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SHOW DAILY EDITOR Michelle Tan Mtan@Militarytimes.Com & RECAP SHOW AUSADAILY AUSA 2018 IN REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ARMY'S BIGGEST SHOW #AUSA2018 ARMING THE WARFIGHTER IS OUR MISSION. Northrop Grumman is the leading provider of small-, medium- and large-caliber ammunition to the U.S. military. With thousands of employees at the nation’s ammunition facilities, we are dedicated to the mission of arming the warfighter. northropgrumman.com/ammunition © 2018 Northrop Grumman All Rights Reserved. D18_10421 & RECAP Retired Gen. Carter Ham speaks during the 2018 Association of the United States Army annual meeting. SHOW DAILY EDITOR Michelle Tan [email protected] EXECUTIVE EDITOR/DEFENSE NEWS Jill Aitoro [email protected] EXECUTIVE EDITOR/MILITARY TIMES Andrew Tilghman [email protected] MANAGING EDITOR/DEFENSE NEWS Chris Martin [email protected] MANAGING EDITOR/ARMY TIMES Kathleen Curthoys [email protected] SHOW DAILY STAFF WRITERS Joe Gould, [email protected] Valerie Insinna, [email protected] Karen Jowers, [email protected] Jen Judson, [email protected] David Larter, [email protected] Aaron Mehta, [email protected] Meghann Myers, [email protected] Mark Pomerleau, [email protected] Kyle Rempfer, [email protected] Shawn Snow, [email protected] Todd South, [email protected] MULTIMEDIA, DESIGN & PRODUCTION AUSA 2018: Art Director, Philip Kightlinger Designers, Devan Feeney, Sarah-Catherine Smith Production Director, Deborah Stoken Production Manager, Mary Poston Video and Photo Editor, Ben Murray THE PRESIDENT'S REVIEW Multimedia Journalist/Producer, Jeff Martin BY GEN. CARTER F. HAM, USA RET. Multimedia Journalists, Jillian Angeline, Dustin Diaz, President and CEO, Association of the U.S. Army Alan Lessig, Rachel Rakoff, Daniel Woolfolk Multimedia Producer, John Bretschneider Thanks to the more than 31,000 peo- We talked about operations, mod- processes, relentlessly hunt for the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BUSINESS ple who attended, this year’s Associa- ernization, future concepts and doc- talent they need, remove obstacles DEVELOPMENT AND SALES tion of the United States Army Annual trine, focusing on challenges for sol- from their path, and advocate and Jerry Foley, [email protected] Meeting and Exposition was extraor- diers of every component and their build momentum for them within the dinarily successful, one of the best in families. building, throughout the government, many years. We conducted professional forums on the Hill and throughout industry.” Higher attendance, more exhibits, for Army civilian workers. Finding the right people is import- over 80 participating nations, more We talked a lot about the partner- ant, the deputy defense secretary major weapons on display and more ship between the Army and industry, said. professional development forums and hosted a hiring fair for veterans “We need people who have success- SIGHTLINE MEDIA GROUP aimed at the widest of audiences con- and transitioning soldiers. fully given birth to something new, CHAIRMAN tributed to noticeable levels of energy One of the most important messages with the knowledge and experience to Michael A. Reinstein and enthusiasm on the exhibit floor we heard was the robust endorsement innovate, make decisions and execute PUBLISHER and throughout the Walter E. Wash- by Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick a successful program,” he said. David Steinhafel ington Convention Center in Washing- M. Shanahan of the Army’s modern- Calling for focus on output over CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER ton, D.C. ization efforts and the new U.S. Army process, Shanahan said the goal “is Doug Neiman There was a palpable buzz about the Futures Command. not about development of the per- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT, future of America’s Army. Urging Congress and the Defense fect weapons system. This is about Shawn Byers We were glad to be the hosts of this Department to fully embrace the delivering lethality to our soldiers as and many other events supporting reorganization, he encouraged the quickly as possible.” Headquarters: 1919 Gallows Road, Suite 400 the most powerful land force in the defense establishment to “integrate Vienna, Va. 22182 COVER PHOTO: SPC. ANDREW MCNEIL/ARMY; THIS PAGE: AUSA THIS PAGE: ANDREW MCNEIL/ARMY; SPC. PHOTO: COVER world. Army Futures Command into your See PRESIDENT Page 4 #AUSA2018 OCTOBER 2018 DEFENSE NEWS 3 & RECAP PRESIDENT page 3 “The great thing about this confer- One Army for other reasons. ence is it helps us get a pulse on in- There was another important mes- It is the annual business meeting “The Army has more than a vision dustry and whether they understand sage. where we and the dedicated volun- and a strategy,” Shanahan said. “They us and where we are headed,” he said. At one of our nine contemporary teer leaders of our 123 chapters from have a plan and that plan gets better Gen. Mark A. Milley, at his fourth military forums, Command Sgt. Maj. around the globe meet to discuss how every day.” and final AUSA meeting as Army chief Michael A. Grinston of Forces Com- we can better accomplish our mis- of staff, had a similar message that re- mand made an important observation sions of being a voice for the Army ‘A renaissance’ form isn’t going to come easy or over- about the Total Army. and supporting our soldiers. Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper, night but is essential. “We are never going to fight as one It is an exciting time for AUSA as making his first appearance at the “The key to future victory for us lays component,” he said. “We rarely fight our membership has grown from AUSA annual meeting in his current in modernization now,” he said. as one country.” about 75,000 at the 2017 annual meet- role, said the Army is at an important “Building our future forces is not a We at AUSA share that view. ing to more than 132,000 today. point in its history, which he called a weeklong, a monthlong or even a year- We are one Army and a global part- For the Army family, current and renaissance. long process,” the chief said. ner to other militaries. former soldiers, civilians and family “I am asking all of you to seize this By Milley’s count, the Army is al- We were also pleased that Home- members, and our many industry part- opportunity with us to embrace re- ready three years into a reform mis- land Security Secretary Kirstjen Niel- ners, the annual meeting also serves form,” Esper said. “Ten short years sion, and he’s a little worried about sen and Second Lady of the United as a family reunion. from now, in 2028, we will look back losing momentum. States Karen Pence spoke at our pro- We cherish the time to catch up with on this time as a pivotal moment for The Army is “on the mend after fessional forums, and that actor, hu- our friends and colleagues, and look our Army.” nearly two continuous decades of op- manitarian and musician Gary Sinise forward to seeing them again on Oct. There were other important messages. erations,” he said, but there may not and the Lt. Dan Band were on hand to 14, 2019, when we gather again in our It was heartening to hear Undersec- be a lot of time to be prepared for the perform a free concert for attendees. nation’s capital for the 2019 AUSA An- retary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy next major battle. “The faint clouds nual Meeting and Exposition. talk about the importance of our con- of a coming storm are visible on the Family reunion We look forward to seeing you ference to the Army. horizon.” Our annual meeting is important to us there! DN STAFF SGT. B. NICOLE MEJIA/ARMY B. SGT. STAFF 4 DEFENSE NEWS OCTOBER.2018 #AUSA2018 & RECAP 31,062 Visitors at AUSA 2018 84% 16% Civilian Military 9 82The number of foreign nations The number of Contemporary Military Forums hosted represented, with during the annual meeting with topics ranging from 3,929 total visitors. Multi-Domain Operations to Disruptive Threats. 1:37.76 The number of major The winning time for Capt. Peter 73 Doblar, the top finisher on the Battle weapons systems Challenge obstacle course. The fastest 724 finishing woman was Sgt. Casey exhibited. Lubiniecki, with a time of 3:04.42. CLOCKWISE: ARMY; SPC. P.J. SIQUIG/ARMY; ARMY; JOHN G. MARTINEZ/ARMY JOHN ARMY; SIQUIG/ARMY; SPC. P.J. ARMY; CLOCKWISE: Exhibits #AUSA2018 OCTOBER 2018 DEFENSE NEWS 5 & RECAP The Army is pursuing virtual reality and simulated training environments in order to increase training opportunities for soldiers. AROUND THE SHOW Sergeant Major of the Army Dan Dailey kicked off the annual meeting at the Battle Challenge obstacle course. The Warriors Corner featured discussions and presentations on several topics over the course of the three-day show. CLCOKWISE: MASTER SGT. ANDREW PORCH/ARMY; AUSA; STAFF SGT. B. NICOLE MEJIA/ARMY; MASTER SGT. ANDREW PORCH/ARMYA; DEVON L. SUITS/ ARMY ;MASTER SGT. ANDREW PORCH/ARMYA SGT. ARMY ;MASTER L. SUITS/ DEVON ANDREW PORCH/ARMYA; SGT. MASTER NICOLE MEJIA/ARMY; B. SGT. STAFF AUSA; ANDREW PORCH/ARMY; SGT. CLCOKWISE: MASTER 6 DEFENSE NEWS OCTOBER.2018 #AUSA2018 & RECAP Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Army Secretary Mark Esper, Band performed a free concert left, checks out an exhibit on on Oct. 9. the show floor. Soldiers participating in the opening ceremony march in the ballroom. #AUSA2018 OCTOBER 2018 DEFENSE NEWS 7 & RECAP Gen. Mike Murray, left, commander of the new The "pinks and greens" Army Futures Command, uniform made an appearance visits an exhibitor on the at this year's show. show floor. The Army was out in full force at this year's AUSA annual meeting. CLCOKWISE: ARMY; JOHN G. MARTINEZ/ARMY; TAFF SGT. B. NICOLE MEJIA B. SGT. TAFF G. MARTINEZ/ARMY; JOHN ARMY; CLCOKWISE: 8 DEFENSE NEWS OCTOBER.2018 #AUSA2018 & RECAP NOTABLE QUOTES “AMID ALL THE HEADLINE NEWS, IT SEEMS LIKE WE HARDLY NOTICE WE ARE STILL A NATION AT WAR IN SOME PLACES, AND IN OTHERS, WE ARE PREVENTING WAR.” —­­Army­Chief­of­Staff­Gen.­Mark­Milley,­speaking­two­days­after­the­ 17th­anniversary­of­the­start­of­Operation­Enduring­Freedom “IF THAT IS RUN BY A FLUX “YOU KNOW, LIEUTENANT, FAT CAPACITOR, HOVERS AND HAS A PEOPLE DON’T MAKE GOOD RAY GUN AND WE CAN MAKE IT SOLDIERS.
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