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Air Day Program

8 February 2012

0700

Registration Opens 

0730

Continental Breakfast  

0800 – 0830

Opening Session

Welcome Remarks by Mr. Michael Toscano, President & CEO, AUVSI

Special Address by Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), chair of the House Armed Services Committee and co-chair of the House Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus, U.S. House of Representatives

0830 – 0915

Keynote Address

Lt. Gen. Larry D. James, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters U.S. Air Force

0915– 0945

Army PM UAS Update

Mr. Richard Kretzschmar, Deputy Project Manager, PM UAS, U.S. Army  

0945 – 1015

Marine Corps UAS Update

LtCol Brad "Myrtle" Beach, UAS Coordinator, HQMC Aviation, APX-50, U.S. Marine Corps

1015 – 1045

Break


1045 – 1115

Navy Unmanned Aviation

RADM William Shannon, Program Executive Officer, Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, U.S. Navy

1115 – 1145

DHS SUAS Center of Technology Transition for First Responders

Dr. John Appleby, Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, Science & Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1145 – 1215

Navy Unmanned ISR Program Updates

RDML(Select) Chip Miller, Director, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, OPNAV N2/N6F2

1215 – 1330

Networking Lunch (provided)


1330 – 1400

Air Force Unmanned ISR Program Updates

Col. Eric T. Fick, Program Executive Officer, ISR and SOF, U.S. Air Force

1400 – 1430

Navy and USMC UAS Programs and Requirements Updates

Col James Rector, Program Manager PMA-263 NAVAIR, U.S. Marine Corps

1430 – 1500

U.S. Coast Guard - Unmanned Systems Program

CAPT Christopher Martino, Chief, Office of Aviation Forces, U.S. Coast Guard

1500 – 1530

Networking Break


1530 – 1600

Exploring UAS Technologies at the Air Force Research Laboratory

Mr. Joe Sciabica, Executive Director, AFRL

1600 – 1630

Army Force Modernization

MG Anthony A. Cucolo III, Director, Force Development, Office of the U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G8

1630 – 1700

DoD Perspectives on Airspace Integration

Mr. Steven Pennington, Director of Bases, Ranges, and Airspace, and Acting Executive Director for the Department of Defense Policy Board on Federal Aviation, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
1700-1730 BAMS Program Update CDR Craig Dorrans, BAMS Unmanned Aircraft System UAS Deputy Team Lead, Naval Air Systems Command, U.S. Navy
 1730 1745 Closing Comments
 
 1745 1845  Networking Reception