7:00 - 8:00 | |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:00 - 8:10
Welcome and Opening Remarks from the Chair
8:10 - 9:00
Ground Commander's Requirements
Andrew K. "BLADE" Balding, Sr. Military Analyst (USMC),
Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team, J5 Strategy, Policy, & Plans, Eglin AFB (confirmed)
- Human Factors in CCA/JCAS
- AirOs/ALOs
- FSCs and Effects Coordinators
- FOs, JFOs, and how they interact and work the existing systems
9:00 - 9:50
Outlining the Changing Shape of CAS
John Kennedy Jr., Associate Director for Operations and Support Integrations,
Office of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the
Air Force (confirmed)
- Pushing the envelope for communication interoperability
- Data link standardization in support of digital CAS information exchange
- Maximizing weapons effectiveness to reduce collateral damage
- Shortening kill chain and decision cycles through networked assets
- Where is CAS changing?
9:50 - 10:20 | |
Networking Break |
10:20 - 11:10
Supporting the Warfighter from the A-10 Cockpit
Lieutenant Colonel Timothy G. Smith, USAF/ANG, Commander,
104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard (confirmed)
- Provide around-the-clock air cover
- Tracking friendlies and enemy movement from above
- Improving air-ground communication
- Discussing lessons learned from the cockpit
11:10 - 12:00
Tightening the Air Ground Effects Chain: Empowering the Tactical Edge
Colonel Steven Shepro, USAF, Commander, 18th Air Support Operations Group, Pope AFB (confirmed)
- The next level of combined arms integration on the modern battlefield
- Employing Close Air Support as a system in full-spectrum warfare: organization, technology and process
- What are we currently learning in COIN and effects-based operations?
1:30 - 2:20
Focusing Intelligence for Future Air Campaigns
Brigadier General (Sel.) James Poss, USAF, Director of Intelligence, Air Combat Command (confirmed)
- Shortening the kills chain cycle
- Turning actionable intelligence into an air-ground tool
- Supporting the warfighter from above
2:20 - 4:00
ASOS Panel: Lessons Learned and Ground Perspective on CAS Missions
MODERATOR: Lieutenant Colonel Brian Pierson, USAF, Commander, 682nd Air Support Operations Squadron, Shaw AFB (confirmed)
JTAC - 682nd ASOS, Shaw AFB
JTAC - 682nd ASOS, Shaw AFB
JTAC - 682nd ASOS, Shaw AFB
4:00 - 4:20 | |
Networking Break |
4:20 - 5:10
JSF and the Future of Close Air Support
William Diehl, JSF Business Development Manager, Lockheed Martin Corporation (confirmed)
- Aircraft search and track capabilities
- Weapons carriage requirements for the new fighter
- Assessing how the JSF will change the shape of future CAS missions
5:10 | |
Day One Closing Remarks from the Chair; End of Day One |
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