Distinguished Participants Deborah Lee James Gen. Darren W. McDew Gen. Stephen W. Wilson Secretary Commander Vice Chief of Staff United States Air Force U.S. Transportation Command United States Air Force Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II Commander Commander Air Force Materiel Command Air Mobility Command The symposium schedule is subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. CMSAF James A. Cody Lt. Gen.General Patrick J. Donahue II Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice Chief Master Sergeant of the Deputy Commanding General Director Please read all seminar room signs to make sure United States Air Force U.S. Army Forces Command Air National Guard you are entering the seminar you want to attend. Every effort will be made to maintain the schedule as outlined. Thank you for your understanding. Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller Col. Joe M. Jackson, USAF, Ret Chief Medal of Honor 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 Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame, Colonel 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—Operation Odyssey Dawn 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 War on Terror. 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 Wing 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 airdrop in Syria which provided support Title: DoD’s Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Program to the Syrian Arab Coalition to combat ISIL. It was the first