18th Annual Expeditionary Warfare Conference

"Expeditionary Warfare in an Era of Uncertainty"

29 - 31 October 2013

Portsmouth, VA

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Agenda
Attendee Roster

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Welcome & Introductory Remarks:

• Major General Thomas A. Benes, USMC (Ret), Chairman, NDIA Expeditionary Warfare Division; Expeditionary Warfare Support, Alion Science and Technology

Conference Deynote Presentation

• Admiral William E. Gortney, USN, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces

 

Session 1: Current Expeditionary Issues and Service Perspectives

Panel (Part 1): Current Expeditionary Issues and Service Perspectives

• Major General William C. Hix, USA, Deputy Director/Chief of Staff, Army Capabilities Integration Center, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
• Brigadier General Tommy J. Williams, USAF, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Operations, A-3, Headquarters Air Combat Command

Panel (Part 2): Current Expeditionary Issues and Service Perspectives

• Rear Admiral Richard P. Snyder, USN, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group TWO
• Lieutenant General Kenneth J. Glueck, Jr., USMC, Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration, and the Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command

 

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Keynote Presentation:

• Lieutenant General Rick Tryon, USMC, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command

 

Session 2: Emerging Technologies: Autonomous Systems/C4ISR/Network Architecture/Cyber Support to Expeditionary Warfare

Panel: Emerging Technologies: Hybrid Forces, Human/Unmanned System Collaboration; Science and C2

• Office of Naval Research Presentation
• Mr. Stuart Whitehead, SES, Deputy Director, C2 Integration, J-6 Staff

Lunch With Guest Speaker:

• Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, USN, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy

 

Session 3: New concepts, programs and political reality

Panel (Part 1): Defense Decision-Making and Expeditionary Warfare

• Brigadier General Jon Thomas, USAF, Deputy Director, Future Joint Force Development, Joint Staff, J7
• The Honorable Robert Work, Chief Executive Officer, Center for a New American Security

Panel (Part 2): Challenges, Programs and New Concepts

• Rear Admiral Scott Jerabek, USN, Commander, Navy Warfare Development Command
• Rear Admiral Frank A. Morneau, USN, Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
• Commentator: Mr. William Key, Chair, Mine Warfare Committee, Expeditionary Warfare Division; President, William Key Technical Group, LLC

Dinner With Guest Speaker:

• Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, USN, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command

 

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Session 4: Naval Expeditionary Warfare

Keynote Presentation:

• Mr. Thomas Dee, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Expeditionary Programs & Logistics Management), Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition)

Panel (Part 1)

• Captain Erik Ross, USN, Branch Head, Amphibious Warfare Branch N953
• Captain Glenn Allen, USN, Branch Head, Mine Warfare Branch N952
• Mr. Jim Strock, Director, Seabasing Integration Division, Marine Corps Combat Development Center

Panel (Part 2)

• Captain Tim Rudderow, USN, Branch Head, NECC/NLW/CREW Branch N957
• Captain Travis Schwiezer, USN, Branch Head, Special Warfare Branch N951

Closing Comments

• Major General Robert S. "Whaler" Walsh, USMC, Director, Expeditionary Warfare, OPNAV N95