CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (as of 5/23/2008)
Monday, 2 June
EW Symposium Golf Tournament
- 0700: Registration
- 0730: Rules Brief
- 0800: Shotgun Start
- 1500: Early Symposium Check-In & Mini-Social at Officers Club
- Exhbitors set-up in Officers Club
Tuesday, 3 June
Future EW Systems
- 0700: Registration and Check-in (NASWI Base Theater)
- 0745: Administrative Remarks
- 0800: Opening Remarks - CAPT Brad Russell, Commander Tactical Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CVWP)
- 0815: Keynote Address - VADM David Nichols, USN (Ret), Former Deputy U.S. Central Command
- 0900: JSF Update/Future Ops (SEAD/DEAD) - CDR Blankenship, F-35 Integrated Test Force Team
- 0945: Break
- 1000: EA-18G Program Update - CDR "KY"Croxson, VX-23
- 1045: CREW / 3rd Generation Ground Systems Update - Mr. Waters, JIEDDO
- 1130: Adjourn for lunch. Reconvene on flight line.
- 1300: EA-18G Arrival Ceremony and Reception (Hangar 12).
VAQ-129 Vikings Celebration & BrewFest
After the EA-18G Arrival Ceremony and reception on the flight line / hangars,
mosey on over to the Officers Club for a real Viking celebration!
3:00 pm 'til closed.
Wednesday, 4 June
EW Support of Irregular Warfare
- 0745: Administrative Remarks
- 0800: Navy EW Way Ahead - CAPT Brian Hinkley, Navy NETWARCOM
- 0845: JEWC Current / Future Ops - Col "Mags" Magram, JEWC
- 0930: Break
- 0945: Non-Military Fighting Forces as a Permanent Part of the Battelfield - Mr. Phillip Hurni, Blackwater Worldwide
- 1000-1200: [CVWP Invitation Only] EW Force Structure Meeting in CVWP Conference Room
- 1030: EODMU-11 Current Operations / EW Integration - LTjg Lorah, EODMU ELEVEN
- 1115: Lunch
- 1245: COIC Operations / EW Support - Mr. Chris Bergen, COIC
- 1330: CENTCOM EW Update - LCDR "Paste" Szczerbinski, VAQ-129
- 1415: Break
- 1430: TASK FORCE PALADIN, Afghanistan EW Operations - MAJ "Fisch" Fischbach, AF/A5RE
- 1515: EP-3E Support of GWOT - LCDR "Zeke" Farren, NSAWC EP-3 Weapons School
- 1600: Directed Energy Brief - Mr. Ron Flatley, NSWC Dahlgren
- 1645: EW JMEM CREAPER Demo - Mr. Ronald Russell, USSTRATCOM/J863
AOC Scholarship Banquet and Awards
Officers Club
6:00 pm - Cocktails
6:45-10:00 pm - Dinner, Scholarship Awards, General Schmoozing
- Reservation Required -
Guest Speaker
Mr. Ken Miller
Director, Government & Industry Affairs for the Association of Old Crows
Thursday, 5 June
EW Support of Potential Major Combat Operations (MCO)
- 0745: Administrative Remarks
- 0800: Keynote Address - CAPT Bernie "Shotgun" Lessard, Director User Engaement Group, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
- 0845: Air Force EW / Cyber Roadmap - Col Steve McPherson, Deputy Director AF COS's CHECKMATE Directorate
- 0930: Break
- 0945: ONI-SPEAR Country Threat Brief - Mr. Francisco Alsina, ONI-SPEAR
- 1030: JATO AEA Considerations in MCO - Mr. Darin Nielson, JATO
- 1115: Lunch
- 1245: PACOM Current and Future Ops/ Plans - LCDR "JD" McCreary, JEWC
- 1300-1500: [CVWP Invitation Only] EW Force Structure Meeting in CVWP Conference Room
- 1345: Break
- 1400: CVW EW SUpport of Current Op Plans - LCDR "Mini-Me" Kurtz, VAQ-136
- 1515: Break
- 1530: NSAWC EW Skill Set Brief - LCDR "Angry" Bieber, NSAWC
- 1615: Adjourn
Friday, 6 June
Important Note for Travelers
Distance and congestion between Whidbey Island and Sea-Tac Airport compels us to encourage our east-bound travelers (statistically 97.34% of you) to remain over night on Thursday and to plan your return travel for Friday, June 6th.