Distinguished Participants

Deborah Lee James Gen. Darren W. McDew Gen. Stephen W. Wilson Secretary Commander Vice Chief of Staff Air Force U.S. Transportation Command

Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II Commander Commander Air Force Materiel Command

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Lt. Gen. Col. Joe M. Jackson, USAF, Ret Chief Recipient Air Force Reserve United States Air Force

1 Seminar 4 Title: Air Mobility En Route System for Tomorrow’s Air Force Presenters: Col Cooper and Col Zippwald Panel Members: SMSgt Leslie, MSgt Young, MSgt Castillo, and TSgt Smyer Since their creation, the 515th & 521st AMOWs have been at the forefront of ensuring safe and effective air mobility operations across the European and Pacific theaters. Spanning thousands of miles and multiple continents, the Airmen stationed at over 40 Geographically Separated Units give Combatant Commander’s flexibility by supporting mobility require- Seminar Syllabus ments spanning the range of operations. Since our squadrons are strategically placed, they have a significant daily impact on the AMC mission by having infrastructure, maintenance, Seminar 1 command/control and aero-medical evacuation capability at numerous locations across the Title: Medal of Honor Flight Global Enterprise. Without this en route system, AMC would have a cold start to each and every operation and would endure unnecessary mission delays or even mission failure. As Presenter: Col (R) Jackson the AF continues to evolve with the AMOWs in lock step, we will build on past success to An inductee into the /Tanker Association Hall of Fame, Jackson is the only ensure we are ready for tomorrow’s demands. living air mobility Medal of Honor recipient. On Mother’s Day May 12, 1968, Lieutenant Colonel Jackson was flying his bi-annual C-123 pilot flight check on a boring and routine Desired Learning Objectives: “milk run” mission into a small airstrip at a base camp named Kham Duc in Vietnam. The 1. Understand the scope and importance of AMC’s en route system and the creation of the mission was anything but a “milk run” but quite a day of tragedy, triumph and extreme valor AMOWs [focus on Eastern Enterprise while highlighting differences between western by soldiers on the ground, pilots in the air and a 3-man combat control team surrounded by enterprise]. the enemy. The successful evacuation of the combat control team earned Colonel Jackson 2. Understand the lessons learned since its creation [multi-modal, shifting hubs/sites, im- the Congressional Medal of Honor. Colonel Jackson will share a slide presentation of this portance of forward basing]. extraordinary feat of airmanship that took place over 48+ years ago, in deteriorating weather, 3. Understand the changing dynamics of the en route system [1CP, reduction in mainte- in Vietnam. nance manpower, shifting priorities, EIC, crises response]. Desired Learning Objective: Understand the danger Colonel Jackson was in and what extraordinary effort he made to save precious human lives.

Seminar 2 Seminar 5 Title: AFPC Roadshow Title: Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A Presenters: Maj Rankin, Maj Payne, and SMSgt Farley Presenter: WGCDR Que Hee Current manning challenges provide an interesting landscape for commanders to navi- gate while providing development opportunities for Airmen. Discussion will focus on pitfalls The Royal Australian Air Force has the most modern and potent fleet of air lift and air refu- associated with unit manning, staff opportunities, professional/educational development, eling (AAR) aircraft in the world. The RAAF continues to undergo significant AAR capability and cross-flow while balancing needs of the Air Force. growth as a result of the full clearance activities of its KC-30A MRTT fleet. The KC-30A has been continuously deployed on operations in the Middle East for several years, whilst also Desired Learning Objectives: conducting AAR trails with a broad range of aircraft. This presentation will provide an update 1. Discuss Rated/Enlisted Management and challenges WRT current personnel shortages. of the RAAF’s introduction into service of its KC-30A capability and also describe the current 2. Discuss enlisted pilot track and future. fleet of Air Mobility assets. 3. Provide current AFPC Roadshow brief. Desired Learning Objective: Seminar 3 Understand the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A AAR capabilities. Title: The Defense Acquisition Workforce Culture: How It Behaves Under Pressure Presenter: Col (R) Patterson, Former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller Variously characterized as the “Pentagon Culture,” the “Military Culture,” or the “Defense Bureaucracy,” the corporate behavior of those engaged in acquiring, managing and operat- ing the US’s national security apparatus is unique. A variety of internal and external pres- Seminar 6 sures combine to prompt good behaviors and positive results as well as bad behaviors and negative results. This presentation will provide some insight into a useful working definition Title: Preparing for Transition to the Civilian World of the Defense Workforce Culture; what internal and external pressures are at work; some Presenter: Col (R) DiPiero observed behaviors as a result of the pressures; and some insight into what might prompt a This seminar will cover what military personnel need to focus on as they begin to think higher performing Pentagon bureaucracy. Hey...it could happen. about their personal transition from active duty to the civilian world. Q&A encouraged. Desired Learning Objective: Desired Learning Objective: Audience should gain an appreciation that there is a Defense Workforce Culture and that Attendees will gain insights into the importance of planning for their transition from the it does behave often in predictable ways when outside pressures are present. military to the civilian world. A handout will be provided. 2 3 Seminar 7 Teams (CCATT), the development of Tactical Critical Care Evacuation Teams (TCCET) and Title: Mobility Operations in a post 9/11 World— the Army En Route Critical Care Nurse (ECCN) program are some of the advancements over the last decade that helped save our most critically wounded casualties. As OEF/OIF ended, Moderator: Lt Gen (R) Allardice new challenges emerged as the distance between kinetic operations and surgical capability Panel Members: Maj Gen (R) Woodward and Mr. Hart have been pushed further apart. Tackling this increased tyranny of distance between injury Our mobility forces have made significant contributions to the Global . In an and surgical capability requires continued evolution of the AE and ground trauma system. effort to highlight one of the significant mobility operations since Sep 11, 2001, this seminar This includes designing surgical teams to be increasingly mobile and ready to operate in will explore Operation Odyssey Dawn (OOD). This operation entailed the employment of a austere settings and preparing our transport medics for prolonged field resuscitations. These significant number of multiple country’s air assets in the battle to assist in the enforcement emerging requirements will drive new training pipelines to adequately prepare our medics of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 aimed at stopping Muammar Gaddafi and will challenge our ability to meet operational demand as highly trained, low density and his forces from imposing indiscriminate terror on anti-Gaddafi forces. The complicated medical assets are increasingly requested to fulfil medical plans. command and control relationships and associated air operations will be discussed by the Desired Learning Objectives: OOD Combined Forces Air Component Commander (CFACC) and the Commander of the 1. Understand aeromedical capabilities at the start of OEF/OIF and how capabilities ex- 617th Combined Air Operation Center (CAOC). Air Mobility Command’s 18AF Commander panded throughout OEF/OIF. at the time will add the perspective of the Air Mobility Command to include a discussion of 2. Identify current capability gaps for emerging requirements. a uniquely assembled of tanker assets that was aptly named the Calico Wing. 3. Discuss emerging capabilities for surgical capability in austere environments, leveraging Desired Learning Objective: the Lead Command for Ground Medical (ACC) and the Lead Command for Aeromedical Understand the mobility operations experience at the beginning of the Global War on Terror. (AMC) assets and the way ahead. 4. Understand challenges of managing expectations for High Demand/Low Density medi- cal assets, impact of airflow availability/unavailability, and impact of authorities. Seminar 8 Title: Bringing the Fight to ISIL Presenter: Capt Heflin, Capt Vandagriff, and Capt Christian Seminar 11 This briefing will educate you on a recent combat in which provided support Title: DoD’s Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Program to the Syrian Arab Coalition to combat ISIL. It was the first C-17 airdrop ever in Syria. We will Presenter: Ms. Michetti discuss battlespace integration, the overall operation execution, and lessons learned. Cybersecurity is a top priority for both the Administration and Congress. DoD is pursuing Desired Learning Objectives: a number of activities to improve the security of DoD information through regulatory and 1. Learn current MAF tactical operations by using a real world example. voluntary processes. DoD’s DIB CS program represents one facet of DoD’s approach to im- 2. Discuss successes/challenges from the Syria Airdrop from an operational/tactical level. proving cybersecurity. The program was established to enhance and supplement DIB partici- pants’ capabilities to safeguard DoD information that resides on, or transits, DIB unclassified information systems. Through this voluntary public-private cybersecurity partnership, DoD Seminar 9 and DIB participants share cyber threat information to identify and respond to adversary activity. Title: Doing Business with Air Mobility Command Desired Learning Objective: Moderator: Lt Col (R) Meyers Cybersecurity threats to DoD and industry partners who support DoD continue to in- Panel Members: Col Blenkush, Col (R) Padula, and Dr. George crease. This seminar will review the mission and features of DoD’s Defense Industrial Base Air Mobility Command is always in the market for advanced solutions, but it is not always Cybersecurity (DIB CS) Program, a voluntary public-private partnership whose mission is to easy for businesses to navigate the cumbersome government process. We would like to pro- enhance and supplement DIB participants’ capabilities to safeguard DoD information that vide an inside and outside perspective of doing business with Air Mobility Command, large resides on, or transits, DIB unclassified information systems. companies and small businesses. Desired Learning Objective: Attendees will learn about government contracting and how AMC teams with industry to Seminar 12 provide services for the warfighter. Title: Update on Your Air Force Enlisted Village Presenter: CMSgt (R) McLean Seminar 10 The Air Force Enlisted Village is an official charity of the US Air Force and has been sup- porting widows of retired enlisted Airmen for nearly 50 years; we are proud of our history of Title: Leaning Forward on the Battlefield…Bridging the Gap Between Point of Injury and Surgical service and we are excited about our future. We are aggressively moving forward to meet the Capability needs of our current and future residents with our Perfect Vision 20/20 plan, our roadmap Presenter: Maj Cox and strategic vision for the next phases of the AFEV. We proudly serve our entire Air Force OEF/OIF placed unprecedented challenges on the (AE) system family to include the total force, active duty, and retirees. as critically wounded casualties were rapidly transported through escalating levels of care. Desired Learning Objective: As concepts of damage control resuscitation and damage control surgery evolved, so too Update attendees on the Air Force Enlisted Village Strategic Direction, the completion did the AE system in order to keep pace with increasingly complex patients entering the en of Bob Hope Village 5, and the next phase of development for the AFEV. Inform attendees route care environment. Adaptations in capability and training of Critical Care Air Transport about the benefits of philanthropy and giving in the U.S. Air Force. 4 5 Seminar 13 are currently using Equivalent Flight Hours (EFH) to manage aircraft rotations into and Title: Mentoring – How We Do It out of Altus AFB (AETCs primary C-17 aircrew training base) with AMC owned aircraft. EFH is the result of a severity factor applied to a given flight profile, which when multiplied by the Presenters: Lt Gen Cox, Maj Gen Zadalis, and Maj Gen Sharpy actual Aircraft Flight Hours for a flight, results in an “equivalent” flight hour calculation for the Mentoring is one of the best opportunities to influence future leaders. This seminar will aircraft. The EFH hours for each C-17 are updated on a bi-annual basis, and rotation decisions provide a unique opportunity for current and past AMC leaders to share their experiences, are made accordingly. In the Enterprise Fleet Management concept, AMC proposes to build on life lessons, and philosophies on mentorship. The panel members have a combined 93 years that rotation process, by utilizing the entire 222 C-17 fleet across Active, Guard, and Reserve of service and are passionate about teaching the next generation of Air Force members how units, rotating aircraft to balance EFH accumulation fleet-wide. to be effective mentors. Desired Learning Objectives: Desired Learning Objective: Introduce and provide an overview of the Enterprise Fleet Management concept. General Officer panel will impart philosophies on how to be a mentor.

Seminar 14 Title: Enlisted Force Hot Topics Presenters: Chief Pryor, Chief Jones, and Chief Reese Seminar 17 Discusses the hot topics impacting our Active and ARC enlisted force. The brief will high- Title: Humble Beginnings to an Extraordinary Global Capability forged through light the deliberate transformation that has occurred over the past year and how the Air Partnerships and Alliance Force will continue to develop our total force with changes and innovations that will contin- ue to develop our future generations. Furthermore, this brief will provide insight on expecta- Presenters: Air Cdre Lushington, Wg Cdr Blackwell, and Wg Cdr Rawlins tions and benefits to the enlisted corps. The Enlisted Force Hot Topic briefing will include Allied partnerships have matured since the concept of air power was conceived more than discussions on the Enlisted Development Team, Enlisted Performance Evaluations, Enlisted 100 years ago. Global Operations have shaped these alliances and states have consistently Professional Military Education, Developmental Special Duties, AF Manning and Defense sought to improve interoperability amongst allied nations. Air Mobility has proved a sig- Equal Opportunity Climate Survey. nificant platform in assisting in the delivery of kinetic and soft air power through strategic Desired Learning Objectives: Air Transport, Air Manoeuver, Air-to-Air Refueling, Special Air Mobility Operations and Joint Personnel Recovery giving the ability to neutralize threats as well as provide humanitarian 1. Understand enlisted force development strategic vision. assistance to arrest further de-stabilization. 2. Understand enlisted force development opportunities. 3. Understand the long term career impacts on career progression. Desired Learning Objectives: The audience will be presented with the key lessons identified in allied partnerships which were borne out of joint operations, how it has shaped our doctrine and how we challenge Seminar 15 and improve our future Global Capability. Title: Protect the Power...Fuel the Fight Presenters: Mr. Hartley, Ms. Simpson, Brig Gen Robinson, Col Burkel, and Col Baysinger This panel will provide a discussion forum on improving operational aviation efficiency while maintaining combat readiness. Presenters will provide an overview of operational en- ergy policy and execution from the SAF to wing level. The seminar will focus on two priori- Seminar 18 ties of the U.S. Air Force Energy Strategic Plan: 1) Optimizing demand: Increase energy efficiency and operational efficiency for Air Force Title: Regionalization of AMC Fleet Logistics Capabilities systems and processes without losing mission capabilities. Presenter: Capt Hertach 2) Fostering an energy aware culture: Integrate communication efforts using training and Regionalization of AMC fleet sustainment capabilities can be achieved through consoli- education opportunities to increase awareness of energy impacts to mission. dation of excess logistics capacity and footprint. The use of inflight fault transmission and Desired Learning Objectives: predictive criteria for specific component failures will decrease unexpected maintenance and 1. Expose audience to Air Force Operational Energy policy and initiatives. will increase aircraft availability. Currently, the AMC en route system is a form of region- 2. Highlight the importance of Operational Energy on the overall Air Force Budget. alization utilized to maximize capabilities and reduce excess capacity across the structure. 3. Understand the Air Force’s emphasis on energy efficiency and how it relates to aviation Sustainment of the aircraft in the system is only considered after the presentation of a dis- operations. crepancy driving repair. Predicting or receiving a message before the aircraft lands NMC can 4. Demonstrate the importance of energy awareness and discovering new paths to opera- permit divert to a capable facility, and parts can already be en route. The amount of capacity tional aviation energy efficiency. is greater than the requirement in the enterprise as a whole. Historical data shows that one shop of personnel and equipment would have been capable of accomplishing all home sta- Seminar 16 tion engine removals and replacements for the entire fleet of KC-135s in 2015. Predictive methods will increase fleet availability and regionalization will reduce the required logistics Title: Rapid Global Mobility Enterprise Fleet Management footprint, these effects are synergistic. Presenter: Lt Col Rivers Desired Learning Objectives: The concept of Fleet Management within the Air Force is not a new initiative. However, the 1. Introduce a regionalized approach to sustain and implement AMC assets based on com- model we are developing within AMC builds on the current, limited construct, to enable the mercial operators versus combat units. management of an entire fleet utilizing using one or more life limiting factors, to maximize 2. Present feasibility of regionalizing engine removal and replacement capability of health and longevity across the entire fleet of aircraft. The C-17 AVDO and ASIP Working KC-135s. 6 7 Seminar 19 Seminar 22 Title: Iran Hostage Crisis – An Inside and Outside View Title: NATO/EU Air-to-Air Refueling and Air Transport: Increasing Interoperability in Coalition Presenters: Col (R) Poole and Lt Col (R) Needham Operations This presentation will provide information on the Iranian Hostage Crisis with a presen- Presenters: Col Wingfield, Col Howard, Maj Briones, and Maj Thomas tation by a former hostage—an inside view, and a member of the rescue team –an outside Presenters from NATO’s Joint Air Power Competence Centre (JAPCC) will explain the re- view. The presentation will focus on events leading up to the crisis, the value of the Code of lationship of several NATO/European entities and showcase how identifying shortfalls and Conduct, the planning and execution of (Desert One), the aftermath, focusing on cross-organizational collaboration has already increased AAR and AT capabilities and the final conclusion of the crisis. Side by side these two former Air Force Officers will within NATO and Europe. JAPCC representatives will present tools to verify and increase discuss the events of 36 years ago from a personal perspective. Although the events are in international tanking clearances. They will also provide information on opportunities for the history category, you will find many of their comments valid today and tomorrow. more US involvement in refueling and transport Working Groups and training on the Eu- Desired Learning Objectives: ropean continent. The 100 ARW will present its progress in learning more about NATO/EU 1. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the Iranian Hostage Crisis and how the activities and ways it is providing US and NATO aircrews opportunities to collaborate at the Code of Conduct helped a former Air Force officer who on November 4, 1979 became a tactical and strategic level. Long focused on developing and maintaining fighter capability hostage and began counting days starting from one to infinity. and interoperability, NATO has historically left matters of air transport and air-to-air refuel- 2. An understanding of the options provided to President Carter for a rescue will be dis- ing (AAR) to the Nations, who in many cases, prior to Operation Unified Protector, largely cussed along with the failure at Desert One by a former Air Force officer who was a ignored the AAR mission set. A low global operational tempo and a heavy reliance on US member of the rescue team. capabilities when the time for action did arise allowed this to perpetuate. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operations in and Operation UNI- FIED PROTECTOR (OUP) over , in conjunction with Russian aggression, have changed this perspective, spurring NATO and partner nations to focus on interoperability. The race is on to elevate NATO AAR and AT capabilities before they are needed in a response to the next Seminar 20 crisis. Will you join us? Title: National Pilot Shortage—The Domino Effect Desired Learning Objective: Presenters: Col Allerheiligen, Mr. Cooper, and Maj Goldsmith Attendees will gain a better understanding of the JAPCC and current NATO Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) and Air Transport (AT) activities that are increasing coalition capability and #1 Pilot Predicament. Combo brief from MAF DT Chair/RSAP FAM (DA3) on the current interoperability. This symposium will address why American leaders and operators should challenges and policies with respect to rated shortages in USAF. Mostly RSAP 101 with the care about those activities and how they can get involved. Pilot Sourcing brief provided at Rally. Desired Learning Objective: Understand history of pilot shortage and what the air force and AMC is doing about it.

Seminar 23 Seminar 21 Title: AMC and Intelligence Community Support to Civil Aviation Title: Enabling the Joint Force through Logistics Multi-Domain Command and Control Presenter: Mr. Dawidowicz Presenter: Lt Gen Levy Following the shoot down of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 over the Ukraine on 17 Jul 2014, The future of Joint operations will require military forces to operate with coalition part- agencies of the US government acknowledge widespread interest in providing better security ners, non-governmental organizations, and other federal agencies in contested and denied and protection for civil aviation. More specifically, the US government expressed the require- environments across multiple domains. Operations will occur in the air, in space, at sea, ment to develop tools or methodologies to improve US government intelligence sharing and under the sea, and on land in multiple theaters simultaneously. We must have the ability collaboration. One of the outgrowths of this, was the Conflict Zone concept. This concept to effectively, efficiently, and consistently set the theaters and present Logistics forces that was created to enable a US government and industry common understand and shared base- are integrated with global and theater planning systems and distribution networks, prioritize line aware of civil aviation threat concerns. Under the Conflict Zone concept, US govern- and synchronize limited resources, articulate risks and options to senior commanders, and ment stakeholders with an interest in civil aviation came together under the leadership of maintain visibility during full spectrum operations. Logistics Multi-Domain Command and the Federation Aviation Administration (FAA) to create a tool for collaborative information Control (Log MDC2) will provide the processes and tools to enable agile and real-time global sharing – the Conflict Zone dashboard. This briefing describes the conflict zone dashboard, it visibility of total Logistics resources to enable tomorrow’s Joint operations. current status and plans for future deployment, as well as AMC’s participation in this effort. Desired Learning Objectives: Desired Learning Objectives: 1. The audience will learn to think about how to Command and Control Logistics in the 1. Describe US government reactions to develop a forum for intelligence sharing with future global and Joint environment. commercial partners and allies following the shoot down of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 2. The audience will be challenged to think about the tools and processes that must be over Ukraine. in place to provide total asset visibility in order to understand and articulate resource 2. Describe AMC participation in US government response to the shoot down of Malaysia constraints and risks to operational commanders. Airlines flight 17. 3. The audience will understand that the future of Joint warfare is different, so our Logis- 3. Describe the Conflict Zone concept and the Conflict Zone dashboard, current status and tics Enterprise must not only adapt...it must prevail. future deployment.

8 9 Seminar 24 Seminar 27 Title: Certify Your Aviation Wings of Excellence...The COOL Way!!! Title: Examining the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Existing Tactical and Strategic Airlift Capability Presenters: Mr. Gray and TSgt Sherman Parallel with Airlift Optimization and Potential Future Mission Requirements Significant efforts have resulted in enhancing Air Force recruitment, readiness, retention, Presenter: BGen Lowthian and transition capabilities. These efforts contribute to a well-trained and capable fighting What is the RCAF Mission? How has the RCAF evolved in an ever-changing operation- force, not only to our military, but also to the civilian sector. Additionally, these efforts al environment? The four “Rs” of an organization and capability, and how the RCAF has will assist in decreasing the Veteran unemployment rates and increasing the skillsets of our achieved them. Brigadier-General David Lowthian provides an examination of recent RCAF American work force as a whole. In this session, the Community College of the Air Force’s success stories and an outlook on the future of Canadian Air Mobility. (CCAF) Credentialing Flight will provide valuable information on cost efficient pathways to obtaining FAA certifications, as well as mechanisms to funding those opportunities which Desired Learning Objective: will be provided by the CCAF Credentialing Programs and the Air Force Credentialing Op- Attendees will learn how the Royal Canadian Air Force maximizes and optimizes the use portunities On-Line (AF COOL) Program Flights. Topics of discussion include: 1.) United of their tactical and strategic airlift fleets. States Air Force Airframe and PowerPlant (A&P) Program; 2.) New Program initiatives pro- vided through the AF COOL Program; 3.) Capabilities for further educational advancements and opportunities, not limited to the CCAF degree. Desired Learning Objective: Attendees will learn and gain valuable information concerning pathways to obtaining Seminar 28 professional certifications, such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certification. Title: Air Mobility and the Future of Air and Land Warfare Moderator: Dr. Owen Panel Members: Maj Gen Zadalis and BG Milhorn As its title indicates, this panel will give our air mobility practitioners an opportunity to Seminar 25 hear knowledgeable theater air and land leaders present their expectations and concerns re- Title: MAF Rated Officer Development garding air mobility support in the near-to-mid-term future. The speakers will cover a wide range of issues, but focus on enhancing our understanding of the relationship between exist- Presenters: Lt Col Todd, Maj Goldsmith, and Capt Peloquin ing and planned air mobility capabilities and Army and Air Force strategic mobility, theater The briefing is a staple of A/TA’s past. We would like to brief the audience on rated of- operations, and logistical support requirements. ficer force development policy and programs. We will outline and provide commander’s Desired Learning Objective: intent behind new policy and programs. Finally, we will educate the younger officers on officer career progression, milestones and lessons learned with respect to promotion and Gain a better understanding of theater air and land leaders expectations and concerns re- development. garding air mobility support in the near-to-mid-term future. Desired Learning Objectives: 1. Understand MAF force development continuum, intent and programs. 2. Understand recent initiatives. 3. Understand the supervisor and the member’s role in development. Seminar 29 Title: MOBILITY GUARDIAN Seminar 26 Presenters: Lt Col Mack, Mr. McLean, Maj Wagner, and Maj McConville AMC’s vision is to optimize the value of Mobility Guardian by blending Mobility Air Forces Title: Developing Leadership and Character in Airmen mission essential tasks as well as the AMC Commander’s Training Guidance into an exercise Presenter: Col Price and Col Breeden that provides the opportunity to “train like we fight”. The AMC/CC guidance is to develop Few tasks are more daunting than attempting to repeatedly and consistently develop high an exercise that will achieve and maintain a high state of readiness for the MAF in support quality leaders for our Air Force from the broad spectrum of individuals, Airmen and direct of COCOM global requirements. The planning team is currently building a multi-faceted entry, who enter our commissioning sources each year. Yet, this effort is essential because scenario to include elements of forcible entry, airfield seizure, and humanitarian relief opera- the diversity and leadership capability of our Airmen is the foundation of success for our Air tions in an unstable area of the world. The exercise will cover a spectrum of mission sets to Force. This panel of mobility leaders will share observations and lessons learned stemming include Airdrop, Airlift, Air Refueling, and AE, along with CAF and Army Operations. MAF from the current leader and character development programs at the Air Force Academy Pre- aircraft will transit emitter enabled ranges, backed by AWACs and JSTAR support to employ paratory School, the Air Force Academy, and ROTC. These observations and lessons learned for a joint forcible entry. It will be a premier event, providing realistic training apply to all Airmen seeking to improve themselves, peers, or subordinates. Stop by and join in mountainous and desert terrain. the conversation if you see value in becoming a better leader of character or investing in Desired Learning Objectives: those around you. 1. Notify AMC and USAF units of AMC/CC premier exercise. Desired Learning Objective: 2. Exercise Rapid Global Mobility ‘The Way We Fight’. Gain an appreciation of the complex process of individual leader and character develop- 3. Build International Partnerships (83 Nations Invited). ment, both for self and others. Gain insights on barriers to development and lessons learned 4. Maximize training for all MAF wings. from established Air Force developmental programs. 5. Capitalize on multiple wing participation. 10 11 Seminar 30 Center Europe (MCCE), Strategic Airlift Interim Solution (SALIS), European Air Transport Command (EATC) and the Heavy Airlift Wing (HAW). In order to link these various con- Title: Iran Prisoners, visits, and reopening Cuba: the ; Supporting sortiums together, they have created a “cash free” transaction system called Air Transport International Diplomacy and Alliances through Senior Leader Transportation and Air Refueling Exchange of Services (ATARES), which allows partners to trade in “credits” Presenters: Lt Col Kirkland and Lt Col Riddle thereby avoiding more cumbersome and bureaucratic processes. ATARES uses the C-130 fly- The 89th Airlift Wing transports America’s most senior government and military leaders, ad- ing hour as the unit of credit and is tradable across all partners. This seminar will explore the vancing national foreign policy and forging strategic alliances. The storied history of the 89th 4 consortiums, how ATARES works and the pending US accession into ATARES. Airlift Wing continues with recent missions: repatriating American hostages from Iran, repa- Desired Learning Objectives: triating American citizens released from North Korean captivity, supporting the fight against 1. Understand DOD consortium lift opportunities in Europe. Ebola, facilitating the Iranian nuclear negotiations, and reestablishing the U.S. embassy in 2. Understand the benefits of “non-cash” transactions to easily access partner lift. Cuba. The environment in which the 89th Airlift Wing executes its mission necessitates one- 3. Understand the benefits of consortium lift to interoperability, mobility and contingency of-a-kind command and control structures; as well as a stringent hiring process for pilots, flight operations. engineers, flight attendants, communication systems operators, and flying crew chiefs. Desired Learning Objectives: 1. Understand historical importance and challenges associated with 89th Airlift Wing Seminar 34 missions. Title: Building Local Partnerships and Successes Through the TIS, THADS, and JBADS Missions 2. Understand the international impact of an 89 AW mission and why that requires specialized C2. Presenters: Maj King, SSgt Ruiz, SSgt de l’Etoile, SrA Lane, and Mr. Magnuson 3. Comprehend the stringent hiring process of the 89th Airlift Wing. Charleston (JB CHS), SC was identified as the test base for the first DoD Trans- port Isolation System (TIS) and TIS Hot Humid Air Decontamination System (THADS). As part of the implementation process, JB CHS worked with AFOTEC’s testing and evaluation team to ensure the TIS was mission capable in just four months. Testing and evaluation of Seminar 31 the THADS for operational use and decontamination effectiveness for biological contami- Title: Senior Enlisted Leadership Panel nants was accomplished later through joint partnerships with AMC/A3N, AMC/SG, AMC/ Moderator: CMSgt (R) Kerver TES, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), and the US Army Re- search, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM). The hot/humid air technol- Panel Members: CMSgt Frey, CMSgt Petzel, and CMSgt Williams ogy applied in the THADS was originally used for aircraft biological decontamination under This will be a look into the strategic enlisted mindset of AMC’s current and former Senior the Joint Biological Agent Decontamination System (JBADS) program. Bioenvironmental Enlisted Leaders (SEL) via a Q&A panel. Engineering technicians were chosen to be the lead TIS support team and quickly learned Desired Learning Objective: to build, decontaminate and reconstitute the TIS assembly. During this process, there were Understand the strategic enlisted mindset of AMC’s current and former Senior Enlisted many lessons learned and new procedures developed to ensure the safety of the TIS support Leaders (SEL). team and all personnel utilizing the TIS. This presentation touches on conceptual develop- ment, learn-as-we-go processes, safety concerns, and training opportunities for future sup- port teams at other installations. The presentation also highlights the joint efforts of differ- Seminar 32 ent agencies (e.g., AE (including USAFR), Medical Logistics, MXG, APS, etc.) in coordinating and executing a TIS mission as well as an overview of the JBADS program. Title: Building International Partnerships with Mobility Airmen Desired Learning Objective: Presenter: Maj Gen Martin Discuss and highlight successful partnerships (Wing level and higher) that have evolved Major General Martin will discuss the importance of international engagement in today’s during the establishment of the Transport Isolation System (TIS), TIS Hot Humid Air Decon- Air Force, specifically focusing on Air Mobility’s contribution and requirements. The panel tamination System (THADS), and Joint Biological Agent Decontamination System (JBADS) will highlight Air Mobility Airmen with international experience who will share their stories missions. and provide real world examples to highlight the challenges and opportunities for U.S. Air Force international engagement. Desired Learning Objectives: Seminar 35 1. Expose audience to underlying concepts of Security Cooperation. Title: European Air Transport Command, Beyond an European Success, an Opportunity to 2. Understand Air Mobility’s need for and vital role in facilitating Security Cooperation. Strengthen our Bonds Together 3. Emphasize the importance of building solid partnerships in an era of declining/flat budgets while global realities demand growing air mobility commitments. Presenter: MajGen Badia This seminar will feature first a quick presentation of EATC and its business process, then how our expertise is recognized in the complete process of operationalization of air transport Seminar 33 and air refueling, from entry of service, operational building process, C2 and dedicated train- ing center. And finally, this unique Center of Expertise in Europe is the best anchorage point Title: Consortium Lift Opportunities in Europe for strengthening our bonds. Presenter: Col Menasco Desired Learning Objectives: Our European partners lack large fleets of strategic lift assets across all modes of transporta- 1. EATC, European success of pooling and sharing. tion individually. In this deficit they have pooled assets under various consortium constructs 2. A unique Air Transport and Air Refueling center of expertise in Europe. to provide greater access, each with their unique benefits and challenges: Military Coordination 3. How we can think the operational tomorrow’s world together. 12 13 Seminar 36 first operational multinational military airlift unit in the world. The aircraft and supporting equipment operated by the Heavy Airlift Wing are owned by the NATO Airlift Management Title: Air Mobility Liaison Officers (AMLO): Strengthening Joint and Coalition Partnerships and Programme on behalf of the SAC Nations. The NAM Programme is the legal entity of SAC Teamwork for 50 Years and into the Future and an integral part of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), and consists Presenters: Lt Gen Cox, Maj Gen Bence, Brig Gen McGregor, Brig Gen Bibb, and Maj Conklin of a Programme Board and a Programme Office. The NAM Programme Office is executing The Tactical Airlift Liaison Officer (TALO) program (renamed Air Mobility Liaison Officer the ownership roles of the NAM Programme and related responsibilities for the assigned (AMLO) program in 2003) was instituted in late 1966 as a means to build and strengthen the aircraft and other assets, and performs configuration / sustainment management of the C-17 partnership between the USAF and the US Army in the facing of senior Army leader frustration weapon system. In addition, it contracts on a competitive basis logistics support identified with the responsiveness of the Vietnam theater airlift system to emergency airlift requests. by the Commander of the HAW, administers approved operations budgets for the HAW and Maj Gen James “Bagger” Baginski was one of the first officers chosen to serve as a TALO. Maj provides legal, procurement and information technology services for the wing. Gen Thomas Sadler, who had proposed the program, “reported… ‘the very act of being in the Desired Learning Objectives: field’ promoted goodwill and a spirit of cooperation.” (Bowers, Tactical Airlift, 1983). Over 1. To gain knowledge and appreciation of the historical background, capabilities, oppor- the subsequent 50 years, the AMLOs have been key to the continued spirit of cooperation tunities, lessons learned and current challenges of the world’s only multinational, C-17 between Air Mobility Command and its joint (active and reserve component) and coalition airlift consortium and operation. partners in exercises, training, contingency, humanitarian assistance and disaster response op- 2. To assist in the recruitment of airlift and support professionals, both in the USAF and erations around the world. The intent of this discussion is for 18thAir Force, 618th Air and our partner nations, to serve in the Heavy Airlift Wing. Space Operation Center, and a recent USCENTCOM Director of Mobility Forces share their 3. To assist the US DOD and it subordinate entities in their support of the SAC program. (The experiences, challenges, lessons learned and perspectives on how to strengthen joint and coali- program is heavily reliant on US support mechanisms – Foreign Military Sales, etc.). tion partnerships into the future through the AMLO program. This discussion has relevance to 4. To promote the interoperability of airlift, equipment and support structures. Air National Guard members because AMLOs facilitate coordination between AD/ANG/AFRC aircrews flying contingency, training, JA/ATT and SAAM missions. Active duty AMLOs have previously supported deploying Army NG combat units. This discussion may spark consider- Seminar 38 ation of AMLO-like support from the ARC for combat units in the Army National Guard. Title: Weapon Systems Update and MAFPS Rollout Desired Learning Objectives: Presenters: Col MacDonald, Lt Col Rineheart, Maj Damron, Maj Vyn, and Mr. Norman 1. Discuss relevance of conditions that resulted in TALO/AMLO program. AMC/A5/8 will provide a weapon systems update to include a portion on MAFPS as the 2. Historical highlights from Vietnam to Operations JUST CAUSE, DESERT STORM, EN- new flight planning tool. The briefing will be comprised of various short HQ AMC subject DURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, UNIFIED RESPONSE, UNIFIED ASSISTANCE, matter expert presentations addressing modernization of the MAF fleet. The briefing will FREEDOM SENTINEL, INHERENT RESOLVE, and response efforts. close with a question and answer period. 3. Discuss Commander, 18th Air Force’s perspectives regarding value of AMLOs to his role Desired Learning Objective: in exercising OPCON (as delegated) of USTRANSCOM’s air component forces. 4. Discuss Commander, 618th Air and Space Operations Center (AOC)’s perspectives AMC/A5/8 expects attendees to gain awareness of the ongoing and upcoming modernization regarding teaming AMLOs with 618 AOC (TACC) in his role of exercising TACON of of the MAF fleets. Additionally, attendees will learn how MAFPS will integrate into operations. USTRANSCOM’s air component forces. 5. Recent USCENTCOM DIRMOBFOR’s experiences and perspectives regarding AMLO Seminar 39 support to his role during Operations FREEDOM SENTINEL and INHERENT RESOLVE. 6. Discuss realities regarding AMLO assignments, and trends in promotion, developmental Title: Pope Deployment Playbook: Global Response Force deployment roles for XVIII ABC, 18 AF, education, and command selection rates. and Subordinate Units 7. Value of the AMLO experience to the Global Mobility Enterprise and to the members’ Presenter: Col Holbert and LTC (P) Magsig growth as joint thinking officers. The Pope Deployment Playbook establishes the framework for (18 AF) support for the Global Response Force (GRF) and deployment of the XVII Airborne Corps Seminar 37 (18 ABC), (82nd ABN DIV), Ft Bragg, NC from the primary aerial point of embarkation (Pope Army Airfield (PAAF) NC, to any tasked location on the globe. Title: The Strategic Airlift Capability – Mobility Force Multiplier via Multinational Cooperation This seminar seeks to provide information and education on the GRF mission and the 43d Presenters: Col Nitz and Mr. Deen Airlift Group’s (43 AG) mission to support deployment outload of the GRF from PAAF. Fur- The Strategic Airlift Capability, established in September 2008, is an independent and mul- ther, this seminar will explain and discuss the Pope Deployment Playbook and its role in tinational program that provides this crucial capability to its 12 partner nations by owning codifying and delineating Air Force support roles from 18 AF, 43 AG and AF units tasked with and operating three Boeing C-17 Globemaster III long-range cargo jets. SAC is based at the air support of the GRF outload from PAAF. The 43 AG and 82nd ABN DIV representatives will Hungarian Defence Forces (HDF) Pápa in Pápa, Western Hungary. The SAC nations explain how they communicate and leverage working and personal relationships across Fort consist of NATO members Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, the , Norway, Bragg’s Army and Air Force population to ensure a successful GRF deployment. Poland, Romania, Slovenia and the United States as well as NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) Desired Learning Objectives: nations Finland and Sweden. Each participating nation owns a share of the available flight 1. Discuss 43 AG’s experiences, challenges and lessons learned from having responsibility hours of the SAC C-17s that can be used for missions without the prerequisite to consult with to support 18 ABC’s Global Response Force outload mission. the other participants to serve the needs of their national defense, NATO, EU or UN commit- 2. Discuss 18 ABC’s experiences, challenges and lessons learned from being tasked to as- ments and humanitarian relief efforts. The Strategic Airlift Capability is a groundbreaking sume and be ready to deploy the Global Response Force. initiative in the field of smart defense and pooling and sharing of defense capabilities. SAC 3. Discuss 43 AG and 18 ABC’s experiences, challenges and lessons learned from develop- C-17s are operated by the Heavy Airlift Wing (HAW), the operational arm of the program. ing, approving and publishing the Pope Deployment Playbook that concerns outload of The wing is manned with personnel sent by the 12 SAC member nations making it the the Global Response Force from and Pope AAF. 14 15 Seminar 40 Title: The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Legislative Update Presenter: Col (Ret) Odom This presentation will provide a legislative update concerning personnel issues in the National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 to include active duty pay, pending changes to the military retirement system and TRICARE changes. Desired Learning Objective: Distinguished Participants Attendees should understand some of the legislative issues that affect active duty, guard, and reserve personnel as well as retirees and survivors. & Seminar Presenters

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James Deborah Lee James is the Secretary of the Air Force, , D.C. She is the 23rd Sec- retary of the Air Force and is responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, ✯✯✯✯ including the organizing, training, equipping and providing for the welfare of its nearly 660,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen and their families. She also oversees the Air Force’s annual budget of more than $139 billion. Ms. James has 30 years of senior homeland and national security experience in the federal government and the private sec- tor. Prior to her current position, Ms. James served as President of Science Applications In- ternational Corporation’s Technical and Engineering Sector, where she was responsible for 8,700 employees and more than $2 billion in revenue. For nearly a decade, Ms. James held a variety of positions with SAIC to include Senior Vice President and Director of Homeland Security. From 2000 to 2001, she was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Business Executives for National Security, and from 1998 to 2000 she was Vice President of International Operations and Marketing at United Technologies. During the Clinton Ad- ministration, from 1993 to 1998, Ms. James served in the Pentagon as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. In that position, she was the Secretary of Defense’s senior advisor on all matters pertaining to the 1.8 million National Guard and Reserve personnel worldwide. In addition to working extensively with Congress, state governors, the business community, military associations, and international officials on National Guard and Reserve component issues, she oversaw a $10 billion budget and supervised a 100-plus-person staff. Prior to her Senate confirmation in 1993, she served as an assistant to the Assistant Secre- tary of Defense for Legislative Affairs. From 1983 to 1993, she worked as a professional staff member on the House Armed Services Committee, where she served as a senior advisor to the Military Personnel and Compensation Subcommittee, the NATO Burden Sharing Panel, and the Chairman’s Member Services team. Ms. James earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in comparative area studies from Duke University and a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.

General Ronald R. Fogleman, USAF, Retired General Ronald R. Fogleman was chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. As chief, he served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipage of 750,000 active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he and the other service chiefs functioned as military advisers to the secretary of defense, National Security Council and the president. A 1963 graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy, he holds a master’s degree in military history and political science, Duke University. A command pilot and a parachutist, he has amassed more than 6,800 flying hours in fighter, transport, tanker and rotary wing aircraft. He flew 315 combat missions and logged 806 hours of combat fly- ing in fighter aircraft. In early assignments he instructed student pilots, performed combat duty as a fighter pilot and high-speed forward air controller in Vietnam and Thailand, taught history at the Air Force Academy and conducted flight operations in Europe -- including duty as an F-15 aircraft demonstration pilot for international airshows. He commanded an Air Force wing, an air division, a , a major command and a unified command. He is also the 2013 Inductee to the Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame. 16 17 General Darren W. McDew for America’s armed forces. The command also plays a crucial role in providing humanitar- General Darren W. McDew is the commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force ian support at home and around the world. The men and women of AMC - active duty, Base, . USTRANSCOM is the single manager for global air, land and sea transportation Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and civilians - provide airlift, , special for the Department of Defense. General McDew was commissioned in 1982 following his air mission and aeromedical evacuation. General Everhart received his commission in 1983 graduation from Virginia Military Institute. He began his flying career at Loring AFB, Maine. through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Virginia Polytechnic Insti- His staff assignments include serving as a member of the Air Force Chief of Staff Operations tute and State University. He previously served as a flight examiner and instructor and held Group, Air Force aide to the President, chief of the Air Force Senate Liaison Division and the various aircrew flying assignments in the C-130E, C-17A and C-21A. He was the Air Force director of Air Force Public Affairs. General McDew served as vice director for strategic plans aide to the President and has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels. General and policy for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He also served as the commander of Everhart also served at Headquarters U.S. Air Force and Headquarters Air Education and 18th Air Force, Scott AFB, and commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels as well as Training Command. Prior to his current assignment, General Everhart was the Commander at an Air Force direct reporting unit. He deployed in support of ongoing operations in Cen- of the 18th Air Force, Scott AFB, Illinois. General Everhart’s joint assignments include a de- tral and Southwest Asia as an air expeditionary group commander and later as the director of ployment to Afghanistan as the Deputy Commander of Political-Military Affairs, Combined mobility forces. Prior to his current assignment, General McDew was the commander of Air Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, where he was the direct liaison for the U.S. Am- Mobility Command, Scott AFB. bassador and the Commander, International Security Assistance Force.

General Stephen W. “Seve” Wilson General Arthur J. Lichte, USAF, Retired General Stephen W. “Seve” Wilson is Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, General Arthur J. Lichte is the Chairman of the Airlift/Tanker Association. He retired from D.C. As Vice Chief, he presides over the Air Staff and serves as a member of the Joint Chiefs the Air Force on 1 January 2010 after serving as the Commander, Air Mobility Command, of Staff Requirements Oversight Council and Deputy Advisory Working Group. He assists , Ill. General Lichte hails from The Bronx, N.Y., where he graduated from the Chief of Staff with organizing, training, and equipping of 660,000 active-duty, Guard, Cardinal Spellman High School and entered the Air Force in 1971 as a distinguished gradu- Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas. Gen. Wilson received ate of Manhattan College’s ROTC program. During his Air Force career, General Lichte held his commission from A&M University in 1981. He’s had multiple flying tours, and command positions at squadron, group and wing levels. He is a command pilot with more led bomber; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; mobility; aeromedical evacua- than 5,000 flying hours in various aircraft, including the C-5, C-17, C-20, C-21, C-32, C-37, tion; and airborne command and control operations supporting Iraqi Freedom, Enduring C-130, EC/RC-121, KC-10, KC-135, UH-1N and VC-137. In addition to his command experi- Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. Gen. Wilson has also held numer- ence, General Lichte has held headquarters-level assignments at , Air ous command positions, including the Joint Functional Component Commander for Global Mobility Command, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Transportation Command. Since retirement, Strike and Air Force Global Strike Command. Gen. Wilson is a command pilot with more General Lichte has kept active in his community and runs a successful consulting business. than 4,500 flying hours and 680 combat hours. Prior to his current assignment, the general He also serves on the Board of Airbus Group, Defense and Space; the Board of Trustees for was Deputy Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, . Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; the Board of Air Transport Services Group; and an Advisor to the Air Force Heritage Board. General Ellen M. Pawlikowski General Ellen M. Pawlikowski serves as Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright- Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Cody Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The command employs some 80,000 people and manages $60 Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Cody represents the highest enlisted level billion annually, executing the critical mission of warfighter support through leading-edge of leadership, and as such, provides direction for the enlisted force and represents their in- science and technology, cradle-to-grave life cycle weapon systems management, world-class terests, as appropriate, to the American public, and to those in all levels of government. He developmental test and evaluation, and world-class depot maintenance and supply chain serves as the personal adviser to the Chief of Staff and the Secretary of the Air Force on all management. General Pawlikowski entered the Air Force in 1978 through the ROTC program issues regarding the welfare, readiness, morale, and proper utilization and progress of the en- at the Institute of Technology. She then attended the University of listed force. Chief Cody is the 17th chief master sergeant appointed to the highest noncom- at Berkeley and received a Doctorate in chemical engineering in December 1981, entering missioned officer position. Chief Cody entered the Air Force in November 1984. He gradu- active duty at McClellan AFB, California, in April 1982. General Pawlikowski’s career has ated from the air traffic control specialist course at , Miss., in May 1985. spanned a wide variety of technical management, leadership and staff positions including His background includes various duties in air traffic control at the unit and major-command command at the wing and center levels. She has served as Director of the Acquisition Man- levels. Throughout his career, he has filled a myriad of roles including additional-duty First agement Office for the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Atomic Energy and as Deputy Sergeant and Directorate Superintendent. His assignments include bases in New Hampshire, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Counterproliferation, Office of the Secretary of De- California, Virginia and . The chief also served overseas in Germany, South Korea, fense. Her leadership assignments included Program Director of the Airborne Laser Program; Turkey, and deployed in support of Operations Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom. Commander of the Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing; Deputy Director of Prior to assuming his current position, he served as the Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air the National Reconnaissance Office; Commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory; and Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas. most recently Commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center. General Pawlikowski is nationally recognized for her leadership in the US science and technology community. She Lieutenant General Patrick J. Donahue II, USA is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a member of the Lieutenant General Patrick J. Donahue II in the Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army National Academy of Engineers. Prior to her current assignment, General Pawlikowski was Forces Command. He graduated from the United States Military Academy and was commis- the Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, the sioned as an infantry officer in the Regular Army in 1980. His military education includes the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Ranger School, United States Air Command and Staff College, and the War College. He was an Olmsted Scholar and General Carlton D. Everhart II studied at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. He holds a Masters in Public Administration General Carlton D. Everhart II is Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, from Harvard University, and a Masters of Strategic Studies from the Army War College. Lt. Illinois. Air Mobility Command’s mission is to provide rapid, global mobility and sustainment Gen. Donahue commanded airborne and air assault units at the company, battalion, brigade continues >>> continues >>> 18 19 levels, and most recently a theater Army. His service as a staff officer includes tours at the He entered the Air Force in 1985 as a Louisiana State University graduate. Gen Levy has had battalion, brigade, division, corps, Army Command, Headquarters Department of the Army, numerous operational, command, and staff assignments leading logistics, civil engineering, Army service component, and combatant command levels. Lt. Gen. Donahue was previously and nuclear operations. Prior to his current position, he was Vice Director for Logistics (J4), the Commanding General, U.S. Army Africa, Vicenza, . He also served as the Deputy the Joint Staff, Washington D.C. Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Joint Base Langley- Eustis, Vir- ginia, Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver), 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Geor- Lieutenant General L. Scott Rice gia and U.S. Division North- from 2008-2010; Commander, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Lieutenant General L. Scott Rice is the Director, Air National Guard, the Pentagon, Washing- Division from 2003-2006 and commanded the brigade combat team on two deployments to ton, D.C. He is responsible for formulating, developing and coordinating all policies, plans Afghanistan and one to Iraq; Commander, Operations Group Bravo, U.S. Army Battle Com- and programs affecting more than 105,500 Guard members and civilians in more than 90 mand Training Program/Chief of Future Operations, V Corps from 2002-2003 for the initial wings and 175 geographically separated units across 213 locations throughout the 50 States, Iraq ; and Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 and Commander, 1st Battalion 506th Infantry the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. General Rice was com- Regiment (Air Assault), 2nd Infantry Division, Republic of Korea from 1998-2001. Lt. Gen. missioned in 1980 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Rensselaer Polytechnic Donahue is a master parachutist and has earned the combat and expert infantryman badges, Institute, Troy, New York and graduated from undergraduate pilot training at Reese Air Force Ranger tab, and Air Assault badge. His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Base, Texas in 1982. He is a command pilot with more than 4,300 hours in the F-111 and Service Medal (with ), (four Oak Leaf Clusters), the Bronze A-10. Before assuming his current position, General Rice served as The Adjutant General and Star Medal (four Oak Leaf Clusters), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Commander, Air National Guard. He has served in various operational and Medal (three Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (three Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint staff assignments including Commander, Air Force Forces, Exercise Eastern Falcon in United Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq States Central Command. He has commanded a squadron, operations group, and fighter Campaign Medal, and Overseas Service Medal. wing. He also served as the Assistant Adjutant General for Air, and Commander, Massachu- setts Air National Guard. Lieutenant General Samuel D. Cox Lieutenant General Samuel D. Cox is the Commander, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Lieutenant General Maryanne Miller Illinois. As Air Mobility Command’s sole warfighting numbered air force, 18th Air Force is Lieutenant General Maryanne Miller is the Chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air responsible for the command’s worldwide operational mission of providing rapid, global Force, Washington, D.C., and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force mobility and sustainment for America’s armed forces through airlift, aerial refueling, aero- Base, Georgia. As Chief of Air Force Reserve, she serves as principal adviser on reserve matters medical evacuation, and contingency response. With approximately 39,000 active-duty, to the secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force Chief of Staff. As commander of Air Force Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen and approximately 1,100 aircraft, the 18th Air Force Reserve Command, she has full responsibility for the supervision of all U.S. Air Force Reserve manages the global air mobility enterprise through the 618th Air and Space Operations Cen- units around the world. General Miller was commissioned in 1981 as a distinguished gradu- ter (Tanker Airlift Control Center), 11 wings and two stand-alone groups. General Cox also ate of the ROTC program at The Ohio State University. She is a command pilot with more commands Task Force 294, which oversees Air Force tanker operations in support of U.S. Stra- than 4,800 flying hours in numerous aircraft. The general has commanded two wings and tegic Command. General Cox has commanded at the squadron, wing, and operations center held numerous staff positions at the unit, Air Staff and Joint Staff levels. Prior to her current levels. During his tenure as the commander at , Del., assignment, she was the deputy director of Partnership Strategy for the director of Strategic the general deployed to Southwest Asia as deputy director of Mobility Forces supporting Plans and Policy on the Joint Staff at the Pentagon. operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Shortly after, General Cox was the com- mandant of cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., responsible for cadet Lieutenant General Vern M. “Rusty” Findley II, USAF, Retired military training and Airmanship education, supervising cadet life activities, and providing Lieutenant General (R) Vern M. “Rusty” Findley II retired in Dec 2011 after serving for over support to facilities and logistics for more than 4,000 cadets and 300 Air Force and civilian three years as the Vice Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Gen- personnel. General Cox was the commander, 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker eral Findley earned his Air Force commission in 1976 as a distinguished graduate of the Airlift Control Center), Scott Air Force Base, Ill. He also served as the director, Strategy, Policy, ROTC program at Arizona State University. He held numerous operational positions, to in- Programs, and Logistics (TCJ5/4), USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill., and director, Operations clude command of the , Charleston AFB, S.C., and 319th Air Refueling and Plans (TCJ3), USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Illinois. Prior to his current assignment, he was Wing, Grand Forks AFB, N.D. During Operation Allied Force, the air war over Serbia, he com- the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, manded the 92nd Air Expeditionary Wing, headquartered in Spain. As Commander of the Washington, D.C. 437th Airlift Wing, his unit provided vital support to Operation Enduring Freedom. For these efforts, the 437th AW earned the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with “V” device for valor. Lieutenant General Lee K. Levy II Additional contributions to the Global War on Terrorism include U.S. Central Command ser- Lieutenant General Lee K. Levy II is the Commander, Air Force Sustainment Center, Air vice as the Combined Forces Air Component Commanders’ Director of Mobility Forces dur- Force Materiel Command, headquartered at , Oklahoma. As the AFSC ing Operation Enduring Freedom; Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy Plans and Assessment for Commander, he leads nearly 43,000 Total Force Airmen to deliver combat effects for the im- the Multi-National Force-Iraq Commander in Baghdad; and the CENTCOM Commander’s mediate and long-term requirements of component and combatant commanders in every Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy. General Findley has also served on major command, area of responsibility. Serving as the Logistics Numbered Air Force, AFSC is the supporting numbered air force and joint staffs. He is a command pilot with more than 3,800 flying hours command for the readiness of Logistics and Sustainment activities around the world. The in the KC-135, T-37, T-38, C-130, C-17A and C-21. General Findley currently works as an in- Center is comprised of three Air Logistics Complexes, three Air Base Wings, two Supply dependent consultant in the defense industry and is also the incoming Senior Vice President Chain Wings, and 21 CONUS and OCONUS geographically separated operating locations. for the Airlift/Tanker Association. The AFSC has $16 billion in execution authority and $26 billion in assets providing logistics operations, supply chain management, supply chain operations, depot maintenance and Lieutenant General Robert R. Allardice, USAF, Retired modifications, as well as sustainment for the nuclear enterprise, joint and interagency opera- Lieutenant General Robert R. Allardice retired in Sep 2013 as Vice Commander, Air Mobil- tions, and foreign military sales partners. General Levy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. ity Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. General Allardice entered the Air Force in 1980 as a continues >>> continues >>> 20 21 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engi- providing direct oversight for en route and installation support, contingency response, and neering. His career includes command of the largest numbered air force—18th Air Force and partner capacity building mission sets within the global mobility enterprise. The Expedi- also command at the joint, wing, group and squadron levels. Additionally, he has served in a tionary Center provides operational control of the Expeditionary Operations School and wide variety of high level operational and staff assignments at the Pentagon, Air Force Mate- administrative control for six wings and two groups within Air Mobility Command. General rial Command, and Central Command. He deployed three times in support of operations Bence commissioned in 1986 as a distinguished graduate of Air Force ROTC at Washington Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. In 2001, he commanded the strategic humanitarian State University. Prior to this assignment, General Bence commanded at squadron and group airdrop which began on the first night of combat operations in Afghanistan. In 2003 during levels, and served as the commander of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, Manas Air Base, the opening days of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he commanded and led the airdrop of the Kyrgyzstan, and the vice commander of the 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force, , seizing vital territory in northern Iraq. This was the largest mass Germany. He is a graduate of the School of Advanced Airpower Studies, combat airdrop of personnel since World War II’s . In 2007, he deployed , . General Bence served in various staff positions at Air Mo- to Iraq as Commander, Coalition Air Force Transition Team. There, he was responsible for bility Command and U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, the Joint the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq for standing up the Iraqi air force. Staff at the Pentagon, and Director of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, United Kingdom, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. General Bence is a command pilot with more than 4,500 flying Mr. Richard K. Hartley hours in the KC-10, KC-135, C-5 and T-37. Mr. Richard K. Hartley is the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Instal- lations, Environment and Energy, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. He is responsible for the for- Major General Thomas J. Sharpy mulation, review, and execution of plans, policies, programs and budgets to meet Air Force Major General Thomas J. Sharpy is the Vice Commander, Headquarters Air Mobility Com- installations, energy, environment, safety and occupational health objectives. mand, Scott AFB, Illinois. The command is responsible for the U.S. Air Force’s air mobility strategic transportation mission with a fleet of over 1160 aircraft. AMC provides rapid, flex- Major General Timothy M. Zadalis ible, global reach for America from 12 major air installations in the U.S. and nearly 100 loca- Major General Timothy M. Zadalis is the Vice Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air tions worldwide. More than 124,000 active-duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. As the air component to U.S. European Com- civilian Airmen comprise the total-force air mobility community, providing combat delivery, mand and U.S. Africa Command, USAFE-AFAFRICA is responsible for providing full-spec- strategic airlift, air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation, presidential and senior leader air trum warfighting capabilities to both combatant commanders throughout their area of re- transport in support of national interests. General Sharpy graduated from the Air Force Acad- sponsibility, which encompasses 104 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, emy in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree and completed undergraduate pilot training the Arctic and Atlantic oceans and possesses more than a quarter of the world’s population in 1988. His career has involved numerous supervisory and leadership positions to include and world’s Gross Domestic Product. General Zadalis was commissioned through Officer serving as the Senior Military Aide to the Vice President of the United States. He commanded Training School in 1984. His career includes numerous operational and staff positions, to the and served as the Deputy Commander at include Vice Commander, , , California, Wing Dover AFB, . He also served as the Vice Commander, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Commander of the 43d Airlift Wing, Pope AFB, , and Commander of the 21st AFB, California; the Wing Commander of the 92d Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild AFB, Wash- Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, Joint Base MDL, New Jersey. General Zadalis has deployed ington; Director of Plans, Programs and Analyses for Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe as Combined Director of Mobility Forces in support of operations and U.S. Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany (A5/8/9); and as the Vice Command- Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, U.S. Southern Com- er, 18th Air Force at Scott AFB, Illinois. Previous to his current assignment, General Sharpy mand Deputy Director of Operations, charged with the oversight of Haiti relief operations, was the Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility and as the Director, Air Plans, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, U.S. Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Forces-Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan. The general also served as the Air Education and Training Command Director of Intelligence, Operations, and Nuclear Integration, Joint Base Major General Margaret H. Woodward, USAF, Retired San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Prior to his current assignment, General Zadalis was the Com- Major General Margaret H. Woodward retired in Apr 2014 as the Director of the Air Force mander, 618th Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), Scott AFB, Illinois, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Office of the Vice Chief of Staff, Headquar- responsible for world-wide airlift, air refueling and aeromedical operations. General Zadalis is ters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. She currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Ride a command pilot with more than 4,400 flying hours in the T-6, C-130, C-141, C-17, KC- 10, to Recovery, a nonprofit cycling program for healing heroes. She is also Co-Director of Ar- C-5, and E-6B. nold Air Society and Silver Wings, a collegiate nonprofit professional development organiza- tion. Gen. Woodward entered the Air Force in 1983 as a graduate of Arizona State University, Major General Lawrence M. Martin Jr. earning a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering. Her career includes a variety Major General Lawrence Martin is the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, of operational and staff positions, including command at the squadron, group, wing and International Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. He numbered Air Force levels. She flew and commanded in operations Just Cause, Northern is a command pilot with over 3,700 hours in the C-130E/H/J, KC-135 R/T, RC-135, E-8, Watch, Southern Watch, Allied Force, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Additionally, UV-18B and C- 37A. He has commanded at the Squadron and Wing level, and served as the Gen. Woodward was Commander, 17th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Africa and served as Vice Commander of 18th Air Force and 618th Air Operations Center (TACC). His office is Coalition Forces Air Component Commander for Operation Odyssey Dawn. Gen. Woodward responsible for formulating and integrating Air Force policy with respect to political-military also served as acting director, Operational Planning, Policy and Strategy and as deputy chief relationships, security assistance, technology and information disclosure issues, military ex- of staff, Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. changes, and attaché affairs in support of U.S. government objectives. and as the Air Force Chief of Safety, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. and Com- mander, Air Force Safety Center, , N.M. Major General Christopher J. Bence Major General Christopher J. Bence is the Commander, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Major General Chris Badia Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The Expeditionary Center is the Air Force’s Major General Chris Badia actively served the German Air Force for many years, both center of excellence for advanced combat support training and education, while also domestic and abroad. As of 2003, the focal point of his career was in the politico-military continues >>> continues >>> 22 23 arena with various staff positions with the German Ministry of Defence in Berlin, amongst DCS, G-3/5/7 for USARPAC, BG Milhorn served as the 31st Commanding General, Pacific which a few years working directly under the Deputy Minister of Defence in Berlin, first as a Ocean Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Fort Shafter, HI. He also served as Chief of staff officer then as his personal staff officer. Just before taking on the responsibility as Com- Staff, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, and as Assistant Chief of Staff to the Com- mander of the European Air Transport Command in the Netherlands in 2014, Major General mander of the International Security Assistance Force in Kabul, Afghanistan. BG Milhorn Badia was closely engaged in the future planning of the German Armed Forces, the founda- also served in a variety of command and staff assignments both in the Continental United tions of the German Armed Forces such as we know it today. States and overseas. Command positions include: Deputy Commanding General, Joint Task Force 505 (Nepal Earthquake) Operation Sahayogi Haat; Commander, 130th Engineer Bri- Brigadier General Udo K. “Karl” McGregor gade at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Commander, 173rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion (Air- Brigadier General Udo K. “Karl” McGregor is the Vice Commander, Joint Enabling Capa- borne) at Bamberg, Germany, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. bilities Command, Norfolk, Virginia. As Vice Commander he is charged with the readiness, He served as Deputy Chief of Operations, U.S. Army Europe in Heidelberg, Germany, and as a training and deployment of the joint enabling capabilities provided by the Joint Planning Joint Staff Officer in the National Geospatial – Intelligence Agency in Chantilly, Virginia. He Support Element, Joint Public Affairs Support Element and Joint Communications Support also served as a Project Engineer at Fort Leavenworth, , while assigned to the Kansas Element. Gen McGregor enlisted in the USAF in February 1976. His first assignment was City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. BG Milhorn’s military education includes the as a CH-3 helicopter mechanic at Shaw AFB, , and later worked as a CH-3 Engineer Officer Basic and Advance Courses; Ranger and Sapper Leader Courses; and the U.S. flight engineer. In 1980, he enlisted in the Air Force Reserve as a flight engineer assigned to Army Command and General Staff College. BG Milhorn is a Distinguished Military Graduate Charleston AFB, South Carolina, on the C-141A/B, then Kelly AFB, Texas, on the C-130B and from the University of Florida, earning a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1990. C-5A. He completed his enlistments as a technical sergeant and received his commissioned He holds a master’s degree in Construction Engineering & Project Management from the in 1985. He was activated and flew the C-5A supporting Operation DESERT SHIELD, DESERT University of Texas at Austin, and is a National Security Fellow of Harvard University in Cam- STORM. In 2004, he flew C-130 combat and combat support missions into Iraq and Af- bridge, Mass. He is a registered Professional Engineer in . BG Milhorn is a native of ghanistan Asia supporting Operations ENDURING FREEDOM AND IRAQI FREEDOM. He was Shalimar, Fla., and is married to Debbie Milhorn. Together, they have three children - a son deployed and served as the Deputy United States Forces-Afghanistan and Assistant Deputy and two daughters. Commander Air-Afghanistan stationed in Kabul. From 2012 to 2014, he served as the Deputy Director, Strategic Planning for the Headquarters Air Force at the Pentagon. During his cur- Brigadier-General David Lowthian, Royal Canadian Air Force rent assignment he deployed to Al Udeid AB as the AFCENT Director of Mobility Forces. He is Brigadier-General David Lowthian is the Deputy Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division (1 a command pilot, having flown more than 11,600 hours in CH/HH-3, C-141A/B/C, C-5A/B, CAD) Headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada; 1 CAD is the operational headquarters C-130E/H, KC-135R and C-17A aircraft. for all RCAF operational missions – domestic and international. Brigadier-General Lowthian was selected to be the first Commanding Officer of 429 (T) Squadron after the Canadian Brigadier General Brian S. Robinson Armed Forces announced the acquisition of four C-17 Globemasters, which have enabled Brigadier General Brian S. Robinson is the Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Mobil- Canada to “reliably impact all theatres of operations with relevance and unlimited reach”. ity Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He is responsible for policy and procedures for Brigadier-General Lowthian has also held such key positions as Deputy Commander of the worldwide air operations and transportation functions assigned to the command. Brig Gen Joint Task Force Afghanistan Air Wing, Chief of Staff for the 1st Canadian Division Head- Robinson was previously the Commander, 618th Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Con- quarters and most recently Commander 8 Wing Trenton. He is a graduate of the Air War trol Center), Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The 618th AOC (TACC) is responsible for opera- College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama and was the first International tional planning, scheduling, directing and assessing a fleet of approximately 1,100 aircraft Officer graduate to be awarded the Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award and the in support of combat delivery and strategic airlift, air refueling and aeromedical operations Wright Brothers Officership Award. around the world. Air Commodore Steve Lushington, CBE MA RAF (Royal Air Force) Brigadier General Kenneth T. Bibb, Jr. Air Commodore Steve Lushington is the Air Mobility Force Commander within 2 Group. Brigadier General Kenneth T. Bibb, Jr., is the Commander, 618th Air Operations Center (Tank- He is responsible for delivering the operational outputs for: strategic and tactical air lift, er Airlift Control Center), Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The 618th AOC (TACC) is responsible command support flying, air-to-air refueling and all military parachute training. He is a for operational planning, scheduling, directing and assessing a fleet of approximately 1,100 multi-engine pilot and flying instructor and has over 4,500 flying hours in operational and aircraft in support of combat delivery and strategic airlift, air refueling and aeromedical op- instructional roles. He has completed staff tours at Ops Dir (MOD), PJHQ, HQ Air, HQ 2 Gp erations around the world. General Bibb received his commission from the United States Air and HQ 22 (Trg) Gp. Force Academy in 1991. Since then, he has flown as a flight examiner aircraft commander in the C-12 and C-5, worked as a Presidential Advance Agent on , and served as Colonel Nathan “Nate” Allerheiligen Chief, CSAF Briefing Team at Headquarters Air Force. As a lieutenant colonel, he commanded Colonel Nathan “Nate” Allerheiligen is the Assistant Director of Operations, Headquarters Air the 9th Airlift Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, DE. As a colonel on the Joint Staff, his division Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He supports policy and procedures for world- led global force posture and Unified Command Plan initiatives. He most recently served as wide air operations and transportation functions assigned to the command, and oversees the Vice Commander, 618th Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center). General Bibb Rated Staff Allocation Plan (RSAP) for AMC. Colonel Allerheiligen, a native of McCook, Ne- is a command pilot with more than 5,000 hours in tanker, airlift and trainer aircraft. braska, was commissioned in the Air Force in 1992 after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy. Prior to his current assignment, Colonel Allerheiligen was Vice Commander, Brigadier General Jeffrey L. Milhorn, USA 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Colonel Allerheiligen is a com- Brigadier General Jeffrey L. Milhorn is the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS) of Operations, Plans, & mand pilot with over 4,400 hours in the EC-130H, C-21A, and C-130E/H1/H3/J. Exercises (G-3/5/7) for U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC). As the USARPAC DCS, G-3/5/7, BG Mil- horn oversees Operations, Training, Multi-National Exercises, and Strategic and Operational Colonel D. Brent Baysinger Plans for 106,000 Active, Guard and Reserve Soldiers and Civilians who support the nation’s Colonel D. Brent Baysinger is the Deputy Division Chief of Air Mobility Command’s Fuel strategic objectives and commitment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Prior to becoming the Efficiency Division, Scott AFB, Illinois. The division leads efforts to develop fuel savings and continues >>> continues >>> 24 25 cost avoidance initiatives that efficiently leverage Rapid Global Mobility resources to effec- Support Squadron (OSS) and the 617th Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) during Op- tively deliver passengers, cargo and fuel to joint and coalition warfighters across the globe. eration ODYSSEY DAWN. Col Baysinger is also a FedEx Boeing 777 . Colonel Kelly R. Holbert Colonel Severin J. Blenkush II Colonel Kelly R. Holbert is Commander, 43d Airlift Group, Pope Army Airfield, North Caroli- Colonel Severin J. Blenkush II is the Air Force Installation Contracting Agency’s Director na. He leads a unique stand-alone group responsible for rapid strategic deployment of forces of Contracting for Operating Location Scott Air Force Base. He provides contract clearance, assigned to Joint Special Operations Command, the XVIII Airborne Corps and 82d Airborne guidance, and policy oversight to eleven Air Force contracting activities in support of Air Division. Comprised of over 900 Airmen and civilians, the 43d Airlift Group also supports Mobility Command (AMC) operations throughout the world. Col Blenkush also serves as the over 2,600 Airmen assigned to Fort Bragg. The Group provides combatant commanders with primary business advisor to the AMC Commander and AMC Directors. Airborne Joint Forcible Entry, combat airlift, aeromedical evacuation, aerial port, command and control, and other enabling capabilities. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Colonel Jacqueline D. Breeden Chief, Resources, Requirements & Readiness Division at HQ Air Mobility Command, Scott Colonel Jacqueline D. Breeden currently serves as the Commander of the United States Air AFB, IL. Force Academy Preparatory School. She commands 71 faculty and staff that annually mo- tivate, prepare and evaluate 234 Cadet Candidates in an educational, military, moral, and Colonel John O. Howard physical environment to perform successfully and enhance diversity at the United States Colonel John O. Howard is the vice commander of the , Royal Air Force Academy. She holds two Master’s degrees, has completed two previous command Air Force Mildenhall, England. The Bloody Hundredth supports four USAF MAJCOM flying tours, and previously served as the Chief, Inspections Division, in Air Mobility Command’s programs and more than 16,800 military, civilian, dependent and retiree personnel. He is Office of the Inspector General. She is a command pilot with over 2,300 flight hours in T- command pilot with over 3,000 hours of flight time in the T-37, T-1, KC-10, C-40, and KC- 37B, T-1A, and C-5A/B/C/M aircraft. 135. Prior to his current position, Col Howard has served in a variety of Joint, deployed, Pentagon, and operational flying positions. Some highlights include serving as the Aide-de- Colonel Laurel “Buff” Burkel Camp to the Commander US PACOM and the Commander US CENTCOM, Commanding Colonel Laurel “Buff” Burkel is the Chief of Air Mobility Command’s Fuel Efficiency Di- the 572nd Global Mobility Squadron at Travis AFB, and selection as an USAF National Secu- vision, Scott AFB, Illinois. The division is a cross-directorate agency chartered to develop rity Studies Fellow to Stanford University. the tools, processes, metrics, and organizational interfaces that will enable the Mobility Air Forces enterprise to rapidly achieve an ability, on par with industry leaders, to acculturate, Colonel Joe M. Jackson, USAF, Retired - Medal of Honor Recipient analyze, propose, and lead implementation of aviation fuel conservation and improvements and 1997 A/TA Hall of Fame Inductee within the command while maximizing operational effectiveness. A life-long patriot, Col Jackson flew for his country in three wars, earning the Medal of Honor in 1968 for a heroic rescue of a combat control team pinned to an exploding Special Forces Colonel Thomas Cooper camp called Kham Duc, South Vietnam. Jackson was born in Newnan, Ga., in March 1923. He Colonel Thomas Cooper is the Commander, 521 AMOW, Ramstein Air Base Germany. The was an avid model airplane enthusiast as a youth. After graduation from high school, he enlist- 521 AMOW provides all command and control, en route maintenance support, air transpor- ed in the Army Air Corps and, when the United States entered World War II, he became a crew tation services, and aeromedical evacuation for theater and strategic air mobility missions in chief on a B-25 Mitchell. After an in-flight engine fire during an antisubmarine patrol over the Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. Col Cooper has commanded the 54th Airlift Squadron at North Atlantic, he decided he wanted pilot wings. He soon earned them as an aviation cadet. Scott AFB, IL and served as the Vice Commander of the 621st Contingency Response Wing As a lieutenant, he flew the P-40 Warhawk and the P-63 Kingcobra. As allied forces moved and has held staff positions at the Pentagon. nearer to Japan, he was transitioning to bombers, flying the B-24 Liberator when the war end- ed. He returned to fighters, piloting theP-47 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang, F-82 Twin Mustang Colonel John DiPiero, USAF, Retired – USAA Director, Military Advocacy and the F-84 Thunderjet. In late 1950 he flew the F-84 in two pioneering mass ferry flights Colonel John DiPiero is a 29-year veteran of the Air Force and spent most of his time in the across the Atlantic to Europe. Four days after returning from the second crossing, Jackson de- training and education business. He was a pilot and flew both helicopter and fixed wing ployed to Korea and flew the Thunderjet on 107 combat missions. After the , he aircraft. He began his career at USAA in military marketing. He then moved to military re- served at the headquarters where he co-developed a bomb-tossing technique cruiting where he was responsible for reaching out to the military community. He is now a for use by B-47 Stratojet bombers. Strategic Air Command (SAC) adopted his technique for director in Military Affairs as part of the Military Advocacy Group, focused on USAA’s efforts later use. In 1956, Jackson became one of the pilots to fly the U-2 “Dragonlady” to support all veterans and spouses as they transition into the civilian community. and commanded several reconnaissance detachments around the world. At SAC headquarters in 1960, he planned and directed above Cuba. His work played a key role Mr. Stephen L. Hart during the . When the began, Jackson found himself piloting Mr. Stephen L. Hart is the Associate Chief of the Strategic Planning and Integration Divi- a C-123 Provider on 298 combat sorties in his third war. In May 1968, the Special Forces camp sion (AF/A8XP) on the Headquarters U.S. Air Force staff in Washington DC. As the Associate at Kham Duc, South Vietnam was tucked away in the central highlands, 16 kilometers from Division Chief, he is tasked with leading the annual development of the Air Force’s 30-Year the Laotian border. After the fall of Camp Lang Vei during the Tet offensive in February, Kham Resource Allocation Plan (RAP). Mr. Hart also assists with the development and integration Duc was the only observation camp remaining in I Corps, the northernmost military district of the Air Force strategy and long range plans to ensure the Air Force builds and employs in South Vietnam. When Kham Duc came under heavy mortar attack on May 10, Army Gen. effective air, space and cyber forces to achieve national defense objectives. Mr. Hart served William Westmorland ordered it evacuated. On May 12, Mother’s Day, a heavy fog hung over on active duty in the Air Force October 1988 through October 2015. As a Navigator flying the camp, obscuring enemy movements in the surrounding hills. An Army CH-47 helicopter the KC-135, and later as a staff officer and unit commander he held several key operational and two Air Force C-130s tried to land and takeoff with personnel, but were disabled by enemy and staff positions including duty at Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), as well as, fire. One C-130 burst into flames at the end of the , killing the crew and more than 150 two tours on the Air Staff; one in the Plans and Programs Directorate (AF/A8P) and the other Vietnamese civilians. Finally, a C-130 was able to land and takeoff with some passengers. At in the Operations Directorate (AF/A3O). Specifically, he commanded the 100th Operations 3 p.m. that afternoon, a C-123 took off from Da Nang, bound for Kham Duc. Jackson was at continues >>> continues >>> 26 27 the controls, along with Maj. Jesse Campbell, Tech. Sgt. Edward Trejo and Staff Sgt. Manson staffing experience and commanded the at Yokota AB, Japan. Prior to Grubbs, his crew. As he circled at 9,000 feet in a holding pattern, the scene below was one of his current assignment he was a student at National War College. increasing devastation as the Viet Cong moved closer to the camp’s 4,000-foot airstrip. Hostile forces had overrun the forward outpost and established gun positions on the airstrip. They Ms. Vicki Michetti were raking the camp with small arms, mortars, light and heavy automatic weapons and recoil- Ms. Vicki Michetti is the Director of DoD’s Defense Industrial Base Cyber Security (DIB CS) less rifle fire. The camp was engulfed in flames and ammunition dumps were exploding and Program Office, under the DoD Chief Information Officer. She joined the Office of the -Sec littering the runway with debris. In addition, eight aircraft had been destroyed by the intense retary of Defense in January 2011. Ms. Michetti has experience working in industry, and fire and one remained on the runway, reducing its usable length to only about 2,200 feet. To over 28 years of federal service, 22 years as a commissioned Air Force officer. Prior to her further complicate the landing, the weather was deteriorating rapidly. As the last C-130 was current position, Ms. Michetti worked in industry as an Information Systems Engineer and about to takeoff with the last of the men on the ground aboard, the airborne commander or- as a Program Analyst. Ms. Michetti also had a distinguished military career, having served dered jet fighters circling overhead to descend and destroy the camp. It looked as if Jackson’s on the Joint Staff, the Air Staff, and numerous other organizations including USTRANSCOM, aircraft wasn’t going to be needed in the rescue attempt. But then the radio crackled, informing Headquarters Air Weather Service, and the Strategic Reconnaissance Center. She was the them that the three-man combat control team, in charge of directing the evacuation, was still Commander of the 25th Weather Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base where she on the ground. As they searched the camp for anyone who had been left behind, they realized oversaw weather support to the western third of the United States and all of Central and they were the only ones left. One C-123 attempted to land, but enemy fire intensified and South America. Ms. Michetti retired from the United States Air Force in 2007. She is the the C-123 was forced to accelerate for takeoff without finding the men. Jackson and his crew recipient of numerous military decorations, including the Defense Superior Service Medal. began their dive from 9,000 feet at a rate of almost 4,000 feet per minute. Jackson realized that Ms. Michetti earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from California State University, if he reversed his propellers to stop the aircraft, he would shut off the two auxiliary engines he Sacramento, and a Master’s degree in Atmospheric Science from Creighton University. needed for a quick escape. Instead, he jammed on the brakes and skidded halfway down the runway. As it turned to be able to take off the way it came in, the three men jumped from a cul- Colonel Trevor W. Nitz vert next to the runway and leaped into the open cargo door in the rear. At that moment, from Colonel Trevor W. Nitz is the Commander of the Strategic Airlift Capability Heavy Airlift Wing, the edge of the runway came a 122 mm rocket, fired from just outside the perimeter. The men HDF Pápa Air Base, Hungary. Col Nitz is a graduate of North Dakota State University. He joined watched as the shell skidded along the asphalt, broke in half and stopped only 10 meters from the Air Force in 1989 and completed his Undergraduate Pilot Training at Laughlin Air Force the plane. It did not explode. Jackson taxied around the shell and applied full power, taking Base, Texas in 1991. A command pilot, Col Nitz served from 1991 to 1994 as a C-21A instructor off under heavy fire from the hills on either side. The plane had been on the ground at Kham Pilot and Chief of Safety at the 457th Airlift Squadron at , Virginia. In Duc for less than a minute. On Jan. 16, 1969, in one of his last acts before leaving the White 1994 he joined the 459th Airlift Squadron at , Japan serving as a C-21A Exam- House, President Lyndon B. Johnson presented the Medal of Honor to Jackson. But Jackson’s iner/Instructor Pilot and the Chief of Training and Tactics. In 1996 Col Nitz converted to the Air Force career was still not over. He served in the Pentagon and on the faculty C-17A and served as an Instructor Pilot and Chief Pilot at the 17th and then 15th Airlift Squad- before retiring with nearly 33 years on active duty. Jackson has been inducted into both the rons and as the Chief of Wing Readiness at the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, Airlift-Tanker Hall of Fame and the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. The main road through his South Carolina. In 1999 he transferred to McChord Air Force Base, Washington where he led hometown is now named the “Joe M. Jackson Highway.” the transition from the C-141B to the C-17A, serving first as the Deputy Chief of Operational Plans of the , then as a C-17A Examiner / Instructor Pilot in the 7th Airlift Colonel Mark J. MacDonald Squadron and finally as the Chief C-17A Pilot at the , again champion- Colonel Mark J. MacDonald is the Chief, Requirements Division, Directorate of Strategic ing the transfer of the Prime Nuclear Airlift Force mission from the C- 141B to the C-17A. Since Plans, Requirements, and Programs at Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force 2003 Col Nitz has served in various headquarters staff positions, first as a Strategy and Policy Base, IL. The Requirements Division supports the Mobility Air Forces’ (MAF) executive agent Officer at the Directorate of Plans and Programs and as a Special Action Officer on the Com- to convert operational requirements into weapon systems worth $150B. He manages 183 mander’s Action Group at Air Mobility Command Headquarters, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. programs including avionics, training, aeromedical evacuation, and ground support systems In 2005 Col Nitz became the Director of Operations for the 311th Airlift Squadron at Peterson through the acquisition process. Colonel MacDonald Is the AMC advocate for C-17, C-5, Air Force Base, Colorado. From August 2006 he served as the Chief of Safety of the 437th Airlift C-130, KC-10, KC-135, VC-25, C-40, C-37, C-32, C-21, C-12, UH-1, KC-X, JCA aircraft, weap- Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. In July 2007 he assumed command of the ons systems trainers, maintenance simulators, global air traffic management, and aircraft 726th Air Mobility Squadron at , Germany. From July 2009 to July 2010 defensive systems. He also manages command acquisition professional development and he served as the Director of Operations of the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing at Ramstein training programs, and integrates operational requirements and combat mission needs with Air Base, Germany. Before joining the Heavy Airlift Wing in 2013 as the Vice Commander, Col HQ USAF, Joint community, and DOD. Colonel MacDonald is a 1991 graduate from the Nitz served as the Commander of the at , South United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Upon graduation from pilot Carolina from September 2011 to June 2013. Col Nitz is a graduate of the Air Force Institute of training, he spent three years working satellite acquisitions as a “Banked Pilot” in the Global Technology and the Air War College. He is a command pilot with more than 4,500 flying hours Positioning System Joint Program Office, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. Colonel in the T-37B, T-38B, C-21A and C-17A aircraft. MacDonald then spent two tours as a KC-10 pilot at Travis Air Force Base, California and McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, where he participated in numerous major contingency Colonel Philip M. Odom, USAF, Retired deployments. Following his tours in the KC-10, Colonel MacDonald amassed considerable Colonel Philip M. Odom joined the MOAA legislative team in April 2007 after completing 27 Contingency Response operations experience serving as Operations Officer for the 15th Air years of active service in personnel and training. He was a personnel officer during his entire Mobility Operations Squadron, Commander of the 21st Air Mobility Operations Squadron, military career and saw duty in a variety of jobs to include two overseas tours, a squadron com- and Commander of the 615th Contingency Operations Support Group. mand, two tours at the Air Force Personnel Center, and two tours at HQ USAF. For the last five years of active service he was engaged in developing and implementing force shaping policy. Colonel Jeffrey T. Menasco His focus at MOAA is on retiree and survivor benefits, taxation and Social Security issues. Colonel Jeffrey T. Menasco is the USTRANSCOM Liaison Officer to USEUCOM, USAFRICOM Colonel Odom was raised in Washington, D.C., attended college in New England, served as a and NATO stationed in Stuttgart, Germany. He is a C-130 pilot with vast overseas and Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines, and was a legislative researcher prior to joining the continues >>> continues >>> 28 29 Air Force. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Master’s degree in Public Admin- His operational experience spans Operational Eagle Claw (Iran Rescue Attempt), Opera- istration from the University of New Hampshire, and a Master’s degree in Strategic Studies. He tion Promote Liberty (Panama), Operation Uphold Democracy (Haiti), Operation Provide is married and has two daughters, one who just enter the University of Virginia. Promise (Bosnia), Operation Southern Watch (Iraq) and Operation Enduring Freedom (Af- ghanistan). He holds a BA from Auburn University, a MBA from Troy University and a Dr. / Colonel Robert C. Owen, USAF, Retired doctorate in education from the University of West Florida. He is also a distinguished Dr. (Colonel, USAF—ret) Rob Owen is a research professor in the Department of Aeronautical graduate from the Air Force Command and Staff College. He has lectured and performed Science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Campus. In this position, senior mentor duties at the Naval War College, Industrial College of the Air Force, Air War he teaches courses in manned and unmanned aviation operations, law, and history and con- College, Air Command and Staff College, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, the ducts research in national defense policy issues. Professor Owen joined the Embry-Riddle United States Air Force Special Operations School, the Poland National Defense University faculty in 2002, following a 28-year career with the United States Air Force. His military and the Hungary National Defense University on SOF capabilities and SOF command and career included a mix of operational, strategic planning, doctrine, and advanced education control. He is a command navigator with over 3,000 flying hours in C-130E/A, MC-130E, assignments. He is a USAF Command Pilot and a licensed commercial pilot, and has logged EC-130E and AC-130A aircraft. In 1979 he was a young Captain navigator assigned to the over 4500 hours of flight time in around 25 different aircraft. Professor Owen also served on 8th Special Operations Squadron, , FL and was on one of the EC-130E refuel- the HQ U.S. Air Force staff and the HQ staff of the Air Mobility Command as a doctrinalist ing aircraft that landed at Desert One in Iran for the failed rescue attempt. He also partici- and strategic planner. His academic assignments included tours as an assistant professor pated in a second rescue attempt project called “Credible Sport” where a C-130 received of History at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Dean of the USAF’s School of Advanced Airpower over 60,000 modifications to land and take off in a soccer field. He was inducted into the Studies, the service’s graduate school for strategic planners, and as chair of the Aeronautical Air Commando Association Hall of Fame in 2010 and the USSOCOM Commando Hall of Science Department at Embry-Riddle. In addition to numerous articles and monographs, his Honor in 2014. book publications include the Chronology volume of the Air Power Survey (1995), Deliberate Force: A Case Study in Effective Air Campaigning (2000), and Air Mobility: A Brief Colonel John F. Price, Jr. History of the American Experience (2013). Over the past several years he has focused his Colonel John F. Price, Jr. is a graduated Wing Commander and is currently serving as the Vice research on post-campaign analysis of various air warfare events and on air mobility opera- Commandant of Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy. In his current position, he tional and force structure issues. is responsible for cadet training, leadership and character development, and discipline. He is a life-long student of leadership and holds three Masters degrees and a Doctor of Leadership Colonel Greg Padula, USAF, Retired degree. He has completed staff tours on the Air Staff, Joint Staff and U.S. Pacific Command, Colonel (R) Greg Padula is the Executive Vice President and co-founder of C5T Corporation—a as well as a military fellowship at MIT. He is a command pilot with over 3,200 hours in the Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned Small Business founded in 2005. C5T de- C-17, C-40, and KC-135. livers “capability to the customer.” C5T’s core capabilities include Portfolio/Program/Project Management, Knowledge Management, Process re-engineering / Improvement, and Cyber. Ms. Amanda R. Simpson Ms. Amanda R. Simpson is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy, Colonel Dave Patterson, USAF, Ret. Pentagon, Washington D.C., responsible for developing the strategy for the utilization of Former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) energy for military operational forces worldwide. Her former posting was as the Executive Colonel Dave Patterson (Ret) is the Senior Vice President, Capture Support and Proposal Director of the U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives [previously the Energy Initiatives Task Development, SM&A, Inc. He is the former Executive Director, National Defense Business Force (EITF)] and was responsible for large scale renewable energy projects to bring energy Institute (NDBI) at the University of . Additionally, during the Bush ‘43 Adminis- security to Army installations leveraging private sector financing. tration he served as a Presidential Appointee as Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). He also served as the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense. Mr. Patterson held a variety of responsible, executive positions at McDonnell Douglas Cor- Colonel Emmett (Lee) L. Wingfield III poration (later The Boeing Company) as Director, International Business Development C-17 Colonel Emmett (Lee) L. Wingfield III is the Special Advisor at the NATO’s Joint Air Power Program. He was responsible for developing and executing the business capture strategy that Competence Centre’s (JAPCC), having completed his tour as JAPCC Chief of Staff in July of won U.S. Government Defense Acquisition Board approval to procure 80 additional C-17s 2016. The JAPCC, as an MOU organization operating outside the NATO command structure, completing the first contract for 120 aircraft. Mr. Patterson served in the Air Force from 1970 provides the Alliance and Nations with strategic-level joint air and space power analysis, so- to 1993 retiring in the rank of colonel. During that time, he held responsible leadership and lutions and doctrine. Colonel Wingfield is a Command Pilot with over 4,000 hours of flight management positions with assignments at the air wing level as a C-5A aircraft commander time in the T-37, T-1, KC-145, and VC-10. Col Wingfield’s prior assignments include the and Deputy Operations Group Commander, at major command headquarters, Headquarters, NATO Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) in Uedem, Germany, Joint Base McGuire- U.S. Air Force, the Office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Office of the Secretary Dix-Lakehurst as the Commander of the 819 Global Support Squadron, and USAF Interna- of Defense, Inspector General. In 1986, Mr. Patterson was the Air Force Fellow at the Ameri- tional Affairs at the Pentagon. Colonel Wingfield’s has been selected as the next Air Attaché can Enterprise Institute. He served in Vietnam flying O2As as a forward air controller. He at the US Embassy in London, England. has a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Chapman University and is a graduate of the NATO Defense College. Colonel Scott Zippwald Colonel Scott Zippwald is the Commander, 515 AMOW, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Colonel Kenneth H. Poole, USAF, Retired, Ed.D. Hawaii. The 515 AMOW provides forward-deployed command and control, aerial port, and Ken is a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel who entered military service in 1974 and retired in aircraft maintenance support to DoD organic and contracted commercial aircraft executing 2004. During his military career he served in a variety of command and staff positions at airlift and air refueling missions throughout the Pacific Theater. Colonel Zippwald has served various Air Force and joint headquarters and commanded at the squadron and group level. as both a C-9A instructor and KC-135R evaluator pilot, and has extensive expeditionary mo- Following his retirement, he served as a Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Special bility support experience commanding Contingency Response Forces at the squadron and Operations Studies and Research at the Joint Special Operations University until July 2016. group levels. His staff assignments include service at Headquarters U.S. Pacific Command, continues >>> Headquarters U.S. Air Force, and Headquarters Air Mobility Command. 30 31 Lieutenant Colonel (P) Tobin Magsig, USA WGCDR Que Hee was posted to 82 Wing’s Forward Air Control Development Unit as the Lieutenant Colonel (P) Tobin Magsig is the G-3 of the 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, Executive Officer. Since 2006, WGCDR Que Hee has completed three tours as a staff officer North Carolina. He is responsible for the planning and execution of all operations across a and was Executive Officer/Director of Operations of No 34 VIP Squadron between 2007 and force of more than 18,000 . The 82nd Airborne Division is the Army’s proponent 2009. WGCDR Que Hee is a graduate of the Mubarak Al Abdulla Joint Command and Staff for the Global Response Force, charged with providing the Combatant Commands with a Course in Kuwait where he obtained a Master of Military Science. Prior to taking Command tailorable, scalable, and rapidly deployable forcible entry option to assure global access. Prior of the Australian Defence Force Flying School in September 2012, WGCDR Que Hee was Air to his current assignment he was the Commander of the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regi- Mobility Group’s Chief Standards Officer. ment (Airborne) at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, . Wing Commander Darryn Rawlins, RAF Wing Commander Simon Blackwell, MA RAF Wing Commander ‘Daz’ Rawlins is currently Officer Commanding XXIV Squadron, the Air Wing Commander Simon Blackwell is currently Officer Commanding 10 Sqn, operating the Mobility Operational Conversion Unit. He is responsible for delivering Airbus A400M Atlas Airbus A330 ‘Voyager’ K2 (2-point refueller) and K3 (3-point refueller) aircraft. The dual role and Lockheed Martin C130J Hercules pilots, crewman and engineering support personnel to aircraft provides air-to-air tanker and air transport capabilities from Royal Air Force Brize the frontline squadrons at Royal Air Force Brize Norton. He is a multi-engine pilot and has Norton. He has accrued 2,900 flying hours in an operational role across both the VC10 and over 5,000 flying hours in operational and instructional roles. He has completed operational A330 Voyager platforms. He has completed operational tours at DAT – I (IRAQ), HQ Air Cmd and staff tours at CAS Air Staff (MOD), DE&S as the A400M Requirements Manager, 30 Sqn as (Air Ops), Cap TA (MOD), ISAF HQ, 101 Sqn and HQ 2 Gp. a Flight Commander and within the AMF HQ as SO2 Capability Development C130.

Lieutenant Colonel Jason Kirkland Lieutenant Colonel Glenn A. Rineheart Lieutenant Colonel Jason Kirkland is the commander of the 99th Airlift Squadron and a C- Lieutenant Colonel Glenn A. Rineheart is the Deputy Chief, Requirements Division, Direc- 20B and C-37A/B instructor pilot. In this capacity, he directs and executes airlift for the Vice torate of Strategic Plans, Requirements & Programs, Headquarters, Air Mobility Command. President, First Lady, Congress and other national and foreign leaders. Lt Col Kirkland’s first He serves as the command’s lead integrator for all tanker requirements and initiatives affect- assignment was as a C-21A pilot to Randolph AFB. He then was assigned to fly the C-17A ing 59 KC-10 and 396 KC-135 aircraft, as well as the acquisition and fielding of 179 KC-46A Globemaster III at Charleston AFB. Lt Col Kirkland was selected as a SOLL II left seat pilot aircraft valued over $52 Billion. Lt Col Rineheart is a native of Ft Lauderdale, FL and earned and served as the Deputy Director of Special Operations for the 437th Operations Group, his commission through the U.S. Air Force Academy, CO in 1996. Lt Col Rineheart’s first operating the C-17 in support of special operations across the world. In 2010, he joined the Air Force assignment was to Kelly AFB, TX, from August 1996 to December 1999 where he USAFA AOC program, commanding Cadet Squadron 30 from 2011-2012. In 2013, Lt Col served as a Design Structural Engineer and the Chief of Base Development for the 76th Civil Kirkland was selectively hired into the 89th Airlift Wing and served as the 89th Airlift Wing Engineer Group. Lt Col Rineheart next attended Undergraduate Pilot Training at Laughlin Director of Staff before taking command of the 99th Airlift Squadron in 2016. AFB, TX and earned his wings in April 2001. From September 2001 to February 2006 Lt Col Rineheart was stationed at Grand Forks AFB, ND where he flew KC135s, served as the 319th Lieutenant Colonel Brian Mack Operations Group Executive Officer, and deployed numerous times in support of Operations Lieutenant Colonel Brian Mack is the Deputy Division Chief for the Joint Division, Air Mo- NORTHERN WATCH, SOUTHERN WATCH, NOBLE EAGLE, ENDURING FREEDOM, and bility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. As Deputy Division Chief, Lt Col Mack is IRAQI FREEDOM. Following his selection for Air Mobility Command’s PHOENIX REACH responsible for ensuring the Subject Matter Experts come together in concert to prepare the program, Lt Col Rineheart moved to Pope AFB, NC in August 2006 where he flew C130E/ best exercise possible. Lt Col Mack career KC-135 pilot examiner with nearly 4000 hours of H1s, served as the 2nd Airlift Squadron’s Assistant Director of Operations, and deployed flight time. He has deployed in support of SOUTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM and numerous times to USCENTCOM’s Area of Responsibility. From July 2009 to June 2010, IRAQI FREEDOM. Lt Col Rineheart attended Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB, AL. From June 2010 to May 2013 Lt Col Rineheart was stationed at Edwards AFB, CA where he served as Lieutenant Colonel Paul Needham, USAF, Retired, Ph.D. the Air Force’s first KC-46A Operational Test Director as well as the Director of Operations Paul enlisted in the Air Force in March, 1969, was commissioned a 2nd Lt in May, 1973. He for the Air Force Operational Test Evaluation Center, Detachment Five, the largest indepen- had various assignments as a logistics officer and graduated AFIT in June 1978 with a MS in dent operational test unit in the Air Force. As Director of Operations, Lt Col Rineheart was International Logistics. In 1979, Paul was a young Captain assigned to the International Lo- responsible for the safe and efficient operational test planning, execution, and reporting of gistics Center at Wright Patterson AFB as a foreign military sales officer. In Oct 1979 he was programs valued at $80 Billion to include the B-1 FIDL, B-2 EHF, B-52 CONECT, E-3 Block sent on temporary duty to the Military Assistance Advisory Group located in the Embassy 40/45, MQ9 Block 5, RQ-4 Block 40, HC/MC-130J, and the KC-46A. In May 2013 Lt Colonel in Tehran, Iran. He was to negotiate a new FMS contract with the Islamic Iranian Air Force Rineheart moved to Andersen AFB, Guam where he served as the Chief of Safety, for repair of aircraft parts. On November 4, 1979, Paul became a hostage in Iran that lasted leading ground, flight, and weapons safety programs supporting five groups, 17 squadrons, for 444 days. Upon return to the US, Paul had assignments at Strategic Air Command, the and 4,500 military and civilian personnel. In Jun 2014, Lt Colonel Rineheart assumed com- Air Staff, Air Command and Staff College as a student and then a faculty member. His last mand of the 36th Mobility Response Squadron, Pacific Air Force’s dedicated contingency assignment was as Supply Squadron Commander Little Rock AFB, AR. Paul retired in 1992 Air Base Opening unit and winner of the 2015 Air Force Contingency Response Unit of the and began studies at the University of leading to a PhD in logistics in 1997. In Year. He is married to the former Regiane Saloio Queiroz of Sao Paulo, Brazil. They have a July 1996 he began teaching at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces now known as the daughter, Mia, age 2 years. Eisenhower School. He retired from teaching in 2015. Lieutenant Colonel Justin Riddle Wing Commander Michael Que Hee, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Lieutenant colonel Justin Riddle is the commander of the 1st Airlift Squadron and a Boeing Wing Commander Michael Que Hee is the Assistant Air Attaché in the Australian Embassy. C-40B instructor pilot. He is responsible for the daily operations of Special Air Missions us- He is a graduate of the Australian Defence Force Academy and graduated as an Air Lift pilot ing select aircrews on specially configured C-32A and C-40B aircraft supporting our nation’s in 1995. In 1997, WGCDR Que Hee flew for three years with No 77 Fighter Squadron as a senior leaders. His career includes extensive C-17A flying and joint operational planning Forward Air Controller before qualifying as a flying instructor in December 2000. In 2003 experience in multiple theaters including Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa. continues >>> continues >>> 32 33 Additionally, he served as a C-17A Formal Training Unit airdrop evaluator pilot at Altus AFB, Major Michael J. Damron followed by a tour as the Operations Branch Chief in support of the bed down of 13 new Major Michael J. Damron is the Airlift Branch Chief for the Strategic Plans, Requirements C-17A aircraft at Dover AFB. In 2008, he transferred to the Air Force Reserve component and Programs Division, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. He is and entered the civilian workforce as a Continental Airline 737 pilot and a Boeing Aerospace responsible for requirements valued at over $125B, overseeing acquisition and moderniza- Operations C-17A Instructor Pilot. He then attended Air Command and Staff College and tion for the C-5, C-17, and C-130H/J. Major Damron graduated from Oklahoma State Uni- subsequently returned to active duty. In 2013, he was selected for assignment to the 89th versity in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree and completed undergraduate navigator Airlift Wing. training in 2004. He is a graduate of the prestigious Weapons Instructor Course in 2011 and has served in Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Horn of Africa, Freedom’s Senti- Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Rivers nel, and New Dawn. His career has involved numerous supervisory and leadership positions Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Rivers is the Airlift Branch Chief, Mobility Aircraft Division, Lo- to include Wing Executive Officer, Assistant Director of Standards and Evaluations and Tac- gistics, Engineering, and Force Protection Directorate, Air Mobility Command. He holds a tics Flight Commander at the 153d Airlift Wing. He served as Chief scheduler and evaluator Bachelor of Science Degree in History from the University at Albany, and a Master of Science at the 39th Airlift Squadron. Major Damron has been selected as the next Presidential Airlift Degree in Aviation/Aerospace Management and Safety from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Navigator reporting in November 2016. University. He is an Aircraft Maintenance Officer with various levels of leadership across the squadron and group levels in AMC, ACC, AFMC, AFGSC, and PACAF. Lt Col Rivers was pre- Major Geoff Goldsmith viously the Squadron Commander for the 15th Maintenance Squadron, JBPHH, HI, and 5th Major Geoff Goldsmith is the Chief of Officer and Civilian Development, Headquarters Air Maintenance Operations Squadron, Minot AFB, ND. He currently manages sustainment and Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Illinois. He is responsible for the oversight and execution of modernization efforts of AMC’s C-5, C-17, and C-130 fleets. MAF rated officer and civilian development programs. Major Goldsmith has served as a C- 17A Evaluator pilot and Special Operation Low Level II Aircraft Commander with extensive Lieutenant Colonel Sam “Lurch” Todd experience throughout the AFCENT AOR. Major Goldsmith is a graduate of the U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Sam Todd is the Chief of Force Development, Headquarters Air Mobility Command and General Staff College and previously served as a Special Missions Airlift plan- Command, Scott AFB, Illinois. He is responsible for the execution of the AMC Commander’s ner at the 618 TACC. intent on force development, including the oversight and execution of MAF squadron com- mander placement and out-placement. Lt Col Todd recently returned from being the first Major Scott King one-year commander of the 816 EAS at Al Udeid. He is a Senior Pilot with more than 3500 Major Scott King is the Flight Commander for the 628th Bioenvironmental Engineering hours in the C-17. Flight, JB Charleston, SC. His unit is responsible for occupational and environmental health risk assessments for over 24,000 members of the Air Force, Navy, Air National Guard, Air Major Steve C. Briones Force Reserve, and civilian workforces on JB Charleston. Additionally, the unit performs Major Steve C. Briones is the Chief of Plans, Strategy, and Exercises, 100th Operations Group, and documents health risk assessments for contingency response activities, including those 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Major Briones is an expe- pertaining chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) and physical hazards. Maj King rienced aviator with over 2300 hours as an RC-135 Electronic Warfare Officer and KC-135 is the Installation Radiation Safety Officer and also serves as the Transport Isolation System Aircraft Commander. He is responsible for the design and execution of operational plans for (TIS) Support Team lead, which is a mission designed to maintain infection control during the Bloody Hundredth and facilitates strategy development to ensure the mobility readiness the aeromedical evacuation of infected or symptomatic patients. for 226 Airmen is support of the European and African theaters. Major Briones led RAF RAF Mildenhall’s hosting of the 3rd European Tanker Symposium which enabled a 45-member Major Sean McConville Air Refueling crosstalk of 8 NATO/Coalition partners. Major Sean McConville is the Director, Wing Weapons and Tactics, Joint Base Lewis Mc- Chord, Washington. Maj McConville is the lead planner for the Joint Forcible Entry portion Major Nicholas J. Conklin of Mobility Guardian as well as the exercise Subject Matter Expert for Mobility Guardian Major Nicholas J. Conklin is a Command Test Manager at Air Mobility Command, Scott C-17 Operations. He is a C-17A Weapons Officer with nearly 3,000 hours of flight time. Air Force Base, Illinois, where he oversees KC-46 Developmental and Operational testing He has deployed in support of ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM and OPERATION for the command. He has previously served as an Air Mobility Liaison Officer with the 82d ODYSSEY DAWN. Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he deployed with the Army to support Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and the Haiti earthquake response. Prior to his current as- Major Andrew P. Payne signment, he was a student in the Advanced Studies in Air Mobility, Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Major Andrew P. Payne is a MC-130H Combat Talon II Navigator assigned to the Air Force Lakehurst, New Jersey. Major Conklin is a Senior Pilot with more than 2,000 hours, primarily Personnel Center Operations and Special Duty Airmen Assignments Division, Joint Base San in the C-130E/H and KC-135 aircraft. Antonio-Randolph AFB, Texas. Major Payne graduated from the University of West Florida in 2001 and was selected Officer Training School and Joint Undergraduate Navigator Training Major Daniel Cox at Randolph AFB, Texas in 2003. Major Payne graduated from navigator training and became Major Daniel Cox is a Trauma/Critical Care Surgeon currently assigned to AMC/SGK where a C-130 Navigator at Dyess AFB, TX. At Dyess, he served in various duties, culminating as a he is the medical director for En Route Care. His responsibilities include medical oversight C-130 Instructor Navigator and Chief Scheduler. In 2008 he was selected to cross-train into and direction of Aeromedical Evacuation crews, Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATT), the MC-130H and was stationed at Kadena AB, Japan. Major Payne left Kadena in 2011 to and Tactical Critical Care Evacuation Teams (TCCET), and Patient Staging. He previously become an FTU instructor at the 550 SOS at Kirtland AFB, NM. Major Payne left Kirtland served as the Medical Director for the CCATT-Advanced Course at the Center for Sustain- as an Evaluator in the Talon II and was selected to join the AFPC team at Randolph AFB, ment of Trauma and Readiness Skills Cincinnati. He has extensive trauma and en route Texas. Major Payne has deployed in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING critical care experience serving as Trauma Czar at Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram AB, FREEDOM. Major Payne currently manages all AFSOC career fields and serves as Floor Chief Afghanistan and multiple deployments as a CCATT physician and Tactical Critical Care for MAF/SOF assignments. He enjoys spending his time away from work with his wife and Evacuation Team-Enhanced Surgeon. three children. 34 35 Major Derek R. Rankin multitude of tasks, including the Leave program, squadron physical fitness program, and Major Derek R. Rankin is a KC-10 Pilot assigned to the Air Force Personnel Center Opera- government travel card usage of all flying members of the squadron. Additionally, Capt tions and Special Duty Airmen Assignments Division, -Randolph AFB, Heflin is an instructor pilot of the technologically advanced C-17 Globemaster III tasked Texas. Major Rankin graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 2005 and was selected with providing high-priority global mobility to interservice, intraservice and multi-national for Joint Undergraduate Navigator Training at Randolph AFB, Texas. Major Rankin gradu- partners into or out of any region in the world. Capt Heflin began her Air Force career when ated from navigator training in 2006 and became a C-130 Navigator at Yokota AB, Japan. At she was accepted to the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) and graduated with a Yokota, he served in various duties, culminating as a C-130 Bachelors of Science in English. From there she was selected for the C-17 Globemaster III Instructor Navigator and an Executive Officer. In 2009 he was selected to attend Undergradu- upon graduating Undergraduate Pilot Training at (AFB), Missis- ate Pilot Training at Columbus AFB, Mississippi. Major Rankin graduated from pilot training sippi. Later, as a copilot in the C-17 Globemaster III, she attained the qualification of Copilot in 2011 and was selected to become a KC-10 Pilot at Travis AFB, California. Following his Airdropper in 2014 and was later certified as an Aircraft Commander in early 2015. Also in time at Travis Major Rankin was selected to join the AFPC team at Randolph AFB, Texas. Ma- 2015, Capt Heflin achieved the qualification of Aircraft Commander Airdropper. Her time in jor Rankin has deployed in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, the C-17 has included multiple large scale exercises and two combat deployments. Prior to and INHERENT RESOLVE. Major Rankin currently manages the KC-10, C-5, and Operational her current position, Capt Heflin was an executive Officer, 10th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Support Airlift career field portfolios and enjoys spending his time away from work with his Lewis-McChord, Washington. wife, Lesley and daughter, Scarlett. Captain Anthony Hertach Major Victoria (Tori) Thomas Captain Anthony is Tanker Weapon System Manager, Tanker Branch, Airlift/Tanker Division, Major Victoria (Tori) Thomas is an Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) and Air Transport (AT) Sub- Air Mobility Command. Anthony holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Military History ject Matter Expert (SME) assigned to NATO’s Joint Air Power Competence Centre in Kalkar, from the United States Air Force Academy. He is an Aircraft Maintenance Officer with various Germany. Drawing from experience gained during three operational assignments and six levels of leadership across the squadron and group levels in AFCENT, USAFE and AMC. Capt combat deployments in USAF C-130H and C-17A aircraft, she is heavily committed to any Hertach was recently the Chief of Logistics Readiness Division for the 618th Air Operations collaboration that identifies and addresses NATO mobility shortfalls while decreasing mul- Center. He currently manages sustainment of AMC’s tanker fleets to include: KC-10, KC-135 tiplication of effort. Major Thomas is a co-chair of NATO’s Air Refueling Working Group, and KC-46. a member the Global Air-to-Air Refueling Strategy (GAS) Team and an instructor at NATO’s Specialized Heavy Air Refueling Course (SHARC). She contributed to the JAPCC’s Air Trans- port Study on current NATO/EU training opportunities and helped the European Air Trans- Captain Marlo Peloquin port Command test its first-ever Operational and Crew Resource Management Tools during Captain Marlo Peloquin is Deputy Chief of Officer and Civilian Development, Headquarters the European Advanced Air Transport Tactical Course in May of 2016. Major Thomas earned Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Illinois. She is responsible for the oversight and execution her B.A. in Political Science from Seattle University and her M.A. in Organizational Leader- of MAF rated officer and civilian development programs. Capt Peloquin has held a variety ship from Gonzaga University. of positions at the Wing and is now part of the PHOENIX TORCH program. Capt Peloquin is a KC-135 Instructor Pilot with more than 2300 flying hours including 950 combat hours. Major Michael J. Vyn Major Michael J. Vyn is HQ AMC/A5QV Chief of OSA/EA Requirements Branch, Scott AFB, IL. Captain Kevin M. Vandagriff Captain Kevin M. Vandagriff is Tactics Officer, C-17A Formal Training Unit Instructor Aircraft Major Jeremy Wagner Commander, 58th Airlift Squadron, , 97th Airlift Wing, Altus AFB, Major Jeremy Wagner is the Branch Chief of Joint National Training Programs, Air Mobility OK. As Tactics Officer, Capt Vandagriff leads 3 officers responsible for training students in Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. As branch chief, Maj Wagner is the lead planner and the tactical operation of the C-17A Globemaster III. Captain Vandagriff received his commis- responsible for creating the most realistic and credible exercise possible to train MAF person- sion through the United States Air Force Academy in 2007, where he received a Bachelors of nel to fight our nation’s wars. Maj Wagner is a C-130J Weapons Officer pilot with over 3,000 Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering. He has held a variety of positions at the squad- hours of flight time. He has deployed in support of ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM ron and wing level. Captain Vandagriff has deployed in support of Operations ENDURING and JTF HOA. FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, FREEDOM SENTINAL, and INHERENT RESOLVE. Captain Vandagriff is a senior pilot with more than 2,650 flying hours in the T-6, T-1 and Captain Kevin A. Christian C-17A. Captain Kevin A. Christian is the Flight Commander of Wing Tactics Combat Training, C-17A Evaluator Aircraft Commander, 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, SC. As Wing Tac- tics Flight Commander, Capt Christian is responsible for managing the tactical training for Chief Master Sergeant Shelina Frey over 450 C-17A Globemaster III aircrew. Captain Christian received his commission through Chief Master Sergeant Shelina Frey is the Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air Mobility the University of Memphis in 2008, where he received a Bachelor of Business Administra- Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. She is the principal advisor to the commander and tion in Management Information Systems and graduated as a Distinguished Graduate of the his senior staff on matters of health, welfare and morale, professional development, and Reserve Officer Training Corp program. He has held a variety of positions at the squadron, the effective utilization of more than 38,000 active duty and 71,000 AFRC/ANG enlisted group, and wing level. Captain Christian has deployed in support of Operations ENDURING personnel assigned to the command. She ensures the combat readiness of the command FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, FREEDOM SENTINAL, and INHERENT RESOLVE. through sound policies, practices and training. Chief Frey enlisted in the Louisiana Air Na- Captain Christian is a pilot with more than 2,500 flying hours in the T-6, T-1, and C-17A. tional Guard in September 1984. She entered active duty in May 1987. Chief Frey has served as an administrative assistant and information manager at Headquarters Air Force and MA- Captain Katherine Heflin JCOM levels. She has served as a First Sergeant in a variety of locations, as Commandant, Captain Katherine Heflin, Operations Support Flight Officer, , 437 Air- Hurlburt Field Airman Leadership School, Special Assistant to the 12th Chief Master Sergeant lift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Capt Heflin’s section is responsible for a of the Air Force and as Command Chief in the AFCENT AOR. Chief Frey is a native of New continues >>> Orleans, La. 36 37 Chief Master Sergeant Larry C. Jones the 618th Air Operations Center, and two stand-alone groups supporting over 1,100 Chief Master Sergeant Larry C. Jones is the Chief of AMC Equal Opportunity. (A1KQ). As a operational aircraft. component of the Human Relations Branch, the section encompasses 4 programs: Equal Op- portunity; Sexual Assault Diversity; and Special Emphasis/Disability. He assumed duties as a Chief Master Sergeant Chad Pryor member of AMC/A1KQ, July 2016. His background includes Equal Opportunity and Treat- Chief Master Sergeant Chad Pryor is the Superintendent, Personnel Division, Headquarters Air ment Education and Training in various leadership positions, to include Director, Deputy Di- Mobility Command. He is responsible for providing oversight and personnel program exper- rector, Superintendent and MAJCOM Functional. He also served in Force Support as a Squad- tise to the Personnel Division’s four branches. Chief Pryor manages command force structure ron Superintendent. He has over 18 years of experience in the equal opportunity arena. changes, monitoring 55,000 personnel across 58 enlisted and 42 officer specialties. He facili- tates personnel policy and procedure implementation, and monitors career field health and Chief Master Sergeant Michael Kerver, USAF, Retired development for the command’s 450 personnelists. In addition, he analyzes force development Chief Master Sergeant (ret) Michael R. Kerver is the President of the Airlift/Tanker Associa- factors for over 38,000 enlisted personnel and provides personnel subject matter expertise to tion and is employed by Booz Allen Hamilton. He served as the Air Mobility Command Air Mobility Command and 18 AF Command Chief Master Sergeants and 47 Air Mobility (AMC) Command Chief from January 2002 until his retirement in February 2006. A 30-year Command MAJCOM Functional Managers. During his 22 year career, Chief Pryor has served Air Force veteran, Chief Kerver entered the Air Force as an Electrical Power Production Spe- in various positions in the Personnel community to include Logistics and as a First Sergeant. cialist in September 1976 and served as a diesel/electric mechanic until cross training into the First Sergeant Career field in March 1991. After three squadrons and six years as a First Chief Master Sergeant Kim L. Reese Sergeant, Chief Kerver was selected as the Electronic Systems Center Command Chief, Hans- Chief Master Sergeant Kim L. Reese is the Enlisted Force Development Chief, Personnel Divi- com AFB, MA, in Aug 1997, the Command Chief for 21st Air Force, McGuire Air Force Base, sion, Headquarters Air Mobility Command. She is responsible for supporting Enlisted PME NJ, in July 1999, and finally as the AMC Command Chief in January 2002. In addition to the and Training programs for over 55,000 personnel. Chief Reese facilitates command assign- bases Chief Kerver was assigned as a Command Chief, his other assignments included tours ments and force structure requirements. In addition she monitors the 3S2 career field man- in , Texas, Colorado, and Florida, as well as overseas in the Republic of Korea and power authorizations, assignments, training and development for the command’s 120 Edu- Germany. A leading professional services company, Booz Allen provides a broad range of ser- cation and Training personnel. Chief Reese manages the AMC Developmental Special Duty vices and solutions in management, technology, consulting, and engineering. Chief Kerver and Sister Service PME allocation programs. In the past 24 years she has served as a Radio began his post retirement career in March 2006, and has supported numerous government Operator in the communications career field as well as unit training manager positions in- projects as a program manager, strategic communications lead, and change management cluding 3-Level Technical Training Instructor, Education & Training Air Advisor and Twenty specialist. Chief Kerver has a Master of Arts degree in Management and Leadership from Fifth Air Force (ACC) 3S2 Functional Manager. Webster University, a Bachelor of Science in Management from the University of Phoenix, and two Associate of Science degrees from the Community College of the Air Force in Hu- Chief Master Sergeant Larry C. Williams Jr. man Resource Management and Electric Power Systems. Chief Master Sergeant Larry C. Williams, Jr. is the Command Chief, U.S. Air Force Expedition- ary Center, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The USAF Expeditionary Center is the Air Chief Master Sergeant Brooke P. McLean, USAF, Retired Force’s Center of Excellence for advanced expeditionary combat support training and educa- Chief Master Sergeant (R) Brooke P. McLean is the President and Chief Executive Officer tion, while also providing direct oversight for en route and installation support, contingency for the Air Force Enlisted Village, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. In this role, he is response, and partner capacity building mission sets within the global mobility enterprise. The responsible for overseeing the operations of Teresa Village, Bob Hope Village, and the Haw- Expeditionary Center provides operational control of the Expeditionary Operations School, thorn House. He ensures a meaningful quality of life for more over 500 residents in two and administrative control for six wings and two groups within Air Mobility Command. independent living facilities by encouraging independence, maximizing strengths and capa- bilities and providing them with a loving, secure environment. He is also responsible for the Senior Master Sergeant Lester S. Farley Jr. 65 residents of Hawthorn House, the Air Force Enlisted Village’s Assisted Living Facility. The Senior Master Sergeant Lester S. Farley Jr., is the Air Force Personnel Centers’ Functional mission of the Air Force Enlisted Village is to provide a home to widows of retired Airmen, Manager, Loadmaster Assignments, JBSA Randolph. Sergeant Farley was born in Detroit, mothers of active duty service members, and retired military couples. Michigan, graduated from Algonac High School and has completed his Associates Degree in Prior to being selected for his current position, McLean served in the United State Air Force Aeronautics from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. He enlisted in the Air Force on 17 for 30 years and served in many locations including Hawaii, Florida, Kuwait, England, Ger- April, 1992 and began his Air Force career as an Aerospace Ground Equipment Apprentice many, Korea, , and California. He spent the majority of his time in the Air Force at Chanute AFB, Illinois. After completion of technical training he was assigned to Howard as a logistics planner and was a key player in the largest deployment of Air Force Special AFB, Panama. In 1996 Sergeant Farley voluntarily cross-trained to become an Aircraft Load- Operations aviation assets prior to Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. He also served as the senior master, which has included assignments at Pope AFB, Yokota AB, and Dyess AFB. Sergeant enlisted leader in numerous organizations culminating in his posting as the Command Chief Farley has also completed assignments at the 615th Contingency Response Wing (CRW), Master Sergeant for the . His education includes an Associate of Arts Degree Travis AFB, California and as the Air Education and Training Command’s Loadmaster Func- in Logistics Management from the Community College of the Air Force, a Bachelor of Sci- tional Manager JBSA Randolph, TX. ence Degree from Excelsior College, a Masters of Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, and a Nonprofit Management Certificate from Duke University. -Ad Senior Master Sergeant Benjamin C. Leslie ditionally, he is an adjunct instructor for Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Senior Master Sergeant Benjamin C. Leslie is a Quality Assurance Maintenance Superinten- dent from the 521st Air Mobility Operations Group at Rota Air Base, Spain. Chief Master Sergeant Todd S. Petzel Chief Master Sergeant Todd S. Petzel is the Command Chief of the 18th Air Force, Scott Master Sergeant Alejandro Castillo Air Force Base, Illinois. As the Command Chief, he serves as the primary advisor to the Master Sergeant Alejandro Castillo is assigned to the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron, part of the commander on matters concerning the mission effectiveness, readiness, training, health, 515th Air Mobility Operations Group, stationed at , Okinawa, Japan where he welfare and morale of 39,000 total force personnel assigned to the command’s 11 wings, serves as Superintendent for Passenger Operations. He is responsible for the safe and timely continues >>> movement of DoD passengers aboard military and commercial aircraft throughout the Pacific. 38 39 Master Sergeant David Sykes Ms. Barbara George, PhD Master Sergeant Sykes is assigned to the Community College of the Air Force as the Flight Dr. Barbara George is an experienced operational academic and subject matter expert with a Chief of Credentialing Flight. Sergeant Sykes is responsible for the development and opera- background in national security, cybersecurity and communications, and strategic planning. tional management of credentialing programs that enhance professional development of With 15 years’ experience, her consulting roles for several firms include principal analyst, Air Force Enlisted Airmen. Sergeant Sykes was born in Gulfport, MS, and initially entered cyber strategist, senior intelligence and operations analyst, and senior homeland security active duty on February 1998 as an Aircraft Structural Maintenance Apprentice. Following specialist. She is the Executive Director of the Washington Cyber Roundtable, a non-profit basic training, he attended Aircraft Structural Maintenance course at Pensacola NAS, Florida. based in D.C. that promotes government and industry relations to constructively address the Upon Graduation, he was assigned to the 33rd Maintenance Squadron, Eglin AFB, Florida, most challenging issues related to securing cyberspace. Dr. George is a retired military officer where he served as an Aircraft Structural Maintenance Apprentice. In January of 2001 he whose career supported the airlift community in a variety of roles--administrative command, was assigned to the 8th Maintenance Squadron, Kunsan AB, Korea. In January 2002 he was executive support, and quality improvement. A certified Reality Therapist, Dr. George reassigned to the 6th Maintenance Squadron, MacDill AFB, Florida. During this assignment combines perception management and executive/organizational development to enhance he deployed with the to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan in support of strategies for growth with an entrepreneurial emphasis in a fluid environment. OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. In August of 2005, he returned to Korea as a Fabrica- tion Quality Assurance Inspector for the 51st Maintenance Group, Osan AB. Sergeant Sykes Mr. Jim Cooper followed his tour in Korea with an additional overseas tour to Aviano AB, Italy. In September Mr. Jim Cooper is the Chief of the Aircrew Force Management Branch at Headquarters AMC. 2008, Sergeant Sykes was assigned to the Community College of the Air Force as a Program He’s responsible for the management of over 6,000 Mobility Aircrew positions world-wide. Manager, Technical Degree Programs Flight. His branch provides oversight of Aviation Policy, Aviation Resource Management, Automat- ed Aircrew Management System Program Management, Aircrew Training Quota Manage- Master Sergeant Kia M. Young ment, and Flying Evaluation Boards. Additionally, he leads the KC-46 Aircrew Selection and Master Sergeant Kia Young is the Training NCOIC in the 313th Expeditionary Operations Rated Staff Allocation Plan implementation processes on behalf of AMC/A3. Support Squadron, supporting 521 AMCC/C2, AMC missions transiting through Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Mr. Stephen (Steve) H. Dawidowicz Technical Sergeant R. Sara Smyer Mr. Stephen (Steve) H. Dawidowicz is the Chief, Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance Technical Sergeant Sara R. Smyer is a Senior Controller from the 515 Air Mobility Command (ISR) Operations Division (A2O) at HQ AMC, Scott AFB IL. Mr. Dawidowicz leads a 26-person Center, Hickam AFB, Hawaii. organization responsible for providing shared staff 24/7 intelligence, threat warning, and ISR collection requirements management, and ISR enterprise management in support of the Staff Sergeant Aaron de l’Etoile 618 Air Operations Center, 18th Air Force, and HQ Air Mobility Command. He also manages Staff Sergeant Aaron de l’Etoile is NCOIC, Medical Maintenance in the 628th Medical Logis- the AMC Threat Working Group (TWG). Mr. Dawidowicz is a retired Air Force intelligence tics Flight, JB Charleston, SC. His team is responsible for the maintenance of over 1K pieces officer and electronic warfare officer with assignments to West Berlin GE, Hurlburt Field FL, of equipment at the 628th MDG and 315th AES which includes the 10 TIS-100A systems. In Mather AFB CA, and Scott AFB IL. He has also served as Community Liaison Officer at the US addition to medical equipment maintenance, he also serves as the alternate Facility Manager Embassy, Windhoek, Namibia; and has held consulting positions with BTG, Inc., and Booz for the main clinic and five outlying buildings, as well as the TIS Hot Humid Air Decontami- Allen & Hamilton, on contracts supporting the Naval Maritime Intelligence Center, Defense nation System (THADS) decontamination system. SSgt de l’Etoile has been on the TIS Sup- Intelligence Agency, and Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. Dawidowicz has occupied his cur- port Team (TISST) for over a year and has traveled with the TIS to multiple demonstrations rent position since 2003. at various locations to include Germany and Washington, D.C. He was also on the team that carried out the Operational Use Evaluation (OUE) of the THADS decontamination system. Mr. Brent Deen Mr. Brent Deen is the Weapon System Manager for the NATO Airlift Management Programme. Staff Sergeant Adam Ruiz He is responsible for the logistics, certification and airworthiness, and Foreign Military Sales Staff Sergeant Adam Ruiz is a Bioenvironmental Engineering Craftsman in the 628th Bioen- (FMS) cases supporting the C-17 aircraft of the Strategic Airlift Capability. Between 1990 and vironmental Engineering Flight, JB Charleston, SC. His unit identifies and approves potable 2012, he was an active duty United States Air Force officer as a Command Pilot. He has over and non-potable water sources, responds to accidents and natural disasters, and performs 4000 flight hours in USAF C-5A/B/C aircraft, and in German Air Force A-310 aircraft. His mili- occupational and environmental health risk assessments for industrial workers on the instal- tary career included a staff tour as an airlift planner at HQ Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, lation. Currently SSgt Ruiz is the Radiation Protection Program Manager, certifying the safe Illinois; and deployment as an air mobility expert in the CENTCOM Deployment Distribution use of lasers, electromagnetic frequency radiation sources, and ionizing radiation sources for Operations Center (J4 Forward). In 2004 he was transferred to HQ USAF at the Pentagon, workers on the JB Charleston installation. He has been a member of the Transport Isolation Washington, DC, where he continued to serve in staff assignments as: Department of Defense System (TIS) Support Team since its inception. Executive Agent for Comm/Nav/Surveillance/Air Traffic Management; Country Director for Germany/Switzerland/Austria and NATO for the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Senior Airman Brandon Lane International Affairs (SAF/IA); and International Requirements Chief and JCIDS Gatekeeper Senior Airman Brandon Lane is a Bioenvironmental Engineering Journeyman in the 628th for The Joint Staff (J8). It was during his time in SAF/IA, between 2006 and 2009, when he be- Bioenvironmental Engineering (BE) Flight, JB Charleston, SC. His unit conducts occupa- came one of the founders of the Strategic Airlift Capability as Chairman of the Operations and tional and environmental health risk assessments for the entire JB Charleston population. BE Logistics Working Group, drafting the first Concept of Operations and complementary por- also responds to accidents, natural disasters, and attacks by hostile forces that may result in tions of the founding Memorandum of Understanding. Upon retirement from active military harmful exposures from occupational and environmental health threats. SrA Lane currently service, he was selected to lead the Weapon System Management division within the NAMA/ serves as the Installation Respiratory Protection Program Manager, overseeing the proper NSPA Airlift Management Programme as a seconded Department of the US Army civil servant use, documentation, training, and fit testing of respiratory protection for 319 people in 15 (GS-15). He leads a staff of fifteen people in three locations in the United States and Hungary, industrial workplaces. SrA Lane has been a member of the Transport Isolation System (TIS) manages over $900M of assets, an annual operations budget of over $130M, and twelve active Support Team since its inception. FMS cases. He lives in Gyr, Hungary, and is married with two adult children. 40 41 Mr. Russell M. Gray Mr. Robert W. Norman, Jr. Mr. Russell M. Gray is the Director of Air Force Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (AF Mr. Robert W. Norman, Jr., is the Deputy Chief, Systems Branch, Requirements Division, COOL) for the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF), Maxwell AFB, , Directorate of Strategic Plans, Requirements & Programs, Headquarters, Air Mobility Com- AL. He is responsible overseeing and directing the independent work of a wide variety of mand. He is responsible for managing a group of multi-faceted experts dealing with cross- functions of the Air Force COOL Program, which enhance the Department of the Air Force platform requirements in the areas of mission planning systems, airdrop planning and ex- goals and initiatives pertaining to force readiness, professional development, retention, and ecution systems, aircraft defensive systems, airborne communications systems, and aircraft transition of Air Force members. Mr. Gray also serves as Air Force Liaison to the Joint Creden- navigation systems. He currently works as the Program Integrator for the Mobility Air Forces tialing Opportunities On-Line (J-COOL) Council that is comprised of all service branches. Automated Flight Planning Service (MAFPS), managing requirements for the replacement of Mr. Gray has more than 15 years of Air Force Customer Service experience and 10 years of the flight planning capability in the 618th Air Operations Center. He also deals with other higher education experience. He initially entered the United States Air Force as an Air Na- mission planning systems, such as the AMC transition from legacy Portable Flight Planning tional Guardsmen in June 2000. Following basic training, he attended the USAF/USN Con- Software to the Joint Mission Planning System, flight performance modules, aircraft takeoff solidated Food Service Apprentice Level course at Lackland AFB. After September 11, 2001, and landing data capabilities, navigation database certification for data integrity, aircraft Mr. Gray was activated with the 255th ANG at CRTC Gulfport, Ms., in support of Operation data transfer devices, and mission planning hardware and peripheral devices. Noble Eagle and later transitioned to full active duty. His first active duty station was at Charleston AFB, SC in 2002, as a lodging specialist. Mr. Gray would deploy from Charleston Mr. Jason M. Smith in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom where, as an Airman First Class, he designed and Mr. Jason M. Smith is the Director of Certification Programs for the Community College stood up the first operational Mortuary Affairs Casualty Collection Point in Kirkuk AB, Iraq. of the Air Force (CCAF), Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex, AL. He is responsible for the devel- He was awarded the first of three Air Force Commendation Medals for his dedication to ser- opment and operational management of credentialing programs that enhance professional vice and critical expertise under combat situations. He transitioned from Charleston AFB, SC development of Air Force enlisted Airmen. Mr. Smith also serves as Air Force Liaison to HQ to Elmendorf AFB, AK in 2004 where he thrived as the Lodging Training Manager. Mr. Gray Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aircraft Maintenance Division, Co-Chair to the Joint deployed from Elmendorf AFB, AK to Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait in support of OIF, OEF, and Service Aviation Maintenance Technician Certification Council (JSAMTCC). Mr. Smith has HOA operations. From Elmendorf, Mr. Gray crossed commands and joined the USAFE family more than 15 years of Air Force aviation maintenance and 10 years of higher education expe- at Incirlik AB, Turkey in 2007. Here, Mr. Gray held the positions of Director and NCOIC dur- rience. He initially entered active duty in February 1998. Following basic training, he attend- ing transition times that the positions were vacant, and Assistant NCOIC once the primary ed the Electronic Principles training course at Lackland AFB and F-15 Avionic Attack Control individual were on station over the 39th AB Fitness Center. Mr. Gray deployed in support Systems course at Sheppard AFB, Texas. Following completion, he was assigned to the 391st of TCN Escort duties as a Lead Alpha Escort to Al Udeid AB, Qtar. He then transitioned one Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, ID where he served as an Avionics Specialist on the final time from Incirlik AB back to PACAF, returning to Eielson AFB, AK. At Eielson, Mr. Gray F-15E Strike Eagle. In January 2002, Mr. Smith was assigned to the 366th Operations Support was originally assigned as the Food Service Training Manager, but was promoted to Readiness Squadron as a Deficiency Analyst. As a Deficiency Analyst, he utilized analytical data and and Mortuary Affairs NCOIC. He was assigned to the Community College of the Air Force technical knowledge of major aircraft systems to identify and recommend solutions to 366th in March 2014 as a contractor with Booz Allen Hamilton responsible for establishing the Air Wing leadership and aircraft depot engineers for recurring maintenance problems with the Force Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (AF COOL) program as well as to manage several B-1B, F-16CJ, KC-135, and F-15C/D/E aircraft. After this assignment, he returned to the 391st White House and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) credentialing pilot programs. Aircraft Maintenance Unit as Specialist Expediter managing 74 maintenance personnel. In Mr. Gray, along with his wife Susie, and his three boys, Christian, Jayson, and Adrian all 2005, his maintenance experience afforded him the opportunity for career broadening and reside in Wetumpka, AL. functioned as specialist expediter at the 390th Aircraft Maintenance Unit working on the F- 15C/D until his assignment at the Community College of the Air Force. He was assigned to Mr. Larry Magnuson the Community College of the Air Force in May 2006 as a program manager for the Avionic Mr. Larry Magnuson is the Chief of Treaties and Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Systems Technology degree program, then in 2009 to manage the Air University Associate to (CWMD) Branch at HQ AMC/A3NP. He has been key to the 10-year effort in the develop- Baccalaureate Cooperative (AU ABC) and General Education Mobile (GEM) programs, and ment of the Joint Biological Agent Decontamination System (JBADS). He was the was the finally in 2010 was assigned as an Affiliate School Manager for the flying and aircraft main- Operational Manager for the JBADS Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) and, tenance technical training schools. Jason retired from active duty in July 2013 and returned following JBADS transition to the Joint Program Manager for Protection (JPM-P), is the HQ to CCAF as a contractor with Booz Allen Hamilton responsible for establishing the Air Force AMC Point of Contact in its role as JBADS “Lead MAJCOM User”. Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (AF COOL) program as well as to manage several White House and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) credentialing pilot programs. Mr. Rod McLean Mr. Rod McLean is the Mobility Guardian Director, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The director is responsible for developing Mobility Guardian planning and execution staffs to ensure all planning, directing and organizing of the exercise is developed, coordinated and executed. Mr. McLean is a retired Lt Col, C-130 Navigator. He has deployed in support of operations JOINT FORGE, SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING ✯✯✯✯ FREEDOM and OPERATION NEW DAWN.

Mr. George Meyers Mr. George Meyers is the Chairman of the Washington DC-based Small Business Develop- ment Consortium—a group of 80 diverse small businesses that combine resources to offer services and solutions to the federal government. He is also the Managing Partner of The Meyers Group. He possesses an in-depth understanding of federal government acquisition and the legislative process and is a frequent guest speaker on this subject. 42 43 Notes

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