NGAUS CORPORATE ADVISORY PANEL (CAP) NEWSLETTER Term: Spring | Issue 33 | Date: 29 April 2021 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: CAP CHAIR’S CORNER TASK FORCES 2021 STATE CONFERENCES CURRENT TAG LIST NGAUS · EANGUS INDUSTRY RESOURCES GET TO KNOW YOUR CAP REPRESENTATIVES 117th CONGRESS ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEES CAP CHAIR’S CORNER A NOTE FROM OUR CAP CHAIR—KEITH KLEMMER Greetings and welcome to this edition of the NGAUS Corporate Advisory Panel newsletter. As the new CAP chair, I want to first thank Cindy Ramirez, outgoing chair, for her many years of service to NGAUS and the CAP. Cindy presided over the CAP in one of the most challenging periods in the history of NGAUS and I commend her for her leadership, dedication, and resili- ence. At the same time, I want to welcome our newest members and officers to the CAP. We recently added Shannon Shrader, Darn Tough Vermont; Tim Farrell, Veterans4You; and COL (Ret) Charlie Weaver, Airbus Helicopters, as elected members for the 2021-2023 calendar years. Also, the CAP members recently selected Bruce VanSkiver, Collins Aerospace as Vice Chair; Phil Herndon, FLIR as Secretary; and Tricia Callahan, PowerFlare, as Membership Chair. I also appointed new committee chairs for 2021. See the related article in the newsletter. This quarter’s newsletter is full of very useful information. A number of NGAUS corporate partners attended a successful Tennessee National Guard Association’s conference over the weekend of 27-28 February 2021. This is the first face-to-face conference among the 54 states, territories, and district. With that in mind, we have included an article about upcom- ing conferences, which incorporates dates, format, and location information as applicable. As in past editions of the newsletter, we have included an updated Adjutant General roster, along with a list of CAP members and officers. We have also included articles on the NGAUS Task Forces along with employment opportunities for our National Guard service members. Be sure to check out the NGAUS 117th Congress Armed Services Committee membership list insert at the end of this document as well as the announcement about the 2021 NGAUS General Conference. Looking forward to the remainder of 2021, my CAP chair goals are to strengthen corporate member outreach, represent corporate member equities at national-level National Guard conferences, deliver quality educational opportunities to our corporate members, and partner with NGAUS to strengthen corporate governance for the benefit of our CAP and the NGAUS organization as a whole. I remain very upbeat as we move through the spring and into the summer of 2021. I look forward to seeing each of you in person at an event later this year. Until then, stay safe and let me know if I can be of assistance. NGAUS TASK FORCES The NGAUS Task Force program is integral to the NGAUS legislative effort and can be an im- portant part of the NGAUS corporate partner’s business development plan throughout the year. NGAUS resolutions start with the state-level associations before proceeding to the NGAUS Legislative team. Along the way, the NGAUS Task Forces provide valuable insight to help inform the NGAUS leadership as they review submitted resolutions. The NGAUS Resolution Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) states that the “task forces are special committees appointed by the Chairman of the Board, with concurrence from the Board of Directors…to work closely with the NGAUS legislative staff to provide input on reso- lutions, fact sheets...advise the general conference committee on resolutions and address special issues…” The NGAUS corporate partners are encouraged to work in concert with state associations through the resolutions process as well as Task Force chairs to provide up to date information on products and services to meet National Guard requirements. NGAUS currently has 12 Task Forces, including 11 listed in the Task Force SOP and added the Cyber Task Force since published the SOP in 2014. The SOP is available on the NGAUS website at https://www.ngaus.org/sites/default/files/2019-05/Task-Force-SOP-Jan-2014.pdf . Air Task Forces Army Task Forces Combat Air Forces Aviation Mobility Air Forces Ground Combat Combat Mission Support Engineer Sustainment Joint Task Forces C4I Personnel-Medical Fire Support Cyber Domestic Response During a recent Air Force Research Laboratories (AFRL) briefing by the commander, Brig Gen Heather Pringle, she stated that for the future (with COVID and cutbacks on funding) the AFRL is expecting to draw technology out of the private sector vs. military sector at a rate of 80%- 20% respectively. That translates to greater industry involvement in providing solutions to requirements for the warfighter i.e., and the Task Force, coupled with the State Association resolution process, is a great way to highlight products or services that address these require- ments. NGAUS TASK FORCES (CON’T) NGAUS Task Forces serve as a reviewing entity in support of the overarching NGAUS review of the resolutions submitted by the states. They serve as the Subject Matter Expert for their fo- cus area. They provide a valuable, informed look at resolutions submitted through the state associations. Task Forces are required to understand technology that is coming out of indus- try and match those solutions with military requirements set forth in the Air and Army mod- ernization plans. They are required, per the SOP, to meet at least two times per year. Most of the TF’s meet at the annual NGAUS conference. Interested corporate partners should plan to attend these meetings to gain a better understanding of the Task Force process and priorities. The Task Forces hold other meetings throughout, with some holding additional face-to-face meetings in the spring in order to inform state association conferences resolution processes. We decided to engage several of the Task Force chairs to get a better idea of how they would prefer to interact with the NGAUS corporate partners and asked a series of questions: How do you want Industry Partners to interact with your TF i.e., briefings, white papers, etc. What process you would like industry to follow while interacting? Briefings (time limit), White Papers (how do you input the White Papers to your TF?), Other Do you have any overarching message that your TF would like to convey to industry? The following is a summary of the responses: The Task Force will accept briefings, media, white papers, etc that supports a particular solution to a National Guard requirement, particularly those involving submitted resolutions Briefings are typically limited to 10 minutes but are regulated by the amount of time available during the meeting Task Force chairs email addresses are available on the NGAUS website and generally will allow industry to present materials at Task Force meetings if time allows. Task Force chairs want industry involvement at all stages and industry is encouraged to interface with the Task Force at the NGAUS conference Task Force will meet at other times and if they need input from industry Task Force chairs follow the NGAUS SOP regarding frequency, time, place, and provisions that are re- quired at the meetings. In summary, NGAUS has an approved SOP for the Task Forces. The NGAUS Board Chair ap- points the Task Force chairs. Each chair follows the SOP regarding interaction with corporate partners and their role in the resolutions process. The purpose of the Task Force is to review resolutions, but also provide opportunities for the corporate partners the opportunity to pre- sent information on new and existing technologies. The main take-away is to engage with the Task Forces. Communicate with the Task Forces. Provide up-to-date information on your prod- ucts or services that can help the Task Forces fulfill their role in NGAUS legislative process. STATE CONFERENCES Now going on its second year, COVID continues to wreak havoc with the state conference schedule. We all – including the Executive Directors (ED’s) and their associations – are anxious to get back to some sort of “normal,” but it appears to be too early in the vaccine rollout pro- cess around the country for many to actually do so. We advise you to contact the ED of any state you have interest in to get the latest, up-to-date details, and to stay close to them because information is changing quickly. Even if a confer- ence is virtual, there may be ways for a state association to assist its industry partners in find- ing and connecting with the people they wish to reach. A list of the ED’s and their contact details can be found at https://www.ngaus.org/states- territories/state-association-directory. STATE CONFERENCE INFO Alabama 9-11 July, Orange Beach, AL Alaska No information available, contact state ED Arizona Cancelled Arkansas No conference plans this year California No information available, contact state ED Colorado Held 23-24 April Avon, CO Connecticut Held 27 March, virtual Delaware No information available, contact state ED District of Columbia No information available, contact state ED Florida 25-27 June, Orlando, FL Georgia Cancelled: possible industry-focused event later in the year Guam No information available, contact state ED Hawaii Held 25-27 February, TBD, HI Idaho No information available, contact state ED Illinois 20-21 August, Springfield, IL Indiana Held 8-10 April, Indianapolis, IN Iowa Held 26-28 March, Des Moines, IA (Continued on next page) STATE CONFERENCES (CON’T) STATE CONFERENCE INFO Kansas Held 16-17 April, virtual Kentucky 1-2 October, Bowling Green,