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The Association of the United States Army’s Institute of Land Warfare (AUSA ILW) held an unclassified Army Aviation symposium for members of industry and the military community at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center at National Harbor, MD, on 9-11 January 2013.The theme for the 2013 event was “Future of Army Aviation.”
The two-day event included participation from the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Ft. Rucker, the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Aviation, and the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command.
Mr. Alex Brody
Assistant Director, Industry Affairs
Association of the United States Army
GEN Gordon R. Sullivan
United States Army Retired
President
Association of the United States Army
BG Howard W. Yellen
United States Army Retired
Senior Vice President
Army Aviation Association of America
GEN Robert W. Cone
Commanding General
United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
MR. AVETIS IOANNISYAN
Program Manager, Rotary Wing
ITT Exelis
“Industry Leader Perspective of Army Aviation: Technology, Production, Government Support"
Panel Moderator:
Mr. Fred Downey
Vice President, National Security
Aerospace Industries Association
Panel Members:
Ms. Leanne Caret
Vice President and General Manager,
Vertical Lift Division
Boeing
Mr. Sam Mehta
President
Sikorsky Military Systems
Mr. Paul Elliott
Vice President, Army Programs, National Security & Space Group
AgustaWestland North America
Mr. Robert Hastings
Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President
Bell Helicopter
Mr. Scott Rettig
Chief Executive Officer
AgustaWestland North America
Mr. Mike Miller
Executive Director, Army, Air Force, and Special Operations Business Development
Bell Helicopter
BG Steve Mundt
United States Army Retired
Vice President, Business Development
EADS North America
Ms. Jennifer Jensen
Vice President, Business Development
Sierra Nevada Corporation
“Technology Development: Now, Pending, Future”
Panel Moderator:
BG Peter Palmer
United States Army Retired
Director, EDGE Innovation Network
General Dynamics
Panel Members:
Ms. Mary Miller
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Research and Technology
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army
Mr. Mark F. Miller
Vice President of Research and Engineering
Sikorsky Aircraft
Mr. Chris Van Buiten
Vice President of Technology and Innovation
Sikorsky Aircraft
Mr. Phil Dunford
VP/GM, Operating Executive
Boeing Military Aircraft
Dr. Inder Chopra
Director
Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center
Mr. Dan Gobel
President, Electronic Systems
BAE Systems
“Aviation in the Fight: At Home and
Down Range”
Commanders-Active, Guard, Reserve
Panel Moderator:
BG Tom Goedkoop
United States Army Retired
Principal
Booz Allen Hamilton
Panel Members:
COL Frank M. Muth
Director of Materiel
Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8
COL John W. Thompson
CSA Strategic Studies Group
Former Commander
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
COL Michael Claybourne
Brigade Commander
United States Army Reserve
COL John O. Payne
Commander, 77th Aviation Brigade
Army National Guard
Mr. Bob Kenneally
Director, Army Programs
UTC Aerospace Systems
“Future Army Aviation: Leveraging the Warrant Officer Community”
Panel Moderator:
CW5 Robert L. Huffman
United States Army Retired
Aviation Research Analyst
Nova Technologies
Panel Members:
CW5 Michael L. Reese
Chief Warrant Officer of the Aviation Branch
U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence
CW5 David Williams
Warrant Officer Education Program Manager
Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, G-3
CW5 Steven Rosini
HQDA Standardization Officer
HQDA G-3/5/7, Aviation Directorate(DAMO-AV)
CW5 Jon D. Larue
Aviation Division, G3/5/7
CW5 Mark Riddle
HQDA UH-60 Synchronization Staff Officer (SSO)
DCS G-8 DAPR-FDV
CW5 Robert D. Witzler
Chief Warrant Officer
Army Special Operations Aviation Command
NOTE: All participants/speakers are on an invited basis only and subject to change.
GEN Gordon R. Sullivan
United States Army Retired
President
Association of the United States Army
“Maintaining Contact: ARSOF and Conventional Force Aviation"
Panel Moderator:
MG Jeff Schloesser
United States Army Retired
President
Jeff Schloesser Consulting
Panel Members:
COL Clayton Hutmacher
Commander
US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (Airborne)
COL Daniel E. Williams
Director of Aviation, G-3/5/7
U.S. Army Forces Command
COL Terry “TJ” Jamison
Commander
82nd Combat Aviation Brigade
COL John R. Evans
Commander
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
Mr. Mike Kraft
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Lycoming Engines
"Program Execution for Future Army Aviation"
Panel Moderator:
BG James R. Moran
United States Army Retired
Vice President, Army Systems
The Boeing Company
Panel Members:
MG Lynn A. Collyar
Commanding General
United States Army Aviation and Missile Command
MG William T. Crosby
Program Executive Officer, Aviation
MG Robert S. Ferrell
Commanding General
United States Army Communications-Electronics Command
BG E.J Sinclair
United States Army Retired
Chief Executive Officer
Science and Engineering Services
“View from the E-ring”
Panel Moderator:
LTG Guy C. Swan
United States Army Retired
Vice President of Education
AUSA
Panel Members:
LTG James O. Barclay III
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8
United States Army
LTG William N. Phillips
Military Deputy/Director, Army Acquisition Corps
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
COL Patrick E. Tierney
Director of Aviation
G-3/5/7
Mr. John Wason
Professional Staff Member
House Armed Services Committee
PRESENTATION MODERATOR
GEN Louis C. Wagner
Senior Fellow
Association of the United States Army
“Commandant’s Cockpit Perspective”
Panel Members:
MG Kevin W. Mangum
Commanding General
Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker
GEN Gordon R. Sullivan
United States Army Retired
President
Association of the United States Army
NOTE: All participants/speakers are on an invited basis only and subject to change.
Thank you to all the participants who helped make the 2013 AUSA ILW Army Aviation Symposium and Exposition a success. Event presentations and photos are now available online.
Questions concerning this symposium should be addressed to the following: