BIOGRAPHY General Carter F. Ham, U.S. Army, Retired General Ham is the president and chief executive officer of the Association of the United States Army. He is an experienced leader who has led at every level from platoon to geographic combatant command. He is also a member of a very small group of Army senior leaders who have risen from private to four-star general. General Ham served as an enlisted infantryman in the 82nd Airborne Division before attending John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. Graduating in 1976 as a distinguished military graduate, his service has taken him to Italy, Germany, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Macedonia, Qatar, Iraq and, uniquely among Army leaders, to over 40 African countries in addition to a number of diverse assignments within the United States. He commanded the First Infantry Division, the legendary Big Red One, before assuming duties as director for operations on the Joint Staff at the Pentagon where he oversaw all global operations. His first four-star command was as commanding general, U.S. Army Europe. Then in 2011, he became just the second commander of United States Africa Command where he led all U.S. military activities on the African continent ranging from combat operations in Libya to hostage rescue operations in Somalia as well as training and security assistance activities across 54 complex and diverse African nations. General Ham retired in June of 2013 after nearly 38 years of service. Immediately prior to joining the staff at AUSA, he served as the chairman of the National Commission on the Future of the Army, an eight-member panel tasked by the Congress with making recommendations on the size, force structure and capabilities of the Total Army. He resides with his wife, Christi, in Arlington, Virginia. Major General Gary Brito Major General Gary Brito, a native of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was commissioned an Infantry Officer through Penn State University and entered active duty in March 1987. He most recently served as the Commanding General, Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and Fort Polk. Previous assignments include Deputy Commanding General for Sustainment, then later Operations, 25th Infantry Division; Director, Force 2025 and Beyond, US Army Capabilities and Integration Center (ARCIC), Training and Doctrine and Command (TRADOC); and Operations Officer (G3) for III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas. In that capacity, he deployed and served as the Deputy Director, Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) Development, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Joint Command in Kabul, Afghanistan. Throughout his career, MG Brito has served in a variety of command and staff assignments to include Commander, 120th Infantry Brigade, First Army; Commander, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Brigade, 3d Infantry Division; Operations Officer (S3), 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment; and later as the Brigade Operations Officer (S3), 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division. Additionally, he served as the Aide-de-Camp to the III Corps Commanding General, Fort Hood, Texas; and Chief, Commander's Planning Group (CPG) and interim Executive Officer to the Commanding General, TRADOC. Major General Brito has twice served at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California: first as a Company/Team and Battle Staff Observer/Controller and later as a Senior Battalion and Brigade Combat Team Trainer. He served in multiple company grade positions at Fort Benning, Georgia, and has deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan. MG Brito is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced courses, Airborne and Ranger Schools, Combined Arms Staff Services School, Command and General Staff Officers Course, and Senior Service College at the Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS), Norfolk, Virginia. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Community Studies from Penn State University, a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Troy State University, and a second Master’s degree in Joint Strategy and Campaign Planning from the Joint Advanced Warfighting School. He is also a graduate of the MIT Seminar XXI Program. Major General Brito is married to the former Michelle Harper of Washington, DC. They have two sons, Matthew and Patrick. Major General (MG) William K. Gayler assumed duties as the Commanding General, United States Army Aviation Center Need New Pic of Excellence on April 6, 2016. MG Gayler is a Distinguished Military Graduate of North Georgia College in Dahlonega, Georgia, where he was commissioned as an Aviation Officer in 1988. He holds two master’s degrees, one in Military Arts and Sciences and one in National Security Strategy. Maj. Gen. Gayler is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College and the National War College. MG Gayler’s key command assignments include C/2-227th Aviation Regiment in Hanau, Germany; D/2-227th Aviation Regiment in Germany and Bosnia-Herzegovina; A/1-14th Aviation Regiment in Mesa, Arizona; 3-101st (EAGLE ATTACK) Aviation Regiment in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and Iraq; 101st Combat Aviation Regiment (DESTINY) in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and Afghanistan; Deputy Commanding General (Support), 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; Director, Officer Personnel Management Directorate, Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky; and Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe, and Commander, U.S. Army NATO. MG Gayler’s key staff assignments include Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Aviation Center at Fort Rucker, Alabama; Battalion S3 and Executive Officer with 2-101st Aviation Regiment at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Brigade S3 and Executive Officer with 101st Aviation Brigade at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Deputy Director of the Directorate of Evaluations and Standardization at Fort Rucker, Alabama; Deputy G3 RESET Chief of the 101st Airborne Division (AASLT); and Chief of Staff, 101st Airborne Division (AASLT) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Major deployment history includes Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, 1990- 1991; Former Yugoslavia/Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1995-1996; Operation Iraqi Freedom I, 2003; Operation Iraqi Freedom V-VII, 2005-2006; and Operation Enduring Freedom X, 2010-2011. MG Gayler is a Master Army Aviator and Standardization Instructor Pilot in the AH- 64D Longbow Apache and also rated in the OH-58 Kiowa. His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (3 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Bronze Star Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Meritorious Service Medal (5 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Air Medal (Numeral 6), the Army Commendation Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Achievement Medal (Oak Leaf Cluster), the Air Assault Badge, the Combat Action Badge, and the Honorable Order of Saint Michael (Bronze and Silver award). MG Gayler is married to the former Michele Nash of Stone Mountain, Georgia, and they have three daughters - Katie, 26; Margaret, 24; and Samantha, 18. BG (Ret) STEPHEN D. MUNDT BG (Ret) Stephen D. Mundt is currently the Sole Owner of “Mundts LLC,” providing consulting services to key leaders in both Industry and the Department of Defense. Steve is the President of the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) and the Chairman of the Combat Survivability Division of the National Defense and Industrial Association (NDIA). Prior to retiring from Airbus and setting up Mundts LLC, he had been with Airbus for almost nine years (October 2008 - March 2017) where he served in a number of Executive Leadership positions culminating as the Senior Vice President for US Government Strategy and Development. Steve was responsible for the cohesive strategic level planning to improve Airbus products market position with the Federal Government and DOD while defining market penetration opportunities for new and/or improved Airbus products. He was responsible for developing and securing Foreign Military Sales (FMS) opportunities and for maintaining a thorough understanding of the DOD Acquisition process and the key decision makers involved in that process to facilitate sound business decisions throughout the acquisition timeline. During his tenure he was also the Senior Vice President for Strategy and Development for EADS North America and prior to that was Vice President of Army Programs for EADS North America. Prior to joining Airbus BG Mundt had an extremely successful military career culminating as the Head Quarters Department of the Army (HQDA) Director of Army Aviation. He was responsible for the coordination of Army Aviation Transformation, Modernization, and support to ongoing Combat Operations. Additionally he was responsible for integrating Army Aviation plans, programs, and initiatives with the Army Aviation Warfighting Center, Program Executive Office – Aviation, AMCOM, NGB, OCAR, TRADOC, and FORSCOM. He represented Army Aviation in the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System process within the Joint Staff, Congress, the COCOMs, and the other Services. He worked across HQDA to develop, refine, and once approved, articulate Army Aviation senior level decisions impacting requirements, programming, force development, and sourcing for Global War on Terror. He oversaw the transition of Army Aviation to full spectrum organization with enhanced capabilities to meet the emerging requirements. Prior to becoming the Director of Army Aviation he served in a number of senior leadership positions. He was the Assistant Division Commander (Support) 1st Infantry Division in Germany, Turkey, Kosovo and Iraq (2003-2005). He served as the Director of Materiel,