Defense Strategies Institute to Convene Senior Leaders from the U.S. Military, DoD, Industry and Academia to Discuss and Debate Tactical Communications Operations
Summary
Rather than focus purely on satellites, or radios, or antennas, we have created a Summit that will bring together a variety of stakeholders in order to build out two days of discussion and debates that tackle many of the areas involved in enhancing effective and efficient tactical communications,” stated Monica Mckenzie, Senior Partner, Defense Strategies Institute.“While the field has seen an immense amount of ebbing and flowing, we believe that truly great advancements are on the horizon….and this is why our Senior Partners decided to lend our expertise towards creating a forum that can bring together stakeholders across the continuum of the community,” Lisa Madison, Director of Communications, DSI, stated.Some of the subject matter that will be addressed include: 1.JIE at the tactical edge 2.SATCOM 3.Key building blocks for a Joint Aerial Layer Network 4.C2 OTM 5.Spectrum management/ shared spectrum access 6.Mobile technologies for tactical edge users 7.Electronic warfare/ cyber security considerations at the tactical edge 8.Improving data link capabilities Subject matter experts addressing these topics include: • Maj Gen Craig Olson, USAF, PEO C3I & Networks, AFLMC • BGen Kevin Nally, USMC, Director, C4 /CIO, USMC • BG Daniel Hughes, USA, PEO, PEO PC3T • COL Mark Elliott, USA, Director, HQ G 3/5/7, LandWarNet/ Mission Command • Mr. Ronald Pontius, SES, Director,C2 and ISR, OUSD (AT&L)/DASD(C3, Cyber & Business) • Mr. Frank Konieczny, CTO, Office of Information Dominance, US Air Force • Col Scott Normandeau, USAF, Director, J6/CIO, NGB • Mr. John Chapin, PM, STO, DARPA Recognizing the great sacrifice that our men and women of the Armed Services have endured, DSI supports our severely injured Service men and women and their families through our charitable donations to the nonprofit 501c3 Wounded Warrior Project The forum is open to the public, however seating is limited.To this end identifying the parts of the communications process that are the most suitable to maximize efficiency and effectiveness is paramount.“The Summit is designed to offer a full spectrum viewpoint towards tactical comms.Rather than focus purely on satellites, or radios, or antennas, we have created a Summit that will bring together a variety of stakeholders in order to build out two days of discussion and debates that tackle many of the areas involved in enhancing effective and efficient tactical communications,” stated Monica Mckenzie, Senior Partner, Defense Strategies Institute.“While the field has seen an immense amount of ebbing and flowing, we believe that truly great advancements are on the horizon….and this is why our Senior Partners decided to lend our expertise towards creating a forum that can bring together stakeholders across the continuum of the community,” Lisa Madison, Director of Communications, DSI, stated.Some of the subject matter that will be addressed include:1.JIE at the tactical edge2.SATCOM3.Key building blocks for a Joint Aerial Layer Network4.C2 OTM5.Spectrum management/ shared spectrum access6.Mobile technologies for tactical edge users7.Electronic warfare/ cyber security considerations at the tactical edge8.Improving data link capabilitiesSubject matter experts addressing these topics include:• Maj Gen Craig Olson, USAF, PEO C3I & Networks, AFLMC• BGen Kevin Nally, USMC, Director, C4 /CIO, USMC• BG Daniel Hughes, USA, PEO, PEO PC3T• COL Mark Elliott, USA, Director, HQ G 3/5/7, LandWarNet/ Mission Command• Mr. Ronald Pontius, SES, Director,C2 and ISR, OUSD (AT&L)/DASD(C3, Cyber & Business)• Mr. Frank Konieczny, CTO, Office of Information Dominance, US Air Force• Col Scott Normandeau, USAF, Director, J6/CIO, NGB• Mr. John Chapin, PM, STO, DARPARecognizing the great sacrifice that our men and women of the Armed Services have endured, DSI supports our severely injured Service men and women and their families through our charitable donations to the nonprofit 501c3 Wounded Warrior ProjectThe forum is open to the public, however seating is limited.