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Schedule of Events

EW Symposium

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

  • Travel Day.

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.


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