the Chamber’s international trade and investment agenda, including bilateral and multilateral trade agreements and negotiations, before the administration and Congress. Previously, Denzel was the Director of Government Affairs at the Organization for International Investment (OFII), a group representing the U.S. operations of leading global companies. At OFII, he advocated on behalf of its members on international trade and investment issues. Prior to joining OFII, Denzel spent more than seven years working on Capitol Hill for Reps. Robert Dold (R-IL) and George Holding (R-NC). Denzel holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Arts from the U.S. Naval War College. Drew Altman Drew Altman is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. He is an innovator in the world of foundations and a leading expert on national health policy who publishes and speaks widely on health issues. Dr. Altman founded the current-day Kaiser Family Foundation in the early 1990s, directing a complete overhaul of the Foundation’s mission, staff, and operating style. He is also founding publisher of KFF’s Kaiser Health News, the largest health newsroom in the U.S., distributing coverage of health issues through major news outlets across the country. Prior to joining the Foundation, Dr. Altman was Commissioner of the Department of Human Services for the state of New Jersey under Governor Tom Kean. As Commissioner, he developed nationally recognized initiatives in welfare reform, school-based youth services, programs for the homeless, and Medicaid managed care. Dr. Altman was Director of the Health and Human Services at the Pew Charitable Trusts; Vice President of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, where he led the development of the Foundation’s programs in HIV/AIDS, health services for the homeless, and health care financing; and he served in the Health Care Financing Administration in the Carter administration. Dr. Altman received his BA from Brandeis University and his Masters in political science from Brown University. He earned his PhD in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, did his post-doctoral work at the Harvard School of Public Health, and taught public policy at MIT before moving on to public service. He holds an honorary doctorate from the Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Altman is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Institute of Medicine and serves on numerous advisory committees.

12 Biographies: Speakers

Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg is the Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Virginia. General Hogg serves as functional manager of the U.S. Air Force Medical Service. In this capacity, she advises the Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Chief of Staff, as well as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on matters pertaining to the medical aspects of the air expeditionary force and the health of Airmen. General Hogg has authority to commit resources worldwide for the Air Force Medical Service, to make decisions affecting the delivery of medical services, and to develop plans, programs and procedures to support worldwide medical service missions. She exercises direction, guidance and technical management of a $6.1 billion, 44,000-person integrated healthcare delivery and readiness system serving 2.6 million beneficiaries at 76 military treatment facilities worldwide. Prior to her current assignment, General Hogg served as Deputy Surgeon General and Chief, Air Force Nurse Corps, Office of the Surgeon General, Falls Church, Virginia. General Hogg entered the Air Force in 1984 and has commanded at the squadron and group level, and served as the deputy command surgeon for two major commands. She has deployed in support of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. General Hogg’s vast education includes a Bachelor degree in Nursing from University of Southern Maine, a Master of Public Administration from Troy State University, and a Master in Nursing from Medical University of South Carolina. Robert Wilkie Robert Wilkie served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Mr. Wilkie was the principal advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense for Total Force Management as it relates to readiness; National Guard and Reserve component affairs; health affairs; training; and personnel requirements and management, including equal opportunity, morale, welfare, recreation, and the quality of life for military families. The son of an Army artillery commander, he spent his youth at Fort Bragg. He has more than 20 years of experience at the national and international level. During the George W. Bush Administration, Mr. Wilkie served both Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld as Assistant Secretary of Defense from 2005-2009, and was the youngest senior leader in the Department. Prior to his first Pentagon tour, he was Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and a senior director of the National Security Council under Dr. Condoleezza Rice. Mr. Wilkie also has extensive experience in the United States Congress including recent service as Senior Advisor to Senator Thom Tillis as well as being Counsel and Advisor on International Security Affairs to the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, the Honorable Trent Lott. He had a five-year tour as Vice President for Strategic Programs for CH2M HILL one of the world’s largest engineering and program management firms, where at various times he had program management and advisory assignments as diverse as the London 2012 and the reform and reorganization of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense Supply and Logistics System (DE&S). Mr. Wilkie is a reserve officer in the United States Air Force Reserve assigned to the Office of the Chief of Staff. Prior to joining the Air Force, he served in the United States Navy Reserve with the Joint Forces Intelligence Command, Naval Special Warfare Group Two and the Office of Naval Intelligence. A graduate of the College of Naval Command and Staff, Air Command and Staff College, the United States Army War College, and the Joint Forces Staff College, Mr. Wilkie has published articles in the Naval War College Review, Parameters, Armed Forces Journal International, The Air and Space Power Journal and Proceedings. He holds personal and unit decorations as well as the Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest civilian award of the Department. Mr. Wilkie also shepherded the Senate confirmation process for James Mattis, Robert Gates, Admiral Mike Mullen (CJCS) and was responsible for the preparation of General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Croker for their multiple appearances before the Congress in defense of the Iraqi Surge. Mr. Wilkie holds an Honors degree from Wake Forest University; Juris Doctor from Loyola University College of Law in New Orleans; Master of Laws in International and Comparative Law from Georgetown University and a Masters in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College.

13 Ohio Congressional Delegation

1st District 4th District Steve Chabot Jim Jordan

2nd District 5th District Brad Wenstrup Bob Latta

3rd District 6th District Joyce Beatty Bill Johnson

14 Ohio Congressional Delegation

7th District 10th District Bob Gibbs Mike Turner

8th District 11th District Warren Davidson Marcia Fudge

9th District 12th District Marcy Kaptur Troy Balderson

15 Ohio Congressional Delegation

13th District 15th District Tim Ryan Steve Stivers

14th District 16th District David Joyce Anthony Gonzalez

16 Dayton Early College Academy

Students’ participation is generously sponsored by Pat and Scott McGohan. Pat and Scott believe in giving back to a community that has given so much to them. “Our future is in the arms of our youth. People believed in us—we believe in them!” Meet our Students One of the primary purposes of the Fly-In is education of the leaders of the Dayton region on government affairs . But, it is not just about educating the current leaders . We also want to make sure that the next generation is knowledgeable and ready to become the civic leaders of tomorrow . As in previous years, the trip will include two high school students with an interest in government and politics . The students come from the Dayton Early College Academy (DECA), a non- traditional charter high school that prepares first-generation urban students to go to college . Jazmon Perkins Jazmon Perkins, 17, is a senior at the Dayton Early College Academy (DECA) living in the Hillcrest neighborhood of Dayton . She is the daughter of Dianne and Trendale Perkins . She plans to become a physical therapist, possibly working at a college . Jazmon has volunteered at the Miami Valley Hospital and Mt . Carmel Missionary Baptist Church and tutored at a summer enrichment camp . She is interested in basketball, track and field, choir, and has participated in the Hattie Jackson Guild Girls (HJG) Ministry and Praise Dance . She thinks that there should be more environmental laws “because there is extreme pollution in the air and in the ocean ”. She is also concerned about the rising student debt in the nation, which she thinks is unstainable, and the increase in the federal debt . Explaining why she wants to participate in the Fly-In, Jazmon says, “I want to gain an understanding of how business works and of how the issues in my community are handled through the government ”.

17 Dayton Early College Academy

Damon Bluthenthal Damon Bluthenthal, who lives in the Wesleyan Hill neighborhood of Dayton, is a junior at the Dayton Early College Academy (DECA . Damon, 17, is the son of Lisa Kennedy . After going to college, he envisions a career in zoology, wildlife biology, or civil engineering . Damon has participated in mission trips and gospel missions . He enjoys music and spending time with his family . Among his top federal issues are the budget, education funding, and the opioid epidemic . He is concerned about decisions on education funding “because of how they affect kids my age, indirectly or directly ”. He hopes that students are getting the tools they need to become successful . Damon says he doesn’t know a lot about politics but he’s willing to learn . He hopes the Fly-In will help him learn more about current issues .

Dave Taylor – Dayton Early College Academy Deputy Superintendent David Taylor is the Deputy Superintendent of the Dayton Early College Academy (DECA) . He started his teaching career at DECA as a language arts and social studies teacher . During his tenure at DECA he has served as teacher, assistant principal, principal, and in his current role of Deputy Superintendent he oversees the day-to-day operations of DECA’s three campuses . During his tenure DECA has earned several awards including the rating of “Excellent with Distinction” by the Ohio Department of Education, selection as one of America’s Top High Schools for “Closing the Gap” by Newsweek, and the designation as one of America’s Best High Schools for five consecutive years by the US News & World Report . The Ohio Alliance of Public Charter Schools named him School Leader of the Year in 2014 . He earned both an undergraduate and master’s degree from Cedarville University, and completed the Program for Leadership Development at the Harvard Business School .

18 Maps

Hart Senate Office Building Showing Elevator to the 9th Floor

C Street, N.E. First Street, N.E.

North Bank Elevators

Constitution Avenue

19 2018-2019 PDAC Process & Overview

The Dayton Region Priority Development and Advocacy Committee (PDAC) was established as a committee of the Dayton Development Coalition to assist in establishing regional priorities for funding public projects that benefit the economic development, health, education, or quality of life in the region . The PDAC process involves coordination by representatives from the Dayton region’s business community, local government, education, and civic organizations . Projects are initially evaluated by one of five Review Panels of subject matter experts . Review Panel members may include members from Montgomery, Greene, Clark, and Miami Counties for broad geographical representation . Projects submitted to the process are posted on the Coalition’s website and subjected to public review and comment . The recommendations of the Review Panels are forwarded to the PDAC, which includes business and civic leaders . The PDAC list for 2018–2019 was approved at a meeting on March 1, 2019 . Projects are designated as “Priority,” “Recommended,” or “Reviewed ”. Priority Projects are the top projects that will make the most significant impact in the Dayton region among the projects that were submitted . These projects are the region’s top priorities for funding because they strongly meet the evaluation criteria and are expected to have the greatest regional impact . Recommended Projects meet the needs of the region and would provide benefit to the Dayton region if funded . Reviewed Projects are projects that have gone through the PDAC community review process and public vetting . Recommendations by the PDAC priority process are advisory only . The Coalition manages the PDAC process as a service to the community and offers the opportunity for project sponsors to gain public vetting, peer review, community input, and recognition for projects of regional merit .

20 PDAC Project Project Prioritization List

2018-2019 Dayton Region Priority Development and Advocacy Committee As Approved, March 1, 2019 (Listed by Review panel, then Alphabetical within Project Category

2018-2019 Recommendations of the Dayton Region Priority Development & Advocacy Committee (PDAC) Review Panel Priority Recommended Reviewed Total Defense 3 3 1 7 Economic Development 7 7 0 14 Hospitals & Health Care 1 0 0 1 Quality of Life 8 9 1 18 Transportation & Government 5 2 1 8 Services Totals 24 21 4 48

Project Title Requester Requested Amount Defense Priority Projects Carbon/Carbon Composite Production Cornerstone Research Group $7,000,000 Enhancement Fab Lab Russ – Digital Thread for the Miami Universal Technology Corp. $10,000,000 Valley Robust Electrical Power System for Emerging/ GE Aviation Systems $12,000,000 Advanced Military Aircraft Recommended Projects Cyber Security for the Sustainment Enterprise University of Dayton $10,000,000 Manufacture Novel Lithium Ion Batteries for Xerion Advanced Battery Corp. $10,000,000 Military Thermal Protection Systems Development University of Dayton $10,000,000 Reviewed Projects Innovative Material and Coating Technologies for Spectral Energies, LLC $3,000,000 Hypersonic Flight and Weapon Systems

21 PDAC Project Recommendations

Project Title Requester Requested Amount Economic Development Priority Projects Center for Workforce Development & Clark State Community College $5,000,000 Collaboration at Clark State Community College Miami Valley Intern Academy Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher $300,000 Education Miami Valley Research Park Utility Master Plan City of Beavercreek $100,000 National Aviation Heritage Area Reauthorization Aviation Heritage Foundation Inc., DBA $300,000 National Aviation Heritage Alliance onMain: Dayton’s Imagination District onMain, Inc. $5,000,000 Infrastructure Development Skilled Trades Center Sinclair Community College $3,800,000 Wilmington Air Park Deice Infrastructure Clinton County Port Authority $2,500,000 Recommended Projects Boys and Girls Club of Dayton (BGCD) Campus Boys and Girls Club of Dayton $2,000,000 Renewal Fairgrounds Multi-Purpose Building Clark County $6,000,000 Gloria Theatre Renovation Project GrandWorks Foundation, Inc. $1,272,000 National VA History and Heritage Center American Veterans Heritage Center $5,000,000 Prosperity Drive Extension City of Trotwood $425,975 Triumph of Flight Monument, Evolution of Flight Wright Image Group, Inc. $750,000 Park, and Visitor & STEM Learning Center The U.S.’s First Neighborhood Clean Energy Clean Energy 4 All $25,000 Cooperative for Underserved Communities Hospitals & Health Care Priority Project Brigid’s Path Family Center Brigid’s PATH $150,000

22 PDAC Project Recommendations

Project Title Requester Requested Amount Quality of Life Priority Projects Fifth Third Field Facility Improvements City of Dayton $3,361,000 Gem City Market Greater Dayton Union Co-op Initiative $500,000 The Hope Center for Families The Omega Community Development $725,000 Corporation Montgomery County Fairgrounds Large Animal Montgomery County Commissioners $500,000 Building Preserving the Historic Victoria Theatre, Mead Victoria Theatre Association $2,500,000 Theatre, Schuster Center & Metropolitan Arts Center Springfield Museum of Art Renovation Springfield Museum of Art $862,500 Sunrise Metro Park Phase I, Dayton Riverfront Five Rivers MetroParks $569,000 Plan Wright State University Archives Center Project Wright State University $1,000,000 Recommended Projects Cornerstone of Centerville Park City of Centerville $1,200,000 Countywide 911 Dispatch Center Clark County $4,000,000 Education Center at Wild Hearts African Farm Wild Hearts Zoological Society $850,000 Levitt Pavilion Dayton Levitt Dayton $150,000 Meadowbrook at Clayton Community Center, Phase II City of Clayton $100,000 Performing Arts & Conference Center Expansion Clark State Community College $4,000,000 Replacement of Parent Connections Indoor Gym Montgomery County Board of $9,211 Equipment & Lending Library Items Development Disabilities Services Restoring Student STEM and Outdoor Boonshoft Museum of Discovery $250,000 Experiential Space at the Boonshoft Woodland Historic Chapel Preservation Woodland Arboretum Foundation $1,000,000 Reviewed Project Arts for All Dayton Performing Arts Alliance $85,000

23 PDAC Project Recommendations

Project Title Requester Requested Amount Transportation & Government Services Priority Projects I-675/Grange Hall Road Interchange Project City of Beavercreek $500,000 I-70/75 Airport Logistics Access Project Montgomery County TID $9,115,580 The Flight Line City of Dayton $2,000,000 Montgomery County Jail Renovations Montgomery County $3,909,385 Stillwater Bikeway/Bridge City of Englewood $942,197 Recommended Projects I-675/Wilmington Pike Interchange Project City of Centerville $6,000,000 South Limestone Street Improvements City of Springfield $3,000,000 Reviewed Project Brookville/Clayton/Trotwood Public City of Clayton $165,400 Infrastructure Camera System

24 Issue Recommendations

Each year, the Dayton Development Coalition recommends to the Dayton region Congressional delegation policy changes aimed at creating jobs, improving the quality of life, or supporting Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and other federal installations in the region . The issue recommendations with supporting background information are presented to members of the delegation along with project funding requests through the Priority Development and Advocacy Committee (PDAC) . Also included with this list are recommendations to the Dayton region State delegation . Here are summaries of the issue recommendations . Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Military Construction. Urge the administration to include additional mission-related military construction funding at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Springfield Air National Guard Base in future budget requests .

Alternatives to Military Construction. Support efforts to construct buildings on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base using creative alternatives to military construction

Laboratory Baseline Construction Study. Request a baseline study on military construction funding for defense acquisition functions, including the defense laboratories

Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Funding Office Space at Wright-Patterson. Allow FMS surcharge funds for construction or lease payments leading to construction at Wright- Patterson Air Force Base or leasing space off-base to support Wright- Patterson-related FMS activities

Title of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) Leader. Amend Title 10 of the United States Code to reflect accurately the current title of the senior leader of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Speeding Hiring at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC). Support additional efforts to speed up hiring for the Air Force’s civilian acquisition workforce

25 Issue Recommendations

Rotation of SES Members in Science and Technical Fields. Require an outside review of Department of Defense policy on rotation of members of the Senior Executive Service (SES) in science and technical fields

Air Force Minority Leaders Research Collaboration (ML-RCP) Program. Support funding and operation of the Air Force Minority Leaders Research Collaboration Program (ML-RCP) by the Air Force Research Laboratory

Technical Correction for the Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories (STRL). Support a technical correction to eliminate a reporting requirement inadvertently imposed on the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and other Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories (STRL)

Wright-Patterson Medical Center and Medical Research at Wright- Patterson. Support maintaining the Wright-Patterson Medical Center and defense health research organizations at Wright-Patterson as they administratively transfer to the Defense Health Agency (DHA)

Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton (NAMRU-D). Increase the visibility of the Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton (NAMRU-D) and promote the use within the military services of its Disorientation Research Device Department of Veterans Affairs

VA History Center. Support the proposed National VA History Center in restored historic buildings on the campus of the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Dayton . (The project was previously called the “VA Archives ”). Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park

Wright Company Factory Buildings. Support the purchase of the historic Wright Company Factory buildings by the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park with funds Congress already appropriated

26 Issue Recommendations

National Aviation Heritage Area. Support legislation to reauthorize the National Aviation Heritage Area, which expires in 2019, and encompasses the eight counties of Montgomery, Greene, Warren, Miami, Clark, Champaign, Shelby, and Auglaize

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Planning. Urge the National Park Service to update the General Management Plan for the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park and to complete other planning studies for the park State Issues

Occupational License Reciprocity for Military Spouses. Recognize current occupational licenses of spouses of active duty military members when they are transferred to Ohio

In-State Tuition for Military Families. Offer in-state tuition for Ohio institutions of higher education to dependents of active duty military members

Child Abuse Involving Military Families. Require public children services agencies to notify the Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program of allegations of abuse or neglect involving children of military members

27 Aerospace and Defense

AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW Program Overview Our purpose is to move Ohio and the Dayton region toward being recognized as the National Center of Aeronautics and Aerospace Systems, not only by major producers and suppliers in the aerospace chain, but also by the federal government, specifically the US Air Force . This program builds on the value proposition that Ohio is a top tier aerospace state, and proximity to Wright- Patterson AFB and its research/acquisition facilities, is highly valuable and desirable to industry . The aerospace and defense industry in Ohio consists of over 104,000 people, with the following attributes: • The #1 supplier of the 50 states to Airbus • The #1 supplier of the 50 states to Boeing • The home of two national aerospace laboratories: the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and NASA Glenn Research Center • The home of aerospace prime, General Electric Aviation Below are distinct Aerospace and Defense thrusts/tasks: UAS Strategy: Devise and implement strategies to attract a portion of the future estimated $90 billion Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Industry, and seed the region to attract larger segments of aerospace production capabilities; work to establish UAV-compatible airspace in Ohio to serve as an industry attractant . Federal Enhancement Program: Develop and execute strategies to acquire new missions and retain existing jobs at WPAFB and Springfield ANGB; these efforts will be targeted to take direct advantage of the BRAC 2005 gains at WPAFB as well as its existing Air Force and DoD centers of excellence . Aerospace Attraction: Devise and implement strategies to attract major aerospace prime contractors such as Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Airbus Americas, and Lockheed Martin . Devise and implement strategies to attract other aerospace companies to startup, expand, or relocate to the region . Supply Chain Development: Execute an Aerospace Supply Chain Stimulation strategy, building on the fact that Ohio is the #1 supplier to Airbus, #1 to

28 Aerospace and Defense

Boeing and #3 to Northrop Grumman; attraction programs will center on existing suppliers and evolving composites and carbon fiber suppliers for future programs; also, capture Israeli defense industry in support of the US aerospace market . Support Research and Development: Lead attraction, development and support efforts of SBIR-capable companies to support AFRL; establish core business clusters in areas of interest to AFRL Technology Directorates; and work closely with the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) and Wright State Research Institute (WSRI) to develop communities of interest to support technical elements of the AFRL portfolio . Continue to cultivate commercialization of technologies developed in AFRL . Dayton Region Military Collaborative (DRMC): The DRMC is an initiative designed to further enhance communication, innovation, partnership and collaboration between our community, military and veteran organizations . This effort consists of discussion, activities, and action and provides: 1 . A channel for communication between military and community leadership across multiple focus areas 2 . A mechanism to share best practices and innovation 3 . A means to sustain the partnerships established between the Dayton region and federal installations – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Springfield Air National Guard Base and the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center .

29 30 31 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is one of the US Air Force’s largest and most important installations . It is the birthplace, home and future of aerospace . Huffman Prairie Flying Field, located adjacent to the base’s main runway is the site of the world’s first operational airfield and where the Wright brothers, in their own words, really learned to fly . Wright-Patt’s highly specialized workforce of over 29,400 military, civilian and contractor employees provide vital support to ensure Air Force and joint warfighters have modernized systems needed to fly, fight and win . By virtually any measure, Wright-Patt is the most diverse and organizationally complex base in the US Air Force . This is where America’s Air Force aircraft of tomorrow are conceived, developed, and acquired . Missions for base units vary from acquisition and logistics management, to research and development, advanced education, heavy airlift flight operations, intelligence, and a vast array of other activities . On any given day, several hundred Wright-Patterson Airmen are deployed or readying for deployment, global exercises and humanitarian operations . Security Forces, physicians, nurses, and other medical technicians, intelligence analysts, contracting and logistics professionals are just some of the people Wright-Patt deploys .

32 Major Wright-Patterson AFB Organizations

Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) With headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Air Force Materiel Command is a major command created July 1, 1992 . With a workforce of 80,000 personnel across the country, AFMC conducts research, development, test and evaluation, and provides acquisition management services and logistics support necessary to keep Air Force weapon systems ready to protect our Nation . AFMC delivers war-winning expeditionary capabilities to the warfighter through development and transition of technology, professional acquisition management, exacting test and evaluation, and world-class sustainment of all Air Force weapon systems . From cradle-to-grave, AFMC provides the workforce and infrastructure necessary to ensure the United States remains the world’s most respected air and space force . Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) AFRL is the Air Force’s only organization wholly dedicated to leading the discovery, development and integration of warfighting technologies for air, space and cyberspace forces . With a technically diverse workforce of about 10,000 employees, distributed across nine technical directorates and 40 other operating locations worldwide, AFRL leverages a diverse science and technology portfolio that ranges from fundamental and advanced research to advanced technology development . AFRL’s Headquarters, 711th Human Performance Wing, Aerospace Systems, Materials and Manufacturing and Sensors Directorates are located at Wright- Patterson AFB . Kirtland AFB, NM, is home to the Directed Energy and Space Vehicles Directorates . AFRL’s Munitions Directorate is located at Eglin AFB, FL, and advanced cyber technology research takes place at the Information Directorate in Rome, NY . The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) at Arlington, VA, manages the Air Force basic research program within AFRL, as well as cooperatively with industry and universities around the world .

33 Major Wright-Patterson AFB Organizations

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) The AFLCMC mission is to deliver affordable and sustainable war-winning capabilities to US and international partners, on time, on cost, anywhere, anytime from cradle to grave . AFLCMC is the single center responsible for total life cycle management of aircraft, engines, munitions, and electronic systems . AFLCMC’s workforce of nearly 26,000 is located at 75 locations across the globe . AFLCMC’s portfolio includes Information Technology systems and networks; Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems; armaments; strategic systems; aerial platforms; and, various specialized or supporting systems such as simulators or personal equipment . AFLCMC also executes sales of aircraft and other defense-related equipment, while building security assistance relationships with foreign partner nation air forces . 88th Air Base Wing As the host unit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the 88th Air Base Wing operates the airfield, maintains all infrastructure and provides security, communications, medical, legal, personnel, finance, transportation, air traffic control, weather forecasting, public affairs, recreation and chaplain services for more than 100 associate units . The 88th Air Base Wing is comprised of more than 5,000 officers, enlisted, Air Force civilian and contractor employees . The Wing reports to Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, a major development and acquisition product center of the Air Force Materiel Command .

34 Major Wright-Patterson AFB Organizations

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force The National Museum of the U .S . Air Force, is operated by the U .S . Air Force under the operational control of AFMC . This museum is the largest and oldest military aviation museum in the world . More than a million visitors annually experience a century of aviation history in multiple galleries that connect the Wright Brothers’ enduring legacy with today’s aerospace technology . Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) The Air Force Institute of Technology, or AFIT, is the Air Force’s graduate school of engineering and management as well as its institution for technical professional continuing education . A component of Air University and Air Education and Training Command, AFIT is committed to providing defense-focused graduate and professional continuing education and research to sustain the technological supremacy of America’s air and space forces . AFIT accomplishes this mission through three resident schools: the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, the School of Systems and Logistics, and the Civil Engineer and Services School . National Air & Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) The National Air and Space Intelligence Center, with headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is the primary Defense Department producer of foreign aerospace intelligence . NASIC develops intelligence products by analyzing all available data on foreign aerospace forces and weapons systems to determine performance characteristics, capabilities, vulnerabilities and intentions . The center’s assessments are also an important factor in shaping national security and defense policies .

35 Springfield Air National Guard Base

Springfield Air National Guard Base is home to the 178th Wing . The mission of the 178th Wing is to provide ready units to conduct Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance and Operations Support to execute federal and state missions while maintaining an active involvement with the local community . The 178th was previously assigned the mission of training Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve pilots to fly the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon aircraft . Today, the 178th Wing remains on the cutting edge of modern warfare through operations such as remotely flying the MQ-9 Reaper in overseas locations 24 hour a day/365 days per year providing essential support to our service members and ground force commanders . The 178th Wing consists of approximately 90 officers and 800 enlisted members . Nearly forty percent of the personnel are full-time employees serving in either Air Technician or Active Guard/Reserve positions . The 178th Wing supports two tenant units, Headquarters 251st Combat Communications Group and the 269th Combat Communications Squadron . The 178th also supports one geographically separated unit, the 123rd Air Control Squadron . Combined, these three units employ approximately 320 full-time personnel .

36 Dayton Veterans Administration Medical Center

The Dayton VAMC is a state of the art teaching facility that has been serving Veterans for 150 years, having accepted its first patient in 1867 . The Dayton VA Medical Center provides a full range of health care through medical, surgical, mental health (inpatient and outpatient), home and community health programs, geriatric (nursing home), physical medicine and therapy services, neurology, oncology, dentistry, and hospice . The mission of the Dayton VAMC is to provide Veterans a continuum of care that is accessible, value-added, cost-effective, and of the highest quality within an environment of outstanding education and research . In addition, the organization promotes a culture that supports and develops a caring, compassionate, competent, and quality-oriented workforce . The Medical Center has 356 hospital beds consisting of 185 nursing home beds, 80 acute care beds and 91 domiciliary beds . The Medical Center also has contracts with Wright Patterson Air Force Base and eleven (11) area hospitals offering a wide variety of unique programs such as Hospice and Respite Care, Home Base Primary Care, Substance abuse programs and women’s health programs . The Dayton VAMC remains focused on ensuring that our nation’s heroes, our Veterans, receive timely, compassionate, and high-quality health care .

37 Fly-In Acronyms

A ABW - Air Base Wing ACAT - Acquisition Category ACCESS - Acquisition of Consolidated Enterprise Support Services AETC - Air Education and Training Command AF - Air Force AFOSR - Air Force Office of Scientific Research AFSAC - Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate AFIT - Air Force Institute of Technology AFLCMC - Air Force Life Cycle Management Center AFMC - Air Force Materiel Command AFRL - Air Force Research Laboratory AFRES - Air Force Reserve ANG - Air National Guard APDC - Aerospace Professional Development Center ATIC - Advanced Technical Intelligence Center, for Human Capital Development AU - Air University AUVSI - Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International B BRAC - Defense Base Realignment and Closure C C2 - Command and Control C4ISR - Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance COE - Center of Excellence COA - Certificate of Authorization COLA - Cost of Living Adjustment CONOPS - Concept of Operations CONUS - Continental United States COTS - Commercial-Off-The-Shelf CSAF - Chief of Staff of the Air Force D DAHNHP - Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park DEAMS - Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System DECA - Dayton Early College Academy DFAS - Defense Finance and Accounting Service DHS - Department of Homeland Security DISA - Defense Information Systems Agency DLA - Defense Logistics Agency DoD - Department of Defense DRMC - Dayton Region Military Collaborative DSCC - Defense Supply Center Columbus DVAMC - Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center E ECSS - Expeditionary Combat Support System ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning EUL - Enhanced Use Lease 38 Fly-In Acronyms

ESC - Electronics System Center EW - Electronic Warfare FAA - Federal Aviation Administration F FMS - Foreign Military Sales FMJC - Federal Military Jobs Commission (State of Ohio) FW - Fighter Wing GAO - Government Accountability Office G GCR - Glenn Research Center (NASA) GOCO - Government Owned, Contractor Operated GOGO - Government Owned, Government Operated H HAF - Headquarters Air Force HBCU/MI - Historically Black Colleges and University/Minority Institutions HPW - Human Performance Wing I ICBM - Intercontinental Ballistic Missile IG - Inspector General IS - Intelligence Squadron ISR - Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance J JAG - Judge Advocate General JO - Jobs Ohio JSMC - Joint Systems Manufacturing Center—Lima (formerly Lima Tank Plant) L LPTA - Lowest Price Technically Acceptable M MAC - Military Airlift Command MAJCOM - Major Command MASINT - Measurement and Signature Intelligence MDA - Missile Defense Agency MILCON - Military Construction MOA - Military Operating Area MSIC - Missile and Space Intelligence Center MTF - Medical Treatment Facility MWS - Major Weapons System N NAF - Numbered Air Force NAHA - National Aviation Heritage Area NAHA - National Aviation Heritage Alliance NAHF - National Aviation Hall of Fame NAS - National Airspace System NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASIC - National Air and Space Intelligence Center NCMR - National Center for Medical Readiness

39 Fly-In Acronyms

NMUSAF - National Museum of the United States Air Force NMRU-D - Naval Medical Research Unit - Dayton NPS - National Park Service NPS - Naval Postgraduate School O O&M - Operations and Maintenance OAAC - Ohio Aerospace and Aviation Council OAATC - Ohio Aerospace and Aviation Technology Committee OASIS - Ohio Airspace Strategic Integration Study P PA - Public Affairs PDAC - Priority Development and Advocacy Committee PL - Public Law PME - Professional Military Education R RDT&E - Research, Development, Test & Evaluation RFP - Request for Proposal RIF - Reduction In Force RPA - Remotely Piloted Aircraft RPV - Remotely Piloted Vehicle S S&T - Science and Technology SAB - Scientific Advisory Board SANGB - Springfield Air National Guard Base SBIR - Small Business Innovation Research SECAF - Secretary of the Air Force SECDEF - Secretary of Defense SES - Senior Executive Service STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics STRL - Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory T TAG - The Adjutant General U UAS - Unmanned Aircraft System (or Unmanned Aerial System) UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UDRI - University of Dayton Research Institute USACE - United States Army Corps of Engineers USAF - United States Air Force USAFSAM - United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine USSF - United States Space Force V VA - Department of Veterans Affairs VAMC - Veterans Affairs Medical Center W WPAFB - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base WSRI - Wright State Research Institute